From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
Ben wins $500 in a lottery scratch-off game and uses the money on an expensive dinner at a five star restaurant, with Dr. Katz and Laura as his guests. In the end, the restaurant bill ends up over his $500, forcing him to rely on Katz and Laura to pay the rest.
Ben gets into Dr. Katz's medical books and convinces himself he has all sorts of medical illnesses including, of all things, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (S.I.D.S.). Meanwhile, Dr. Katz is afraid of a bee that's made its way into his office. Laura plays on his fear and refuses to kill the bee at his request. Also, Patient Dom Irrera leaves a love proclamation song on Dr. Katz's answering machine.
Dr. Katz is asked to give a funeral speech for his deceased aunt Estelle. However, Katz gets the giggles beforehand and struggles through the speech, desperately trying not to crack up.
Dr. Katz is asked to analyze a teenage boy named Roger and testify to the court whether or not he's sane enough to stand trial. Dr. Katz's sole response while on the stand: "No."
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