"Herman's Head" (1991) TV series 1991-1994

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Andy Cadiff
Greg Antonacci

Writers:

Jack Amiel (writer)
Donald Babcock (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

8 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This FOX comedy show starred Herman, a young fact checker. Whenever Herman had a thought, various conflicting...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Insult | Personality | Psychological Drama | Character Name In Title

Cast

William Ragsdale	...	Herman Brooks (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Molly Hagan	...	Angel (Sensitivity) (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Animal (Lust) (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Rick Lawless	...	Wimp (Anxiety) (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Peter Mackenzie	...	Genius (Intellect) (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Jason Bernard	...	Mr. Bracken (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Jane Sibbett	...	Heddy Newman (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Hank Azaria	...	Jay Nichols (70 episodes, 1991-1994)
Yeardley Smith	...	Louise Fitzer (32 episodes, 1991-1994)

Runtime:

30 min (72 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Portugal:M/6

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

There are several jokes referring to Louise sounding like that girl from "The Simpsons" (1989). Yeardley Smith is the voice of Lisa Simpson.

Quotes:

Jay Nichols: Hey, as long as there are illegal aliens who want citizenship, Jay Nichols will have a date.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Critic: Dr. Jay (#1.10)" (1994)

The high point of Fox's Experimental phase

When the Fox Network went on the air, it seemed like it was trying to attract viewers with "something different". The result was shows like "Herman's Head".

Although it featured a "Dobie Gillis" like situation--an ambitious bombshell who was "unattainable" and an "ordinary" girl who was sweet, but really loved him, this show added something way out of the ordinary: A "Greek chorus" that revealed his "true" thoughts, instead of Herman giving asides to the camera.

A nice touch was including in the chorus a female to give his "feminine" side.

This nice touch pulled this rather ordinary sitcom out of the muck and gave it a nice spin that worked most of the time.

Its too bad Fox did not keep up this phase, because I believe television would have been much the better for it.