Brutally Normal is an American sitcom television series that starred Eddie Kaye Thomas from American Pie and Mike Damus[1] from Teen Angel. It aired on The WB.[2] The series premiered on January 24, 2000 with two back-to-back episodes later airing along with Zoe... A total of eight episodes were produced with only five of those episodes airing with the show being canceled on February 14, 2000.
| Brutally Normal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Michael Goldberg Tommy Swerdlow |
| Written by | Stephen Chbosky Michael Goldberg Will McRobb Tommy Swerdlow Chris Viscardi |
| Directed by | Marc Buckland Michael M. Robin Lev L. Spiro Randall Zisk |
| Starring | Mike Damus Lea Moreno Eddie Kaye Thomas Tangie Ambrose Antwon Tanner Joanna Pacula |
| Composers | Stuart Copeland Ryan Beveridge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (3 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Goldberg Tommy Swerdlow Greer Shephard Michael M. Robin |
| Camera setup | Film; Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Swerdlow-Goldberg Style The Shephard/Robin Company Touchstone Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | The WB |
| Release | January 24 – February 14, 2000 |
Cast
edit- Mike Damus as Robert "Pooh" Cutler
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as Russell Wise
- Lea Moreno as Anna Pricova
- Tangie Ambrose as Dru
- Antwon Tanner as Shaheem
- Joanna Pacula as Gogi Pricova
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "You Get What You Get" | Marc Buckland | Stephen Chbosky | January 24, 2000 | N-602 |
| 2 | "Barricade" | Marc Buckland | Will McRobb & Chris Viscardi | January 24, 2000 | N-605 |
| 3 | "Mouth Full of Warm Roses" | Michael M. Robin | Tommy Swerdlow & Michael Goldberg | January 31, 2000 | N-603 |
| 4 | "Stretching Ethics" | Marc Buckland | Tommy Swerdlow & Michael Goldberg | February 7, 2000 | N-606 |
| 5 | "Well Solved Sherlock" | Lev L. Spiro | Stephen Chbosky | February 14, 2000 | N-604 |
| 6 | "Damaged Goods" | Randall Zisk | TBD | Unaired | N-607 |
| 7 | "Road Trip" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | N-608 |
| 8 | "Pilot" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | N-601 |
References
edit- ^ Bobbin, Jay (January 23, 2000). "New WB series finds teen-agers with 'Brutally Normal' lives". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Owen, Rob (January 24, 2000). "'Brutally Normal' is just an average show". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Brutally Normal"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-10-03.