Name: On the Air
Rating: 6.2

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1992-06-20

Last Air Date: 1992-07-04

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Mark Frost, David Lynch

Networks: ABC

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Top Cast

Ian Buchanan as Lester Guy
Marla Rubinoff as Betty Hudson
Nancye Ferguson as Ruth Trueworthy
Miguel Ferrer as Bud Budwaller
Marvin Kaplan as Dwight McGonigle
Tracey Walter as 'Blinky' Watts
David L. Lander as Valdja Gochktch
Gary Grossman as Bert Schein
Kim McGuire as Nicole Thorne
Buddy Douglas as Buddy Morris / Phillip Morris Messenger

Seasons

None (1992)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Lester Guy Show (1992-06-20)

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 the viewing public like the results and it's a hit.
Ep. 2: Episode 3 (1992-06-27)

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.
Ep. 3: Episode 5 (1992-07-04)

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 Mr. Peanut's spirits up.