Series synopsis
The Crazy Ones is an American comedy television series that premiered on CBS on September 26, 2013. It ended on April 17, 2014. It was created by David E. Kelley. It stars Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Wolk and Hamish Linklater.
Simon Roberts is eccentric, passionate, unpredictable and brilliant. He's also the first "Roberts" in the Lewis, Roberts + Roberts advertising agency. The second is his pragmatic daughter Sydney. As Sydney struggles to rein in her dad, the agency fights to stay at the top of the ad game, charming everyone from McDonald's bigwigs to Victoria's Secret models in the process!
Premise
Simon Roberts is eccentric, passionate, unpredictable and brilliant. He's also the first "Roberts" in the Lewis, Roberts + Roberts advertising agency. The second is his pragmatic daughter Sydney. As Sydney struggles to rein in her dad, the agency fights to stay at the top of the ad game, charming everyone from McDonald's bigwigs to Victoria's Secret models in the process!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Robin Williams as Simon Roberts
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Sydney Roberts
- James Wolk as Zach Cropper
- Hamish Linklater as Andrew
- Amanda Setton as Lauren Slotsky
Guest cast
- Josh Groban as Danny Chase
- Joshua Gomez as George
- Sarah Baker as Jean
- J.D. Walsh as Randall
- Adriana Lima as Adriana Lima
- Marcus Henderson as Teddy
- Kelly Clarkson as Kelly Clarkson
- Gail O'Grady as Hannah Sharples
- Mark L. Taylor as Ted
- Brent Jennings as Kyle
- Nicole Randall Johnson as Debbie
- Ashley Dyke as Pretty Girl
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | 22 | September 26, 2013 | April 17, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Simon tries to convince Kelly Clarkson to record a jingle for a client. |
September 26, 2013 |
| 2 |
The Spectacular When Simon encourages Sydney to take the lead on an ad campaign for Windy City Coffee, disaster ensues. Meanwhile, Zach is jealous when Simon tasks Andrew with taking care of a family of ducklings. |
October 3, 2013 |
| 3 |
Bad Dad When a client pitch shines a negative light on Simon and Sydney’s father-daughter relationship, Simon is determined to make up for all of Sydney’s bad childhood memories by re-teaching her how to drive. Meanwhile, Andrew’s confidence suffers when Lauren tells him that he is Zach’s suckerfish. |
October 10, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 26, 2013 |
| Last aired | April 17, 2014 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:30:00 |