"Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1995) TV series 1995-2000

Creators:

Jonathan Katz
Tom Snyder
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

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 (67 episodes, 1995-1999)
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Ben / ... (67 episodes, 1995-1999)
Laura Silverman	...	Laura the Receptionist (67 episodes, 1995-1999)

Series Writing credits
Carl W. Adams		(5 episodes, 1998-1999)
Sam Brown		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
H. Jon Benjamin		(2 episodes, 1999)
Loren Bouchard		(2 episodes, 1999)
Bill Braudis		(2 episodes, 1999)
Jonathan Katz		(2 episodes, 1999)
Tom Snyder		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Produced by
Loren Bouchard	....	producer (1 episode, 1999)
Tim Braine	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1999)
John C. Fisher	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 1999)
Nancy Geller	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1999)
Niki Hebert	....	coordinating producer (1 episode, 1999)
Jonathan Katz	....	producer (1 episode, 1999)
Kevin Meagher	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1999)
Tom Snyder	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1999)
Julianne Shapiro	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Tom Snyder		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Art Direction by
Annette Cate		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Art Department
Annette Cate	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1999)
Richard Crimlisk	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1999)
Sharon Glick	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1999)
Karen LeBlanc	....	assistant art director / storyboard artist (1 episode, 1999)
Richard Luongo	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1999)
Ivan Rhudick	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1999)
Martha Williams Akers	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1999)

Series Sound Department
Adam Mutterperl	....	audio engineer (4 episodes, 1999)

Series Animation Department
Howard Nager	....	animator (2 episodes, 1999)
James Fagerquist	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Kristen Kempton	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Amy MacDonald Ronayne	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Mark Usher	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Carol Vidinghoff	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Justin Montanino	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 1999)

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

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:

Ben Katz: You know what you are, Laura?
Laura: What am I?
Ben Katz: You're one great big ball of bitch.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Short Attention Span Theater" (1989)

Dr. Katz is desperately missed

I adore Dr. Katz, there was no darker day than when I heard the series was going to end. I have every episode they showed on Comedy Central. My tapes are so worn they are getting hard to watch. I should have made tapes of my tapes. I wish they would release the whole series on DVD. The animation, which seems to have annoyed some people, never bothered me at all. I enjoyed the show on every level, and every time I watch it. It is a fantastic series, with brilliant acting and perfect comedic timing, a must see for anyone who truly appreciates good comedy.