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Buffalo Bill

30min

Comedy

Buffalo Bill is an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host, played by Dabney Coleman, and his staff at WBFL-TV, a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered May 31, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons. It was also shown on the then-new UK fourth TV channel Channel 4.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Pilot

1. Pilot

30min

1st Jun 1983

Bill tries to get a job with 60 Minutes.

Buffalo Beat

2. Buffalo Beat

30min

8th Jun 1983

Karl tries to tame Bill by giving him a co-host.

Woody Quits

3. Woody Quits

30min

15th Jun 1983

Bill insults Woody once too often.

Buffalo Bill and the Movies

4. Buffalo Bill and the Movies

30min

22nd Jun 1983

Bill tries to get a part in a movie being filmed in Buffalo.

Mrs. Buffalo Bill?

5. Mrs. Buffalo Bill?

30min

29th Jun 1983

Bill gets lonely so he proposes to Jo-Jo, but the next day he tries to get out of it.

Wilkinson's Sword

6. Wilkinson's Sword

30min

13th Jul 1983

The show is cancelled and replaced with M*A*S*H reruns.

Guess Who's Coming to Buffalo?

7. Guess Who's Coming to Buffalo?

30min

20th Jul 1983

Bill's daughter, who he hasn't seen in ten years, visits the station.

Below the Belt

8. Below the Belt

30min

27th Jul 1983

Melanie threatens to move in with Newdell.

Ratings

9. Ratings

30min

3rd Aug 1983

When the ratings drop, Bill thinks he lost his touch.

True Love

10. True Love

30min

10th Aug 1983

Bill sees a picture of a woman and wants her on the show.

The Fan

11. The Fan

30min

17th Aug 1983

A woman claims she will have Bill's baby.

Hackles

12. Hackles

30min

Wendy is insulted when Bill insults a guest she booked.

First air date

31st May 1983

Last air date

29th Mar 1984

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks