On the Air
“In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.”
Overview
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.
Created By
Mark Frost, David Lynch
Networks
ABC
First Air Date
6/20/1992
Last Air Date
7/4/1992
Cast
Ian Buchanan
Lester Guy
Marla Rubinoff
Betty Hudson
Nancye Ferguson
Ruth Trueworthy
Miguel Ferrer
Bud Budwaller
Marvin Kaplan
Dwight McGonigle
Tracey Walter
'Blinky' Watts
David L. Lander
Valdja Gochktch
Gary Grossman
Bert Schein
Kim McGuire
Nicole Thorne
Buddy Douglas
Buddy Morris / Phillip Morris Messenger
Raymond Friend
Hurry Up Twin
Raleigh Friend
Hurry Up Twin
Irwin Keyes
Shorty the Stagehand
Everett Greenbaum
Announcer
