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What a Dummy

Ed Brannigan's Great-Uncle Jackie dies and leaves a trunk full of props from his ventriloquist days. His dummy, Buzz, has been locked in the trunk for 50 years. When Ed's family in Secaucus, New Jersey opens the trunk and finds Buzz, they discover that he can think and talk; in fact, he goes around giving everyone in the house--Ed, his wife Polly, and their three children--advice. What will their next-door neighbor Mrs. Travalony think? 24 episodes of this syndicated show were produced in 1990 and 1991; the show debuted in September 1990.

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Cast & Crew See All

Stephen Dorff
Tucker Brannigan
Joshua Rudoy
Cory Brannigan
David Doty
Ed Brannigan

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

What a Dummy

Sat, Sep 29, 1990

In the first episode Cory Brannigan discovers that the ventriloquist dummy Buzz, which his father inherited, can speak.

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Awards

  • 1991 - Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series - nominated
  • 1991 - Young Artist Award - Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Nine - nominated
  • 1991 - Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series - nominated
  • 1991 - Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series - nominated

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