Episode 1
Ben Treats
30m
Ben wins $500 in the Sir Pay-a-Lot scratch-off lottery and takes Katz and Laura out to dinner. Soon enough, Ben and Laura both get drunk and start to act goofy.
Episode credits
Guest stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jim Gaffigan
TV series
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995TV-PG6 seasons7.9 / 10
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From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.
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Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist premiered May 28, 1995. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.
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Episode 2
Memoirs
30m
Ben decides to write his memoirs, dedicated to the ""loving memory"" of his father.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louis C.K., Fred Stoller, Ron Lynch
Episode 3
Electric Bike
30m
Dr. Katz buys an Electric Bike because he always wanted one but never got it as a kid. They find that a $1,000 bicycle isn't all fun and games, when it breaks as Ben drove it down stairs. They soon learnm that some inventions just were never meant to be.
Episode credits
Guest stars Ray Romano, Dave Chappelle
Episode 4
Broadcaster Ben
30m
Apparently not having learned from his previous experience with journalism, Ben goes to a broadcasting school audition.
Episode credits
Guest stars Dom Irrera, Bill Braudis
Episode 5
Trash Day
30m
Katz finds a chair sitting outside on the curb and takes it home (""You wouldn't believe the kind of stuff people throw away."" Ben: ""You mean crap?""). However, he realizes his folly and sends Ben to take it to the dump, which proves to be difficult, because the dump is no longer open to the public (""It's all digital now"").
Episode credits
Guest stars Lew Schneider, Dave Attell, Fred Stoller
Episode 6
Sharon Meyers
30m
Katz gets a phone call from Sharon Meyers, a woman he dated briefly two years ago, when she was also his patient. She was very attractive, and a dancer (""She was a Rockette. She can kick her own face,"" Ben says).
Episode credits
Guest stars Bobby Slayton, Al Franken, Todd Barry
Episode 7
Mask
30m
Katz takes a class in making African ritual masks.
Episode credits
Guest stars Steven Wright, Mark Schiff
Episode 8
Closets
30m
Katz and Ben decide to reorganize their closet space, and they hire a company to do it.
Episode credits
Guest stars Michael Rowe, Elayne Boosler
Episode 9
Wild Weekend
30m
Ben wants to take a bike trip to Nova Scotia, and he and Katz discuss the great outdoors. Several plans are offered, but what they wind up doing is sitting around the house all weekend. Ben gets the whole thing on tape, thanks to Laura's camcorder.
Episode credits
Guest stars Robert Schimmel, Don Gavin
Episode 10
Chopper
30m
Ben wins first runner-up in a WFEN radio contest to ride in the traffic helicopter. He hopes the real winner can't make it and he gets all psyched up for the possibility.
Episode credits
Guest stars Conan O'Brien, Dom Irrera
Episode 11
Alibi
30m
While watching the news, Ben and Katz learn that a mailbox in their neighborhood was struck by a car driven by a bald Caucasian male in his late 40s. Ben assumes it was his dad, despite dad's protests that while he is in his late 40s, he is ""balding,"" not bald.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jeff Garlin, Tony V.
Episode 12
Ben-Centennial
30m
Katz wants to do something big for Ben's 25th birthday, but Ben doesn't want any fuss.
Episode credits
Guest stars Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, Sam Brown
Episode 13
Undercover Ben
30mfinale
Laura starts taking a lot of time off, but won't say why. Ben is curious and so is Katz, and they speculate.
Episode credits
Guest stars Richard Lewis, Ron Lynch, Mark Pitta
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Cast
Jonathan KatzDr. Katz (voice)
H. Jon BenjaminBen Katz (voice)
Laura SilvermanLaura the Receptionist (voice)Julianne BondJulie the Bartender (voice)
Will LeBowStanley (voice)
Mitch HedbergMitch (voice)
Kathy GriffinKathy (voice)
Steven WrightSteven (voice)Credits
- Created by
- Jonathan Katz
- Written by
- Jonathan Katz, Tom Snyder, H. Jon Benjamin, Loren Bouchard, Will LeBow, Julianne Bond, Laura Silverman, Bill Braudis, Carl W. Adams, Lisa Gillim, Todd Barry, Paulo Santucci, Adam Simha, Karen LeBlanc, Annette Cate, Richard Luongo, Mark Usher, Andre Lyman
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 81
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Comedy CentralUnited States- Tom Snyder Productions
- HBO Downtown ProductionsUnited States
- Popular Arts Entertainment
Themes
mental health professionalpsychotherapisttherapy