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Tanner '88

“For real.”

1988Comedy · War & Politics

First aired

February 15, 1988

6.9

TMDB Score

69% match · 8 votes

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S01 · E03

For Real

Season 1 · Mar 14, 1988

The Dark Horse (1)

Feb 15, 1988 · 30m

The Dark Horse (2)

Feb 15, 1988 · 30m

For Real

Mar 14, 1988

The Night of the Twinkies

Apr 12, 1988

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

Tanner's television commercial showing that his passion is ""For real"" generates new interest from the press in his campaign as he heads for Nashville. He also has an apparent attempt on his life, which gains him more publicity and qualifies him for secret service protection, even thought it was just a big misunderstanding.

About the Series

Tanner '88 poster

ComedyWar & Politics

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

SB

Sandra Bowie

Stevie Chevalier

Richard Cox

David Seidelman

GP

Greg Procaccino

Barney Kittman

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