Episode

Dream On: Doing the Bossa Nova

Name: Dream On: Doing the Bossa Nova
Released: 1990-09-30
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Brian Benben, Wendie Malick, Chris Demetral, Denny Dillon, Dorien Wilson

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Overview

Martin's new boss puts him in several compromising positions.

Details

Series: Dream On
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 13
Air date: 1990-09-30
Runtime: 30 min

Episode context

Doing the Bossa Nova is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Dream On. It aired on 1990-09-30. The runtime is 30 min.

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Episode 14: Premarital Ex 1990-10-07 | 30 min Judith worries about her upcoming marriage. Martin tries to console her.

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Episode 11: Up the River 1990-09-16 | 30 min Martin and Nina's relationship comes to a head when her environmental activism goes too far.

Episode 10: Trojan War 1990-09-09 | 30 min Martin decides to take an STD test so he can go condom-less with his girlfriend. Toby has a litter of puppies in the office.

Episode 9: Three Coins in the Dryer 1990-09-02 | 30 min Martin bumps into a passionate woman in the laundry room, and she takes him for the ride of his life.

Episode 8: Martin Gets Lucky 1990-08-26 | 30 min Martin dates a witch, and good things can't stop happening to him. Then Eddie needs surgery.

Episode 7: Over Your Dead Body 1990-08-19 | 30 min In order to secure a much-needed vacation, Martin seduces a grieving widow for a tawdry book.

Episode 6: ...And Sheep Are Nervous 1990-08-12 | 30 min Martin accidentally finds himself dating a controlling, unstable woman.

Episode 5: Angst for the Memories 1990-08-05 | 30 min After being admonished by an old school friend for not becoming a famous writer, Martin feels galvanized to pick up the quill again—but are his central characters a little too close to home?

Episode 4: Sole Sister 1990-07-29 | 30 min Initially overjoyed by a whirlwind visit from his globe-trotting baby sister 'Beano', Martin finds it difficult to accept that she's more grown up than he imagined; and unfortunately, his best friend Eddie is part of the problem.

Episode 3: Sex and the Single Father 1990-07-22 | 30 min Worried that the divorce is the cause of Jeremy's poor concentration at school, Judith tells Martin that it's actually because of a crush on his teacher. After some wrangling with Judith, it's left to Martin to have 'the talk'.

Episode 2: Death Takes a Coffee Break 1990-07-15 | 30 min Martin, while fooling around with a much younger college girl (an Eddie Charles hook-up), ends up in the hospital. His doctor instructs him to change his lifestyle around to prevent another (possibly worse) incident. Top of the list? Cut out caffeine. Of course, he receives a lot of ridicule as he goes about this.