
Dream On
A life like in the movies.
161990•30m•6.9/10
Comedy
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.9/10(44)
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.
Production
St. Clare Entertainment, MCA Television Entertainment
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
July 8, 1990
Last Aired
March 27, 1996
Networks
HBO
Created By
David Crane, Marta Kauffman
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season

E1
The First Episode
Air date: 1990-07-08
Martin Tupper, New York book editor and product of the first television generation, faces a crisis: his ex-wife-to-be, Judith, is demanding that he sign their divorce papers so that she can re-marry. Should he try to win her back, or is it time to get back in the dating game?

E2
Death Takes a Coffee Break
Air date: 1990-07-15
Martin, while fooling around with a much younger college girl (an Eddie Charles hook-up), ends up in the hospital. His doctor instructs him to change his lifestyle around to prevent another (possibly worse) incident. Top of the list? Cut out caffeine. Of course, he receives a lot of ridicule as he goes about this.

E3
Sex and the Single Father
Air date: 1990-07-22
Worried that the divorce is the cause of Jeremy's poor concentration at school, Judith tells Martin that it's actually because of a crush on his teacher. After some wrangling with Judith, it's left to Martin to have 'the talk'.

E4
Sole Sister
Air date: 1990-07-29
Initially overjoyed by a whirlwind visit from his globe-trotting baby sister 'Beano', Martin finds it difficult to accept that she's more grown up than he imagined; and unfortunately, his best friend Eddie is part of the problem.

E5
Angst for the Memories
Air date: 1990-08-05
After being admonished by an old school friend for not becoming a famous writer, Martin feels galvanized to pick up the quill again—but are his central characters a little too close to home?

E6
...And Sheep Are Nervous
Air date: 1990-08-12
Martin accidentally finds himself dating a controlling, unstable woman.

E7
Over Your Dead Body
Air date: 1990-08-19
In order to secure a much-needed vacation, Martin seduces a grieving widow for a tawdry book.

E8
Martin Gets Lucky
Air date: 1990-08-26
Martin dates a witch, and good things can't stop happening to him. Then Eddie needs surgery.

E9
Three Coins in the Dryer
Air date: 1990-09-02
Martin bumps into a passionate woman in the laundry room, and she takes him for the ride of his life.

E10
Trojan War
Air date: 1990-09-09
Martin decides to take an STD test so he can go condom-less with his girlfriend. Toby has a litter of puppies in the office.

E11
Up the River
Air date: 1990-09-16
Martin and Nina's relationship comes to a head when her environmental activism goes too far.

E12
555-HELL
Air date: 1990-09-23
Bored after breaking up with Nina, Martin is phoning anybody and everybody when he accidentally takes a call meant for the suicide helpline.

E13
Doing the Bossa Nova
Air date: 1990-09-30
Martin's new boss puts him in several compromising positions.

E14
Premarital Ex
Air date: 1990-10-07
Judith worries about her upcoming marriage. Martin tries to console her.




























