Series synopsis
Herman's Head is an American comedy television series that premiered on FOX on September 8, 1991. It ended on April 21, 1994. It stars William Ragsdale, Hank Azaria, Jane Sibbett and Yeardley Smith.
Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991 until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television. William Ragsdale stars as the titular character, Herman Brooks.
Premise
Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991 until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television. William Ragsdale stars as the titular character, Herman Brooks.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- William Ragsdale as Herman Brooks
- Hank Azaria as Jay Nichols
- Jane Sibbett as Heddy Newman
- Yeardley Smith as Louise Fitzer
- Molly Hagan
- Ken Hudson Campbell
- Peter MacKenzie
- Jason Bernard
Supporting cast
- Rick Lawless
- Earl Boen as Bob Randall
- Liz Sheridan as Ms. Cracknick
- Liz Vassey as Rebecca Woods
- Christine Cavanaugh as Martha Fitzer
- Leslie Nielsen as God
- Laurieann Gibson as Fly Girl
- Maureen McCormick as Herself
- Yasmine Bleeth as Linda
- Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Debusher
- Kathleen McClellan as Ellen Crawford
- Marsha Dietlein as Meredith
Guest cast
- Earl Boen as Bob Randall
- Liz Sheridan as Ms. Cracknick
- Liz Vassey as Rebecca Woods
- Christine Cavanaugh as Martha Fitzer
- Leslie Nielsen as God
- Laurieann Gibson as Fly Girl
- Maureen McCormick as Herself
- Yasmine Bleeth as Linda
- Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Debusher
- Kathleen McClellan as Ellen Crawford
- Marsha Dietlein as Meredith
- Megan Mullally as Yvonne
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 72 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 25 | September 8, 1991 | May 10, 1992 |
| Season 2 | 25 | September 13, 1992 | May 9, 1993 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 16, 1993 | April 21, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Herman has to decide whether to take advantage of Connie's break-up with Jay to express his own feelings, or provide her with a shoulder to cry on. |
September 8, 1991 |
| 2 |
Lies, Lies, Lies Herman becomes enmeshed in a web of lies of his own making when Meredith, a former classmate turned woman reporter, shows up to do a "Where are they now?" story on Herman's less-than-stellar life. |
September 15, 1991 |
| 3 |
Days of Wine and Herman During a party for Mr. Bracken, Herman drinks a bit too much and gets in over his head when he has to give a speech praising his boss. |
September 22, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stop Me Before I Help Again Herman is sued by a woman he gave CPR to when he accidentally cracked her ribs, while Jay learns to deal with his sexual addiction. |
September 13, 1992 |
| 2 |
Sperm 'n' Herman Herman's former girlfriend Rebecca wants to renew their relationship...for the purposes of getting him to help in artificially conceiving a child. |
September 20, 1992 |
| 3 |
Herman's Heddy Herman tries to halt Heddy's wedding because he realizes that she does not love her fiance, and because he realizes that he still has feelings for her himself, and if he doesn't act right away, he may never have another opportunity again. |
September 27, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Herma-phrodite To get a story, Herman goes undercover as a woman and discovers a few things about Heddy and what she goes through. |
September 16, 1993 |
| 2 |
There's a Fly Girl in My Soup Herman encourages Bracken's niece Rene to become a Fly Girl (i.e., a dancer on ""In Living Color"") - Mr. Bracken isn't particularly happy about Rene's career choice or Herman's involvement. |
September 23, 1993 |
| 3 |
When Hermy Met Crawford's Daughter Herman wants to break up with his new girlfriend Ellen, who convinces him to meet her father - things take a turn for the worse when he discovers her father is none other then his boss at Waterton, Mr. Crawford. |
September 30, 1993 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 8, 1991 |
| Last aired | April 21, 1994 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:30:00 |