Susan Seeger
creator
American Dreamer
Overview
American Dreamer is a situation comedy which aired in the U.S. on NBC as part of its 1990-91 lineup. American Dreamer stars Robert Urich as fictional character Tom Nash, formerly a high-powered network correspondent who was forced to reassess his priorities following the death of his wife. He decided to give up his career in order to spend more time with his children. To do this, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he supported his family by contributing a column about "real people" to a Chicago newspaper. His editor, Joe Baines, felt Tom was completely wasting his talents and drove out from Chicago weekly to attempt to convince Tom to return the world of "hard news". Other characters included Tom's zany secretary, Lillian Abernathy, and a friendly waitress at Tom's favorite local diner, Holly Baker. This program was extremely low-key. Tom sometimes "broke the fourth wall" to address the viewers directly about his thoughts regarding the situations he encountered. This philosophizing gained only a small audience and the program was cancelled at midseason, although selected episodes were rerun the following summer.60%
Cast
Robert Urich
Tom Nash
Total episodes: 17
Carol Kane
Lillian Abernathy
Total episodes: 17
Chay Lentin
Rachel Nash
Total episodes: 17
Johnny Galecki
Danny Nash
Total episodes: 17
Margaret Welsh
Holly Baker
Total episodes: 17
Jeffrey Tambor
Joe Baines
Total episodes: 17
John Glover
Total episodes: 4
Brice Beckham
Total episodes: 3
Leslie Jordan
Total episodes: 2
Christine Ebersole
Total episodes: 2
Mike Hagerty
Total episodes: 1
Sal Viscuso
Total episodes: 1
Robert Urich
Tom Nash
Total episodes: 17
Carol Kane
Lillian Abernathy
Total episodes: 17
Chay Lentin
Rachel Nash
Total episodes: 17
Johnny Galecki
Danny Nash
Total episodes: 17
Margaret Welsh
Holly Baker
Total episodes: 17
Jeffrey Tambor
Joe Baines
Total episodes: 17
John Glover
Total episodes: 4
Brice Beckham
Total episodes: 3
Leslie Jordan
Total episodes: 2
Christine Ebersole
Total episodes: 2
Mike Hagerty
Total episodes: 1
Sal Viscuso
Total episodes: 1
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Release Date
September 20, 1990Last air Date
June 22, 1991Status
EndedOriginal Language
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Season 1
Aired on: 1990 | 17 Episodes
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