On the Air
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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.”

6.2 / 10 · 19 votes
1992
~30 min / ep
1 season
3 episodes
ComedyDrama

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.

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Seasons

  • The Lester Guy Show

    1.The Lester Guy Show

    6.0
    20-06-199230 min

    It's 1957 and a new TV show is about to premiere. It's "The Lester Guy Show" staring Lester Guy, a washed up film star who couldn't get a job anywhere until he's hired by the presi...

  • Episode 3

    2.Episode 3

    27-06-199230 min

    Because of Betty's incredible popularity from the debut show, Lester convinces Professor Answer to compete against Betty and her seventh grade teacher in a rigged quiz show.

  • Episode 5

    3.Episode 5

    04-07-199230 min

    During rehearsals McConigle's allergies act up. Lester has a plan to ruin Betty: a quiz show where she competes against Professor Answer, the man with the highest I.Q. ever measure...

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