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'''''The Dictator''''' was a 1988 American sitcom scheduled to begin airing on CBS on March 15th. The program would star Christopher Lloyd as Joseph Paul Domingo, a dictator from a small Caribbean island who is deposed and exiled to Queens, New York. There, he sets up a laundromat with his wife Isabel (played by Deborah Rush) and their children, Reggie and Andrew (Robyn Lively and John David Cullum), as well as Domingo's former general, Vesuvio (Joe Grifasi). The pilot also featured David Allen Grier and Peter Crombi as guest stars.
'''''The Dictator''''' was a 1988 American sitcom scheduled to begin airing on CBS on March 15th. The program would star Christopher Lloyd as Joseph Paul Domingo, a dictator from a small Caribbean island who is deposed and exiled to Queens, New York. There, he sets up a laundromat with his wife Isabel (played by Deborah Rush) and their children, Reggie and Andrew (Robyn Lively and John David Cullum), as well as Domingo's former general, Vesuvio (Joe Grifasi). The pilot also featured David Allen Grier and Peter Crombi as guest stars. Bob Elliott also appeared.


The show was scheduled to air on Tuesday nights at 9:30. However, on March 7th, The Writer's Guild went on strike just as the series was set to tape it's third episode. The network didn't want to premiere a series with so few episodes and ultimately cancelled it without airing any of them.
The show was scheduled to air on Tuesday nights at 9:30. However, on March 7th, The Writer's Guild went on strike just as the series was set to tape its third episode. The network didn't want to premiere a series with so few episodes and ultimately cancelled it without airing the two episodes produced. <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iHsjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=christopher+lloyd+the+dictator&source=bl&ots=NqOmqoclZo&sig=eMpomyaFpNNarWxiL95DPRsYzbc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1jLbIyOLYAhVKKsAKHYVJAwkQ6AEwEnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=christopher%20lloyd%20the%20dictator&f=false Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012 Page 75.] Retrieved 18 Jan '18</ref> One of the produced episodes was written by John Swartzwelder, later of The Simpsons. <ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/john-swartzwelder-sage-of-the-simpsons John Swartzwelder Interview.] Retrieved 3 May '21</ref>


The series has since faded into obscurity, and aside from magazine ads and promotional images, it hasn't been seen or been made available to the public.
The series has since faded into obscurity, and aside from magazine ads and promotional images, it hasn't been seen or been made available to the public.
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==Gallery==
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The Dictator 1988 ad.JPG|A synopsis listing/ad specifically for the Chicago affiliate WBBM.
TheDictatorCBS-TVGuideSynopsis.jpg|A synopsis listing/ad specifically for the Chicago affiliate WBBM.
The Dictator 1988 ad 2.JPG|Another newspaper ad.
TheDictatorCBS-TVGuidePromo2.JPG|Another newspaper ad.
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD The Dictator - SI.jpg|A still of Christopher Lloyd as the Dictator.
TheDictatorCBS-ChristopherLloydStill.jpg|A still of Christopher Lloyd as the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still.jpg|Isabel, Vesuvio, and the Dictator.
TheDictatorCBS-CBSPromoStill1.jpg|Isabel, Vesuvio, and the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still 2.jpeg|Isabel and the Dictator.
TheDictatorCBS-CBSPromoStill2.jpeg|Isabel and the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still 3.jpeg|The Dictator and Vesuvio.
TheDictatorCBS-CBSPromoStill3.jpeg|The Dictator and Vesuvio.
The Dictator 1988 still 4.jpeg|Andrew, the Dictator, and Isabel.
TheDictatorCBS-CBSPromoStill4.jpeg|Andrew, the Dictator, and Isabel.
The Dictator 1988 still 5.jpeg|Isabel and the Dictator.
TheDictatorCBS-CBSPromoStill5.jpeg|Isabel and the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still 6.jpg|The Dictator and an old man.
TheDictatorCBS-CBSPromoStill6.jpg|The Dictator and an old man (Bob Elliott).
The Dictator 1988 still 7.jpg|The Dictator and Andrew.
TheDictatorCBS-CBSPromoStill7.jpg|The Dictator and Andrew.
ChristopherLloydTheDictator1988.jpeg|A still of Christopher Lloyd as the Dictator.
ChristopherLloydDictatorPost.jpg|Christopher Lloyd as the Dictator.
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 4 May 2021

TheDictatorCBS-TVGuidePromo1.jpg

Vintage TV Guide page advertising the show.

Status: Lost

The Dictator was a 1988 American sitcom scheduled to begin airing on CBS on March 15th. The program would star Christopher Lloyd as Joseph Paul Domingo, a dictator from a small Caribbean island who is deposed and exiled to Queens, New York. There, he sets up a laundromat with his wife Isabel (played by Deborah Rush) and their children, Reggie and Andrew (Robyn Lively and John David Cullum), as well as Domingo's former general, Vesuvio (Joe Grifasi). The pilot also featured David Allen Grier and Peter Crombi as guest stars. Bob Elliott also appeared.

The show was scheduled to air on Tuesday nights at 9:30. However, on March 7th, The Writer's Guild went on strike just as the series was set to tape its third episode. The network didn't want to premiere a series with so few episodes and ultimately cancelled it without airing the two episodes produced. [1] One of the produced episodes was written by John Swartzwelder, later of The Simpsons. [2]

The series has since faded into obscurity, and aside from magazine ads and promotional images, it hasn't been seen or been made available to the public.

In 2012, a similar concept would have been recycled by Sacha Baron Cohen in a feature comedy film also titled The Dictator.

Gallery

References