In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.
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S1.E1
It is hours before the debut of "The Lester Guy Show" and the cast and crew are frantically putting the final touches on the show, including rehearsing the dramatic centerpiece, the Kitchen Scene. ...
S1.E3
Lester (Ian Buchanan) plots to humiliate Betty (Marla Rubinoff) in a quiz show segment, both by rigging the game and by pitting her and her grade school teach Mrs. Thissle (Diana Bellamy) against ...
S1.E7
Despite this week's show being a "Salute to Summer" Lester (Ian Buchanan) insists that Bud Budwaller (Miguel Ferrer) book The Woman With No Name (Bellina Logan) to appear. She is the leader of a ...
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Cast
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| Ian Buchanan | ... | Lester Guy 7 episodes, 1992 | |
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Nancye Ferguson | ... | Ruth Trueworthy 7 episodes, 1992 |
| Miguel Ferrer | ... | Bud Budwaller 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| Gary Grossman | ... | Bert Schein 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| Mel Johnson Jr. | ... | Mickey 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| Marvin Kaplan | ... | Dwight McGonigle 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| David L. Lander | ... | Valdja Gochktch 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| Kim McGuire | ... | Nicole Thorne 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| Marla Rubinoff | ... | Betty Hudson 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| Tracey Walter | ... | 'Blinky' Watts 7 episodes, 1992 | |
| Irwin Keyes | ... | Shorty the Stagehand 7 episodes, 1992 | |
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Buddy Douglas | ... | Buddy Morris / ... 7 episodes, 1992 |
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Raleigh Friend | ... | Hurry Up Twin 7 episodes, 1992 |
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Raymond Friend | ... | Hurry Up Twin 7 episodes, 1992 |
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Everett Greenbaum | ... | Announcer / ... 6 episodes, 1992 |
| Sydney Lassick | ... | Mr. Zoblotnick 2 episodes, 1992 | |
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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. Written by Jennifer Harrison
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 June 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(7 episodes)Sound Mix:
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1.33 : 1
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This series was a mid-season replacement in 1992. Seven episodes were made, but only 2 episodes were shown as scheduled, the 3rd episode was pre-empted in most of the US. See more »Quotes
Buddy Budwaller: Betty Hudson is a mistake. She's not an actress. She's not the star of the show. She's a receptionist waiting to happen.See more »
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I didn't get to see this show when it was on television but I have a copy of the episodes on vhs, and I can certainly understand why On The Air didn't stay on the air for very long - it's original, for one thing, David Lynch's surreal and slapstick answer to the sitcom. Seek it out if you can, you will definitely not be sorry.