The Norm Show Episode Guide by Steph Beaulne Last updated: May 30th 1999
Regulars: Norm Macdonald : Norm Henderson Laurie Metcalf : Laurie Freeman Bruce Jarchow : Mr. Anthony Curtis [episodes 1 -6] Ian Gomeza : Danny Sanchez Amy Wilson : Molly Carver Max Wright : Mr. Max Denby [episode 6+]
1st Season Spring 1999
1. "Norm and the Prototype" March 24th, 1999
Norm Henderson is an ex-hockey player who was banned from hockey for
life for gambling and tax evasion. Now he must do 5 years of community
service as a social worker or go to prison. His client today is a prostitute
who works at a massage parlor. He tries to get her into a group home but
she refuses to go so he forces into one. She files a report stating that
he paid her 50 bucks to lie to his boss about having gotten a new job but
it gets intercepted by Laurie and his boss doesn't find out about it. Also
Norm gets a dog.
2. "Norm Dates a Client" March 31st, 1999
Norm meets a woman in a bar while trying to help a pathologically shy
guy. He starts dating her but finds out she's one of Laurie's clients.
Dating a client can get you fired so she stops her sessions. Laurie warns
Norm that this is still a bad idea but he doesn't listen until it's too
late. Danny has to help a client who has a phobia about water.
NOTE: Norm's address is given as 228 West 20th St. The apartment number
however is not given.
3. "Norm Dates Danny's Dad" April 7th, 1999
Danny's dad comes to town and takes a liking to Norm. Norm fears he
might be hitting on him. Danny feels neglected by his father.
NOTE: Amy Wilson joins the cast as Molly. Laurie's last name is Freeman.
4. "While You Weren't Sleeping" April 14th, 1999
Laurie gets a new boyfriend but can't seem to fall asleep with him so
she gets Norm to put her to sleep. Larry gets a girlfriend but finds out
that she works for a toupee company she's just using him because he got
a new toupee. Norm likes a girl who's in love with his fiery temper he
used to have during his hockey years.
5. "My Name is Norm" April 21st, 1999
Norm goes drinking with a client and wakes up in rehab. He finds out
that if he's an alcoholic he has less work to do so he fakes being an alcoholic.
When he's asked to give a speech he exposes his lie.
6. "The New Boss" April 28th, 1999
Mr. Curtis leaves when he tries to kill Norm. Laurie thinks she's the
new boss but the job is appointed to someone else. Norm loves Mr. Denby,
the new boss, because he doesn't want Norm to do anything. Laurie on the
other hand hates him. That is until he gives the job of co-supervisor.
She hates the job when she learns she has to fire a co-worker, so she quits.
Norm and Danny try to get her job back by getting Mr. Denby fired for racial
slurs. Mr. Denby however never said anything wrong but Norm tells him that
he's a Gypsy(which is a lie) and was offended when Mr. Denby said that
he had gotten gypped. The trick worked and Laurie got her job back.
NOTE: Max Wright joins the cast as Mr. Denby. Mr. Curtis' first name
is revealed to be Anthony.
7. "Denby's Kid" May 5th, 1999
Norm tells Mr. Denby's son that he should follow his dreams but Mr.
Denby wants his son to go to military school. Norm thinks that if he Jason
prepares a meal for his father (Mr. Denby) he'll see that his son a real
talent. After eating the meal Jason tells Norm that the secret ingredient
is marijuana. Norm and Mr. Denby are stoned and Norm has to face his probation
officer.
NOTE: Danny's last name is given as Sanchez and Molly's is given as
Carver.
8. "Drive, Norm Said" May 12th, 1999
Norm goes drinking and accidentally sleeps with a really annoying and
rude woman everyone at the office hates. Danny has a client who's extremely
hairy. Laurie needs to get her driver's license to drive a van for "Meals
For the Homeless".
NOTE: Mr. Denby's first name is given as Max.
9. "Norm, Crusading Social Worker" May 19th, 1999
Norm, embarrassed about being the new "Agony of Defeat" on
ABC's Wide World of Sports, asks to be reinstated into hockey so he can
play in a charity game and regain his somewhat good name. They choose against
it so he takes on a high profile case in hopes that they'll change their
minds.
10. "Norm's Coach" May 26th, 1999
Norm's old coach comes back to train him so he can play in the charity
hockey game. His coach is not as Norm remembers him, he is now really overweiht
Norm also finds out that his coach is the one who ratted him out to the
IRS. So he fires him and hires Danny.
NOTE: Norm's apartment number is 6E.
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