Dream On: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dream On is an American adult themed situation comedy about the family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show centered on Martin's life in an apartment in New York City with his teenage son, and relating to his ex-wife, while trying to date other women and succeed as an editor for a small book publisher. The show was notable for its frequent use of clips from old movies and TV shows to express Martin's inner life and feelings, which lent it much of its quirky appeal, reminding viewers about the impact of TV on their consciousness. The show was also significant for being one of the first American sitcoms to use uncensored profanity and nudity.

Series details

• Title: Dream On
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 7178
• IMDb ID: tt0098780
• TVDB ID: 71436

Cast and credited roles

• Brian Benben — Martin Tupper
• Denny Dillon — Toby Pedalbee
• Wendie Malick — Judith Tupper Stone
• Dorien Wilson — Eddie Charles
• Jeffrey Joseph — Eddie Charles
• Chris Demetral — Jeremy Tupper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-07-08; final listed air date 1990-10-07.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-07-07; final listed air date 1991-10-06.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-06-06; final listed air date 1992-11-21.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-06-02; final listed air date 1994-03-30.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-06-22; final listed air date 1994-09-14.
• Season 6: premiered 1995-07-19; final listed air date 1996-03-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dream On on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.