Tanner '88

1 season · 1988 · Ended

★★★★★3.5

ComedyWar & Politics

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.

Episodes

All seasons

The Dark Horse (1)

S01 · E01 The Dark Horse (1)February 15, 1988

The Dark Horse (2)

S01 · E02 The Dark Horse (2)February 15, 1988

For Real

S01 · E03 For RealMarch 14, 1988

The Night of the Twinkies

S01 · E04 The Night of the TwinkiesApril 12, 1988

Moonwalker and Bookbag

S01 · E05 Moonwalker and BookbagMay 2, 1988

S01 · E06 Bagels with BruceMay 16, 1988

S01 · E07 Child's PlayJune 6, 1988

S01 · E08 The Great EscapeJune 20, 1988

S01 · E09 The Girlfriend FactorJuly 11, 1988

S01 · E10 Something Borrowed, Something NewJuly 17, 1988

S01 · E11 The Boiler RoomAugust 11, 1988

S01 · E12 The Reality CheckAugust 22, 1988

Cast

Michael Murphy

Michael MurphyJack Tanner

Pamela Reed

Pamela ReedT.J. Cavanaugh

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia NixonAlex Tanner

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'ConnorHayes Haggerty

Daniel H. Jenkins

Daniel H. JenkinsStringer Kincaid

Jim Fyfe

Jim FyfeEmil Berkoff

Matt Malloy

Matt MalloyDeke Connors

Ilana Levine

Ilana LevineAndrea Spinelli

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica CartwrightMolly Hark

Harry Anderson

Harry AndersonBilly Ridenhour

Wendy Crewson

Wendy CrewsonJoanna Buckley

Sandra BowieStevie Chevalier