Tanner '88

Airs Next: HBO at Tuesday 9:00 PM (30 min.)

Status: Ended Premiered: February 15, 1988 Last Aired: October 26, 2004

Show Category: Comedy

Welcome to the Tanner '88 guide at TV.com. Director Robert Altman and cartoonist G.B. Trudeau combined forces for this ground breaking satire following the campaign of fictional Democratic presidential candidate Jack Tanner, mixing real life politicians and celebrities with the fictional characters. In the first season, we meet Tanner as basically a nice guy who doesn't have the...

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Last episode: The Awful Truth
Following her meltdown at the convention, Alex's documentary goes into post-production, but a conflict of interest arises when Jack decides to re-enter politics. Meanwhile, Stuart premieres his documentary on Alex in film class.
Aired: Tuesday October 26, 2004

15. Alex in Wonderland	Oct 19, 2004	0 Reviews	0.00

14. Boston or Bust	Oct 12, 2004	0 Reviews	7.00

13. Dinner at Elaine's	Oct 5, 2004	0 Reviews	7.00

12. The Reality Check	Aug 22, 1988	0 Reviews	0.00

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Cast

Matt Malloy - Deke Connors

Daniel Jenkins - Stringer Kincaid

Wendy Crewson - Joanna Buckley

Aasif Mandvi - Salim

Kevin J. O'Connor - Hayes Taggerty

Jim Fyfe - Emile Berkoff

Michael Murphy - Rep. John Quentin "Jack "Tanner

Cynthia Nixon - Alex Tanner (photos)

Veronica Cartwright - Molly Hark

Ilana Levine - Andrea Spinelli

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nero29 Report Abuse 1 user agrees with this review	9.1 Superb "Classic" "Tanner 88" proves itself as hilarious satire over 10 years later. Continue » Posted Jul 5, 2005 4:56 pm PST

HelloStuart Report Abuse	8.0 Great "Underappreciated" "Exercise your right to vote..." Continue » Posted Jun 28, 2005 8:45 am PST