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Season 1 – Cracking Up

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An idealistic psychology student gets more than he bargained for when he moves into the guest house of a wealthy Beverly Hills family and must deal with each member who is crazier than the next.
Cracking Up — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Molly Shannon

Lesley Shackleton

Jason Schwartzman

Ben Baxter

Christopher McDonald

Ted Shackleton

Bret Loehr

Tanner Shackleton

Jake Sandvig

Preston Shackleton

Caitlin Wachs

Chloe Shackleton

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 9, 2004 Pilot In Beverly Hills, Calif., a psychology student (Jason Schwartzman) counsels a wealthy couple's (Christopher McDonald, Molly Shannon) introverted son. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 10, 2004 Birds Do It Tanner walks in on Ben and his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) in the bedroom; Liam invites a female friend over to show Preston the ways of love. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 15, 2004 Scared Straight Lesley and Ted hire a substance abuse counselor (Jack Black) to scare their kids out of trying drugs; Ben, Ted and Lesley accidentally eat marijuana cake. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 22, 2004 Panic House Lesley creates a panic room after a break-in at the house; Lesley accidentally locks Ben and Liam in the kids' room and forgets the password. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 29, 2004 Grudge Match An overly competitive Ted sets the whole Shackleton house on edge after a basketball game; Leslie tries to teach Chloe some of her old cheerleading moves. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 5, 2004 Prom Night Ben discovers that Ted is still jealous toward Lesley's high-school prom date; Liam chaperones Chloe, Preston and their dates to the prom. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 12, 2004 Learning Disability Ben reacts to Lesley and Ted's lack of involvement in their children's education by inviting Tanner's strict teacher (Jenifer Lewis) over for dinner; Chloe and Liam fight for attention from their new tutor. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 17, 2004 The Fixer Ben's mother reveals details on his younger days to the Shackletons against his wishes. Details Episode 9 Aired May 17, 2004 The Pool Man The pool cleaning guy suddenly drops dead before before Tanner's birthday party. Details

Season Info

Executive Producer
Mike White, Brad Grey, Peter Traugott, David Hemingson, Alan J. Higgins
Screenwriter
Mike White
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG (D)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 9, 2004