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Season 4 – Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist

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A divorced psychologist tries to help his patients, some of them famous, cope with their life traumas while sharing his home with aimless adult son Ben, who only lives to make passes at Dr. Katz's sarcastic receptionist, Laura. The show was animated in a style, called Squigglevision, invented by the show's co-creator, Tom Snyder.

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Terry Kelleher People Magazine 06/27/2019
The richest humor comes from the relationship between Dr. Katz and his ne'er-do-well son Ben, who enjoys unlimited use of the shrink's living-room couch at no hourly fee. Go to Full Review
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Jonathan K @NojEsco 06/07/2021 Season 4 episode 6, titled 'Sharon Meyers', is the sole genuinely bad episode of the entire series, with a paper-thin and uneventful story and almost no real jokes, but not attempting to be deeper either. -- I mention this because outside of this one episode, Season 4 of Doctor Katz: Professional is very possibly the best of the entire franchise. It continues to expand the characters of Jonathan, Ben and Laura, but it does so with more Down-to-Earth, almost mundane, stories, versus Season 3's stories which attempted to be a bit more nuanced, almost to the detriment of the show's ultra-casual tone. Instead, the season feels more like a collection of random days in the lives of these characters, rather than the "most interesting" - normally this would be a bad thing, but for Doctor Katz, this actually works better. And in regards to what has not really changed: The comedy, both during therapy sessions and outside of them, is still very funny at times, the tone is still extremely pleasant, and the characters are still loveably flawed individuals. In many ways, Season 4 (along with Season 5) is ultimately the apex of this excellent series. See more Read all reviews
Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist — Season 4

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Episode 1 Aired Jun 29, 1997 Ben Treats Ben pays for dinner after winning $500 from a scratch ticket; Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Details Episode 2 Airs undefined Memoirs With Louis C.K., Fred Stoller and Ron Lynch. Details Episode 3 Airs undefined Electric Bike Katz buys an electric bike to fulfill a childhood fantasy. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 6, 1997 Broadcaster Bill Braudis and Dom Irrera take turns on the couch. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 13, 1997 Trash Day A patient catches Katz going through the trash. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 27, 1997 Sharon Myers Katz hears from a former patient whom he finds most attractive. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 3, 1997 Mask Steven Wright and Mark Schiff join Dr. Katz for a session. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 10, 1997 Closets Elayne Boosler and Mike Rowe take their turns on the couch. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 17, 1997 Wild Weekend A father-son weekend outing gets downscaled. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 24, 1997 Chopper Conan O'Brien has problems relaxing on a beach. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 31, 1997 Alibi Ben thinks his dad was involved in a mailbox hit-and-run; Tony Vee; Jeff Garlin. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 7, 1997 Ben-Centennial Ben, 25, is having a midlife crisis; Smothers Brothers; Sam Brown. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 9, 1997 Undercover Ben Ben volunteers to find out why Laura takes so much time off; Ron Lynch; Mark Pita; Richard Lewis. Details
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Season Info

Network
Comedy Central
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 29, 1997