Norm Henderson is an ex hockey player who was banned from hockey for life for gambling and tax evasion. Now he must do five years of community service as a social worker, or go to prison. His co workers are a collection of burn outs, and basically inept losers, with one exception, Laurie, who ends up spending a lot of time trying to bail out Norm.
Stars: Norm MacDonald, Laurie Metcalf and Ian Gomez
Full Cast: Max Wright, Artie Lange, Faith Ford, Nikki Cox, Amy Wilson, Patricia Belcher, Kate Walsh, Bruce Jarchow, Kyle Sabihy, Ron Pearson, Randall Carver, Fred Stoller
Episode Guide
Season 3
April 6, 2001Episode 24 Norm vs. Shelly's Old Flame
March 30, 2001Episode 23 Norm Comes Back
March 23, 2001Episode 22 Norm's Free
March 16, 2001Episode 21 Norm vs. Cuba
March 9, 2001Episode 20 Norm vs. Deception
March 2, 2001Episode 19 Norm is Fat
February 23, 2001Episode 18 Norm vs. Homelessness
February 16, 2001Episode 17 Norm and Wiener Dog vs. Fatherhood
February 9, 2001Episode 16 Norm vs. Danny and Shelly
February 2, 2001Episode 15 Norm Lets Go
January 26, 2001Episode 14 Denby Quits
January 12, 2001Episode 13 Norm vs. Dad
January 5, 2001Episode 12 Norm vs. Freud
December 15, 2000Episode 11 Norm vs. Schoolin'
December 8, 2000Episode 10 Norm vs. the Kid
December 1, 2000Episode 9 Norm vs. Tennis
November 24, 2000Episode 8 Norm vs. Youth (2)
November 10, 2000Episode 7 Norm vs. Youth (1)
November 3, 2000Episode 6 Norm and the Hopeless Cause
October 27, 2000Episode 5 Norm vs. Halloween
October 20, 2000Episode 4 The Norm Law
October 13, 2000Episode 3 Taylor Leaves
October 6, 2000Episode 2 I've Got a Crush On You
October 3, 2000Episode 1 Norm vs. the Sacrifice
Season 2
Season 1
Best Norm Episodes
Top 20 (Ranked)
April 6, 2001
0.0 0 votesS3E24 Norm vs. Shelly's Old Flame
0.0 0 votesS3E24 Norm vs. Shelly's Old Flame December 1, 20000.0 0 votesS3E9 Norm vs. Tennis
0.0 0 votesS3E9 Norm vs. Tennis November 24, 20000.0 0 votesS3E8 Norm vs. Youth (2)
0.0 0 votesS3E8 Norm vs. Youth (2) November 10, 20000.0 0 votesS3E7 Norm vs. Youth (1)
0.0 0 votesS3E7 Norm vs. Youth (1) November 3, 20000.0 0 votesS3E6 Norm and the Hopeless Cause
0.0 0 votesS3E6 Norm and the Hopeless Cause October 27, 20000.0 0 votesS3E5 Norm vs. Halloween
0.0 0 votesS3E5 Norm vs. Halloween October 20, 20000.0 0 votesS3E4 The Norm Law
0.0 0 votesS3E4 The Norm Law October 13, 20000.0 0 votesS3E3 Taylor Leaves
0.0 0 votesS3E3 Taylor Leaves October 6, 20000.0 0 votesS3E2 I've Got a Crush On You
0.0 0 votesS3E2 I've Got a Crush On You October 3, 20000.0 0 votesS3E1 Norm vs. the Sacrifice
0.0 0 votesS3E1 Norm vs. the Sacrifice March 15, 20000.0 0 votesS2E20 Laurie Loses It
0.0 0 votesS2E20 Laurie Loses It March 8, 20000.0 0 votesS2E19 Retribution
0.0 0 votesS2E19 Retribution December 8, 20000.0 0 votesS3E10 Norm vs. the Kid
0.0 0 votesS3E10 Norm vs. the Kid December 15, 20000.0 0 votesS3E11 Norm vs. Schoolin'
0.0 0 votesS3E11 Norm vs. Schoolin' January 5, 20010.0 0 votesS3E12 Norm vs. Freud
0.0 0 votesS3E12 Norm vs. Freud March 30, 20010.0 0 votesS3E23 Norm Comes Back
0.0 0 votesS3E23 Norm Comes Back March 23, 20010.0 0 votesS3E22 Norm's Free
0.0 0 votesS3E22 Norm's Free March 16, 20010.0 0 votesS3E21 Norm vs. Cuba
0.0 0 votesS3E21 Norm vs. Cuba March 9, 20010.0 0 votesS3E20 Norm vs. Deception
0.0 0 votesS3E20 Norm vs. Deception March 2, 20010.0 0 votesS3E19 Norm is Fat
0.0 0 votesS3E19 Norm is Fat Norm Trailer
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User Reviews
Watchseries; I've been watching "Norm" since its debut in 1999, and haven't stopped watching it. I think it's one of the most underrated shows, and one of the funniest shows (if not THE funniest show) on the air.
One of my favorite episodes is the one where Danny's father dies, and Danny discovers that his dad was gay. Another hilarious one is where Danny gets a toupee. These episodes prove that "Norm" IS funny.
The cast is clever, consisting of supporting actors/actresses who were in other series: Max Wright ("ALF"), Faith Ford ("Murphy Brown"), Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne"), and Ian Gomez ("Drew Carey Show" and "Felicity") to name a few.
Leaving "Saturday Night Live" to do "Norm" was a smart move for Norm MacDonald. And there is little that I would like better than to see this series obtain longevity. It deserves a good, long run. And I would honestly like to see "Norm" stay on the air for at least five or six years.
I've been watching "Norm" since its debut in 1999, and haven't stopped watching it. I think it's one of the most underrated shows, and one of the funniest shows (if not THE funniest show) on the air.
One of my favorite episodes is the one where Danny's father dies, and Danny discovers that his dad was gay. Another hilarious one is where Danny gets a toupee. These episodes prove that "Norm" IS funny.
The cast is clever, consisting of supporting actors/actresses who were in other series: Max Wright ("ALF"), Faith Ford ("Murphy Brown"), Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne"), and Ian Gomez ("Drew Carey Show" and "Felicity") to name a few.
Leaving "Saturday Night Live" to do "Norm" was a smart move for Norm MacDonald. And there is little that I would like better than to see this series obtain longevity. It deserves a good, long run. And I would honestly like to see "Norm" stay on the air for at least five or six years.
Norm watchseries. I was excited to hear this show was going to air, I had high expectations, and was not disappointed. Unfortunately, the networks keep moving the time slot around and it's getting buried. If they stuck to one time slot, it would become another Seinfield, only funny.
With the addition of Ian Gomez, it became painfully hilarious to watch, and will easily survive with the loss of Nikki Cox.
Norm McDonald is hilarious, he can't act, but he's hilarious. Facial expressions, one liners, flopped lines, hilarious. I'm sure he could walk into a wake and have everybody in stitches within minutes.
The shows premise had Norm working against his will as a counciler, insulting his clients, co-workers and superior. The majority of the costars acted as straight men (or people) that help set up Norms one liners, and then he'd continue with the jokes. His boss was mostly the brunt of his jokes, but then again he should have been used to it. He was once a straight man for ALF (Yo Willy!!!!).
It was the one sitcom that I'd be anxious to watch, but it suddenly disappeared.
ABOUT TIME THIS SHOW WAS ON DVD. Pretty much the best comedy to come out of America since cheers and the simpsons.
Fantastic FUNNY gags. The writing is excellent. Brilliant deadpan delivery. The cast are fantastic. Cutting edge humour abounds. Often on the verge of politically incorrectness, it pushes the boundary every now an then.
Has been unfairly treated by network executives in the us and the uk who don't understand comedy. They wouldn't know good comedy if it jumped up and tickled them in the ribs.
Why was it ever cancelled? No other comedy makes me smile and laugh as much as Norm/The Norm Show. Its time to get this out on DVD and for everyone to re-appraise it.
The Norm Show is gonna be a big hit. Trust me. This has everything a sit-com should have. Great acting, funny humor, originality, and... well that's about all it needs. Norm MacDonald's monotonical jokes hit you dead on, and Laurie Metcalf is great as the leading actress on the show. But still, Norm MacDonald is the highlight of the show. He doesn't even have to make a joke to get you laughing. Though it is kind of unrealistic, with Norm being an ex-hockey-player-turned-social worker, but that's just part of the originality. Everyone will love this show after watching just one episode, so I think it'll be around for a while.
Norm MacDonald has always been underrated and misunderstood.He's one of the funniest people who ever lived and this show proves it. The series starts with Nikki Cox guest starring and they make you think she will be a regular but she just leaves. Early in the first season they realize the character of Norm's boss is going nowhere and they incorporate him leaving into an episode(although we never actually see him).Then they make the greatest decision ever,they bring in Max Wright as Max Denby and they have the formula for a great show. The second season sees the show change it's name.They also change the name of the bar they hang out in,although the exterior and interior appear to be the same.Nikki Cox returns, Faith Ford joins the cast and the show just gets better. The Norm Show(Norm) ran for 3 seasons and had 4 different opening sequences but weirdly,they used the exact same clip of a white van almost every time they needed a transition clip. The third season sees two very odd changes.The transition clips start to feature a guy scatting and they start dressing Laurie like a mentally challenged gypsy.I have recently found two other shows where the main female character started dressing completely different(usually almost always the same clothes,just different colors) in the third season,Still Standing and My Hero. I could talk about Norm all day but I won't.