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American Dreamer

  • 1990 – 1991
  • Ended
  • Comedy
  • 1 season
  • 5.3/10

After the death of his wife, former network correspondent Tom Nash leaves his career to raise his children and writes a column about ordinary people for a Chicago newspaper. His editor frequently tries to lure him back into hard news, while Tom adjusts to his new life in Wisconsin.

Latest: Season 1 · 1990

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  1. E1. Pilot

    Sep 20, 1990 · 30m

    Tom Nash trades in his network newsman job to write a human interest column for a Chicago newspaper, moving to Wisconsin with his two children. He begins by exploring women's anger toward men by hiring a female assistant and visiting the woman he stood up on prom night.

  2. E2. Guys Just Wanna Have Fun

    Sep 22, 1990 · 30m

    Tom attempts to find out why men are not open with their feelings by hosting a bonding party for men.

  3. E3. Flight of the Dodo

    Sep 29, 1990 · 30m

    A disillusioned cartoonist (Austin Pendleton) quits his job.

  4. E4. All God's Children Go to Wisconsin

    Oct 6, 1990 · 30m

    Tom's meeting with an Episcopal cleric causes him to question his current standing as a lapsed Catholic.

  5. E5. Corvette Man

    Oct 13, 1990 · 30m

    While Tom considers buying a corvette, Lillian makes plans to remarry her ex-husband.

  6. E6. Over the Hill?

    Oct 20, 1990 · 30m

    Tom's preliminary results of his physical reveal he's in great shape but a chest X-ray casts a spot of doubt, requiring further tests.

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