Dream On, an adult-themed sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, aired on HBO from July 8, 1990, to March 27, 1996. The series aired for a total of six seasons, consisting of 120 episodes.
Martin is on top of the world after editing a best selling book and on top of a gorgeous blonde actress he is in a relationship with. Gibby tries to force Martin to take a pay cut and Martin quits instead, leaving himself unemployed.
Martin disapproves of Jeremy's juvenile delinquent girlfriend but nevertheless ends up getting involved with her similarly-inclined mother (Adrienne Barbeau).
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"Here Comes the Bribe"
Betty Thomas
Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn
July 18, 1992 (1992-07-18)
While having sex, Martin gets the inspiration for a great idea for a book. He goes to Gibby with the idea, but wants Marin to help him. In order to avoid being deported, Gibby has to marry Toby, at a high price.
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"May Divorce Be with You"
Bethany Rooney
Martha Kauffman & David Crane
July 25, 1992 (1992-07-25)
Martin has difficulty coping with the divorce of his parents.
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"Come and Knock on Our Door..."
John Landis
Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn
August 1, 1992 (1992-08-01)
Martin and Eddie are both interested in a network executive Alisha (Courteney Cox), and she proposes that they have a threesome.
Martin and Toby face underhanded competition from back-stabbing new editor Alex (Matthew Perry) and his scheming secretary Skylar.
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"The Undergraduate"
John Axness
Stephen Engel
November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)
Martin begins dating the college student who delivers bagels to his office. Martin ends up giving her multiple orgasms when they have sex. Martin meets her mother, and begins to fall for her.
Martin convinces the mother of the college student to go on a date with him. They hit it off but have below average sex. They almost break up because of it, just before having an epic session which keeps the relationship alive.
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"Key for Two"
Betty Thomas
Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss
November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)
Martin asks Kate (the mother of the college student he was dating) if she wants to move in with him. Kate moves in and vacuums the apartment. Judith comes over to see Jeremy and meets Kate, an awkward conversation ensues. Kate vacuums some more and then hangs some plants before discovering Martin's telescope which is pointed at the apartment of a woman who is vacuuming in the nude. After watching the nude woman for a moment Martin and Kate have sex in a pile of bubble wrap. In the afterglow Kate suggests it's strange that Judith has a key to Martin's apartment, jealousy and hilarity ensue.
Season 4 (1993–94)
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1
"Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape"
John Landis
Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss
June 2, 1993 (1993-06-02)
Martin accidentally films a beloved children's television host with a prostitute. Eddie offers him a quarter million dollars for the footage but Martin's payday comes at a cost. (This episode features many notable guests including Tom Poston, James Woods, Elisabeth Shue, Phyllis Diller, Jason Alexander and more)
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2
"The French Conception"
Eric Laneuville
Stephen Engel
June 9, 1993 (1993-06-09)
Martin, still living with Kate, needs to find a tenant for his empty apartment. Julie, Kate's daughter and Martin's ex, asks Martin for financial help with an abortion. Later, Kate confronts Martin when a bill for the procedure comes.
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3
"Depth Be Not Proud"
Peter Baldwin
Stephen Engel
June 16, 1993 (1993-06-16)
Eddie gets fired so he and Martin plan to start a magazine together.
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4
"Pop Secret"
Betty Thomas
Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn
June 23, 1993 (1993-06-23)
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5
"Reach Out and Touch Yourself"
Nick Marck
Stephen Engel
June 30, 1993 (1993-06-30)
Toby convinces Martin to invest in her stock advice hotline, which ends up turning into a phone sex line.
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6
"Home Sweet Homeboy"
Debra Hill
Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss
July 7, 1993 (1993-07-07)
An African-American client of Martin guests on Eddie's show and accuses him of not being "black enough".
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7
"A Midsummer Night´s Dream On"
Betty Thomas
Leslie Gaveny
July 14, 1993 (1993-07-14)
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8
"The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover"
Kevin S. Bright
Jeffrey Klarik
July 21, 1993 (1993-07-21)
Toby's mother makes her feel really bad about her life. A beautiful widow has a book written by her husband who was a famous author, however she doesn't want her husband's name on the book due to the content. Toby blackmails Martin into putting her name on the book, Martin takes the widow as his lover (Gates McFadden).
Martin has an affair with Gibby's girlfriend. Gibby confesses an intimate inadequacy to Martin.
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11
"Portrait by the Artist on the Young Man"
John Landis
Mindy Schneider
August 11, 1993 (1993-08-11)
Jeremy gets a tattoo and Martin's not happy about it.
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12
"And Bobby Makes Three"
Rina Sternfeld Allon
Eileen Conn & Andrew Gordon
August 18, 1993 (1993-08-18)
While Richard is away in Estonia, Martin accompanies Judith to birthing class where he meets an old high school sweetheart.
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"Silent Night, Holy Cow, Part 1"
Betty Thomas
David Crane & Marta Kauffman
December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)
It's Christmas and a very pregnant Judith goes on a trip with Martin to receive a present for Richard, who's visiting the Pope. Jeremy has his first sexual experience and Eddie has two dates on the same evening. Toby has a vision of the Virgin Mary in the broken glass of Martin's door.
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"Silent Night, Holy Cow, Part 2"
Betty Thomas
David Crane & Marta Kauffman
December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)
Eddie has a fight with Santa Claus while Toby considers joining a convent. Judith goes into labor with only Martin there to help deliver the baby, in a barn near the town of Bethlehem. Jeremy gains more sexual experiences with Marybeth (Robin Tunney), an 'older' woman.
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"Brother of the Bride"
Peter Baldwin
Jeffrey Klarik
January 19, 1994 (1994-01-19)
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.
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"Blinded by the Cheese"
Kevin S. Bright
Stephen Engel
January 26, 1994 (1994-01-26)
A cheese fondue accident leaves Martin temporarily blinded and in hospital. Unable to see, he still manages to meet a cute nurse, who, he discovers later on, is slightly older than his usual conquests.
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"Hey, Nanny Nanny"
Ron Wolotzky
Brian Herskowitz
February 2, 1994 (1994-02-02)
Martin convinces Judith to hire his out-of-work-actress girlfriend as a nanny for the new baby.
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18
"The Second Coming"
Jonathan Prince
Linda Mathious & Heather MacGillvray
February 9, 1994 (1994-02-09)
Martin organises a surprise birthday party for Judith while Toby discovers what type of man she is dating.
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19
"Martin Tupper in 'Magnum Farce'"
John Landis
Eileen Conn & Andrew Gordon
February 16, 1994 (1994-02-16)
While Martin is dating a co-worker, a husband-and-wife author team have marital problems affecting their writing despite an imminent deadline. He refers them to Judith, who advises them to focus on the relationship instead of on the book. Martin becomes the center of drama and revenge sex.
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"Where There's Smoke, You're Fired"
Mary Kay Place
Bob Kushell
February 23, 1994 (1994-02-23)
During Gibby's holiday, Martin's in charge of the company but he receives instructions to fire one of the editors. Judith is experiencing a professional crisis.
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"Blame it on Reo"
Michael Engler
Eileen Conn & Andrew Gordon
March 2, 1994 (1994-03-02)
Jeremy has a date with a kinky young actress and Martin discovers Jeremy has had sex even before that date.
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"From Here to Paternity"
Mel Smith
Bob Kushell
March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09)
Eddie finds out the consequences of sleeping with Martin's girlfriend (Pam Dawber) back when they were in high school.
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"A Face Worse Than Death"
Ron Wolotzky
Jeffrey Klarik
March 16, 1994 (1994-03-16)
Martin's mom decides to have a face-lift, but doesn't want to tell her current boyfriend.
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"Felines... Nothing More Than Felines"
Michael McKean
Jeffrey Klarik
March 23, 1994 (1994-03-23)
Toby has to deal with the loss of her beloved cat, Mr. Snuffles, while Martin and Gibby try to convince Kitty Kelley to become a client.
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"Stone Cold"
Peter Baldwin
Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss
March 30, 1994 (1994-03-30)
Richard, Judith, Jeremy and the baby are moving to Washington D.C. Martin is despondent, but events take an unexpected turn.
At Richard Stone's memorial service, Martin and baby Richard are kidnapped by two screenwriters. However, the police think Martin's the kidnapper. Martin makes a deal with the kidnappers, but it turns out he remains the unsung hero.
Martin’s mom Doris dies during a visit to New York. In the process of distributing her belongings, Martin comes across a piano which leads him to find out a secret about his mother’s past.
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"Judy and the Beast"
Nick Marck
Bill Prady
July 20, 1994 (1994-07-20)
After Richard’s death, Martin wants to reconnect with Judith. Instead she connects with Gibby!
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6
"The Homecoming Queen"
Nick Marck
Stephen Engel
July 27, 1994 (1994-07-27)
Eddie talks Martin into going to a high-school reunion. Martin’s old flame shows up too …as does her psycho almost-ex-husband.
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"I’m With Stupid"
Ron Wolotzky
Victor Levin
August 3, 1994 (1994-08-03)
Martin is tired of dating women who are not smart, but when Judith sets him up with a member of her late husband’s think-tank, he gets more than he bargained for.
As Martin has problems reaching an orgasm, he starts seeing a psychologist. Once she suggests he was molested in his childhood by an uncle, he starts going nuts.
Recently divorced, Judith’s old friend Bess (Annette O’Toole) comes to New York. Martin always believed there was a sexual tension between him and Bess and wants to release it …but Bess’s unreleased tension has a different target.
Gibby offers his editors an increased annual bonus which would be given just to one of the editors and will be deducted from the salaries of others. Toby puts up a personal ad, to which a famous writer, Maddox March (Ray Wise), responds.
Once more, Martin begins a relationship with an author of his, Phoebe (Barbara Alyn Woods), who is into all sorts of sexually challenging games. Phoebe is also an etiquette expert — but what exactly is the etiquette after a threesome?
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"Beam Me Up, Dr Spock"
Iris Dugow
Bill Prady
August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23)
Jeremy gets a bad grade in math, gets a tutor 8 years his senior (Liz Vassey) and quickly starts dating her, which puts Martin’s and Judith’s diverging parenting approaches to a challenge.
Story by : Stephen Engel Teleplay by : Stephen Engel, Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard
August 30, 1995 (1995-08-30)
An episode based mainly on clips from earlier episodes. Martin chokes on a champagne cork and is being evaluated according to the Ten Commandments in order to decide where his final destination will be.
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"Music In My Veins, Part I"
Robert Ginty
Stephen Engel
September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13)
Martin starts dating a rock star (Shannon Kenny) who is addicted not only to sex and rock‘n’roll…
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"Music In My Veins, Part II"
Robert Ginty
Stephen Engel
September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)
Struck by writer’s block, Katrina (Shannon Kenny) discovers some old poems of Martin’s and wants to use them as the lyrics for her band’s new album.
103
10
"Tie Me Sister Lu Down, Sport"
Ron Wolotzky
Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard
September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27)
In order to prove he has what it takes to become vice president of Whitestone, Martin has to show Gibby’s sister from Australia’s Outback (Morwenna Banks) around New York.
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11
"She Won't Do It, But Her Sister Will"
John Landis
Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard
October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04)
Martin starts seeing Judith’s younger sister Winnie (Andrea Parker) and has trouble telling Judith.