The Norm Show

Seasons

1999

USA

7.8

TV-PG

Norm Henderson is a former hockey player who was banned for life for gambling and tax evasion. Now he must do five years of community service as a social worker, or go to prison.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Norm and the Prototype

Social worker Norm's unconventional methods get him into trouble.

S1 • E2

Norm Dates a Client

Norm meets a girl at a bar and becomes involved her, only to discover she is one of Laurie's clients undergoing counseling for getting involved in relationships just to get the attention of her violent boyfriend.

S1 • E3

Norm Dates Danny's Dad

Danny worries over his dad's (played by the epic Jack Warden) visit; their relationship is strained because the super-masculine father can't relate to his faltering son. Norm befriends the man and discovers that he's gay but in denial.

S1 • E4

While You Weren't Sleeping

Norm, Laurie, and Danny resolve to start relationships; a fan of Norm loves his hockey bad-boy image; Laurie meets a Scottish guy; and Danny buys a toupee and is pursued by an attractive woman. But Laurie can't get sleep and Norm is too cute.

S1 • E5

My Name Is Norm

Norm gets drunk at a bar with a client and awakens to discover he has checked himself into rehab with the client, a recovering alcoholic. Convinced that Norm is an alcoholic, his supervisor offers him freedom from work duties.

S1 • E6

The New Boss

Denby arrives as the new supervisor in the office, taking the position that Laurie hoped to get so she could make positive changes. When Denby tricks Norm into helping him force Laurie to quit, he looks for ways to get her to return.

S1 • E7

Denby's Kid

Denby brings his son to the office to learn in a work environment before military school. The son tells Norm he wants to be a chef. Norm says to stand his ground. Denby makes Norm's life difficult unless he supports the military school.

S1 • E8

Drive, Norm Said

Norm regrets his fling with an evil office worker Laurie hates. Meanwhile, Laurie is forced to get her driver's license after Denby agrees to her proposed program Meals on Wheels, for which she has put herself down as a back-up driver.

S1 • E9

Norm, Crusading Social Worker

Norm is the new "agony of defeat" on a sports show. He wants to save his image but is blocked from playing hockey because of his gambling. He thinks a grand gesture of social service will gain him a one game exception for a charity match.

S1 • E10

Norm's Coach

To get back into shape for his one-time-only permitted allowance back into hockey, Norm realizes he needs help and enlists his old high school coach, Logan.