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Tanner '88

Premiered: Feb 15, 1988 | 1 seasons | 12 episodes

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In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.
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Name Character Episodes
Wendy Crewson Joanna Buckley 12
Cynthia Nixon Alex Tanner 12
Veronica Cartwright Molly Hark 12
Kevin J. O'Connor Hayes Haggerty 12
Matt Malloy Deke Connors 12
Michael Murphy Jack Tanner 12
Pamela Reed T.J. Cavanaugh 12
Richard Cox David Seidelman 12
Jim Fyfe Emil Berkoff 12
Ilana Levine Andrea Spinelli 12
Daniel H. Jenkins Stringer Kincaid 12
Waylon Jennings Himself 2
Danny Darst Himself 2
Rebecca De Mornay Self 1
Robert Gerringer Farmer Bob 1
Alice Carter Flight Attendant 1
David Alan Grier Secret Serviceman 1
David Alan Grier 1
E.G. Marshall Gen. John Tanner 1
Andy Stahl Molly's Crewmember #1 1
Chris Matthews Self 1
Ned Bellamy Secret Serviceman 1
John Considine Duke Crodian 1
Jesse Jackson Himself (uncredited) 1
Cleavon Little Rev. Billy Crier 1
James "Gypsy" Haake Jennifer 1
Cameron Thor Secret Serviceman 1
Bob Dole Himself (uncredited) 1
Dee Nelson Focus Group Participant 1
Daniel Butler Reporter 1
Béla Fleck Himself - New Grass Revival 1
Wiley Moore Focus Group Participant 1
Julius Carry Secret Serviceman 1
Stephen Altman Rogan 1
Joe Banks Secret Serviceman 1
Aasif Mandvi 0
Luke Macfarlane 0
E.G. Marshall General John Tanner 0
Harry Anderson Billy Ridenhour 0