Buffalo Bill (TV series)

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Buffalo Bill
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Tom Patchett Jay Tarses
Starring	Dabney Coleman Max Wright Joanna Cassidy Geena Davis John Fiedler
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tom Patchett Jay Tarses Bernie Brillstein
Running time	30 mins.
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	May 31, 1983 – April 5, 1984
External links
IMDb profile

Buffalo Bill is an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host and his staff at a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered May 31, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons (1983-84).

1 Synopsis
2 Credits sequences
3 DVD release
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

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 a Golden 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 President Brandon Tartikoff wrote in his memoirs that his biggest professional regret was canceling the show.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Credits 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.