Buffalo Bill was an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host and his staff at a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered June 1, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons (1983-84). It featured Dabney Coleman ("Buffalo" Bill Bittinger), Joanna Cassidy, John Fiedler, Max Wright, Geena Davis, Charles Robinson, Meshach Taylor, Claude Earl Jones, and Pippa Pearthree. The series received 11 Emmy Award nominations (including two for Outstanding Comedy Series). Joanna Cassidy also won a Golden Globe Award in 1984. Most of the humor came from Bill's completely unredeemable qualities and from the staff's frustration at dealing with him. now. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Nickname: City of Good Neighbors, Queen City, City of Light Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Area    - City 136. ... It has been suggested that NBC, NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... Dabney Coleman Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor. ... Joanna Cassidy (b. ... John Fiedler (b. ... Max Wright (born August 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American actor in the hit sitcom ALF. He had previously made appearances in TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and was a regular cast member in Misfits of Science and The Norm Show. ... Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis (born 21 January 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actress and former fashion model. ... Charlie Robinson (born November 9, 1945, in Houston, Texas) is a television actor who has been performing since the 1960s. ... Meshach Taylor (born 11 April 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA) is an African-American actor. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Credits sequences

The opening sequence remained unchanged throughout the series, with two minor exceptions. In season two, the theme music was slightly remixed and the title colors were changed from yellow to white.

The closing sequence featured a shot of Buffalo from a helicopter, with a slightly slower version of the theme music. In season two, the title colors were changed from yellow to white as well.

After cancellation

Buffalo Bill has enjoyed an almost legendary cult status ever since its original network run, even though it was re-aired just once (and even then, only briefly) on A&E. Former NBC President Brandon Tartikoff famously wrote in his memoirs that his biggest professional regret was canceling the show, which he later went on to include in a fantasy "dream schedule" created for a TV Guide article which detailed his idea of "The Greatest Network Ever" – right alongside more conventional classics like I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Cheers. Biography is one of A&Es longest-running and most popular programs. ... It has been suggested that NBC, NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... Brandon Tartikoff (July 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was a popular NBC executive who was credited with turning around NBCs low prime-time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Miami Vice, The Golden Girls, Knight Rider, The... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... I Love Brooke, a CBS television sitcom that aired in the 1950s, was the most popular American sitcom of its generation and is still considered by viewers and experts alike to be one of the greatest television series of all time. ... The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... Cheers was a American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ...

Lionsgate put out the entire series on DVD in late 2005, finally allowing patient fans with long memories and curious newcomers alike a chance to revisit this much-talked-about but rarely-seen series. Unfortunately, however, this release was forced to omit (due to clearance rights issues) what is perhaps the show's most infamous and fondly remembered moment: a nightmare of the racist Bill's in which he is persecuted by a bevy of angry African Americans as they lip-synch Ray Charles's "Hit the Road, Jack." Lions Gate redirects here. ... DVD (sometimes called Digital Versatile Disc, or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004). ...

Three other efforts to incorporate Coleman's persona into a situation comedy were The Slap Maxwell Story (actually more a "dramedy" similar to The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd starring Blair Brown), Madman of the People, and Drexell's Class, none of which were to meet with any more ratings success than had Buffalo Bill. The Slap Maxwell Story (sometimes seen in print as The Slap Maxwell Story) was a situation comedy broadcast in the United States by ABC as part of its 1987-88 lineup. ... The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd was an NBC/Lifetime dramedy that debuted in 1987. ... Blair Brown (born 23 April 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia) is an acclaimed stage actress who has also reached a broader audience with her television and film work, particularly, in the 1980s. ... Madman of the People was a short-lived sitcom that aired on the American network NBC from 1994 to 1995. ... Drexells Class was a situation comedy aired by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1991-92 lineup. ...

External links

• Buffalo Bill at the Internet Movie Database