Dream On is an American adult-themed situation comedy about single New Yorker Martin Tupper. The show used a gimmick where old black and white clips were used to punctuate the main character's feelings or thoughts. It was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, the team who would later create the TV show Friends, and ran for six seasons on HBO between 1990 and 1996.
The show centered on Martin Tupper's (Brian Benben) life in an apartment in New York City with his teenage son, and relating to his ex-wife, while trying to date other women and succeed as an editor for a small book publisher. The show was notable for its frequent use of clips from old movies and TV shows to express Martin's inner life and feelings, which lent it much of its quirky appeal, reminding viewers about the impact of TV on their consciousness. The show was also significant for being one of the first American sitcoms (Showtime's Brothers and Steambath preceded this show by several years) to use cursing and nudity, uncensored.
