- Buffalo Bill (TV series)
Infobox Television
show_name = Buffalo Bill
caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 mins.
creator = Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses
executive_producer =Tom Patchett Jay Tarses Bernie Brillstein
starring =Dabney Coleman Max Wright Joanna Cassidy Geena Davis John Fiedler
country = USA
network =NBC
first_aired =May 31 , 1983
last_aired =April 5 , 1984
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 25
website =
imdb_id = 0084992
tv_com_id ="Buffalo Bill" is an American television
situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotisticaltalk show host and his staff at a small TV station inBuffalo, New York . It premieredMay 31 , 1983 onNBC and ran for only part of two seasons (1983-84).ynopsis
The series featured
Dabney Coleman ("Buffalo" Bill Bittinger),Joanna Cassidy ,John Fiedler ,Max Wright ,Geena Davis , Charles Robinson,Meshach Taylor , Claude Earl Jones and Pippa Pearthree. Most of the humor came from Bill's completely unredeemable qualities and from the staff's frustration at dealing with him.The series received 11
Emmy Award nominations (including two for Outstanding Comedy Series). Joanna Cassidy also won aGolden Globe Award in 1984."Buffalo Bill" has developed a cult following ever since its original network run, even though it was re-aired just once on A&E. Former
NBC PresidentBrandon Tartikoff wrote in his memoirs that his biggest professional regret was canceling the show.Fact|date=May 2008Credits sequences
The opening sequence remained unchanged throughout the series, with two minor exceptions. In Season 2, the theme music was slightly remixed and the title colors were changed from yellow to white.The closing sequence featured a shot of Buffalo from a helicopter, with a slightly slower version of the theme music. In Season 2, the title colors were changed from yellow to white as well.
DVD release
In 2005,
Lionsgate released the entire series onRegion 1 DVD . [cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Bill-Complete-Second-Seasons/dp/B000A6T1KY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1209935403&sr=8-1|title=Buffalo Bill - The Complete First and Second Seasons (1983)|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=2008-05-04]References
External links
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