Dream On 

Cult adult comedy about dreamer Martin Tupper, whose life is full of colourful characters. Divorced and living with his growing teenage son, still friends with his ex-wife, and constantly ... See full summary »

Creators:

David Crane, Marta Kauffman

Stars:

Brian Benben, Denny Dillon, Wendie Malick

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 15 wins & 47 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Brian Benben	...	Martin Tupper 119 episodes, 1990-1996
Denny Dillon	...	Toby Pedalbee 119 episodes, 1990-1996
Wendie Malick	...	Judith Tupper Stone / ... 119 episodes, 1990-1996
Chris Demetral	...	Jeremy Tupper 119 episodes, 1990-1996
Dorien Wilson	...	Eddie Charles 105 episodes, 1991-1996

Storyline

Cult adult comedy about dreamer Martin Tupper, whose life is full of colourful characters. Divorced and living with his growing teenage son, still friends with his ex-wife, and constantly looking for dates, but without a clue how to relate to women. Working as a book editor, with a ditsy, headstrong secretary, who cramps his style as often as helping him. The series is crammed full of hundreds of clips from all manner of old films, used as metaphors for Martin's reactions (hence the title); and it is renowned for its use of sexual references, plus, in its early seasons, occasional swearing and numerous scenes of nudity.

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | female nudity | sitcom | erotica | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Drøm videre

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kevin Bright Productions, MCA Television Entertainment (MTE), St. Clare Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Landis asked Universal Studios if he could make a show out of all the old television programs that Universal had in its library, a lot of which were anthology shows. He then asked David Crane and Marta Kauffman to come up with a premise. This was the result.

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Quotes

Claire: I'm sorry, is the smoke bothering you?
Martin: Actually, yes.
Claire: Then don't inhale.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah (1993)

User Reviews

terrific adult TV comedy !

Witty literate sexy well-acted with a "dream" cast & continuously amazing guest stars (everyone who's anyone). Very very funny& and very very clever! No wonder it was overlooked! The prudish hypocrites on network TV can't stand it. Sex on network TV is usually crude, contrived or sneakily suggestive, whereas Dream on's sex was sophisticated and hilarious! I loved the cast and have been rooting for their careers every since. The sad part is how seldom we see Brian Benben. Where is he now - indeed! I loved the TV recollections (actually reminded me of Mystery science Theater's clever quips). Actually, one of the reasons the show is so seldom re-run might have to do with copyright restrictions. MST3K ran into this problem also, and even though they ran for a full 7 years, many episodes still cannot be made into DVDs. Complex negotiations must be completed in order for the films contained within the episodes to be shown. Lawyers! You gotta love em (or not).

Anyway, that could be the reason why dream on seems so "ignored" and why it's so rarely shown. It's too bad, especially because the showing of the clips was done with such creative flair!

I really miss this series and just might have to pick up the DVD!