Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999—with a final set of three shelved episodes airing in 2002—starring Jonathan Katz, Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverman. The show was created by a Burbank, California production company Popular Arts Entertainment, with Jonathan Katz and Tom Snyder, developed and first made by Popular Arts for HBO Downtown Productions. Boston-based Tom Snyder Productions became the hands-on production company, and the episodes were usually produced by Katz and Loren Bouchard.
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Episode 1 - Sissy Boy
Release Date: 1999-06-15Jeff Goldblum and Ted Alexandro are patients; Ben considers joining the military after being called a "sissy" by a boyhood chum.
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Episode 2 - Pullman Square
Release Date: 1999-06-22Teri Garr and Ed Crasnick are featured; Ben opposes gentrification of his old neighborhood and tries to form a grass-roots movement to stop it.
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Episode 3 - Wisdom Teeth
Release Date: 1999-06-29Margaret Cho and Paul F. Tompkins are featured; Ben has his wisdom teeth pulled, and Dr. Katz nurses him back to health.
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Episode 4 - Past Lives
Release Date: 1999-07-06Dom Irrera and Mitch Hedberg are featured; Ben and Dr. Katz explore past-life regression, and Katz learns he was once a barmaid in the Old West.
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Episode 5 - Ben's Partay
Release Date: 1999-07-13Tom Hertz and Al Lubel are featured; Ben throws a big party, and asks his father to make other plans.
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Episode 6 - Walk for Hunger
Release Date: 1999-07-20Wanda Sykes-Hall and Jon Stewart visit the doctor; Ben joins a walk for hunger in an attempt to impress Laura.
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Episode 7 - Used Car
Release Date: 1999-12-24Greg Behrendt and Ian Bagg are featured; Dr. Katz and Ben "help" Laura buy a used car.
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Episode 8 - Ball and Chain
Release Date: 1999-12-24Carol Leifer and Kevin Meaney are featured; Ben is convinced his father is about to remarry after Katz has a couple of dates with a gastroenterologist.
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Episode 9 - Snow Day
Release Date: 1999-12-24Merrill Markoe and Dana Gould visit the doctor; Ben cares for a neighbor's rooftop pigeons as a snowstorm approaches.
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Episode 10 - Garden
Release Date: 1999-12-24Mitch Hedberg and Matt Siegel are clients; Katz takes up gardening as a hobby, but Ben discovers his secret motivation.
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Episode 11 - Big TV
Release Date: 1999-12-24Dom Irrera and Al Lubel take the couch; Ben buys a big-screen TV to replace their failed set.
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Episode 12 - Vow of Silence
Release Date: 1999-12-24When the paper doesn't get delivered for a few days, Ben observes that Katz is hooked on the news. Katz denies it and bets him that he can go longer without news than Ben can go without talking.
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Episode 13 - You're Belinda
Release Date: 1999-12-24Dr. Katz is skeptical of a new therapy technique suggested by Ben.
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Episode 14 - Radio Katz
Release Date: 1999-12-24Dr. Katz hosts a radio show.
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Episode 15 - Expert Witness
Release Date: 1999-12-24Dr. Katz applies his expertise to a criminal trial.
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Episode 16 - Bakery Ben
Release Date: 2002-02-03Ben gets a job at a bakery.
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Episode 17 - Uncle Nothing
Release Date: 2002-02-03Ben learns of Laura's engagement.
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Episode 18 - Lerapy
Release Date: 2002-02-03Conan O'Brien uses Dr. Katz's jokes on TV.