Series synopsis
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on Comedy Central on May 28, 1995. It ended on February 3, 2002. It was created by Jonathan Katz. It stars Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, Laura Silverman and Julianne Bond.
From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.
Premise
From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.
Premise: Oops--you know what the music means. Our time is just about up.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jonathan Katz as Dr. Katz (voice)
- H. Jon Benjamin as Ben Katz (voice)
- Laura Silverman as Laura the Receptionist (voice)
- Julianne Bond as Julie the Bartender (voice)
- Will LeBow as Stanley (voice)
- Mitch Hedberg as Mitch (voice)
- Kathy Griffin as Kathy (voice)
- Steven Wright as Steven (voice)
Supporting cast
- Robert Schimmel as Robert (voice)
- Wendy Liebman as Wendy (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Tom (voice)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Julia (voice)
- Mark Schiff as Mark (voice)
- Paul F. Tompkins as Paul (voice)
- Gilbert Gottfried as Gilbert (voice)
- Bobby Slayton as Bobby (voice)
- Patton Oswalt as Patton (voice)
- Winona Ryder as Winona (voice)
- Marc Maron as Marc (voice)
- Lew Schneider as Lew (voice)
Guest cast
- Mitch Hedberg as Mitch (voice)
- Kathy Griffin as Kathy (voice)
- Steven Wright as Steven (voice)
- Robert Schimmel as Robert (voice)
- Wendy Liebman as Wendy (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Tom (voice)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Julia (voice)
- Mark Schiff as Mark (voice)
- Paul F. Tompkins as Paul (voice)
- Gilbert Gottfried as Gilbert (voice)
- Bobby Slayton as Bobby (voice)
- Patton Oswalt as Patton (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 100 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 19 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | May 28, 1995 | July 2, 1995 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 15, 1995 | May 26, 1996 |
| Season 3 | 13 | October 6, 1996 | March 9, 1997 |
| Season 4 | 13 | May 9, 1997 | September 14, 1997 |
| Season 5 | 18 | June 17, 1998 | November 23, 1998 |
| Season 6 | 18 | June 15, 1999 | February 3, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
An Evening with Dr. Katz Live from the Comedy Central Stage with Maria Bamford, Kathy Griffin, Andy Kindler, Paul F. Tompkins and Series Co-Stars H. Jon Benjamin and Laura Silverman |
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| 2 | The Biography of Mr. Katz | |
| 3 |
Checking In: Dave Attell Dr. Katz Follows Up with Former Patient Dave Attell |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pot-Bellied Pigs Ben entertains a business venture that he knows will bring home the bacon: raising pot-bellied pigs--at home. |
May 28, 1995 |
| 2 |
Pretzelkins Dr. Katz is down in the mouth about his less-than-social life after Ben tells him that they're spending too much time together. |
June 4, 1995 |
| 3 |
Bully Katz goes to an open-mic night to sing, play guitar and embarrass Ben. |
June 11, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bystander Ben Ben gets his 15 minutes of fame when he witnesses a crime and is quoted in the paper. |
October 15, 1995 |
| 2 |
Real Estate Katz's ex-wife comes to visit Ben, prompting Katz to threaten to move out. |
October 29, 1995 |
| 3 |
Glasses Dr. Katz doesn't see that he needs glasses. |
November 12, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Monte Carlo Ben decides to go into the celebrity limo business. He moves into Katz's office to do this, which of course annoys Laura. |
October 6, 1996 |
| 2 |
Blind Date Julie sets Katz up on a blind date with her friend Beth, who makes her own clothes. Stan put in a good word for Katz, telling Beth that Katz's nickname was ""Scootch."" |
October 13, 1996 |
| 3 |
Fructose Katz decides to keep a bowl of fruit at the office, but it goes rotten pretty fast. He talks about it at the bar, and Stanley pronounces ""fructose"" as ""fruck-tose."" Meanwhile, Ben considers a variety of career options, after being told by his dad that he's ""pissing his life away"". He tries cake decorating and makes a cake made purely of frosting; takes up roller-skating; considers being a truck driver; and asks if there's a job for what he used to do as a kid: put on a pair of dad's pants, pull them way over his head, and stumble around the house. |
October 20, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ben Treats Ben wins $500 in the Sir Pay-a-Lot scratch-off lottery and takes Katz and Laura out to dinner. Soon enough, Ben and Laura both get drunk and start to act goofy. |
May 9, 1997 |
| 2 |
Memoirs Ben decides to write his memoirs, dedicated to the ""loving memory"" of his father. |
June 22, 1997 |
| 3 |
Electric Bike Dr. Katz buys an Electric Bike because he always wanted one but never got it as a kid. They find that a $1,000 bicycle isn't all fun and games, when it breaks as Ben drove it down stairs. They soon learnm that some inventions just were never meant to be. |
June 29, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Old Man Katz seems to be losing energy and is sleeping later in the morning. He wonders if he's feverish, but in fact, he feels a little cold. |
June 17, 1998 |
| 2 |
Fanny Pack Katz gets a fanny pack to hold his cell phone, beeper, electronic organizer, and various other technological gadgets. |
June 22, 1998 |
| 3 |
Metaphors Katz brings up the job issue with Ben, and a series of metaphors ensues. |
June 29, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sissy Boy Jeff Goldblum and Ted Alexandro are patients; Ben considers joining the military after being called a "sissy" by a boyhood chum. |
June 15, 1999 |
| 2 |
Pullman Square Teri Garr and Ed Crasnick are featured; Ben opposes gentrification of his old neighborhood and tries to form a grass-roots movement to stop it. |
June 22, 1999 |
| 3 |
Wisdom Teeth Margaret Cho and Paul F. Tompkins are featured; Ben has his wisdom teeth pulled, and Dr. Katz nurses him back to health. |
June 29, 1999 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Comedy Central |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 28, 1995 |
| Last aired | February 3, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:30:00 |