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Season 3 – Norm

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Norm Henderson is a former professional hockey player who has been banned from the league because of gambling and tax evasion costs. In order to avoid spending time in jail, Norm agrees to do five years of community service as a social worker. The problem is he was not properly trained (other than how to operate the coffee machine). Helping Norm is Laurie, previously his personal social worker who is now his co-worker and best friend. Taylor, Norm's first client and a former prostitute, credits Norm with turning her life around and ends up working in the office.

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Noel Murray AV Club 07/11/2019
B-
What's largely missing from Norm is MacDonald's personal sensibility. It isn't a bad show, by and large... [But] it's hard not to pine for the Norm show that could've been. Go to Full Review Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant Magazine 07/11/2019
3/5
[Norm MacDonald's] choppy, oddball vocal cadence and histrionic monotone form one of the most transparently mechanical, and consequently least dated, of late-20th-century primetime protagonists. Go to Full Review Mark Voger Newark Star-Ledger 07/11/2019
The plots are straight out of the playbook -- there are wayyyy too many unrequited-office-romance stories -- amped up with mean-spirited, politically incorrect humor. Go to Full Review Jeremy Estes PopMatters 07/11/2019
6/10
The thing that makes the show palatable is that it is not mean, though the humor is often targeted at specific characters. It's cynical, to be sure, but in a way that feels real. Go to Full Review Chris Hicks Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 07/11/2019
All the cast members shine here and there, but the focus is clearly on Macdonald. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Norm — Season 3

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Cast & Crew

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Norm Macdonald

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Laurie Metcalf

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Ian Gomez

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Max Wright

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Faith Ford

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Artie Lange

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 4, 2000 Norm vs. the Sacrifice Mr. Denby (Max Wright) commands respect from Norm (Norm Macdonald) and the rest of the staff; Laurie (Laurie Metcalf) dates a soap star (guest star Ian Buchanan). Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 6, 2000 I've Got a Crush on You Danny plans to propose to Taylor, while everyone else tries to figure out who has the crush on Norm; Shelly moves back to town. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 13, 2000 Taylor Leaves Taylor (Nikki Cox) has doubts about Danny (Ian Gomez) when her love for Norm (Norm Macdonald) gets in the way; Norm gets a lawyer. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 20, 2000 The Norm Law Norm sets off a prison riot when he tries to bond with juvenile delinquents in an attempt to impress Shelly. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 27, 2000 Norm vs. Halloween Norm decides to dress as a firefighter to impress Shelly at a Halloween costume party. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 2000 Norm and the Hopeless Cause Norm discovers his dream woman, Rebecca, is a lesbian; Danny deals with heartbreak in an unusual way. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 10, 2000 Norm vs. Youth Norm (Norm Macdonald) tries to compete with Laurie (Laurie Metcalf), who's dating a younger man (guest star Johnny Galecki), by dating a much younger woman. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 24, 2000 Norm vs. Youth, Part 2 Norm dates an older woman, while Laurie and Dale decide to move in together; Danny researches his family tree. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 1, 2000 Norm vs. Tennis Shelly (Faith Ford) realizes every time she wins a tennis match against Norm (Norm Macdonald), she becomes more attracted to him. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 8, 2000 Norm vs. the Kid Norm (Norm Macdonald) and the gang care for a group of children who were removed from their foster home. Guest star: Kyle Sabihy. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 15, 2000 Norm vs. Schoolin' Mr. Denby and Norm compete in their social work classes; a family takes an interest in adopting Billy. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 5, 2001 Norm vs. Freud During the department's group therapy, Norm confronts issues between his father and Denby; Danny and Artie make an investment. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 12, 2001 Norm vs. Dad Laurie invites Norm's father over for a few days to help work through several of his childhood issues. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 26, 2001 Denby Quits Mr. Denby quits after he finds a hidden video camera in his bathroom; Danny thinks he's in love with Shelly. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 2, 2001 Norm Lets Go Norm finds out Shelly's new love interest is Danny; Laurie helps Denby with a dance routine to impress his nemesis at a banquet. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 9, 2001 Norm vs. Danny and Shelly Norm (Norm Macdonald) asks Taylor (Nikki Cox) out when he discovers Danny and Shelly (Ian Gomez, Faith Ford) are seeing each other. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 16, 2001 Norm and Weiner Dog vs. Fatherhood Denby forces Norm to keep the puppies that result when their dogs mate, until he learns they're worth some money and wants them back. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 23, 2001 Norm vs. Homelessness Norm moves in with Laurie after being evicted, but conflicts arise when they both want to entertain dates. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 2, 2001 Norm Is Fat Homeless Norm gains weight when he binges on junk food to deal with stress. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 9, 2001 Norm vs. Deception When Norm and Laurie (Norm Macdonald, Laurie Metcalf) feign a relationship to maintain his health benefits, Shelly (Faith Ford) becomes jealous. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 16, 2001 Norm vs. Cuba Norm and Laurie (Norm Macdonald, Laurie Metcalf) argue over how to raise the Cuban boy (guest star Alvin Alvarez) they recently "adopted.". Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 23, 2001 Norm's Free Norm tries to make amends with Denby after he embarrasses him, and the two men become best friends -- briefly. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 30, 2001 Norm Comes Back Norm accepts a new job after being released from his duties at the welfare office, but has trouble working for a dishonest boss. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 6, 2001 Norm vs. Shelly's Old Flame An electric shock enables Norm to read people's minds, which proves handy when Shelly's old boyfriend arrives. Details Episode 25 Airs undefined What Men Want Norm keeps using his ability to read men's minds until a static shock -- at the worst possible moment -- stops him. Details

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Season Info

Director
Shelley Jensen, John Fuller, Steve Zuckerman, Thomas J. Thompson, Wil Shriner
Executive Producer
Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, Rob Ulin, Deborah Oppenheimer
Screenwriter
Brett Baer, Cheryl Holliday, Dave Caplan, Bruce Rasmussen, Matt Tarses, Lawrence Broch, Leslie Rieder, Steve Gabriel, Cindy Caponera, Dave Finkel, Lloyd Garver
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG (D|L)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 4, 2000