The Dictator (lost footage from unfinished CBS sitcom TV series; 1988): Difference between revisions

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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.

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 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.

Gallery

The Dictator 1988 ad.JPG

A synopsis listing/ad specifically for the Chicago affiliate WBBM.
The Dictator 1988 ad 2.JPG

Another newspaper ad.
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD The Dictator - SI.jpg

A still of Christopher Lloyd as the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still.jpg

Isabel, Vesuvio, and the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still 2.jpeg

Isabel and the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still 3.jpeg

The Dictator and Vesuvio.
The Dictator 1988 still 4.jpeg

Andrew, the Dictator, and Isabel.
The Dictator 1988 still 5.jpeg

Isabel and the Dictator.
The Dictator 1988 still 6.jpg

The Dictator and an old man.
The Dictator 1988 still 7.jpg

The Dictator and Andrew.

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-'''''The Dictator''''' was a 1988 American sitcom scheduled to begin airing on CBS on March 15. 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 (Played by Robyn Lively and John David Cullum), as well as Domingo's former General, Vesuvio (Played by Joe Grifasi). The pilot featured David Allen Grier and Peter Crombi as guest stars. The show was scheduled to air on Tuesday nights at 9:30. However, on March 7, 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.
-This unaired series has faded into obscurity, and aside from magazine ads and several images surfacing, it hasn't been seen or been made available to the public.
+'''''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 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 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.
-==Additional images==
+==Gallery==
 <gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
-The Dictator 1988 ad.JPG|A synopses listing/advertisement specifically for the Chicago affiliate WBBM.
+The Dictator 1988 ad.JPG|A synopsis listing/ad specifically for the Chicago affiliate WBBM.
-The Dictator 1988 ad 2.JPG|Another Newspaper ad.
+The Dictator 1988 ad 2.JPG|Another newspaper ad.
 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD The Dictator - SI.jpg|A still of Christopher Lloyd as the Dictator.
-The Dictator 1988 still.jpg|A still of Isabel, Vesuvio and the Dictator.
+The Dictator 1988 still.jpg|Isabel, Vesuvio, and the Dictator.
-The Dictator 1988 still 2.jpeg|A still of Isabel and the Dictator.
+The Dictator 1988 still 2.jpeg|Isabel and the Dictator.
-The Dictator 1988 still 3.jpeg|A still of the Dictator and Vesuvio.
+The Dictator 1988 still 3.jpeg|The Dictator and Vesuvio.
-The Dictator 1988 still 4.jpeg|A still of Andrew, the Dictator and Isabel.
+The Dictator 1988 still 4.jpeg|Andrew, the Dictator, and Isabel.
-The Dictator 1988 still 5.jpeg|Another still of Isabel and the Dictator.
+The Dictator 1988 still 5.jpeg|Isabel and the Dictator.
-The Dictator 1988 still 6.jpg|A still of the Dictator and the old man.
+The Dictator 1988 still 6.jpg|The Dictator and an old man.
-The Dictator 1988 still 7.jpg|A still of the Dictator and Andrew.
+The Dictator 1988 still 7.jpg|The Dictator and Andrew.
 </gallery>
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