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The Best Episodes of Dream On Season 4

Every episode of Dream On Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dream On Season 4!

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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
    Dream On Season 4 Episode 1 - Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
    8.3/10(54 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Dream On Season 4 Episode 2 - The French Conception
    5.3/10(30 votes)

    #2 - The French Conception

    S4:E2

    Martin needs to find a tenant for his empty apartment in a hurry when the other tenants renege on their agreement to move in. Meanwhile, Julie is pregnant by a French exchange student and she asks Martin to pay for an abortion. Kate confronts Martin when a bill comes from the gynecologist.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Stephen Engel

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  3. Dream On Season 4 Episode 3 - Depth Be Not Proud
    6.6/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Depth Be Not Proud

    S4:E3

    Martin is disgusted by the quality of the books Gibby is forcing him to edit, and his lack of appreciation. Meanwhile, Eddie is fired from his talk show and his wife Jeanette leaves him on the same day. Eddie begins to reassess his life and Martin encourages him to make a change, proposing they collaborate on creating an up market magazine.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Stephen Engel

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  4. Dream On Season 4 Episode 4 - Pop Secret
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #4 - Pop Secret

    S4:E4

    Martin's divorced father Mickey comes back to live in New York. Martin fixes him up with Toby's mom Angie on a dinner date. He takes her home, but to Toby's irritation ‘does nothing' to her. Martin visits the one- bedroom apartment Mickey is sharing with apartment owner Roger.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dream On Season 4 Episode 5 - Reach out and Touch Yourself
    5.7/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Reach out and Touch Yourself

    S4:E5

    Martin finds his bar mitzvah bonds in a closet and suddenly has extra cash. Toby encourages him to invest $5,000 in a fledgling business she is setting up offering stock tips over the phone, 555-TIPS. The business goes terribly, until a wrong number mistakes it for an S&M phone-sex chat line and stays on for hours. Seeing where the real money is, Toby employs the services of her family – Gina, Angie – in order to cover the phones.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Stephen Engel

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  6. Dream On Season 4 Episode 6 - Home Sweet Homeboy
    6.3/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Home Sweet Homeboy

    S4:E6

    Andre Williams, a militant black writer of Martin's, bemoans the lack of publicity for his new book ‘Yo! Homeboy', so Martin gets him a slot on Eddie's show. The appearance is a disaster, as Andre accuses Eddie of being ‘the world's whitest black dude'. Shortly thereafter, Eddie makes some changes in his life, trying to increase his 'blackness.'

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  7. Dream On Season 4 Episode 7 - A Midsummer Night's Dream On
    6.6/10(24 votes)

    #7 - A Midsummer Night's Dream On

    S4:E7

    Martin, Eddie and Judith meet up at a secluded cabin for a reunion with old friends. Martin has ongoing mutual antipathy with Allison, an old writing rival who has since gone onto fame and success as an author. Eddie is anxious at seeing Cara - a woman he slept with once and never called again, although on first meeting she doesn't recognise him except from his TV show.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dream On Season 4 Episode 8 - The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover
    6.1/10(24 votes)

    #8 - The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover

    S4:E8

    The beautiful widow of a famous author brings a new unpublished novel by her late husband to Martin with the one caveat that he cannot reveal the true origin of the book, thus giving Toby the opportunity to accept the kudos for the bestseller.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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  9. Dream On Season 4 Episode 9 - Super Freak
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #9 - Super Freak

    S4:E9

    It's summer, and New York is experiencing a chronic heatwave. Martin is sweltering in his apartment due to broken air-conditioning. He seeks out his building's new super, a gorgeous woman named Debra. After fixing the fan, the two of them go all the way in torrid fashion, and all is well until . . .

    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dream On Season 4 Episode 10 - One Ball, Two Strikes
    6.0/10(22 votes)

    #10 - One Ball, Two Strikes

    S4:E10

    It's the Whitestone office party, and Martin is less than thrilled to be there, until he notices a hottie making eyes at him from across the room. He gets to know the woman, Alannah, better during the evening. Afterwards, Martin bumps into Gibby and is surprised when he shows off Alannah as his latest plaything. In the days following, Martin is paranoid that Gibby suspects he and Alannah are carrying on behind his back.

    Director:Michael Engler
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  11. Dream On Season 4 Episode 11 - Portrait by an Artist on the Young Man
    5.9/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Portrait by an Artist on the Young Man

    S4:E11

    When Jeremy visits his dad's apartment to watch a movie, Martin isn't happy to discover he's had a tattoo of a skull done on his arm. Judith drops by with Jeremy's bag and Martin brings the tattoo to her attention, but she is slightly less vocal in her condemnation than Martin. Judith asks Martin to talk rationally with Jeremy, but Martin decides that punishment is a better response.

    Director:John Landis
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dream On Season 4 Episode 12 - And Bobby Makes Three
    6.1/10(22 votes)

    #12 - And Bobby Makes Three

    S4:E12

    Martin is excited by the prospect of hooking up with an old school friend who he bumps into at Judith's birthing class, but when the irresponsible father reappears on the scene, he suddenly has a rival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dream On Season 4 Episode 13 - Silent Night, Holy Cow (1)
    6.7/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Silent Night, Holy Cow (1)

    S4:E13

    Martin and Judith take a pre-Xmas drive and get stranded in a barn, Eddie is stood up by a girlfriend and spends Xmas in a bar with Santa Claus, Toby wants to become a nun and Jeremy's special Xmas present from his girlfriend doesn't quite go according to plan.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  14. Dream On Season 4 Episode 14 - Silent Night, Holy Cow (2)
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Silent Night, Holy Cow (2)

    S4:E14

    Martin and Judith take a pre-Xmas drive and get stranded in a barn, Eddie is stood up by a girlfriend and spends Xmas in a bar with Santa Claus, Toby wants to become a nun and Jeremy's special Xmas present from his girlfriend doesn't quite go according to plan.

    Director:Betty Thomas
    Writers:David Crane, Marta Kauffman

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  15. Dream On Season 4 Episode 15 - Brother of the Bride
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Brother of the Bride

    S4:E15

    Martin's sister Susan wants to get married in a small ceremony without the family knowing. Nevertheless, the whole family ends up getting involved, planning a big wedding party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dream On Season 4 Episode 16 - Blinded by the Cheese
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #16 - Blinded by the Cheese

    S4:E16

    Martin is blinded in a bizarre accident.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dream On Season 4 Episode 17 - Hey, Nanny Nanny
    6.6/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Hey, Nanny Nanny

    S4:E17

    Martin's girlfriend takes a job as his ex-wife's nanny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stephen Engel

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  18. Dream On Season 4 Episode 18 - The Second Coming
    6.0/10(22 votes)

    #18 - The Second Coming

    S4:E18

    Toby falls in love with a priest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Herskowitz

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  19. Dream On Season 4 Episode 19 - Martin Tupper in Magnum Farce
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #19 - Martin Tupper in Magnum Farce

    S4:E19

    Trouble in their romantic relationship may spell the end of a book collaboration for two writers (Donna Mills and Jake Steinfeld), and it's up to Martin to help them work things out.

    Director:Jonathan Prince
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #20 - 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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  21. Dream On Season 4 Episode 21 - Blame It on Reo
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Blame It on Reo

    S4:E21

    Unbeknownst to Martin, Jeremy uses Eddie's empty bachelor pad to attempt to score with a hot teen TV star.

    Director:Mary Kay Place
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dream On Season 4 Episode 22 - From Here to Paternity
    6.1/10(23 votes)

    #22 - From Here to Paternity

    S4:E22

    Martin runs into old high school love Cheryl Castorini, but suspects she may be keeping a secret about their former relationship from him.

    Director:Mel Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dream On Season 4 Episode 23 - A Face Worse Than Death
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #23 - A Face Worse Than Death

    S4:E23

    Martin's irritating mother comes to New York for plastic surgery, but things take a turn for the worst when she has a heart attack on the operating table.

    Director:Ron Wolotzky
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dream On Season 4 Episode 24 - Felines ... Nothing More Than Felines
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Felines ... Nothing More Than Felines

    S4:E24

    Martin tries to cheer Toby up when her cat dies by buying her a replacement. When she refuses the gift, he has to keep the pet himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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  25. Dream On Season 4 Episode 25 - Stone Cold
    5.9/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Stone Cold

    S4:E25

    Richard, Judith, Jeremy and the baby are moving to Washington D.C. Martin is despondent, but events take an unexpected turn.

    Directors:Peter Baldwin, Michael McKean
    Writer:Jeffrey Klarik

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape" is the best rated episode of "Dream On" season 4. It scored 8.3/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by John Landis and written by Jeff Greenstein, it aired on 6/2/1993. This episode is rated 3.0 points higher than the second-best, "The French Conception".