$weepstake$ (Season 1)

An anthology depicting the lives of people who hope to win a large amount of money in a sweepstakes and what happens after they win — or do not win — the money.

  • Poster for Lynn and Grover and Joey

    Lynn and Grover and Joey (Episode 1)

    Writer: Herman Groves

    Air date: 1979-01-26

    Runtime: 90 min

    Overview: This week's ticker buyers are a man who just got out of jail and is on probation needs to try and find a legitimate job, a woman who's separated from her husband who has a girlfriend and a dog whose owner's relatives try to get a piece of what he wins.

  • Poster for Dewey and Harold and Sarah and Maggie

    Dewey and Harold and Sarah and Maggie (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1979-02-02

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A blind girl faces expensive eye surgery. Another girl seeks her long-lost father. An artist whose paintings are painted on the wall of his own apartment building will be lost if the building is demolished.

  • Poster for Vince, Pete and Patsy, Jessica and Rodney

    Vince, Pete and Patsy, Jessica and Rodney (Episode 3)

    Writer: Mann Rubin

    Air date: 1979-02-09

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A circus performer, an unhappily married couple plus a pickpocket and his victim all see a winning lottery ticket as a solution to their problems.

  • Poster for Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore

    Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1979-02-16

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A wealthy man shuns his overly philanthropic nephew when the latter has given away his money to the poor.

  • Poster for Episode 5

    Episode 5 (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1979-02-23

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C.

    Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C. (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1979-03-02

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Roscoe, a school bus driver who wants to go into business for himself, is a finalist. 12-year-old Elizabeth wants to make her parents' dreams come true.

  • Poster for Episode 7

    Episode 7 (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1979-03-09

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Episode 8

    Episode 8 (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1979-03-23

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark

    Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1979-03-30

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A former baseball player, fired for pranks, looks to regain former glory by starting his own team. A parking attendant needs the money to repay a loan used to try to impress a beautiful rich girl. Two girls share a ticket but have a falling-out about how to spend the money if they win.

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