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On the Air

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

  • Comedy
  • Drama
6.5

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.

Status:Canceled

Top Cast

Ian Buchanan

Ian Buchanan

Lester Guy

Marla Rubinoff

Marla Rubinoff

Betty Hudson

Nancye Ferguson

Nancye Ferguson

Ruth Trueworthy

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Bud Budwaller

Marvin Kaplan

Marvin Kaplan

Dwight McGonigle

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

'Blinky' Watts

David L. Lander

David L. Lander

Valdja Gochktch

Gary Grossman

Gary Grossman

Bert Schein

Kim McGuire

Kim McGuire

Nicole Thorne

Buddy Douglas

Buddy Douglas

Buddy Morris / Phillip Morris Messenger

Raymond Friend

Raymond Friend

Hurry Up Twin

Raleigh Friend

Raleigh Friend

Hurry Up Twin

Irwin Keyes

Irwin Keyes

Shorty the Stagehand

Everett Greenbaum

Everett Greenbaum

Announcer

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