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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dream On Season 3 Episode 2 - And Bimbo Was His Name-O (2)
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    #1 - And Bimbo Was His Name-O (2)

    S3:E2

    Martin decides to date Sandra regardless of the consequences.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  2. Dream On Season 3 Episode 4 - For Peter's Sake
    8.1/10(48 votes)

    #2 - For Peter's Sake

    S3:E4

    Gibby convinces a reluctant Martin that the big Xmas book should be the memoirs of a gay man dying of AIDS.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  3. Dream On Season 4 Episode 1 - Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #3 - Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape

    S4:E1

    Martin gets a new video camera and inadvertently videotapes children's television celebrity Uncle Bouncy committing a sex act with a prostitute in a public alleyway. Martin opts to caution Bouncy himself about his behavior in person before turning the tape over to him. But, Bouncy's abusive and intransigent attitude convinces him to sell the offending footage to Eddie for broadcast on his show.

    Director:John Landis
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  4. Dream On Season 2 Episode 13 - The Name of the Game Is Five-Card Stud
    8.0/10(54 votes)

    #4 - The Name of the Game Is Five-Card Stud

    S2:E13

    The office gang invites Gibby to their "friendly" poker party.

    Director:Rob Thompson
    Writer:Theresa Rebeck

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  5. Dream On Season 2 Episode 5 - Calling the Kettle Black
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #5 - Calling the Kettle Black

    S2:E5

    Martin, while putting away Jeremy's laundry, comes across an adult magazine and a joint. Martin informs Judith, and they agree that Martin will have a talk with Jeremy.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  6. Dream On Season 3 Episode 1 - And Bimbo Was His Name-O (1)
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #6 - And Bimbo Was His Name-O (1)

    S3:E1

    Martin's romance with Sandra comes to an abrupt halt when he learns that she is the wife of a candidate for the Senate.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  7. Dream On Season 2 Episode 6 - Futile Attraction
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Futile Attraction

    S2:E6

    Martin goes to therapy for his performance problems, where he meets another patient with whom he begins a potentially volatile relationship.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  8. Dream On Season 2 Episode 8 - What I Did for Lust
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #8 - What I Did for Lust

    S2:E8

    Eddie sets up Martin with the "ugly" sister to further his own advances toward his production assistant.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Theresa Rebeck

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  9. Dream On Season 2 Episode 11 - Pants on Fire
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    #9 - Pants on Fire

    S2:E11

    Martin admits having an affair; Jeremy takes disastrous advice on how to play spin the bottle.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  10. Dream On Season 2 Episode 12 - The Charlotte Letter
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #10 - The Charlotte Letter

    S2:E12

    Martin's latest fling, Charlotte, reveals more of her past than he's comfortable with.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Tom Leopold

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  11. Dream On Season 2 Episode 1 - The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (1)
    7.6/10(90 votes)

    #11 - The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (1)

    S2:E1

    During the filming of a movie about Judith's husband, Martin falls for the actress playing Judith, and Judith falls for the actor playing Richard.

    Director:John Landis
    Writer:David Crane

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  12. Dream On Season 2 Episode 3 - And Your Little Dog, Too
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    #12 - And Your Little Dog, Too

    S2:E3

    Australians have bought Whitestone, and great change is in the air. Gibby Fiske makes his first appearance as the new boss at Whitestone, and he doesn't want to publish literature.

    Director:Catherine O'Hara
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  13. Dream On Season 3 Episode 19 - The Son Also Rises
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #13 - The Son Also Rises

    S3:E19

    Martin overreacts when he suspects that Jeremy has begun to have sex.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  14. Dream On Season 2 Episode 9 - Play Melville for Me
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    #14 - Play Melville for Me

    S2:E9

    Martin gets his own TV show, "Book Beat," on public access cable station Q.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dream On Season 2 Episode 14 - So Funny I Forgot to Laugh (aka Stop It, You're Killing Me)
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #15 - So Funny I Forgot to Laugh (aka Stop It, You're Killing Me)

    S2:E14

    Martin connects with his friend Bonnie, who is trying to become a comedienne. However, after her act bombs, she uses material from her relationship with Martin, making him uncomfortable, forcing him to end the relationship.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  16. Dream On Season 3 Episode 12 - What Women Want
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #16 - What Women Want

    S3:E12

    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.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Theresa Rebeck

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  17. Dream On Season 3 Episode 23 - To the Moon, Alex!
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #17 - To the Moon, Alex!

    S3:E23

    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.

    Director:Kevin S. Bright
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dream On Season 3 Episode 24 - The Undergraduate
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #18 - The Undergraduate

    S3:E24

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stephen Engel

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  19. Dream On Season 1 Episode 14 - Premarital Ex
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #19 - Premarital Ex

    S1:E14

    Judith worries about her upcoming marriage. Martin tries to console her.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  20. Dream On Season 2 Episode 4 - The 37-Year Itch
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #20 - The 37-Year Itch

    S2:E4

    Cousin Phil visits, and informs Martin that he has split up with his wife (shrew). While in Martin's office, Phil sees Toby for the first time, and is smitten. Phil begs, and Martin helps Phil pursue Toby.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writer:Dava Savel

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  21. Dream On Season 3 Episode 16 - Theory of Relativity
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Theory of Relativity

    S3:E16

    A Blumberg family reunion has everyone's nerves on edge.

    Director:Art Wolff
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dream On Season 3 Episode 20 - Domestic Bliss
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    #22 - Domestic Bliss

    S3:E20

    Martin falls for Judith's new housekeeper (Salma Hyack).

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dream On Season 4 Episode 20 - Where There's Smoke, You're Fired
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #23 - Where There's Smoke, You're Fired

    S4:E20

    Gibby takes a vacation, leaving Martin in charge of Whitestone with one simple condition – he has to fire one of the company's book editors. Judith is depressed when her patient commits suicide.

    Director:John Landis
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dream On Season 1 Episode 3 - Sex and the Single Father
    7.2/10(82 votes)

    #24 - Sex and the Single Father

    S1:E3

    Worried that the divorce is the cause of Jeremy's poor concentration at school, Judith tells Martin that it's actually because of a crush on his teacher. After some wrangling with Judith, it's left to Martin to have 'the talk'.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  25. Dream On Season 1 Episode 4 - Sole Sister
    7.2/10(69 votes)

    #25 - Sole Sister

    S1:E4

    Initially overjoyed by a whirlwind visit from his globe-trotting baby sister 'Beano', Martin finds it difficult to accept that she's more grown up than he imagined; and unfortunately, his best friend Eddie is part of the problem.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"And Bimbo Was His Name-O (2)" is the best rated episode of "Dream On". It scored 8.2/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Eric Laneuville and written by David Crane, Marta Kauffman, it aired on 6/6/1992. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "For Peter's Sake".