Cracking Up (TV series)
Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by School of Rock writer Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March 9 to April 5, 2004.
| Cracking Up | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Mike White |
| Written by | Dana Baratta Mike White |
| Directed by | Jay Chandrasekhar Jim Ellis Jake Kasdan Michael Spiller Lev L. Spiro |
| Starring | Jason Schwartzman Jake Sandvig Molly Shannon Christopher McDonald Caitlin Wachs David Walton |
| Theme music composer | Jason Schwartzman |
| Composer | Rob Cairns |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (+ unaired pilot, 6 unaired episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brad Grey Peter Traugott Chris Weitz Paul Weitz Mike White |
| Producers | James C. Hart Denis Biggs |
| Cinematography | Joe Pennella |
| Editors | David Helfand Jan Northrop Mark Scheib |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production companies | Brad Grey Television Go Mike Go Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | March 9 – April 5, 2004 |
Premise
In the pilot episode, a psychiatrist (Henry Gibson) is sent to examine Tanner Shackleton (Bret Loehr), a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. After the pilot episode, the story was about Ben Baxter (Jason Schwartzman), a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner (Bret Loehr) and his crazy family.
Crew
- Paul Weitz .... executive producer (12 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Mike White .... executive producer (12 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Chris Weitz .... executive producer (9 episodes, 2004)
- Dana Baratta .... supervising producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Brad Grey .... executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Kim Hamberg .... associate producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- James C. Hart .... producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- David Hemingson .... co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Alan J. Higgins .... co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Phil Lord .... consulting producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Christopher Miller .... consulting producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Peter Traugott .... executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
- Denis Biggs .... producer (unknown episodes)
- Gregg Glickman .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
- Danielle Weinstock .... co-producer
Cast
- Molly Shannon as Lesley Shackleton
- Christopher McDonald as Ted Shackleton
- Caitlin Wachs as Chloe Shackleton
- Jake Sandvig as Preston Shackleton
- Bret Loehr as Tanner Shackleton
- David Walton as Liam Connor
- Jason Schwartzman as Ben Baxter
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | "Unaired Pilot" | TBA | TBA | Unaired | 1AHS79 |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Marc Buckland | Mike White | March 9, 2004 | 1AHS01 |
| 2 | "Birds Do It" | Miguel Arteta | David Hemingson | March 10, 2004 | 1AHS05 |
| 3 | "Scared Straight" | Greg Mottola | Rebecca Hughes | March 15, 2004 | 1AHS07 |
| 4 | "Panic House" | Michael Spiller | Al Higgins | March 22, 2004 | 1AHS06 |
| 5 | "Grudge Match" | TBA | TBA | March 29, 2004 | 1AHS04 |
| 6 | "Prom Night" | Penelope Spheeris | Deborah Swisher | April 5, 2004 | 1AHS09 |
| 7 | "Daddy's Home" | TBA | TBA | Unaired | 1AHS02 |
| 8 | "Learning Disability" | TBA | TBA | Unaired | 1AHS03 |
| 9 | "The Fixer" | TBA | TBA | Unaired | 1AHS08 |
| 10 | "The Pool Man" | TBA | TBA | Unaired | 1AHS10 |
| 11 | "The Bully" | TBA | TBA | Unaired | 1AHS11 |
| 12 | "Come Home Lassie" | TBA | TBA | Unaired | 1AHS12 |
References
- From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Cracking Up"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
External links
- Cracking Up at IMDb
- Cracking Up at TV.com
- Cracking Up at epguides.com
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