"Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1995) TV series 1995-2002

Creators:

Jonathan Katz
Tom Snyder
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

28 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

An unusual feature of Dr Katz is the novel animation technique called Squigglevision, whereby, essentially...

Plot Keywords:

Receptionist | Doctor Patient Relationship | Actor Shares Last Name With Character | Based On Standup Comedy | Psychiatry

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins

Cast

Jonathan Katz	...	Dr. Katz (79 episodes, 1995-2002)
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Ben / ... (79 episodes, 1995-2002)
Laura Silverman	...	Laura the Receptionist / ... (79 episodes, 1995-2002)
Will Le Bow	...	Stanley (37 episodes, 1995-2002)
Julianne Shapiro	...	Julie (37 episodes, 1995-2002)

Series Writing credits
H. Jon Benjamin		(8 episodes, 1995-2002)
Carl W. Adams		(8 episodes, 1996-2002)
Jonathan Katz		(7 episodes, 1995-2002)
Loren Bouchard		(6 episodes, 1995-2002)
Will Le Bow		(6 episodes, 1995-2002)
Tom Snyder		(6 episodes, 1995-2002)
Bill Braudis		(6 episodes, 1996-2002)
Julianne Shapiro		(4 episodes, 1995-1999)
Annette Cate		(4 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lisa Gillim		(4 episodes, 1997-2002)
Laura Silverman		(3 episodes, 1995-1999)
Karen LeBlanc		(3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Richard Luongo		(3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Andre Lyman		(2 episodes, 1995)
James Fagerquist		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Martha Williams Akers		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Sam Brown		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Todd Barry		(2 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Produced by
Loren Bouchard	....	producer (21 episodes, 1996-2002)
Tim Braine	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1995-1999)
John C. Fisher	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 1995-1999)
Nancy Geller	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1995-1999)
Tom Snyder	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1995-1999)
Jonathan Katz	....	producer (5 episodes, 1995-1999)
Julianne Shapiro	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Niki Hebert	....	coordinating producer (2 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Original Music by
Tom Snyder		(7 episodes, 1995-2002)

Series Film Editing by
Ivan Rhudick		(3 episodes, 1997-2002)

Series Art Direction by
Annette Cate		(7 episodes, 1995-2002)

Series Art Department
Annette Cate	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
Richard Crimlisk	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
Sharon Glick	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
Karen LeBlanc	....	storyboard artist / assistant art director (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
Ivan Rhudick	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
Martha Williams Akers	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Sound Department
Loren Bouchard	....	audio editor (18 episodes, 1999-2002)
Patrick Downie	....	dialogue editor (4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Adam Mutterperl	....	audio engineer (4 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Animation Department
Karen LeBlanc	....	animator (7 episodes, 1995-2002)
Martha Williams Akers	....	animator (6 episodes, 1995-2002)
Richard Luongo	....	animator (6 episodes, 1995-1999)
Andre Lyman	....	animator (6 episodes, 1995-1999)
Mark Usher	....	animator (5 episodes, 1995-1998)
Amy MacDonald	....	animator (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Richard Crimlisk	....	animator / assistant animator (4 episodes, 1997-2002)
James Fagerquist	....	animator (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Kristen Kempton	....	animator (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Carol Vidinghoff	....	animator (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
Naomi Halpern	....	animator (3 episodes, 1997-2002)
Sharon Glick	....	animator (3 episodes, 1998-2002)
Howard Nager	....	animator (3 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jennifer Ives	....	assistant animator (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Annette Cate	....	animator (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
Tim Hogan	....	animator (2 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Editorial Department
Justin Montanino	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Oona Flaherty	....	assistant editor / assistant video editor (2 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Other crew
Justin Montanino	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1998)
Richard Crimlisk	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Ives	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Comedy Central
• HBO Downtown Productions
• Popular Arts Entertainment
• Soup2Nuts
• Tom Snyder Productions

Distributors

• Comedy Central

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Argentina:16

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

First show to use the animation process "Squiggle Vision". Later shows to use it include "Science Court" (1997) and "Home Movies" (1999).

Quotes:

Ray:Oh, this is gonna be a marathon. I'm gonna wear a number on my back, and people are gonna have to bring me cups of water.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: Das Sub (#4.26)" (1997)

Dr. Katz...I'm fallin' hard for Dr. Katz...doo dee dee doo..

While it lasted, this was one of the funniest animated shows ever to turn up on TV. It was a brilliant idea to take standup comedy and pour it into the psychologist-patient mold; it fits perfectly. I still laugh thinking about Ray Romano talking about how his wife forces him to go downstairs to check out noises in the night...and bring back a yogurt. I hope it will all be out on DVD soon.