Buffalo Bill Wilkinson's Sword (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Buffalo Bill

Wilkinson's Sword (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Unseen station manager Wilkinson devastates Bill and the entire crew by suddenly announcing, through Karl Shub, that he is canceling the program and replacing it with reruns of "M*A*S*H."

Director

Tom Patchett

Writers

Tom Patchett (created by) (written by) | Jay Tarses (created by)

Producers

Carol Gary | Dennis Klein

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 13, 1983

Release date

Jul 13, 1983 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Dabney Coleman Bill Bittinger Bill Bittinger See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Joanna Cassidy Jo Jo White Jo Jo White See fewer	Blade Runner (1982)
Max Wright Karl Shub Karl Shub See fewer	ALF (1986)
John Fiedler Woody Woody See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Geena Davis Wendy Killian Wendy Killian See fewer	Thelma & Louise (1991)
Charles Robinson Newdell Newdell See fewer	Night Court (1984)
Meshach Taylor Tony Tony See fewer	Designing Women (1986)
Claude Earl Jones Stan Fluger Stan Fluger See fewer	Miracle Mile (1988)
Gary Bayer Actor Actor See fewer	Children of Artsakh (1999)
Sandy Champion Actor (as Sandy-Alexander Champion) Actor (as Sandy-Alexander Champion) See fewer	Final 24 (2006)
John Gowans Paul Mamoody Paul Mamoody See fewer	Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
Bernie Kuby Dave (as Bernard Kuby) Dave (as Bernard Kuby) See fewer	The Karate Kid (1984)
Sarah Lilly Jean Mamoody Jean Mamoody See fewer	Failure to Launch (2006)
Nora Masterson Cathy Catcavage Cathy Catcavage See fewer	Quantum Leap (1989)
James MacKrell Actor (as Jim McKrell) Actor (as Jim McKrell) See fewer	Teen Wolf (1985)
Milt Oberman Actor Actor See fewer	The Goodbye Girl (1977)
John Richard Petersen Audience Member (uncredited) Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	#1 Cheerleader Camp (2010)