"A Minute with Stan Hooper" (2003)TV series

Creators:

Barry Kemp
Norm MacDonald

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

29 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Norm MacDonald	...	Stan Hooper (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Eric Lively	...	Ryan Hawkins (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Fred Willard	...	Fred Hawkins (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Molly Hooper (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Garret Dillahunt	...	Lou Peterson (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Reagan Dale Neis	...	Chelsea (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Daniel Roebuck	...	Pete Peterson (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Brian Howe	...	Gary Jamison (13 episodes, 2003-2004)

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bungalow 78 Productions

Trivia:

While on "Saturday Night Live" (1975), 'Norm Macdonald' played various characters who were named Stan Hooper.

Quotes:

Stan Hooper: I just want to live a normal life.
Gary: Well you came to the wrong place.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

i like it but mcdonald's miscast

This could be a very good comedy. It's funny, it's as familiar as small-town america could possibly be and Norm McDonald is, no doubt a pleasure. However, I think Norm McDonald playing an upstanding citizen with a loving wife and a desire to do good, is not our favorite Norm McDonald, Norm's deadpan delivery works better when he's a character without any lofty ideals but who's head is filled with things like horniness, revenge, and slacking on the job. The Norm we saw in "Dirty Work" and "Norm" would never run for mayor. Don't get me wrong, I still like the show and it makes me laugh, but for some odd reason Norm seems like the straight man here and the rest of the characters in this cooky town are the jokes. Hopefully, we'll see Norm get a little zanier too as time goes on, who knows. Either way, i'm willing to stay tuned to find out.