"The Norm Show" (1999) TV series 1999-2001

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creators:

Bruce Helford
Norm MacDonald

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

24 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Norm Henderson is an ex-hockey player who was banned from hockey for life for gambling and tax evasion...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Sex | Sitcom | Character Name In Title | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins

Cast

Norm MacDonald	...	Norm Henderson (54 episodes, 1999-2001)
Ian Gomez	...	Danny Sanchez (54 episodes, 1999-2001)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Laurie Freeman (54 episodes, 1999-2001)
Amy Wilson	...	Molly Carver (52 episodes, 1999-2001)
Max Wright	...	Max Denby (49 episodes, 1999-2001)
Faith Ford	...	Shelley Kilmartin (32 episodes, 1999-2001)

Also Known As:

Norm (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min (54 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Mohawk Productions

Trivia:

Norm's dog is named "Wiener Dog".

Quotes:

Mr. Denby: Norm, I'd like to talk to you regarding our long distance policy (MacDonald, Norm@Norm Henderson)
[on the phone]
Mr. Denby: : Okay, sir
Mr. Denby: You have all these calls to China. Who do you know in China?
Norm Henderson: Well, no one until you call, sir. Hold on one second.
[into phone, in Chinese]
Norm Henderson: Ni hao ma. Ding hai Prince Albert in a can?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Too Bad

Funny guy, standard sitcom

Norm MacDonald is a funny man. He really shined as Weekend Update anchor on SNL and it was a shame when NBC canned him (especially after seeing the unfunny anchors that followed). He was even funnier when he did the talk-show circuit, where he would always crack up hosts and audiences with his off-the-wall improvisational wit. Now giving him his own show is a great idea, but not if your just using his name and presence without really utilizing his talents.

What they've done here is stick Norm Macdonald in a really run-of-the-mill sitcom. Granted, it may be one of the better sitcoms, but it's a sitcom nonetheless. And if you've got half a brain and have seen the comedies of the past, you'll notice there is nothing new here. Old jokes, old situations, little substance. It's a cookie-cut genre that takes Norm's humor for granted.

If one positive thing has arisen from the series, it has been keeping Norm in the spotlight so he continues to pop up on late-night TV to promote it, therefore setting the stange for classic spontaneous Normisms!