Help Me Help You (TV series)

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Help Me Help You
Genre Sitcom
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Alex Reid
  • Jennifer Konner
  • Alexandra Rushfield
Producers
  • Victor Hsu
  • Jimmy Simons
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 26 (2006-09-26) 
December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)

Help Me Help You is an American sitcom television series created by Jennifer Konner and Alexandra Rushfield that premiered on ABC on September 26, 2006 to December 12, 2006. It was a comedy about a collection of eccentric individuals in group psychotherapy with a respected therapist, who may quite possibly have more problems than his patients. The series was pulled from the schedule on December 14, 2006, [1] and ABC canceled the series after one season on May 15, 2007. [2]

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Notable guests

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot" Brian Dannelly Jennifer Konner & Alexandra RushfieldSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
2"The Mattress" Peter Lauer Alex Reid October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
3"Fun Run"Peter Lauer Rodney Rothman October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
4"Pink Freud" Jason Ensler Ron Weiner October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
5"Sasha's Birthday BBQ" Linwood Boomer Jennifer Konner & Alexandra RushfieldOctober 24, 2006 (2006-10-24)
6"Inger Management"Peter LauerDaley HaggarOctober 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)
7"Raging Bill" Bryan Gordon Chester TamNovember 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)
8"Perverse Psychology" Victor Nelli, Jr. Joel MadisonDecember 5, 2006 (2006-12-05)
9"Perseverance" David Steinberg Craig DiGregorioDecember 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)
10"The Sheriff" Matthew Diamond Rodney RothmanUnaired
11"Working Women"Linwood BoomerRon WeinerUnaired
12"Boxer"Linwood BoomerLinda WallemUnaired
13"Moving On" Linda Mendoza Jennifer Konner & Alexandra RushfieldUnaired

Production

Ted Danson signed on to star in the pilot for Help Me Help You in late February 2006. [3] ABC greenlit it to series on May 10, 2006, for the 2006–07 television season. [4] After its premiere, ABC ordered extra scripts of the series in late October 2006, [5] but it was pulled from the schedule on December 14, 2006, [1] and additional episodes were never produced. The series was cancelled by ABC on May 15, 2007. [2]

Broadcast

The series was first broadcast on ABC on September 26, 2006, at 9:30pm Tuesdays in the United States. It aired on Global in Canada.[ citation needed ]

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