$weepstake$ (1979)
Synopsis
An anthology depicting the lives of people who hope to win a large amount of money in a sweepstakes and what happens after they win — or do not win — the money.
First Air Date: 1979-01-26
Last Air Date: 1979-03-30
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 9
Created By: Robert Dozier, Thomas L. Miller
Networks: NBC
Top Cast
- Edd Byrnes as The $weepstake$ MC
- Katherine Helmond as Lynn
- Adam Arkin as Joey
- Bill Daily as Fred
- Foster Brooks as Edgar
- Abe Vigoda as Anthony
- Elaine Joyce as Barbara
- Greg Mullavey as Arthur
- David Hollander as N/A
- Audrey Christie as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (1979)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Lynn and Grover and Joey
This week's ticker buyers are a man who just got out of jail and is on probation needs to try and find a legitimate job, a woman who's separated from her husband who has a girlfriend and a dog whose owner's relatives try to get a piece of what he wins.
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Ep. 2: Dewey and Harold and Sarah and Maggie
A blind girl faces expensive eye surgery. Another girl seeks her long-lost father. An artist whose paintings are painted on the wall of his own apartment building will be lost if the building is demolished.
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Ep. 3: Vince, Pete and Patsy, Jessica and Rodney
A circus performer, an unhappily married couple plus a pickpocket and his victim all see a winning lottery ticket as a solution to their problems.
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Ep. 4: Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore
A wealthy man shuns his overly philanthropic nephew when the latter has given away his money to the poor.
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
No overview for this episode.
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Ep. 6: Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C.
Roscoe, a school bus driver who wants to go into business for himself, is a finalist. 12-year-old Elizabeth wants to make her parents' dreams come true.
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Ep. 7: Episode 7
No overview for this episode.
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Ep. 8: Episode 8
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Ep. 9: Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark
A former baseball player, fired for pranks, looks to regain former glory by starting his own team. A parking attendant needs the money to repay a loan used to try to impress a beautiful rich girl. Two girls share a ticket but have a falling-out about how to spend the money if they win.
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