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Dream On

  • 1990–1996
  • 6 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 6.9

A life like in the movies.

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.

Episodes

27 episodes
  1. 1Try Not to Remember

    30 minJul 19, 1995

    Martin has trouble climaxing and is referred to a therapist. Through hypnotism, she leads him to suspect he is repressing the memory of childhood abuse.

  2. 2Bess You Is Not My Woman Now

    30 minJul 26, 1995

    Martin tries to seduce Judith's best friend from college, but she only has eyes for someone else…

  3. 3Long Distance Runaround

    30 minAug 2, 1995

    Martin looks for a new best friend, after Eddie decides to move to LA to join a sitcom.

  4. 4Significant Author

    30 minAug 9, 1995

    Under pressure from Gibby to get an elite writer, Martin attempts to lure the writer dating Toby (who coincidentally, is an award-winning author).

  5. 59 1/2 Days

    30 minAug 16, 1995

    Martin dates a woman that acts strange in public, and yet, is an etiquette expert.

  6. 6Beam Me Up, Dr. Spock

    30 minAug 23, 1995

    Jeremy's math teacher is the cause for Jeremy's low math grade.

  7. 7Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai

    30 minAug 30, 1995

    Martin's life is examined after he dies.

  8. 8Music in My Veins (1)

    30 minSep 13, 1995

    After Jeremy chooses to go to Richard Stone's induction into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame instead of with Martin on a Father's Day canoeing trip, Martin reluctantly tags along. In typical Tupper fashion, he goes home with a girl named Katrina that he meets there. It turns out that she has 2 interesting, but related surprises for Martin.

  9. 9Music in My Veins (2)

    30 minSep 20, 1995

    This picks up with Martin and Katrina struggling to write songs for the new Crevice album. Katrina suffers from a light writer's block, and ends up taking inspiration from Martin's college poetry. Crevice breaks up over the creative changes, and Katrina debuts her first single as a solo artist on Eddie's show. The fan's are not pleased.

  10. 10Tie Me Sister Lu Down, Sport

    30 minSep 27, 1995

    Martin's building goes co-op, and to be able to afford purchasing his apartment/condo, he dates Gibby's insane sister.

  11. 11She Won't Do It, But Her Sister Will

    30 minOct 4, 1995

    Martin dates Judith's sister.

  12. 12Flight of the Pedalbee

    30 minOct 11, 1995

    Toby is in a rut. Uses self-help book.

  13. 13Am I Blue?

    30 minOct 18, 1995

    Martin needs to make some quick money, so he writes for pornographic movies.

  14. 14Home Is Where the Cart Is

    30 minNov 1, 1995

    Martin tries to get a homeless woman's memoirs.

  15. 15Little Orphan Eddie

    30 minNov 8, 1995

    Eddie learns that he was adopted.

  16. 16Toby's Choice

    30 minNov 15, 1995

    Martin's friend likes Toby.

  17. 17The Weekend at the College Didn't Turn Out Like They Planned

    30 minNov 22, 1995

    Martin and Judith visit Jeremy at college. Sparks ignite.

  18. 18Second Time Aground

    30 minJan 24, 1996

    With their relationship rekindled, Judith suggests that she and Martin join a support group for couples on their second time around.

  19. 19The Spirit of 76th & Park

    30 minJan 31, 1996

    Martin moves into Judith's high-tech apartment.

  20. 20All About Louie

    30 minFeb 7, 1996

    Gibby picks Martin to represent Whitestone at the Chicago Book Fair, informing him with one weeks notice. This means a ton of extra work and pregnant Toby doesn't really feel up to it, so Martin suggests they take on a temp to lighten the load. Toby offers up her cousin Louie, and although initially reluctant, Martin assents, giving him a trial period to prove himself.

  21. 21The Way We War

    30 minFeb 14, 1996

    Flashback episode: Martin's fortieth birthday is approaching fast and Eddie insists on throwing him a party. Unfortunately, Judith is planning a party of her own thus bringing them into conflict. Martin suggests compromise by urging them to plan the party together. As they argue over the details, they reminisce over their past disagreements.

  22. 22Springtime for Tupper

    30 minFeb 21, 1996

    At a Salary Review Meeting, Gibby has some good news for Martin; Martin's to be put in charge of his own division at Whitestone, a quality publishing imprint called Camelot New Press. Things get off to a bad start however when the first round of author interviews yield nothing. Through a quirk of fate, Martin remembers an old manuscript he admired, ‘The Barrel Maker' by Julian Keppel and stays up all night reading it. He contacts the emotionally fragile author and promises to make it Whitestone's next bestseller.

  23. 23Hey Diddle Diddle

    30 minFeb 28, 1996

    Martin thinks things are getting out of hand after Judith discovers "some little tricks" to improve her sex life.

  24. 24Cupid Is as Cupid Does

    30 minMar 6, 1996

    Judith plans a dinner party for their couple friends, so she suggests that Martin not invite currently single Eddie. When Eddie finds out, he makes Martin feel guilty until he invites him, but the evening doesn't go well. Eddie has nothing in common with the couples and so he storms out. Next day, Martin and Judith meet a recently separated friend, Rema, whom Martin invites to their apartment for dinner, planning to also invite Eddie and match them up. Eddie begins spending all his time with Rema and hardly sees Martin.

  25. 25Tenants, Anyone?

    30 minMar 13, 1996

    Martin's old apartment is becoming a huge money pit, costing him exorbitant maintenance fees and so he resolves to get rid of it. He has a meeting with Irwin Bader who isn't optimistic of getting much over $1,500, even though he sold it to Martin for $2,400. Libby expresses an interest on behalf of her son, but Martin passes on the idea.

  26. 26Finale (1)

    30 minMar 20, 1996

    Preparing for Eddie's wedding, Martin questions whether or not he has a future with Judith.

  27. 27Finale with a Vengeance (2)

    30 minMar 27, 1996

    Martin and Judith learn Dr. Stone might be defrosted and revived.

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Series cast

Brian BenbenMartin Tupper120 episodes
Wendie MalickJudith Tupper Stone120 episodes
Chris DemetralJeremy Tupper120 episodes
Denny DillonToby Pedalbee120 episodes
Dorien WilsonEddie Charles106 episodes
Michael McKeanGibby Fiske25 episodes
Jeffrey JosephEddie Charles14 episodes
Sean MastersonCarter12 episodes
Larry MillerSgt. McDougal9 episodes
June GableLibby Friedman7 episodes
Valerie LandsburgGina Pedalbee7 episodes
Paul DooleyMickey Tupper6 episodes
Doris RobertsAngie Pedalbee6 episodes
Tippi HedrenJudith's Mother5 episodes
Lou DiMaggioVernon Pactor5 episodes
Gregory Alan WilliamsAnchorman Terry5 episodes
Renée TaylorDoris Tupper5 episodes
Cliff NortonHarry5 episodes

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