American Dreamer

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.

Comedy

American Dreamer

Comedy

Created By: Susan Seeger
First Aired on: Sep 20, 1990
Popularity: 3.1398: 1 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Paramount Television (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 17 episodes

Season 1

Aired 35 years ago

17 Episodes

Episode 1Pilot30 min
Tom Nash trades in his network newsman job to write a human interest column for a Chicago newspaper, moving to Wisconsin with his two children. He begins by exploring women's anger toward men by hiring a female assistant and visiting the woman he stood up on prom night.
Episode 2Guys Just Wanna Have Fun30 min
Tom attempts to find out why men are not open with their feelings by hosting a bonding party for men.
Episode 3Flight of the Dodo30 min
A disillusioned cartoonist (Austin Pendleton) quits his job.
Episode 4All God's Children Go to Wisconsin30 min
Tom's meeting with an Episcopal cleric causes him to question his current standing as a lapsed Catholic.
Episode 5Corvette Man30 min
While Tom considers buying a corvette, Lillian makes plans to remarry her ex-husband.