Tanner '88 - Season 1

Tanner '88 - Season 1

Season 1

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DatesFeb 15, 1988 - Aug 22, 1988
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Episodes

The Dark Horse
Season 1Episode 130 min

The Dark Horse

On the weekend before the New Hampshire primary, Congressman Jack Tanner and his daughter visit with potential voters, while his first campaign commercial is evaluated by a focus group.

Feb 15, 1988
For Real
Season 1Episode 230 min

For Real

Tanner's passionate "For Real" commercial generates new interest in his campaign as he heads for Nashville. There, an apparent attempt on his life produces publicity and qualifies him for Secret Service protection.

Mar 14, 1988
The Night of the Twinkies
Season 1Episode 330 min

The Night of the Twinkies

Jack seeks the advice of an old friend, a civil rights activist, about how to reach African American voters.

Apr 12, 1988
Moonwalker and Bookbag
Season 1Episode 430 min

Moonwalker and Bookbag

After offending his friend, a Baptist minister, with an attempt at an impromptu press conference on the steps of the church, the campaign begins to freeze out media manager Stringer. At the same time, Tanner and his daughter must learn to cope with the constant protective presence of Secret Service agents and Berkoff interviews Tanner's father, exposing an unusual family dynamic.

May 2, 1988
Bagels with Bruce
Season 1Episode 530 min

Bagels with Bruce

Tanner meets with fellow candidate Bruce Babbitt, who recently ended his campaign. Tired of being on the outs with the campaign, Stringer considers joining the Dukakis campaign where he discovers Tanner's girlfriend Joanna is a staff member.

May 16, 1988
Child's Play
Season 1Episode 630 min

Child's Play

Tanner attends campaign events ranging from appearances at day care centers--where he talks to young children about tax abatements--and a Hollywood pool party. Afterward, a recently dismissed member of the Dukakis campaign approaches Tanner for a job, exposing Tanner's television and speech weaknesses.

Jun 6, 1988
The Great Escape
Season 1Episode 730 min

The Great Escape

Tanner attends a debate with Dukakis and Jesse Jackson where his comments about drugs become news. Mechanical troubles on the campaign plane lead to a stressful flight for everyone. Later, a reporter breaks the story on Tanner and Joanna's relationship, angering T.J., who did not know about it.

Jun 20, 1988
The Girlfriend Factor
Season 1Episode 830 min

The Girlfriend Factor

The campaign runs into problem after problem when they head to Detroit, including Tanner looking bad when "confronted" by a robot and looking bad kissing babies on camera. Meanwhile David Seidelman, the reporter who broke the Tanner/Joanna story, finds himself in the campaign's doghouse. Later, Tanner spends an afternoon at a Detroit community meeting speaking to people about drugs and America's future.

Jul 11, 1988
Something Borrowed, Something New
Season 1Episode 930 min

Something Borrowed, Something New

Alex plans Jack and Joanna's wedding, stressing over the minutest of details, only to have them call it off after General Tanner makes an inappropriate speech and Deke Conners swoops over the proceedings in a helicopter. Afterward, despite his being nearly out of the race, the campaign reads an article speculating on Tanner's would-be cabinet appointments.

Jul 17, 1988
The Boiler Room
Season 1Episode 1030 min

The Boiler Room

Having both lost at the Democratic National Convention, the Jackson and Tanner campaigns try some last minute trickery, with T.J. calling in coordinator Billy Ridenour to work some "backroom magic". Unfortunately, the Jackson campaign's need for plausible deniability prevents Ridenour from speaking directly to Jackson and winds up costing Tanner.

Aug 11, 1988
The Reality Check
Season 1Episode 1130 min

The Reality Check

Despite not winning the Democratic nomination and his former campaign's finances now being audited, rumblings of Tanner running as third party circulate through what is left of the campaign. T.J. investigates the possibilities and the series ends with Jack not answering Joanna's query that it would be obvious for him to endorse Michael Dukakis and instead ruminates on his possibilities.

Aug 22, 1988

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