Dream On
Martin Tupper is a book editor in Manhattan, recently divorced from Judith, a psychologist. Martin's life is filled with fantasies and sexual thoughts, many times coming in the form of black-and-white shots from old TV shows and movies.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Brian Benben , Denny Dillon , Wendie Malick , Chris Demetral , Dorien Wilson , Michael McKean , Jeff Joseph , Sean Masterson , Kerrie Klark , Larry Miller , Valerie Landsburg , June Gable , Doris Roberts , Steven Gilborn , Renée Taylor , Paul Dooley , Roxanne Hart , Lou DiMaggio
S1.E1 ∙ The First Episode
Book editor Martin Tupper doesn't want to admit his marriage is over.
S1.E2 ∙ Death Takes a Coffee Break
Can book editor Martin Tupper's day get any worse? It starts with a dose from an exterminator at 6:30AM, then losing his coat in a cab door, and progresses to being assaulted by a zoftig female author whose book he rejected. His pal Eddie fixes him up with a amorous 20 year old, but movie-mad Martin ends up in an ER.
S1.E3 ∙ Sex and the Single Father
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'.
S1.E4 ∙ Sole Sister
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.
S1.E5 ∙ Angst for the Memories
After being admonished by an old school friend, for not becoming a famous writer, Martin feels galvanized to pick up the quill again - but are his central characters a little too close to home?
S1.E6 ∙ ...And Sheep Are Nervous
Martin accidentally finds himself dating a controlling, unstable woman.
S1.E7 ∙ Over Your Dead Body
In order to secure a much-needed vacation, Martin seduces a grieving widow for a tawdry book.
S1.E8 ∙ Martin Gets Lucky
Martin dates a witch, and good things can't stop happening to him. Then Eddie needs surgery.
S1.E9 ∙ Three Coins in the Dryer
Martin bumps into a passionate woman in the laundry room and she takes him for the ride of his life.
S1.E10 ∙ Trojan War
Martin decides to take an STD test so he can go condom-less with his girlfriend. Toby has a litter of puppies in the office.
S1.E11 ∙ Up the River
Martin and Ninas relationship comes to a head when her environment activism goes too far.
S1.E12 ∙ 555-HELL
Bored after breaking up with Nina, Martin is phoning anybody and everybody, when he accidentally takes a call meant for the suicide helpline. The caller is Irma, who he somehow persuades not to 'do the deed', while his apartment is filling up with his associates. Then they leave! This may not be the most entertaining plot summary in the world but it IS what happens.
S1.E13 ∙ Doing the Bossa Nova
Martins new boss puts him in several compromising positions.
S1.E14 ∙ Premarital Ex
Judith worries about her upcoming marriage. Martin tries to console her.
S2.E1 ∙ The Second Greatest Story Ever Told: Parts 1 & 2
Martin and his ex wife, Judith, visit the set of the movie about her heroic new husband, Dr. Richard Stone. Martin falls for the gorgeous Julia, who's playing Judith, both Julia and Judith fall for the hunky Nick, who's playing Richard, and the film's eccentric director, Sir Roland, enjoys hating them all. Special cameo by Sylvester Stallone, who's interviewed about the movie on TV.
S2.E4 ∙ The Thirty-Seven Year Itch
Martin's newly-divorced cousin Phil visits from Florida and is interested in having a relationship with Martin's secretary Toby.
S2.E6 ∙ Futile Attraction
Martin goes to therapy for his performance problems, where he meets another patient with whom he begins a potentially volatile relationship.
S2.E7 ∙ No, I'm Just Happy to See You
Martin and Eddie are mugged, twice, after which Martin decides to protect himself with his 2nd amendment rights.
S2.E8 ∙ What I Did for Lust
Eddie sets up Martin with the "ugly" sister, to further his own advances toward his production assistant.
S2.E9 ∙ Play Melville for Me
Martin gets his own TV show "Book Beat" on public access cable station Q.
S2.E10 ∙ To Have and Have and Have and Have Not
Martins old flame dances into town and upends his life.
S2.E11 ∙ Pants on Fire
Martin admits having an affair; Jeremy takes disastrous advice on how to play spin the bottle.
S2.E12 ∙ The Charlotte Letter
Martin's latest fling, Charlotte reveals more of her past than he's comfortable with.
S2.E13 ∙ The Name of the Game Is Five-Card Stud
The office gang invites Gibby to their "friendly" poker party.
S2.E14 ∙ So Funny I Forgot to Laugh
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.
S2.E15 ∙ Toby or Not Toby
Martin takes Toby to his Aunt Minnie's wake on her birthday.
S3.E1 ∙ And Bimbo Was His Name-O Part I
Martin has a one night stand with a politicians wife and his world is turned upside down.
S3.E3 ∙ Nightmare on Bleecker Street
Toby starts having nightmares about killing Martin - so she goes to therapy group with Judith.
S3.E4 ∙ For Peter's Sake
Martins solicits an author dying of AIDS to write his final book, and ends up befriending him.
S3.E5 ∙ Terms of Employment
Martin is on top of the world. He has edited a best selling book and is dating a gorgeous blond whom he dominates after office hours. However, due to a recession Gibby has to cut his salary by 7%. Martin leaves Whitestone and tries the open market.
S3.E6 ∙ For Richard or for Poorer
Martin coughs up a kidney for Richard.. for Judith.
S3.E7 ∙ Bad Girls
Jeremy has a new girlfriend, a "bad girl", and Martin disapproves but when he meets her mother, he himself realizes that bad girls can be quite seductive.
S3.E8 ∙ Here Comes the Bribe
Gibby's green card is expiring and he is afraid he might be deported back to Australia. A possible way to extend his stay would be to marry an American citizen.
S3.E9 ∙ May Divorce Be with You
Martin's parents come to visit for Jeremey's birthday but they have a surprise for Martin as well. They have decided to divorce.
S3.E10 ∙ Come and Knock on Our Door...
Martin and Eddie meet Alisha at an awards banquet and end up in her hotel room.
S3.E11 ∙ B.S. Elliot
Martin meets Elliot Sterns, an author he admires, and persuades him to let him be his editor with a new book, after a fruitless period of ten silent years. Only to find out that Elliot is out of words and full of cheap lies.
S3.E12 ∙ What Women Want
Martin has a new girlfriend who just came out of a relationship. Martin tries to show understanding and give her the space she needs but then the ex is back only for Martin to find out she's - a girl and a persistent rival.
S3.E13 ∙ Red All Over
Martin has a new girlfriend. He introduces her to Eddie, but these two seem to repel each other. But then again, hate and love are two very similar feelings.
S3.E14 ∙ The Rocky Marriage Picture Show
Judith and Martin sit down to split up the family pictures and that brings memories, both good and less happy ones.
S3.E15 ∙ Martin Over Medium
A co-worker dies and Martin gets scared. Suddenly, he wants to know how much time he has left himself and decides to visit a medium.
S3.E16 ∙ Theory of Relativity
Martin sees his baby cousin for the first time in years and she's all grown up. Their elderly aunt catches them kissing and has a mild heart attack. She tells them she had similar feelings and reminds the kids to not act on them.
S3.E17 ∙ Up All Night
Martin is confronted with a shredded a book and himself together with Toby and the author spend endless hours in the weekend, trying hard to put it back together and have it ready for Gibby, on Monday morning.
S3.E18 ∙ The Guilty Party
Martin insists on throwing Eddie a bachelor party, despite the protests of Eddie himself and most everyone else. It goes poorly with everyone not drinking or enjoying themselves, until the stripper arrives. Then it gets even worse.
S3.E19 ∙ The Son Also Rises
Martin is missing condoms and learns Jeremy is starting to grow up. Judith seems calm until it finally strikes home he might actually have sex.
S3.E20 ∙ Domestic Bliss
Martin gets involved with Carmella, Judith's beautiful maid, and even though Carmella herself is happy with her job, Martin isn't and that complicates things.
S3.E21 ∙ It Came from Beneath the Sink
A huge rat has invaded Martin's apartment and he can't seem to get rid of the hideous creature.
S3.E22 ∙ No Deposit, No Return
An old friend asks Martin for his sperm so she can have a baby.
S3.E23 ∙ To the Moon, Alex!
A new guy at the publishing house threatens to destroy Martin with underhanded moves, until he enlists friends to fight back.
S3.E24 ∙ The Undergraduate
Martin is seeing a college girl but then he meets her mother and has a crash on her. The only problem he has to overcome now is that she hates him.
S3.E25 ∙ Dance Ten, Sex Three
Martin's relation with Kate is dreamy except for the sex where there seems to be space for improvement.
S3.E26 ∙ Key for Two
Kate moves in with Martin. When she realizes Judith still has a key to the apartment, she asks Martin to tell Judith to hand it back but Judith won't go down without a fight.
S4.E1 ∙ Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape
Martin accidentally videotapes a famous TV child entertainer receiving oral sex in an alley. He means not to make a big deal out of it but then he ends up being accused in one big fat trial with nationwide coverage.
S4.E2 ∙ The French Conception
Martin's old girlfriend Julie comes to him looking for payment for an abortion. Martin is trying to sell his old apartment, now that he's living with Julie's mom.
S4.E3 ∙ Depth Be Not Proud
Eddie gets fired, Martin is not happy with his job and the two pals think of starting a new magazine together.
S4.E4 ∙ Pop Secret
Martin's dad and Roger are roommates and they seem to be good pals but then it occurs to Martin they might be gay.
S4.E5 ∙ Reach Out and Touch Yourself
When Martin finds some old savings bonds he decides to reinvest the money. Toby convinces him to start her phone stock tips business but it does poorly. She gets inspiration to change it to a phone sex line, of which Martin disapproves.
S4.E6 ∙ Home Sweet Homeboy
Eddie tries to get in touch with his black roots after an incident on his talk show. Martin tries to support him but finds it a little annoying.
S4.E7 ∙ A Midsummer Night's Dream On
Martin, Eddie and Judith spend a weekend at a cabin with their old college friends. Passions spark and secrets are revealed. Martin fusses over a 20 year old misdeed.
S4.E8 ∙ The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover
The widow of a recently deceased author means to make a book of his love letters to her, only she doesn't want his name on it. Tobby agrees to pose as the writer, Gibby agrees to publish the book and Martin agrees to be her lover.
S4.E9 ∙ Super Freak
Martin falls for his sexy superintendent during a New York heat wave. When the passion fizzles he tries to dump her, with disastrous results to his utilities.
S4.E10 ∙ One Ball, Two Strikes
Martin meets a beautiful woman and has sex with her, only to realize afterwards that she's Gibby's girlfriend. He means to stay away from her but she keeps coming back for more.
S4.E11 ∙ Portrait by the Artist on the Young Man
Jeremy shows up with a tattoo on his arm. Martin disapproves angrily while Judith displays a more rational response. The two men fight and eventually Judith gives in to the suggestion of having it removed.
S4.E12 ∙ And Bobby Makes Three
While helping Judith attend a Lamaze class, Martin sees an old girlfriend and starts up a new relationship. Things seem to be going well until her baby's daddy shows up at the door.
S4.E13 ∙ Silent Night, Holy Cow Part I
It's near Christmas and Toby sees the Virgin Mary in the broken glass of Martin's door. Martin drives pregnant Judith to some event, in bad weather, and Jeremy has big plans for sex with his girlfriend.
S4.E14 ∙ Silent Night, Holy Cow Part II
While stuck in the snow, in the middle of nowhere, Judith's water breaks. Back home, Jeremy has a second chance to make his "first time" worth remember.
S4.E15 ∙ Brother of the Bride
Martin's sister invites him to her very private wedding asking him not to tell their parents. Martin can't seem to keep his mouth shut and the parents not only invite themselves but they mean to have the wedding their way.
S4.E16 ∙ Blinded by the Cheese
Martin gets blinded by hot cheese and has to stay in the hospital for a couple of days with his eyes tied. There, without actually seeing her, he falls for a nurse with whom he shares a common love for old movies.
S4.E17 ∙ Hey, Nanny Nanny
Martin's girlfriend, Pamela, loses her job and thinks of moving to another city. In order to keep her close, Martin persuades Judith to hire her as a nanny. Pamela does well in her new job only she gets too attached to the baby.
S4.E18 ∙ The Second Coming
Toby finds out that her boyfriend is a priest. In the meanwhile, Martin prepares a surprise party for Judith's birthday.
S4.E19 ∙ Martin Tupper in 'Magnum Farce'
Two authors, who are also a couple, are out of inspiration and they can't deliver a book to Martin as promised. Then everyone has sex with everyone and that seems to get things going.
S4.E20 ∙ Where There's Smoke, You're Fired
Gibby is going to Nepal, for a couple of days, and leaves Martin in his stead along with the nasty task of having to decide which of his fellow editors to fire.
S4.E21 ∙ Blame It on Reo
Jeremy meets a girl and asks Eddie if he could take her to his place. Eddie agrees but they keep it secret from Martin who still thinks Jeremy is "a kid".
S4.E22 ∙ From Here to Paternity
Martin thinks he might have a grown up daughter with an old girlfriend, from the time they were in college.
S4.E24 ∙ Felines... Nothing More Than Felines
Toby is distressed after her cat dies and Martin thinks that a new pet might help her move forward.
S5.E1 ∙ The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Part I
Two screenwriters kidnap Judith's baby and make it appear like Martin did it.
S5.E2 ∙ The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Part II
Martin makes a deal with the kidnappers in order to set him and the baby free.
S5.E3 ∙ 'Tis Pity She's a Neighbor
Martin finds out his new noisy neighbor is a prostitute.
S5.E4 ∙ Steinway to Heaven
When Martin's mother passes away unexpectedly, he finds himself with a beat up old piano and a quest to fulfill her last wishes.
S5.E5 ∙ Judy and the Beast
Judith has a very brief and unpleasant affair with Gibby.
S5.E6 ∙ The Homecoming Queen
Eddie and Martin go to their high school reunion to meet up with some old flames.
S5.E7 ∙ I'm with Stupid
Martin isn't happy with his current girlfriends brain, so he finds a new one smarter than him, which proves to be even more stressful and intimidating.
S5.E8 ∙ Attack of the 59-Inch Woman
Martin injures his back and Toby tends to him at home.
S5.E9 ∙ Those Who Can't, Edit
Just before having sex with his co-worker, Martin stumbles upon Jeremy's writing. Everyone happens to enjoy the writing except for Martin.
S5.E10 ∙ Off-Off Broadway Bound
Eddie agrees to put money into Martin's play on condition that he gets to be the leading actor.
S5.E11 ∙ Hack Like Me
Martin gets angry enough to fire Toby. She comes back as an editor and outsells him immediately.
S5.E12 ∙ I Never Promised You Charoses, Martin
Jeremy decides to embrace Christianity much to Martins distress. He tries to introduce him to Judaism at Judith's dinner party but it ends up causing a family feud.
S5.E13 ∙ The Courtship of Martin's Father
Martins dad breaks up with his old boyfriend and decides to move in with Martin. The stress of living with is father prompts Martin to take him to a gay bar and find some companionship. Martins father meets Martins current book author and the two hit it off, forcing Martin to intervene when gay overtones threaten to take over the book.
S6.E1 ∙ Try Not to Remember
Martin has difficulty in bed and goes to a psychiatrist to learn he was molested as a child.
S6.E2 ∙ Bess You Is Not My Woman Now
An old friend comes back to New York and Martin thinks she's interested in him. What he doesnt know is she actually wants to meet Judith.
S6.E3 ∙ Long Distance Runaround
Eddie moves to Hollywood for work and Martin realizes they cant be long distance friends. He finds another buddy back in New York right around the time Eddie gets fired.
S6.E4 ∙ Significant Author
Desperate for a hit book, Martin signs up a well known author only to find out the man's next work is Toby Pedalbee.
S6.E5 ∙ 9 1/2 Days
One of Martins seemingly uptight writers turns out to be a closet sex addict. Things get strange for him when she asks to have another woman join them.
S6.E6 ∙ Beam Me Up, Dr. Spock
After Jeremy begins dating his math tutor, Martin and Judith have two different ideas on how to handle it.
S6.E7 ∙ Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai
Martin is judged for the afterlife when having a near death experience.
S6.E13 ∙ Am I Blue
Martin needs to raise money quickly or he will lose his apartment. So he earns extra money writing scripts for adult movies.
S6.E14 ∙ Home Is Where the Cart Is
A childhood friend of Judith's has fallen on hard times. Martin attempts to help her out in his own way.
S6.E15 ∙ Little Orphan Eddie
Martin's new girlfriend asks for more attention while Eddie begins having anxiety about his upcoming 40th birthday. But Martin has his hands full planning a surprise party and helping Eddie handle the shocking news he's just received.
S6.E17 ∙ The Weekend at the College Didn't Turn Out Like They Planned
While taking Jeremy on a college visit, Martin and Judith begin to rekindle their love.
S6.E18 ∙ Second Time Aground
Martin and Judith begin going to group therapy to avoid some of their past relationship mistakes and to handle their baggage.
S6.E19 ∙ The Spirit of 76th & Park
Martin and Judith can't decide on where to live since they've restarted their romance. When they settle on Judith's place, the alarm system that her ex-husband installed has other plans.
S6.E20 ∙ All About Louie
Martin's workload has become too much for Toby to handle, so they hire Toby's cousin Louie as a temp. When Louie turns out to be the perfect hire, Martin is torn between which one of them to keep.
S6.E23 ∙ Hey Diddle Diddle
When Judith catches Martin pleasuring himself in the shower, she admits to Martin that she never has engaged in the act herself. After encouraging her to try it, Martin feels threatened by how much more she seems to enjoy it than she does his own company.
S6.E25 ∙ Tenants, Anyone?
Since moving in with Judith, Martin's old apartment has gone vacant. He needs to find a new tenant quickly but has no good options. He agrees to rent his apartment to Toby but soon regrets it.
S6.E26 ∙ Finale - Part One
Martin and Judith are feeling the pressure to commit now that Eddie is getting married.
