List of The Norm Show episodes
The Norm Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC. The series premiered at midseason in 1999, on March 24, and ran for three seasons, airing new episodes through April 6, 2001. While titled The Norm Show during the show's first season, a legal conflict with Michael Jantze's comic strip The Norm forced the show's title to be shortened to simply Norm for the series' second and third seasons.[1]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 10 | March 24, 1999 | May 26, 1999 | ||
| 2 | 20 | September 22, 1999 | March 15, 2000 | ||
| 3 | 24 | October 3, 2000 | April 6, 2001 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1999)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [2] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Norm and the Prototype" | Andy Cadiff | Bruce Helford & Norm Macdonald | March 24, 1999 | 475150 |
| Norm discovers one of his clients, Taylor (Nikki Cox) is working in a "massage parlor," and won't leave that job. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Norm Dates a Client" | Michael Lessac | Bruce Rasmussen | March 31, 1999 | 225151 |
| While helping a pathologically shy man (Fred Stoller), Norm meets a woman in a bar (Heather Paige Kent) who turns out to be Laurie's client. Laurie and Danny deal with a stinky client (Ezra Buzzington). | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Norm Dates Danny's Dad" | Michael Lessac | Rob Ulin | April 7, 1999 | 225153 |
| Molly joins the department. Danny's father (Jack Warden) enjoys male companionship, but doesn't believe himself to be gay. Norm takes advantage of his denial, but Danny feels Norm is usurping his place as a son. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "While You Weren't Sleeping" | Sam Simon | Dave Caplan | April 14, 1999 | 225154 |
| Laurie's stress makes it so she can't fall asleep unless Norm holds her, with gets in the way of both her boyfriend (Alastair Duncan) and a woman Norm wants to date (Caprice Benedetti). Danny gets a toupee, and apparently a girlfriend (Rebecca McFarland) comes with it. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "My Name Is Norm" | Gail Mancuso | Cheryl Holliday | April 21, 1999 | 225152 |
| After Norm and a client (Casey Sander) go out drinking, the client checks them into rehab. Mr. Curtis assumes Norm is an alcoholic and lowers his workload. Norm goes along with it till he discovers he's not permitted sex. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The New Boss" | Sam Simon | Cheryl Holliday | April 28, 1999 | 225155 |
| After Mr. Curtis tries to kill Norm in a shooting spree, Mr. Denby is made his replacement, and reduces Norm's workload to nothing. Norm burns that deal by getting Denby to lighten up on Laurie. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Denby's Kid" | Steve Zuckerman | Story by : Steve Zuckerman Teleplay by : Steve Gabriel & Sarah McLaughlin | May 5, 1999 | 225159 |
| Mr. Denby's son Jason (Michael Bacall) doesn't want to go to military school, but culinary school. Norm backs him, opposing his dad, until he discovers Jason likes to cook with marijuana. Norm's probation officer Ed (George Mudock) investigates. Laurie and Molly deal with a cat lady (Pat Crawford Brown). | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Drive, Norm Said" | Pamela Fryman | Story by : Bruce Rasmussen Teleplay by : Cheryl Holliday & Frank Sebastiano | May 12, 1999 | 225157 |
| Norm has sex with his evil coworker Kyra (Vicki Lewis), who becomes clingy. He helps Laurie pass a driving test. Danny and Molly find a hairy man (Andy Siegel) a job. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Norm, Crusading Social Worker" | Gerry Cohen | Story by : Rob Ulin Teleplay by : Dave Caplan & Frank Sebastiano | May 19, 1999 | 225156 |
| Norm is made the "agony of defeat" on Wide World of Sports, and wants to be reinstated to play hockey for a charity game. To impress the review board, he lets an elderly client, Sal (Abe Vigoda), move in with him. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Norm's Coach" | Sam Simon | Frank Sebastiano | May 26, 1999 | 225158 |
| To get ready for his charity hockey game, Norm calls his old coach, "The Panther" (Michael McShane), who's in far worse shape than Norm is. | ||||||
Season 2 (1999–2000)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [2] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Norm vs. Love" | Steve Zuckerman | Cheryl Holliday | September 22, 1999 | 225801 |
| Norm gets Taylor (Nikki Cox) a job at the office but Max assumes she's still hooking. Norm also meets up with his probation officer Shelly Kilmartin (Faith Ford). | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Norm Pimps Wiener Dog" | Steve Zuckerman | Rob Ulin | September 29, 1999 | 225802 |
| Norm buys a Hank Aaron baseball card for a kid to impress Shelly but is having problems paying it off when Wiener Dog won't breed with other dogs for $200 each. | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Artie Comes to Town" | Sam Simon | Dave Caplan | October 6, 1999 | 225803 |
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Norm's brother (Artie Lange) visits him. Note: There is a Pokémon scene at the start of the episode. | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Norm vs. Death" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | October 13, 1999 | 225804 |
| Norm reveals his fear of death after Danny's father dies. | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Norm and Shelly In Love" | Rich Correll | Lloyd Garver | October 20, 1999 | 225805 |
| Norm and Shelly kiss which seems sweet, until she finds out he's gambling again. This prompts her to punish Norm and never see him again, until she realizes her true feelings for him. | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Laurie Runs for Office" | Gerry Cohen | TBA | October 27, 1999 | 225806 |
| Laurie is talked into running for city councilman after a heartless politician stops by the office briefly for photo ops. Norm tries to help. | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Norm and Shelly Break-Up" | Gerry Cohen | TBA | November 3, 1999 | 225807 |
| Norm says "I love you" to Shelly, but she is wondering if she wants to stay in New York. | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Gambling Man" | Joe Regalbuto | Dave Caplan | November 10, 1999 | 225808 |
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Norm is gambling again (which breaches his probation) after winning his friend's son's college tuition back. Guest stars: Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles, Diedrich Bader and Tom Arnold. | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Norm vs. Norm" | Gary Halvorson | TBA | November 17, 1999 | 225809 |
| Norm gets bailed out of jail but Artie doesn't. Norm finds out a bet he made is just enough to bail Artie out. Taylor has passed her 2 month probation and is worried whether not Denby will keep her at the office. | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Norm vs. Denby" | Ted Wass | TBA | November 24, 1999 | 225811 |
| Norm and Mr. Denby compete for the same woman. Laurie confronts a ghost from her past. | ||||||
| 21 | 11 | "Norm vs. The Boxer" | Tommy Thompson | TBA | December 1, 1999 | 225810 |
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After witnessing a 15-year-old has a hidden talent, Norm encourages him to fight in a boxing tournament in order to pay off his $10,000 debt to his bookie. Special guest star: Richard Pryor | ||||||
| 22 | 12 | "Norm vs. Christmas" | Gerry Cohen | TBA | December 15, 1999 | 225812 |
| Norm and Artie find out that Laurie hates Christmas, so they decide to cheer her up, but with some consequences. | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | "Norm vs. The Evil Twin" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | January 5, 2000 | 225813 |
| Laurie's twin sister "Jamie" (also portrayed by Laurie MetCalf) visits. While Jamie brags about her suburban lifestyle, Laurie (in a panic) says Norm is her boyfriend. | ||||||
| 24 | 14 | "Norm vs. The Oldest Profession" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | January 19, 2000 | 225814 |
| Norm "steals" a job from a client which turns out to be a male escort service. | ||||||
| 25 | 15 | "Norm vs. Jenny" | Gerry Cohen | TBA | January 26, 2000 | 225815 |
| Norm meets the woman of his dreams. | ||||||
| 26 | 16 | "Norm vs. Fitz" | Joe Regalbuto | TBA | February 9, 2000 | 225817 |
| Norm – after finding out Jenny is engaged to another – still hangs out with Jenny, but is still is trying to win her over. | ||||||
| 27 | 17 | "Norm vs. The Wedding" | Gerry Cohen | TBA | February 16, 2000 | 225818 |
| Norm crashes Jenny's wedding because he doesn't want her to marry Fitz. He tells her he wants to marry her but he wants to wait until her mother dies. Her mother drugged Norm and locked him in a closet so he couldn't ruin the wedding but Norm kicked a hole through the door to free himself. Jenny told Fitz she didn't love him and she went back to Norm. | ||||||
| 28 | 18 | "Norm vs. Fear" "Norm's name that movie contest I" | Shelley Jensen | Story by : Steve Gabriel Teleplay by : Ed Lee & Curtis Chin | March 1, 2000 | 225819 |
| After Norm injures his back he admits his fear of doctors. Denby threatens to have Norm thrown in jail if he misses any more time. Norm vows to see a doctor on the condition that Danny, Laurie & Artie conquer their personal demons. | ||||||
| 29 | 19 | "Retribution" | Gerry Cohen | TBA | March 8, 2000 | 225820 |
| Fitz tries to get even with Norm for stealing Jenny from him by trying to ruin his and Jenny's lives. | ||||||
| 30 | 20 | "Laurie Loses It" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | March 15, 2000 | 225816 |
| After Laurie loses another award for social work, she vows to work harder but feels terrible. Danny detects Taylor is cheating. | ||||||
Season 3 (2000–2001)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [3] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Norm vs. The Sacrifice" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | October 3, 2000 | 225822 |
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Norm is given an ultimatum by Denby. Either he'll behave at work or he'll make everyone's life difficult in the office. Laurie is dating a new guy. Note: By production code, this episode was produced with the season 2 episodes. | ||||||
| 32 | 2 | "I've Got a Crush on You" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | October 6, 2000 | 226603 |
| Norm tries to find out who has a thing for him when he finds printer papers of someone expressing feelings for him. Danny is trying to find the perfect proposal for Taylor and Shelly returns. | ||||||
| 33 | 3 | "Taylor Leaves" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | October 13, 2000 | 226604 |
| Laurie now knows it's Taylor who has feelings for Norm even though she's with Danny. | ||||||
| 34 | 4 | "The Norm Law" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | October 20, 2000 | 226605 |
| An investigation is launched after Norm "helps" with a juvenile girls group which later becomes a riot. | ||||||
| 35 | 5 | "Norm vs. Halloween" | Shelley Jensen | Bruce Rasmussen | October 27, 2000 | 226601 |
| Norm takes kids out for trick or treating. Danny starts dating a new lady, whom he dresses up like his ex. | ||||||
| 36 | 6 | "Norm and the Hopeless Cause" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | November 3, 2000 | 226602 |
| Norm meets Laurie's friend Rebecca (Courtney Thorne-Smith) who is a lesbian, and he finds himself attracted to her. | ||||||
| 37 | 7 | "Norm vs. Youth (Part 1)" | Bob Saget | TBA | November 10, 2000 | 226608 |
| Laurie dates a younger guy, and is made fun of by the others as a result. Norm dates a younger girl. | ||||||
| 38 | 8 | "Norm vs. Youth (Part 2)" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | November 24, 2000 | 226610 |
| Norm dates an older woman who has a surprise pertaining to Laurie's younger boyfriend. | ||||||
| 39 | 9 | "Norm vs. Tennis" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | December 1, 2000 | 226606 |
| Norm plays tennis with Shelly and he starts to let her win when he finds out that winning turns her on. Artie seeks Laurie's help when he wants to lose weight. | ||||||
| 40 | 10 | "Norm vs. The Kid" | Tommy Thompson | TBA | December 8, 2000 | 226607 |
| Shelly, Laurie, Danny and Mr. Denby take in orphans while they search for a family who's willing to adopt all of them. They find a family that's willing to take them all but one of the orphans, because he has a criminal record. | ||||||
| 41 | 11 | "Norm vs. Schoolin'" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | December 15, 2000 | 226611 |
| Norm and Mr. Denby have to go to social workers' school. Danny and Shelly pretend to be the married couple who were Billy's previous foster parents so that he can be adopted. | ||||||
| 42 | 12 | "Norm vs. Freud" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | January 5, 2001 | 226609 |
| Norm agrees to go to group therapy and discovers that the reason he has problems with Mr. Denby is because he has issues with his father. Danny and Artie invest in a weight loss gadget but then discover the horrible side effects. | ||||||
| 43 | 13 | "Norm vs. Dad" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | January 12, 2001 | 226612 |
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Norm deals with some father issues, and his antagonistic dysfunctional relationship with his dad. Guest star: Tom Smothers as Norm's dad | ||||||
| 44 | 14 | "Denby Quits" | Wil Shriner | TBA | January 26, 2001 | 226613 |
| Denby gets tired of dealing with Norm and quits. Laurie finds she hates being Denby's replacement. | ||||||
| 45 | 15 | "Norm Lets Go" | Tommy Thompson | Cindy Caponera | February 2, 2001 | 226615 |
| Norm accepts that he and Shelly will never get back together, and decides to move on. Danny and Shelly go on a date. Meanwhile, Laurie teaches Denby how to dance so he won't make a fool of himself at an upcoming banquet. | ||||||
| 46 | 16 | "Norm vs. Danny and Shelly" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | February 9, 2001 | 226614 |
| After sleeping with Norm, Taylor tells him that she's still in love with Danny but she doesn't want Norm to tell him. Mr. Denby complains to Laurie about the conditions in the men's room. | ||||||
| 47 | 17 | "Norm and Wiener Dog vs. Fatherhood" | John Fuller | TBA | February 16, 2001 | 226616 |
| Mr. Denby takes Norm to court for possession of the puppies that his dog Fifi had with Wiener Dog. Norm is thrown out when he can't pay the rent. | ||||||
| 48 | 18 | "Norm vs. Homelessness" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | February 23, 2001 | 226617 |
| Mr. Denby and Danny go on a business trip and try to pick up women but have no luck. Norm uses Mr. Denby's apartment for a date and gets him evicted when the landlady finds out he has a dog, so he has to move in with Laurie as well. | ||||||
| 49 | 19 | "Norm Is Fat" | Steve Zuckerman | TBA | March 2, 2001 | 226618 |
| When Shelly returns she sees that Norm is fat, so he recounts the story that led to his vast weight gain. | ||||||
| 50 | 20 | "Norm vs. Deception" | Wil Shriner | TBA | March 9, 2001 | 226619 |
| Norm and Laurie fake a relationship and it helps Laurie get a man, but Norm discovers that Shelly is still in love with him. Mr. Denby is afraid to catch Danny's cold. | ||||||
| 51 | 21 | "Norm vs. Cuba" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | March 16, 2001 | 225821 |
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Laurie and Norm care for a Cuban kid who is left alone. Note: By production code, this episode was produced with the season 2 episodes. | ||||||
| 52 | 22 | "Norm's Free" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | March 23, 2001 | 226621 |
| Norm is freed from his community service early and a monkey attacks Danny. | ||||||
| 53 | 23 | "Norm Comes Back" | Shelley Jensen | TBA | March 30, 2001 | 226622 |
| Norm is hired as Mr. Sweeney's assistant. A psychic tells Shelly that she and Norm will be married. | ||||||
| 54 | 24 | "Norm vs. Shelly's Old Flame" | Gerry Cohen | TBA | April 6, 2001 | 226620 |
| Norm is shocked when he gains the ability to hear other men's thoughts, but he uses it to his advantage when he finds out that an old boyfriend of Shelly's is trying to steal her away from him. | ||||||
References
- Smith, Austin (July 27, 1999). "Situation Norm-al: Macdonald Show Forced to Change Name". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "The Norm Show : no."]"". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Norm : no."]"". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
External links
- Norm – list of episodes at IMDb
- List of Norm episodes at TV.com
- Norm at epguides.com
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