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Buffalo Bill was an American television sitcom that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host, played by Dabney Coleman, and his staff at WBFL-TV, a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered June 1, 1983, on NBC and ran for two seasons (1983–84). It was also shown on the then-new UK fourth TV channel Channel 4.
Original Release
05/31/1983 on NBC
US Release
05/31/1983
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dabney Coleman | Bill Bittinger |
Joanna Cassidy | Jo Jo White |
Max Wright | Karl Shub |
John Fiedler | Woody / Woody Deschler |
Geena Davis | Wendy Killian |
Meshach Taylor | Tony |
Charles Robinson | Newdell |
Claude Earl Jones | Stan Fluger |
Eddie A. Bell | (as Eddie Bell) / (as Eddie Allan Bell) |
Pippa Pearthree | Melanie / Melanie Wayne |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Hit the Road, Newdell | Thursday, 22 December 1983 |
2 | Jerry Lewis Week | Thursday, 05 January 1984 |
3 | The Interview | Thursday, 12 January 1984 |
4 | Company Ink | Thursday, 19 January 1984 |
5 | Jo Jo's Problem: Part 1 | Thursday, 26 January 1984 |
6 | Jo Jo's Problem: Part 2 | Thursday, 02 February 1984 |
7 | Miss WBFL | Thursday, 09 February 1984 |
8 | The Big Freeze | Thursday, 16 February 1984 |
9 | The Girl on the Jetty | Thursday, 23 February 1984 |
10 | Buffalo Bill Versus the Kremlin | Thursday, 01 March 1984 |
11 | A Hero | Thursday, 08 March 1984 |
12 | The Tap Dancer | Thursday, 15 March 1984 |
13 | Have Yourself a Very Degrading Christmas | Thursday, 22 March 1984 |
14 | Church of the Poisoned Mind | Thursday, 29 March 1984 |
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Directors
Tom Patchett, Jim Drake, Ellen Gittelsohn, Dennis Klein
Writers
Dennis Klein, Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, Gary Markowitz, Carol Gary, Merrill Markoe, Mitch Markowitz, Geena Davis
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dabney Coleman | Bill Bittinger |
Joanna Cassidy | Jo Jo White |
Max Wright | Karl Shub |
John Fiedler | Woody / Woody Deschler |
Geena Davis | Wendy Killian |
Meshach Taylor | Tony |
Charles Robinson | Newdell |
Claude Earl Jones | Stan Fluger |
Eddie A. Bell | (as Eddie Bell) / (as Eddie Allan Bell) |
Pippa Pearthree | Melanie / Melanie Wayne |
Susan Ruttan | Katherine Zawicki Shub |
Stuart Charno | Zwickey |
Nick Santa Maria | Jerry Lewis |
Rebecca Street | Angela |
Gail Edwards | LeAnne Cook |
Patricia Gaul | ET band member |
Lu Leonard | Joan Seeger |
Al Fann | Charles Williams |
Craig Littler | Dan Thornwell |
Peggy Feury | Clara the fan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jay Tarses | Executive Producer |
Bernie Brillstein | Executive Producer |
Tom Patchett | Executive Producer |
Paula Benson-Himes | Producer |
Dennis Klein | Producer |
Carol Gary | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1984 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Won |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |