Cracking Up (TV series)

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 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Brad Grey Peter Traugott Chris Weitz Paul Weitz Mike White David Hemingson Alan J. Higgins
Producers	James C. Hart Denis Biggs Dana Baratta Kim Hamberg Phil Lord Christopher Miller Gregg Glickman Danielle Weinstock
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
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	March 9 (2004-03-09) – April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)

Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on Fox from March 9 to April 5, 2004.

Premise

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. 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.

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 release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Marc Buckland	Mike White	March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)	1AHS01	11.3 [1]
2	"Birds Do It"	Miguel Arteta	David Hemingson	March 10, 2004 (2004-03-10)	1AHS05	9.5 [2]
3	"Scared Straight"	Greg Mottola	Rebecca Hughes	March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)	1AHS07	4.9 [3]
4	"Panic House"	Michael Spiller	Al Higgins	March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)	1AHS06	4.4 [4]
5	"Grudge Match"	Jay Chandrasekhar	Rebecca Hughes & Mike White	March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)	1AHS04	4.1 [5]
6	"Prom Night"	Penelope Spheeris	Deborah Swisher	April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)	1AHS09	3.4 [6]
7	"Daddy's Home"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	1AHS02	N/A
8	"Learning Disability"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	1AHS03	N/A
9	"The Fixer"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	1AHS08	N/A
10	"The Pool Man"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	1AHS10	N/A
11	"The Bully"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	1AHS11	N/A
12	"Come Home Lassie"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	1AHS12	N/A

References

1. "TV Listings (March 9, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
2. "TV Listings (March 10, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
3. "TV Listings (March 15, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
4. "TV Listings (March 22, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
5. "TV Listings (March 29, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
6. "TV Listings (April 5, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

External links

• Cracking Up at IMDb
• Cracking Up at epguides.com