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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jun 3, 2024, 09:14 AM Jun 2024

On June 1, 1983, the TV series "Buffalo Bill" premiered.

Buffalo Bill (TV series)



Original release
Network: NBC
Release: June 1, 1983 – March 29, 1984

Buffalo Bill is an American sitcom television series that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host, played by Dabney Coleman, and his staff (including Geena Davis and Joanna Cassidy) at WBFL-TV, a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered June 1, 1983, on NBC and ran for two seasons (1983–84). It was also shown on the then-new UK fourth TV channel Channel 4.

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Fri May 17, 2024: Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
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On June 1, 1983, the TV series "Buffalo Bill" premiered. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 OP
I appreciate that it wasn't everyone's cup of tea Xavier Breath Jun 2024 #1
One of the first places I remember Dabney Coleman from AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2024 #2

Xavier Breath

(5,034 posts)
1. I appreciate that it wasn't everyone's cup of tea
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 09:24 AM
Jun 2024

but I always liked the show, and Coleman was perfect in the role. He was not a loveable character, so the show' demise was not all that surprising, sadly.

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,600 posts)
2. One of the first places I remember Dabney Coleman from
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 09:39 AM
Jun 2024

Loved that show - I think it got shown in repeats on Comedy Central at some point as well. A cult classic sitcom.

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