The egotistical behavior of a local talk show host in Buffalo, NY, makes life difficult for the station manager and crew.
Show Details:
Start date: June 1983
End date: Mar 1984
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 26 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
End date: Mar 1984
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 26 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
Credits:
- regulars:
- Dabney Coleman as "Buffalo" Bill Bittinger, unlikable host of a talk show
- Max Wright as Karl Shub Sr., the station manager
- Joanna Cassidy as Joanna "Jo-Jo" White, the director
- Geena Davis as Wendy Killian, the researcher
- Charles Robinson as Newdell Spriggs Jr., the makeup man
- Meshach Taylor as Tony Fittipaldi, the assistant director
- John Fiedler as Woodrow "Woody" Deschler, the stage manager
- recurring characters:
- Pippa Pearthree as Melanie Wayne Bittinger, Bill's daughter
- Claude Earl Jones as Stan Fluger
- Eddie Bell as the cameraman
- Stuart Charno as Zawicki
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 01 Jun 83 | Pilot |
| 2. | 1-2 | 08 Jun 83 | Buffalo Beat |
| 3. | 1-3 | 15 Jun 83 | Woody Quits |
| 4. | 1-4 | 22 Jun 83 | Buffalo Bill and the Movies |
| 5. | 1-5 | 29 Jun 83 | Mrs. Buffalo Bill? |
| 6. | 1-6 | 13 Jul 83 | Wilkinson's Sword |
| 7. | 1-7 | 20 Jul 83 | Guess Who's Coming to Buffalo? |
| 8. | 1-8 | 27 Jul 83 | Below the Belt |
| 9. | 1-9 | 03 Aug 83 | Ratings |
| 10. | 1-10 | 10 Aug 83 | True Love |
| 11. | 1-11 | 17 Aug 83 | The Fan |
| 12. | 1-12 | 24 Aug 83 | Hackles |
| Season 2 | |||
| 13. | 2-1 | 22 Dec 83 | Hit the Road, Newdell |
| 14. | 2-2 | 05 Jan 84 | Jerry Lewis Week |
| 15. | 2-3 | 12 Jan 84 | The Interview |
| 16. | 2-4 | 19 Jan 84 | Company Ink |
| 17. | 2-5 | 26 Jan 84 | Jo-Jo's Problem (1) |
| 18. | 2-6 | 02 Feb 84 | Jo-Jo's Problem (2) |
| 19. | 2-7 | 09 Feb 84 | Miss WBFL |
| 20. | 2-8 | 16 Feb 84 | The Big Freeze |
| 21. | 2-9 | 23 Feb 84 | The Girl on the Jetty |
| 22. | 2-10 | 01 Mar 84 | Buffalo Bill Versus the Kremlin |
| 23. | 2-11 | 08 Mar 84 | A Hero |
| 24. | 2-12 | 15 Mar 84 | The Tap Dancer |
| 25. | 2-13 | 22 Mar 84 | Have Yourself a Very Degrading Christmas |
| 26. | 2-14 | 29 Mar 84 | Church of the Poisoned Mind |
NOTES
According to Jay Tarses' production company, the first season scripts were untitled. Episodes 3, 5 & 6 were repeated during the second season and were given ad-hoc titles. The rest of the episodes were titled for the DVD release.
According to Jay Tarses' production company, the first season scripts were untitled. Episodes 3, 5 & 6 were repeated during the second season and were given ad-hoc titles. The rest of the episodes were titled for the DVD release.
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Complete Series (3 discs)  |