Tanner '88
1988Comedy · War & Politics
First aired
February 15, 1988
TMDB Score
69% match · 8 votes
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E01▶The Dark Horse (1)
Feb 15, 1988 · 30m
E02PlayingThe Dark Horse (2)
Feb 15, 1988 · 30m
E03▶For Real
Mar 14, 1988
E04▶The Night of the Twinkies
Apr 12, 1988
E05▶Moonwalker and Bookbag
May 2, 1988
Bagels with Bruce
May 16, 1988
Child's Play
Jun 6, 1988
The Great Escape
Jun 20, 1988
The Girlfriend Factor
Jul 11, 1988
Something Borrowed, Something New
Jul 17, 1988
The Boiler Room
Aug 11, 1988
The Reality Check
Aug 22, 1988
Although their first attempt at a TV commercial is not well received, Tanner's staff hopes that an impromptu speech about why he's running for president will make a good enough TV ad to keep his campaign going past the New Hampshire primary.
About the Series
Synopsis
In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.
CreatorsGarry Trudeau, Robert Altman
- First aired
- February 15, 1988
- Last aired
- August 22, 1988
- Seasons
- 1 season · 12 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Network
- HBO
Top Billed Cast
Michael Murphy
Jack Tanner
Pamela Reed
T.J. Cavanaugh
Cynthia Nixon
Alex Tanner
Kevin J. O'Connor
Hayes Haggerty
Daniel H. Jenkins
Stringer Kincaid
Jim Fyfe
Emil Berkoff
Matt Malloy
Deke Connors
Ilana Levine
Andrea Spinelli
Veronica Cartwright
Molly Hark
Harry Anderson
Billy Ridenhour
Wendy Crewson
Joanna Buckley
Sandra Bowie
Stevie Chevalier
Richard Cox
David Seidelman
Greg Procaccino
Barney Kittman
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