Help Me Help You
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| Help Me Help You | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jennifer Konner Alexandra Rushfield |
| Starring | Ted Danson Jere Burns Darlene Hunt Charlie Finn Suzy Nakamura Jim Rash Jane Kaczmarek |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Alex Reid Jennifer Konner Alexandra Rushfield |
| Producer(s) | Victor Hsu Jimmy Simons |
| Camera setup | Single-camera setup |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Regency Television Fox Television Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 26 – December 12, 2006 |
Help Me Help You is an American television situation comedy that aired from September 26, 2006 to December 12, 2006. It was first broadcast at 9:30pm Tuesdays on ABC in the United States and on Global in Canada. Help Me Help You was a comedy about a collection of eccentric individuals in group psychotherapy with a respected therapist—who may quite possibly have more problems than his patients.
The series was pulled from the schedule on December 14, 2006,[1] leaving four episodes unaired.
On May 15, 2007, ABC officially canceled the show after the network announced their 2007–2008 fall schedule.
Contents
Cast
Regulars
- Ted Danson as Dr. Bill Hoffman, a brilliant therapist with a huge ego and a failed marriage.
- Jere Burns as Michael, a high-powered executive with anger issues, in court-ordered therapy.
- Darlene Hunt as Darlene, a woman with constant need of approval, secretly in an affair with Michael but obsessed with Dr. Hoffman.
- Charlie Finn as Dave, a man who tried to kill himself in his office because no one likes him.
- Suzy Nakamura as Inger, a deeply lonely woman with a complete lack of social skills.
- Jim Rash as Jonathan, a married gay man in denial.
- Jane Kaczmarek as Anne Hoffman, Bill's estranged wife. (6 episodes)
Recurring
- Jane Lynch as Raquel Janes, a therapist, part of Dr. Hoffman's "therapy for therapists" group.
- Philip Rosenthal as Phil, a therapist, part of Dr. Hoffman's "therapy for therapists" group.
- Judd Apatow as Judd, a therapist, part of Dr. Hoffman's "therapy for therapists" group.
- Larry Wilmore as Larry, a therapist, part of Dr. Hoffman's "therapy for therapists" group.
- Lindsay Sloane as Sasha, Bill's daughter with deep-rooted daddy issues.
- Brenda Strong as Linda, Dr. Hoffman's new neighbor and romantic interest.
- Thomas F. Wilson as Kenny, a car salesman and Anne's new boyfriend.
- Meredith Roberts as Francesca, the girl at work Dave is in love with.
- Kathleen Rose Perkins as Jocelyn, Jonathan's Wife.
- Bruce Altman as Ira, Sasha's much, bada boyfriend and a huge fan of Dr. Bill Hoffman's.
- Mykel Shannon Jenkins as Shannon, a coffee barista Jonathan seems to find attractive.
- Tim Meadows as Petey, a colleague of Dr. Hoffman's who he shares a practice with.
- Toby Huss as Lenny, a patient of Petey's.
- Michael Cotter as Glen, a young man Inger meets on JDate and whom she becomes obsessed over.
Notable guests
- Kevin Hart as Kevin, a boxer who has trouble finding the anger to fight (episode "Raging Bill").
- Seth Rogen as Seth (episode "Working Woman").
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Brian Dannelly | Jennifer Konner & Alexandra Rushfield | September 26, 2006 |
| 2 | "The Mattress" | Peter Lauer | Alex Reid | October 3, 2006 |
| 3 | "Fun Run" | Peter Lauer | Rodney Rothman | October 10, 2006 |
| 4 | "Pink Freud" | Jason Ensler | Ron Weiner | October 17, 2006 |
| 5 | "Sasha's Birthday BBQ" | Jason Ensler | Jennifer Konner & Alexandra Rushfield | October 24, 2006 |
| 6 | "Inger Management" | Peter Lauer | Daley Haggar | October 31, 2006 |
| 7 | "Raging Bill" | Bryan Gordon | Chester Tam | November 28, 2006 |
| 8 | "Perverse Psychology" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Joel Madison | December 5, 2006 |
| 9 | "Perseverance" | David Steinberg | Craig DiGregorio | December 12, 2006 |
| 10 | "The Sheriff" | Matthew Diamond | Rodney Rothman | 2010 (Australia) |
| 11 | "Working Women" | Linwood Boomer | Ron Weiner | 2010 (Australia) |
| 12 | "Boxer" | N/A | N/A | 2010 (Australia) |
| 13 | "Moving On" | Linda Mendoza | N/A | 2010 (Australia) |
International broadcasters
| Country | TV Network(s) | Series Premiere | Weekly Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Nine Network | December 21, 2006 | Cancelled after Episode 7 |
| Australia | Go! | May 11, 2010 | Will be playing the last 4 unaired episodes |
| Canada | Global Television Network | ||
| Hong Kong | TVB Pearl | May 19, 2007 | Saturday After News Roundup |
| Singapore | MediaCorp Channel 5 | July 2, 2007 | |
| United Kingdom | Virgin1 | October 7, 2007 | Cancelled after Episode 5 |
| United States | American Broadcasting Company | September 26, 2006 | Cancelled after Episode 9 |
| Latin America | Fox | February 10, 2008 | |
| Norway | TV 3 (Viasat) | July 22, 2007 | Sunday |
| Finland | MTV3 | September 4, 2009 | Friday |
| Hungary | Comedy Central | October 27, 2009 | Every Wednesday |
| Turkey | Comedy Smart | January 2008 | Every Saturday |
| Spain | laSexta | February 2008 | |
| Sweden | TV3 | August 2010 | Every Saturday |
| Russia | Channel One | September 2009 | Every Weekday |
| New Zealand | TV3 | August 2009 | Every Sunday |
| Belgium | 2BE | February 1, 2010 | Every Weekday |
| Italy | Italia 1 | August 2, 2010 | Every Weekday |
References
- ↑ ABC Pulls "Help Me Help You", Digital Spy, December 14, 2006
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Help Me Help You at IMDb
- Help Me Help You at TV.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- TV Series Finale - article on series cancellation
