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What a Dummy
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What a Dummy

1990
What a Dummy
What a Dummy

What a Dummy

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What a Dummy is a syndicated television sitcom that lasted for one season in 1990. The premise of the show was that the Brannigan family of Secaucus, New Jersey was getting advice from a talking, thinking ventriloquist’s dummy named Buzz, who had been locked in a trunk for fifty years before being discovered by the family. Kaye Ballard played the family’s next-door neighbor, Mrs. Treva Travalony.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP24  Toys Aren't Us
May. 26,1991
Toys Aren't Us

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EP23  Knock on Wood
May. 19,1991
Knock on Wood

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EP22  Treasure of the Sierra Secaucus
May. 12,1991
Treasure of the Sierra Secaucus

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EP21  The Nudge Who Came to Dinner
May. 05,1991
The Nudge Who Came to Dinner

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EP20  Buzz for Sale
Apr. 28,1991
Buzz for Sale

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EP19  The Vacation That Never Was
Mar. 17,1991
The Vacation That Never Was

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EP18  My Imaginary Friend
Mar. 10,1991
My Imaginary Friend

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EP17  Mr. Grumbacher's Talent Show
Mar. 03,1991
Mr. Grumbacher's Talent Show

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EP16  Tucker Is on the Air
Feb. 24,1991
Tucker Is on the Air

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EP15  The Babysitter
Feb. 17,1991
The Babysitter

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EP14  Fear Itself
Feb. 10,1991
Fear Itself

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EP13  Buzz Is Loaded
Feb. 03,1991
Buzz Is Loaded

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EP12  Bringing Up Baby
Jan. 27,1991
Bringing Up Baby

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EP11  Unmarried... with Children
Dec. 09,1990
Unmarried... with Children

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EP10  The Substitute
Dec. 02,1990
The Substitute

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EP9  What I Did for Love
Nov. 25,1990
What I Did for Love

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EP8  Grandpa Lou
Nov. 18,1990
Grandpa Lou

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EP7  Car Wars
Nov. 11,1990
Car Wars

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EP6  Good Neighbor Branigan
Nov. 04,1990
Good Neighbor Branigan

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EP5  The Champ
Oct. 28,1990
The Champ

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EP4  Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Oct. 21,1990
Whose Life Is It Anyway?

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EP3  The Contractor From Hell
Oct. 14,1990
The Contractor From Hell

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EP2  My Hero
Oct. 07,1990
My Hero

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EP1  What a Dummy
Sep. 30,1990
What a Dummy

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Released: 1990-09-29 | Released Producted By: MCA Television , The Arthur Company Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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What a Dummy is a syndicated television sitcom that lasted for one season in 1990. The premise of the show was that the Brannigan family of Secaucus, New Jersey was getting advice from a talking, thinking ventriloquist’s dummy named Buzz, who had been locked in a trunk for fifty years before being discovered by the family. Kaye Ballard played the family’s next-door neighbor, Mrs. Treva Travalony.

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Cast

Stephen Dorff , Kaye Ballard , David Doty

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Cast

Stephen Dorff
Stephen Dorff

as Tucker Brannigan

I'll Find You Old Henry kid 90 Traveling Light Deputy Embattled Don't Go Sex Guaranteed Jackals
Kaye Ballard
Kaye Ballard

as

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Baby Geniuses Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey What a Dummy The Dream Merchants Falling in Love Again Freaky Friday The Ritz
David Doty
David Doty

as

Vacancy Nancy Drew Silver Bells Red Dragon Good Advice What a Dummy Full Moon in Blue Water

Reviews

hfan77 I remember watching What a Dummy when it was in first-run syndication in the early 90s and thought it was one of the worst sitcoms of the decade. Here's a show that had a very far-fetched premise about a late ventriloquist's dummy named Buzz who was locked in a trunk for years before was finally brought out by the Brannigan family. Almost every episode had the family lying to keep Buzz a secret and that started to wear thin after a while.On the brighter side of things, it was one of the first shows to see Stephen Dorff before he went on to several movies. He played the oldest son Tucker. It was also great to see sitcom veteran Kaye Ballard as the neighbor Mrs. Travalony. Other than that, What a Dummy was a big dummy of a sitcom that fortunately was not renewed after its only syndicated season.
liquidgee I actually remember, God only knows why, tuning into this show quite by accident the Sunday morning it premiered on the Fox network (I'm pretty sure it was on FOX Sunday mornings)and thinking to myself, "What an awful title for a show, some kid is gonna get ragged on because of this in some grade school." So I sat down to give it a see. Pleasantly surprised that it wasn't as bad as I had anticipated though it was, by no means, a real winner either. Still, it was easy enough to pass the time on an otherwise empty time slot for the time it was on. It was a guilty pleasure that I fondly remember to this day of tuning in to view to see what that wisecracking Buzz would do and say resulting in mayhem for that day. Go get 'em Buzz, we need more dummies just like you in this world.
crowgirl65 Was it a dumb show? Who knows? It's all relative.Okay, so yeah it was a dumb idea for a show. It's not like it hasn't been done before. What about the poor mans Married with Children show with Bobcat Goldthwait? Madams Place in the early 80's? I watched it, I was about 16 and it's how I discovered Stephen Dorff. I saw that wacky puppet, Stephen caught my eye, I became an immediate fan and have followed everything he's done since.Sure it wasn't going to win any Emmy awards. Perhaps the producer who pitched the idea was hitting the smoke too much during the late 80's.If it were on re-runs somewhere I'd say it's definitely worth a TiVo option.So the show was good for something after all, even if it was only gaining him one more fan. :)
Herbert Cuntwinkle I am still in disbelief this show was canceled. It just goes to show that network execs have no freakin clue what the public wants. I remember when Alf came out, I was the first person to say "this is the most unrealistic show I have ever seen." I mean, come on people... a talking Alien?!? Give me a break! Its common knowledge that if aliens would come to Earth, they wouldn't speak English. And lets just face it, Alf was not even that funny (although that Lynn Tanner did have a nice set of hooters) Now that leads me to this great show. What a Dummy is not only a realistic account of what happens when dummies go wild, but it was HILARIOUS too! I love all of Buzz's little comebacks. Oh man, I remember rolling on the floor after Buzz goes "and they call ME the dummy" LOL! After being a fan of ventriloquists for the last 17 1/2 years, I totally get what they were going for. My only gripe about this show is Stephen Dorff. I think they could have found a better actor for this role. Perhaps if they ever do a remake, I would want to see someone like Heratio Sands, Pauly Shore, Steven Wright, or perhaps the guy who played Paul on the Wonder Years as a possible replacement. That is considering Stephen DorK probably thinks he is too good to go back to the roll that launched his career. I think its a shame this show is no longer on. I would like to propose to all the fans on here to start a letter writing campaign to try to get this finally released on DVD. I would buy a Blu- Ray machine just for that! If those gosh dark studio heads do not release it after that... well maybe they are the one's who are hallow!