$weepstake$ (1979)
Synopsis
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.
Network
NBC
Episodes
Lynn and Grover and Joey
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.
Dewey and Harold and Sarah and Maggie
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.
Vince, Pete and Patsy, Jessica and Rodney
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.
Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore
A wealthy man shuns his overly philanthropic nephew when the latter has given away his money to the poor.
Episode 5
No description available.
Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C.
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.
Episode 7
No description available.
Episode 8
No description available.
Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark
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.
Cast
Details
Original Title
$weepstake$
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
9
Production
Miller-Milkis Productions, Paramount Television
