Dream On

It's all on the TV

Dream On ran for six seasons between 1990 and 1996. This cult comedy was about Martin Tupper, a dreamer whose life is full of colourful characters. The show was created by Marta Kauffman and David Crane, and starred Brian Benben, Chris Demetral, Denny Dillon, Jeff Joseph, Wendie Malick, and Michael McKean.

It first aired July 1990 on HBO, and was cancelled by HBO in March 1996. The show also aired for a season in prime time on the Fox Network; however, nudity and language had to be edited out. This version was later made available in syndication. It also aired on Comedy Central. In Canada, it also aired on the cable movie station Superchannel, in late night timeslots on CBC Television, and later on SexTV: The Channel and The Comedy Network. In New Zealand, the edited version screened on TV2, while the unedited version appeared on SKY 1.

The show centred around Martin Tupper living in an apartment in New York City with his teenage son, his relationship with his ex-wife, and how he trys to date other women and succeed as an editor for a small book publisher.

The show was most notable for its use of clips from old movies to express Martin's inner life and feelings, which gave it its unique appeal. The viewers loved the flashbacks of old film and television show scenes and reminded of how important TV is in all our lives.

The show is primarily significant, however, for being one of the first American sitcoms to use cursing and nudity, uncensored. This was possible because it was on a pay-cable channel, rather than free network TV.