Something Borrowed, Something New

"Something Borrowed, Something New" was the tenth episode of the HBO series Tanner '88 to air. It originally aired on July 17, 1988. In this episode, Jack is still suffering from the effects of finding the dead eight-year-old boy in the previous episode, "The Girlfriend Factor". He speaks before a school in Lansing, Michigan, and his speech becomes another public spectacle on the campaign trial when Jack tries to take the entire group of childr... more

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  • Jul 17, 1988

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  • 10

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Tanner '88

Tanner '88 is a political mockumentary miniseries written by Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman. First broadcast by HBO during the months leading up to the 1988 U.S. presidential election, it purports to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the campaign of a former Michigan U.S....

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"The Girlfriend Factor" was the ninth episode of the HBO series Tanner '88 to air. It originally aired on July 11, 1988. In this episode, Jack... …

Original air date: Jul 11, 1988
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"The Boiler Room" was the eleventh episode of the HBO series Tanner '88 to air. It originally aired on August 11, 1988. For the 2000 movie, see... …

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