On the Air
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
1992
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
    20-06-199230m

    The crew attempt to launch the first broadcast of The Lester Guy Show; however, bizarre events throw the whole show off balance. Mr. Zoblotnick, the network owner and the rest of t...

  • Episode 3

    2.Episode 3

    27-06-199230m

    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

    04-07-199230m

    Sylvia Hudson, a class A bitch & Betty's sister, appears on the show and insults Mr. Peanuts the network's children show star. Betty gets the crew and the viewing public to bring M...

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