Series synopsis
Bob Patterson is an American comedy television series that premiered on ABC on October 2, 2001. It ended on October 31, 2001. It was created by Jason Alexander, Brad Hall, Michael Markowitz. It stars Jason Alexander, Robert Klein, Jennifer Aspen and Chandra Wilson.
Bob Patterson is a popular self-help motivational speaker. What his adoring public doesn't know is Bob is an insecure husband and dad who often fails at basic human interactions.
Premise
Bob Patterson is a popular self-help motivational speaker. What his adoring public doesn't know is Bob is an insecure husband and dad who often fails at basic human interactions.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jason Alexander as Bob Patterson
- Robert Klein as Landau
- Jennifer Aspen as Janet Patterson
- Chandra Wilson as Claudia
Guest cast
- John Tesh as John Tesh
- Amy Hill as Woman #2
- Connie Sellecca as Connie Sellecca
- Carole Davis as Vivienne Broussard
- Alex Meneses as Water Girl / Maria
- William Shatner as Warren Wellman
- Brian George as Hashlesh
- Daniel Riordan as The Announcer
- Bo Derek as Bo Derek
- Adrian Neil as Henry
- Keith Valcourt as Reporter #1
- Kevin Vila as Press Reporter
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | October 2, 2001 | October 31, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Bob is depressed that Janet left him, but she returns only to announce she's ""on a quest to find herself."" Meanwhile, Landau hires Claudia as Bob's assistant, making things more difficult in the office. Bob fires John Tesh from his infomercial because he has trouble with his height. |
October 2, 2001 |
| 2 |
Honest Bob Poll results say women 18-79 don't like Bob, so he decides to get rid of John Tesh and bring a new co-host for his infomercial. Since they can't fire John, Landau and Bob trick him into quitting and get Bo Derek. Bob's son tells her he's a hermaphrodite and Connie Selecca drops by at the office to demand that John is hired back. Bo quits and Bob hires Connie as the new co-host. |
October 9, 2001 |
| 3 |
Naked Bob Bob is invited to pose nude for a nude celebrity coffee table book. At first the idea of posing naked doesn't sound so good to him, but he decides to do it after Janet and Jeffrey say he has issues with his body. The problem arises when he finds out the photographer is french. Bob can't hear a woman speak french without getting 'excited', so he takes some tea Janet indicated to keep him down. When the photographer makes a move on him, he doesn't get excited because he's under the tea effects, so she thinks he's gay. To make things even better, she calls a bunch of built up men to pose with him, just as the tea loses its effect. |
October 16, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2001 |
| Last aired | October 31, 2001 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |