Dream On — Season 3
A life like in the movies.
About this season
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.
Episodes (26)
1. And Bimbo Was His Name-O (1)
Aired 6 June 1992 • 30 min
Martin's romance with Sandra comes to an abrupt halt when he learns that she is the wife of a candidate for the Senate.
2. And Bimbo Was His Name-O (2)
Aired 6 June 1992 • 30 min
Martin decides to date Sandra regardless of the consequences.
3. Nightmare on Bleecker Street
Aired 13 June 1992 • 30 min
Toby is plagued by nightmares in which she murders Martin in gruesome scenes of violence.
4. For Peter's Sake
Aired 20 June 1992 • 30 min
Gibby convinces a reluctant Martin that the big Xmas book should be the memoirs of a gay man dying of AIDS.
5. Terms of Employment
Aired 27 June 1992 • 30 min
Martin is told he will have to take a pay cut, so he quits his job, only to find things are even worse elsewhere.
6. For Richard or for Poorer
Aired 4 July 1992 • 30 min
When Richard misses his and Judith's second anniversary, she confides to Martin that all is not well in their marriage.
7. Bad Girls
Aired 11 July 1992 • 30 min
Martin decides that Jeremy's tough and sarcastic new girlfriend Clair is a bad influence and forbids him from seeing her.
8. Here Comes the Bribe
Aired 18 July 1992 • 30 min
Martin convinces Toby to marry Gibby so that he can get his green card, but becomes annoyed when the wedding plans disrupt her work.
9. May Divorce Be with You
Aired 25 July 1992 • 30 min
When Martin's parents arrive for Jeremy's thirteenth birthday, they announce they are getting a divorce.
10. Come and Knock on Our Door...
Aired 1 August 1992 • 30 min
Eddie invites Martin to a Talk Show Digest awards night, where they are both approached by a beautiful woman called Alisha.
11. B.S. Elliot
Aired 8 August 1992 • 30 min
Martin runs into his hero, author Elliot Sterns (Patrick MacNee) and manages to spoil a romantic evening out.
12. What Women Want
Aired 15 August 1992 • 30 min
Martin's new girlfriend has just come out of a bad relationship. She and her former lover, Ryan, had many problems before their breakup. But now Ryan is trying to rekindle their relationship despite her new relationship with Martin. Now Martin finds himself competing against her former lover, and Ryan has qualities that may be more than Martin can compete with.
13. Red All Over
Aired 22 August 1992 • 30 min
Martin has a great date with Jeanette, a writer's agent who happens to be black.
14. The Rocky Marriage Picture Show
Aired 29 August 1992 • 30 min
When Judith convinces Martin its time to split up their photographs, they take a trip down memory lane.
15. Martin Over Medium
Aired 5 September 1992 • 30 min
After having had lunch with a fellow editor, Martin is shocked to find him dead at his desk.
16. Theory of Relativity
Aired 12 September 1992 • 30 min
A Blumberg family reunion has everyone's nerves on edge.
17. Up All Night
Aired 19 September 1992 • 30 min
Martin plans for a weekend break are dashed.
18. The Guilty Party
Aired 26 September 1992 • 30 min
Martin courts disaster when he throws a raucous bachelor party.
19. The Son Also Rises
Aired 3 October 1992 • 30 min
Martin overreacts when he suspects that Jeremy has begun to have sex.
20. Domestic Bliss
Aired 10 October 1992 • 30 min
Martin falls for Judith's new housekeeper (Salma Hyack).
21. It Came from Beneath the Sink
Aired 17 October 1992 • 30 min
Martin does battle with a rat.
22. No Deposit, No Return
Aired 24 October 1992 • 30 min
Ellen, a beautiful writer of Martin's, asks him to her apartment, with an unusual request that he conceive a child with her. After talking it over with Jude, he accepts under the impression that he'll get to make love to her, but she only wants him to donate semen.
23. To the Moon, Alex!
Aired 31 October 1992 • 30 min
Gibby foists his possibly illegitimate son and Whitestone's newest editor upon Martin - Alex Farmer. Toby takes an immediate dislike to Alex and his secretary Skylar.
24. The Undergraduate
Aired 7 November 1992 • 30 min
Martin is seeing a college girl, but then he meets her mother and has a crush on her. The only problem he has to overcome now is that she hates him.
25. Dance Ten, Sex Three
Aired 14 November 1992 • 30 min
Following directly from the previous episode, all of Martin's hopes seem shattered when Kate appears unimpressed, but, touched by his clumsy attempt at romance, she finally accepts his offer of a date . . .
26. Key for Two
Aired 21 November 1992 • 30 min
Everything seems to be going great in one of Martin's relationships. He and Kate couldn't be happier, and they plan on living together at Martin's apartment.