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Sweepstakes, stylized as $weepstake$, is an American anthology television series that aired in the United States on NBC during the 1978-79 television season. It depicts the lives of people who hope to win a large amount of money in a sweepstakes and what happens after they win — or do not win — the money.
Original Release
01/26/1979
US Release
01/26/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edd Byrnes | The Emcee |
| Frankie Avalon | Sergei |
| Joan Blondell | Mme. Grimaldi |
| Bill Dana | Sampson |
| Kathryn Holcomb | Sarah |
| Dinah Manoff | Maggie |
| Diana Muldaur | Melinda |
| Richard Mulligan | Dewey |
| Lloyd Nolan | Dr. Warnecke |
| Ron Palillo | Harold |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn and Grover and Joey | Friday, 26 January 1979 |
| 2 | Dewey and Harold and Sarah and Maggie | Friday, 02 February 1979 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Friday, 09 February 1979 |
| 4 | Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore | Friday, 16 February 1979 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Friday, 23 February 1979 |
| 6 | Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C. | Friday, 02 March 1979 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Friday, 09 March 1979 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Friday, 23 March 1979 |
| 9 | Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark | Friday, 30 March 1979 |
Directors
Ernest Pintoff, Philip Leacock, E.W. Swackhamer
Writers
Creators
Robert Dozier, Thomas L. Miller
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edd Byrnes | The Emcee |
| Frankie Avalon | Sergei |
| Joan Blondell | Mme. Grimaldi |
| Bill Dana | Sampson |
| Kathryn Holcomb | Sarah |
| Dinah Manoff | Maggie |
| Diana Muldaur | Melinda |
| Richard Mulligan | Dewey |
| Lloyd Nolan | Dr. Warnecke |
| Ron Palillo | Harold |
| Tom Poston | Leeds |
| Adam Arkin | Joey |
| Morgan Fairchild | Shirley |
| Roddy McDowall | Theodore |
| Fred Willard | Don |
| Katherine Helmond | Lynn |
| David Ogden Stiers | Wally |
| Henry Gibson | Sometimes |
| Didi Conn | Girl #2 |
| Gary Burghoff | Roscoe Fuller |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Thomas L. Miller | Executive Producer |
| Edward K. Milkis | Executive Producer |
| Robert Dozier | Executive Producer |
| Ben Kadish | Producer |
| John Furia | Producer |
| Robert Dozier | Producer |
