Scorch is a 1992

1992 in television

The year 1992 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1992.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:*Hallmark Hall of Fame .*Guiding Light .*The Today Show ....

 television sitcom that aired on CBS

CBS

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, and was canceled after only three episodes were broadcast.

The title character, a miniature dragon

Dragon

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...

, is a puppet that was used by ventriloquist Ronn Lucas

Ronn Lucas

Ronn Lucas is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian.Lucas grew up in El Paso, Texas and was graduated from Eastwood High School in 1972. He began his career performing at Saint Timothy's Lutheran church located in El Paso, Texas. He has received many accolades for his work, including...

 before the series came to be; although Lucas never actually appeared in the series, he did supply Scorch's voice.

Premise

Scorch, a small 1300-year-old dragon, awakens from a 100-year nap in 1992. While flying around, he's struck by lightning and he crash-lands in front of the apartment of Brian Stevens (Jonathan Walker) and his daughter Jessica (Rhea Silver-Smith). The next day, as a result of awkward circumstances, Brian lands a job as a TV weatherman at WWEN-TV by pretending that he's a ventriloquist and Scorch is his puppet; no one except Brian and Jessica knows that Scorch is a real dragon.

Episodes

Six episodes were made, but only three were aired.

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