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Here's another episode of the short-lived (1983-84) sitcom Buffalo Bill, "A Hero" (S02E11), as broadcast over the NBC Network via WMAQ Channel 5. This episode features Susan Ruttan (pre-L.A. Law) as Katherine Zawicki Shub, and Sam Whipple as Karl's rebellious son Karl Jr. who idolizes Bill and gets a job at the station Bill works for.
No, it's not a light-hearted sitcom about the serial killer from "Silence of the Lambs" - this show starred Dabney Coleman as "Buffalo" Bill Bittinger, an egotistical local talk show host in Buffalo, NY (whose NBC affiliate was actually WGRZ Channel 2), who makes life miserable for everyone around him at the small TV station he works for - but is kept at bay by his director and on/off lover Jo Jo White (Joanna Cassidy). Also featured in the cast were (pre-"Alf" Dad) Max Wright (as station manager Karl Shub), John Fiedler (as Woody), a pre-stardom Geena Davis (as Wendy Killian), Meshach Taylor and Charlie Robinson. Besides the cast, Norelco PC-70 cameras appear in shot frequently in the TV studio segments.
(A complete broadcast of another episode can be seen here: • NBC Network - Buffalo ... )
Includes:
Station ID / Ron Magers promo for Channel 5 News at 10pm ("Local woman makes a big splash in Hollywood" - who?)
Show opening sequence and titles
Commercials for:
American Express Card - with Robert Ludlum (voiceover by Peter Thomas)
Theatrical trailer for "Against All Odds"
Episode Act I
Buffalo Bill trailer, with Channel 5 lower-third logo below
Theatrical trailer for "Tank"
New Advanced Formula Dishwasher All - "Go Beyond Clean, All the Way to Shine"
Promo for We Got It Made, Mama's Family and The Yellow Rose for Saturday
Promo for TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes for Monday (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Episode Act II
Commercials for:
Xerox Memorywriter (Jane's co-workers marvel at her performance at work)
Wrangler Jeans - "Live It to the Limit"
Episode epilogue, followed by closing credits (with local voiceover by Ron Magers for Channel 5 News at 10pm previewing following stories: Democratic Presidential candidates making final push for Super Tuesday, with live report from Carol Marin in Alabama)
Guest host Joan Rivers previewing tonight's Tonight Show
NBC News Digest with Norma Quarles (opening voiceover by Fred Facey), with following stories:
- Senate Appropriations Committee rejects $21 million aid package for Nicaraguan rebels, and puts off action on $93 million in aid to army in El Salvador
- Iran and Iraq both claim victory in fighting on 6 fronts
Commercial: Bud Light
More news:
- 5 million French workers bring country to standstill
- Convicted killer Theodore Streleski paroled in California only to be jailed 3 hours later for refusal to cooperate
Incomplete commercial for TWA - "You're Gonna Like Us" (voiceover by Don Criqui) - recording ends before ad does
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 8th 1984 during the 8:30pm to 8:59pm timeframe.
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