The Boiler Room

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Tanner '88 episode
"The Girlfriend Factor"
Episode no.	11
Prod. code	6A
Orig. Airdate	August 11, 1988
Writer(s)	Garry Trudeau
Director	Robert Altman
Season 1 February 1988 – August 1988
The Dark Horse (Part One) The Dark Horse (Part Two) For Real The Night of the Twinkies Moonwalker and Bookbag Bagels with Bruce Child's Play The Great Escape The Girlfriend Factor Something Borrowed, Something New The Boiler Room The Reality Check
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"The Boiler Room" was the eleventh episode of the HBO series Tanner '88 to air. It originally aired on August 11, 1988.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2.1 Principal Cast 2.2 Guest Cast 2.3 Uncredited Guest Cast

[edit] Synopsis

In this episode, the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia has finally began. It is revealed that Jack and his campaign are working with candidate Jesse Jackson's campaign to support a redistribution of the superdelegates, making the convention an open convention. A man named Billy Ridenhour is selected to lead the superdelegate process; he is a true professional who is determined, intense, and very familiar with the process.

During the voting for the superdelegate process, Jack creates another publicity stunt by going out onto the floor during voting, which is something that has never been done during a convention.

As it turns out, the voting for the superdelegate process does not go as plans and it begins to seem as if Jesse Jackson had used Jack's staff to do his work for him. Billy leaves the room angrily, and it looks as if the Tanner campaign is coming to an end.

[edit] Cast

Here is a list of the credited cast for the episode:

[edit] Principal Cast

• Michael Murphy - John "Jack" Quentin Tanner
• Pamela Reed - T.J. Cavanaugh
• Cynthia Nixon - Alexandra "Alex" Tanner
• Daniel Jenkins - Stringer Kincaid
• Jim Fyfe - Emile Berkoff
• Ilana Levine - Andrea Spinelli
• Greg Procaccino - Barney Kittman
• Sandra Bowie - Stevie Chevalier
• Wendy Crewson - Joanna Buckley
• Veronica Cartwright - Molly Hark
• Matt Malloy - Deke Connors
• E.G. Marshall - General John Tanner
• Harry Anderson - Billy Ridenhour

[edit] Guest Cast

• Frank Barhydt - Frank Gatling
• Kenneth Leon - Lorne Starbuck
• Kent Whipple - Tommy
• Kim Dixon - Volunteer
• Lynn Russell - Herself

[edit] Uncredited Guest Cast

• Paul Kirk Jr. - Himself