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On the Air

On the Air (1992)

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12h 30m

In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.

Overview

The year is 1957. The cast and crew of the Lester Guy Show are extremely apprehensive about their upcoming live television broadcast on the Zoblotnick Broadcasting Co. network. Lester Guy despises fellow cast member Betty Hudson for unknowingly becoming more popular than him and schemes to destroy her career. Only two of the seven episodes were written by David Lynch.

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Ian Buchanan

Ian Buchanan

Lester Guy (3 episodes)

Marla Rubinoff

Marla Rubinoff

Betty Hudson (3 episodes)

Nancye Ferguson

Nancye Ferguson

Ruth Trueworthy (3 episodes)

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Bud Budwaller (3 episodes)

Marvin Kaplan

Marvin Kaplan

Dwight McGonigle (3 episodes)

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

'Blinky' Watts (3 episodes)

David L. Lander

David L. Lander

Valdja Gochktch (3 episodes)

Gary Grossman

Gary Grossman

Bert Schein (3 episodes)

Kim McGuire

Kim McGuire

Nicole Thorne (3 episodes)

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