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On the Air is an American television sitcom created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It was broadcast from June 20 to July 4, 1992 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The series follows the staff of a fictional 1950s television network, Zoblotnick Broadcasting Company (ZBC), as they produce a live variety program called The Lester Guy Show—often with disastrous results. On the Air was produced by Lynch/Frost Productions and followed Lynch and Frost's previous series, Twin Peaks. In the United States only three of the seven filmed episodes were aired, but the first-and-only season was broadcast in its entirety in the United Kingdom and several other European countries.
Original Release
06/20/1992 on ABC
US Release
06/20/1992
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ian Buchanan | Lester Guy |
Nancye Ferguson | Ruth Trueworthy |
Miguel Ferrer | Bud Budwaller |
Gary Grossman | Bert Schein |
Mel Johnson Jr. | Mickey |
Marvin Kaplan | Dwight McGonigle |
David L. Lander | Valdja Gochktch |
Kim McGuire | Nicole Thorne |
Marla Rubinoff | Betty Hudson |
Tracey Walter | 'Blinky' Watts |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Lester Guy Show | Saturday, 20 June 1992 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Saturday, 27 June 1992 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Saturday, 04 July 1992 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Tuesday, 30 June 1992 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Saturday, 04 July 1992 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Tuesday, 07 July 1992 |
7 | Episode #1.7 | Friday, 10 July 1992 |
Directors
Lesli Linka Glatter, Jack Fisk, Jonathan Sanger, David Lynch, Betty Thomas
Writers
Robert Engels, Mark Frost, David Lynch, Scott Frost
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ian Buchanan | Lester Guy |
Nancye Ferguson | Ruth Trueworthy |
Miguel Ferrer | Bud Budwaller |
Gary Grossman | Bert Schein |
Mel Johnson Jr. | Mickey |
Marvin Kaplan | Dwight McGonigle |
David L. Lander | Valdja Gochktch |
Kim McGuire | Nicole Thorne |
Marla Rubinoff | Betty Hudson |
Tracey Walter | 'Blinky' Watts |
Irwin Keyes | Shorty the Stagehand |
Buddy Douglas | Buddy Morris / Phillip Morris Messenger |
Raleigh Friend | Hurry Up Twin |
Raymond Friend | Hurry Up Twin |
Everett Greenbaum | Announcer / ZBC Announcer |
Sydney Lassick | Mr. Zoblotnick |
Freddie Jones | Stan Tailings |
Robert Costanzo | Mr. Plumber |
John Quade | Billy 'The Ear' Mulkahey |
Anne Bloom | Sylvia Hudson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Lynch | Executive Producer |
Mark Frost | Executive Producer |
Robert Engels | Executive Producer |
John Wentworth | Producer |
Deepak Nayar | Producer |
Juan Angel | Producer |
Tim Harbert | Producer |
Gregg Fienberg | Producer |