Help Me Help You (TV series)

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Help Me Help You
GenreSitcom
Created by
  • Jennifer Konner
  • Alexandra Rushfield
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Alex Reid
  • Jennifer Konner
  • Alexandra Rushfield
Producers
  • Victor Hsu
  • Jimmy Simons
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 26 (2006-09-26) –
December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)

Help Me Help You is an American

Jennifer Konner and Alexandra Rushfield that premiered on ABC on September 26, 2006 to December 12, 2006. It 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] and ABC canceled the series after one season on May 15, 2007.[2]

Cast

Main

  • 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 Women").

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot"Brian DannellyJennifer Konner & Alexandra RushfieldSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
2"The Mattress"Peter LauerAlex ReidOctober 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
3"Fun Run"Peter LauerRodney RothmanOctober 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
4"Pink Freud"Jason EnslerRon WeinerOctober 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
5"Sasha's Birthday BBQ"Linwood BoomerJennifer Konner & Alexandra RushfieldOctober 24, 2006 (2006-10-24)
6"Inger Management"Peter LauerDaley HaggarOctober 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)
7"Raging Bill"Bryan GordonChester TamNovember 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)
8"Perverse Psychology"
Victor Nelli, Jr.
Joel MadisonDecember 5, 2006 (2006-12-05)
9"Perseverance"David SteinbergCraig DiGregorioDecember 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)
10"The Sheriff"Matthew DiamondRodney RothmanUnaired
11"Working Women"Linwood BoomerRon WeinerUnaired
12"Boxer"Linwood BoomerLinda WallemUnaired
13"Moving On"Linda MendozaJennifer Konner & Alexandra RushfieldUnaired

Production

Ted Danson signed on to star in the pilot for Help Me Help You in late February 2006.[3] ABC greenlit it to series on May 10, 2006, for the 2006–07 television season.[4] After its premiere, ABC ordered extra scripts of the series in late October 2006,[5] but it was pulled from the schedule on December 14, 2006,[1] and additional episodes were never produced. The series was cancelled by ABC on May 15, 2007.[2]

Broadcast

The series was first broadcast on ABC on September 26, 2006, at 9:30pm Tuesdays in the United States. It aired on Global in Canada.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Trevor Kimball (December 14, 2006). "Help Me Help You: ABC Says Goodbye to Group Therapy". TV Series Finale. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. ^ a b "The Futon's Upfront Notes: ABC". The Futon Critic. May 15, 2007. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ^ Michael Schneider (February 28, 2006). "'Help' is on the way". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ^ Michael Schneider; Josef Adalian (May 10, 2006). "ABC shines greenlight on six-pack". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. ^ Josef Adalian (October 26, 2006). "Nets order 2nd helping". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  • Brian Lowry (September 24, 2006). "Help Me Help You". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-23. – Variety review of series

External links

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