Laurie Runs for Office (27 Oct. 1999)
"The Norm Show" Laurie Runs for Office (original title)

Laurie is talked into running for city councilman after a heartless politician stops by the office briefly for photo ops. Norm tries to help.

Director:

Gerry Cohen

Writers:

Brett Baer, Dave Finkel,

Stars:

Norm MacDonald, Laurie Metcalf, Artie Lange

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Norm MacDonald	...	Norm Henderson
Laurie Metcalf	...	Laurie Freeman
Artie Lange	...	Artie Henderson
Max Wright	...	Max Denby
Ian Gomez	...	Danny Sanchez
Nikki Cox	...	Taylor Clayton
Faith Ford	...	Shelly
Ron Pearson	...	Moderator
Al Ruscio	...	Father O'Flaherty
Josie DiVincenzo	...	Marguerite
Michael Gross	...	Councilman Krantz
Skye McKenzie	...	Levine
John Cothran Jr.	...	Newscaster (as John Cothran)
Daniel Henson	...	Little Norm
C.J. Keyes	...	Little Laurie

Storyline

After being blackmailed by her opponent because of Norm, Laurie tosses him out of her campaign and takes up the services of Denby, who proclaims to have worked for Nixon. Norm accidentally says "I love you" to Shelly, and becomes paranoid when Danny and Artie start warning him this will lead to a relationship ultimatum. And then Shelly announces she has a job offer in Colorado.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 12, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Norm tells Laurie she's their union representative to which Laurie is not surprised, but in the next season Laurie is shocked to find out she's the union representative.

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Quotes

Artie Henderson: Listen, man, the lamp is just the beginning. Next thing you know she's going to start brining all this girly stuff over to your apartment, you know, like doilies, curlers, and salad. then you wake up one morning and you got a cat. Is that what you want? A cat?
Norm Henderson: Nope, I don't want a cat.
Artie Henderson: Then comes the ultimatum.
Norm Henderson: Ultimatum? What ultimatum?
Artie Henderson: Well, she's gonna want a commitment, so she'll saying something like, "I'm tired of the city, it's dirty, I need a change", you know, and you'll say, "You ...
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Connections

Spoofs The Glimmer Man (1996)

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