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On the Air

  • TV Series
  • 19921992
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
987
YOUR RATING
On the Air (1992)
Comedy
In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
987
YOUR RATING
    • Mark Frost
    • David Lynch
  • Stars
    • Ian Buchanan
    • Nancye Ferguson
    • Miguel Ferrer
    • Mark Frost
    • David Lynch
  • Stars
    • Ian Buchanan
    • Nancye Ferguson
    • Miguel Ferrer
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    • 27User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Ian Buchanan
    Ian Buchanan
    • Lester Guy
    Nancye Ferguson
    • Ruth Trueworthy
    Miguel Ferrer
    Miguel Ferrer
    • Bud Budwaller
    Gary Grossman
    • Bert Schein
    Mel Johnson Jr.
    Mel Johnson Jr.
    • Mickey
    Marvin Kaplan
    Marvin Kaplan
    • Dwight McGonigle
    David L. Lander
    David L. Lander
    • Valdja Gochktch
    Kim McGuire
    Kim McGuire
    • Nicole Thorne
    Marla Rubinoff
    Marla Rubinoff
    • Betty Hudson
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • 'Blinky' Watts
    Irwin Keyes
    Irwin Keyes
    • Shorty the Stagehand
    Buddy Douglas
    • Buddy Morris…
    Raleigh Friend
    • Hurry Up Twin
    Raymond Friend
    • Hurry Up Twin
    Everett Greenbaum
    • Announcer…
    Sydney Lassick
    Sydney Lassick
    • Mr. Zoblotnick
    Robert Costanzo
    Robert Costanzo
    • Mr. Plumber
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
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      • Mark Frost
      • David Lynch
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • 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.

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      Featured in TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time (1997)

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    Lynch at his most f-ed up, that's for sure....
    I caught at least 2 episodes of this one back in 1992 when it originally aired, then it was gone. Maybe it was just that I was coming down from some of the good stuff when I saw the pilot, but at the time I thought it made Twin Peaks look like Petticoat Junction. (The Hurry-up Twins are worth tuning in for all by themselves.)

    Thankfully there are still some copies of this available online, and it's absolutely the next thing on my pickup list (along with the Slacker DVD, which took way too damn long to come out). As it is, it's yet another one of those short-lived but cool shows that quickly fell through the cracks, and a forgotten curio in the David Lynch oeuvre.
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      • June 20, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Lynch/Frost Productions
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    • 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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