Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dr. Katz is a divorced psychologist who lives with his son, Ben. While trying to help his patients (famous and not famous) with their traumas, paranoias, conflicts and problems, Dr. Katz also handles his own problems. His son Ben is all grown up but still don't know what to do with his life. His hobby is to waste Laura's (Dr. Katz's sarcastic receptionist) time with cheesy pick up lines and useless ideas and inventions. Dr. Katz also has a Cheers like bar called Jacky's 33 where he usually hangs out on his spare time, mostly chatting with his friends Julie and Stan. Julie is the bartender, who is studying to become a physical therapist and for whom Dr. Katz has a crush on. Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist was a cartoon based on Jonathan Katz's personal life. Originally running on Comedy Central, the show aired for 5 and a half seasons, and helped put Comedy Central on the map.

Series details

• Title: Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1995-05-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-02-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Comedy Central
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7218
• IMDb ID: tt0111942
• TVDB ID: 78244

Cast and credited roles

• H. Jon Benjamin — Ben
• Jonathan Katz — Dr. Katz
• Laura Silverman — Laura the Receptionist
• Will LeBow — Stanley
• Julianne Bond — Julie
• Dom Irrera — Dom
• Fred Stoller — Fred
• Ray Romano — Ray
• Todd Barry — Todd

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-05-28; final listed air date 1995-07-02.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-10-15; final listed air date 1996-05-26.
• Season 3: premiered 1996-10-06; final listed air date 1997-03-09.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-05-09; final listed air date 1997-09-14.
• Season 5: premiered 1998-06-17; final listed air date 1998-11-23.
• Season 6: premiered 1999-06-15; final listed air date 2002-02-13.

Source and licence

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