The Tom Show

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The Tom Show
Genre Sitcom
Created by
  • Tom Arnold
  • J.J. Wall
Starring
ComposerSnuffy Walden
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19
Production
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network The WB
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1997 (1997-09-07) 
February 22, 1998 (1998-02-22)

The Tom Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB on Sunday nights from September 7, 1997, to February 22, 1998. [1]

Contents

Premise

The series focused on Tom Amross, a TV producer who moved back to his home town of St. Paul, Minnesota, with his two young daughters following his divorce from his talk show host wife, who got a job producing his friend’s long running local morning talk show Breakfast With Charlie.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Tom's Back Again" Howard Murray Tom Arnold & J.J. WallSeptember 7, 1997 (1997-09-07)
2"Bad Publicity" Alan Myerson UnknownSeptember 14, 1997 (1997-09-14)
3"Kenlon's New Clothes"Alan MyersonDavid RaetherSeptember 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)
4"Tom's First Date"Alan MyersonUnknownSeptember 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)
5"Rival Station"Howard MurrayUnknownOctober 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)
6"Long Day's Journey Into Fights" Amanda Bearse Mark Torgove & Paul KaplanOctober 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)
7"Tom Lives Brownie's Life for the Weekend"Amanda BearseUnknownOctober 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)
8"The Crown Prince of Finland"Amanda BearseMaryanne MelleoanNovember 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)
9"It's Jan!"Mark K. SamuelsUnknownNovember 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)
10"The White Shadow"Mark K. SamuelsKevin KeltonNovember 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)
11"A Tom Story"Mark K. SamuelsDavid RaetherNovember 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)
12"Maggie Returns"Mark K. SamuelsUnknownDecember 14, 1997 (1997-12-14)
13"The Talk"Howard MurrayUnknownJanuary 4, 1998 (1998-01-04)
14"Tom vs. the PTA"Howard MurrayPaul A. Kaplan & Mark TorgoveJanuary 11, 1998 (1998-01-11)
15"The Top Five"Howard MurrayUnknownJanuary 18, 1998 (1998-01-18)
16"The Centerfold"Rosario Roveto, Jr.Tanya WardFebruary 1, 1998 (1998-02-01)
17"The Band"UnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)
18"Tom's Dream House"Mark K. SamuelsTom Arnold & Vincent UeberFebruary 15, 1998 (1998-02-15)
19"The Ticket Scam"Mark K. SamuelsUnknownFebruary 22, 1998 (1998-02-22)

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