Madman of the People

*Madman of the People*
Madman of the People
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Chris Cluess; Stu Kreisman;
Directed by	James Burrows; Jim Drake; Philip Charles MacKenzie; John Ratzenberger;
Starring	Dabney Coleman; Concetta Tomei; Amy Aquino; Craig Bierko; Cynthia Gibb; John Ales;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Chris Cluess; Stu Kreisman; E. Duke Vincent; Aaron Spelling;
Producers	Penny Adams; Stephen C. Grossman;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Kreiscluesco Industries; Spelling Television;
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 22, 1994 –; June 17, 1995

Madman of the People is an American sitcom television series created by Chris Cluess and Stu Kreisman, that aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to June 17, 1995. It was scheduled in the Thursday 9:30 timeslot, part of Must See TV.

Madman of the People was produced by Spelling Television.^[1]

Synopsis[]

The series stars character actor Dabney Coleman as Jack "Madman" Buckner, an outspoken newspaper columnist who had written a popular column, Madman of the People, in Your Times magazine for 30 years. The premise of the show involves Buckner's daughter, Meg (Cynthia Gibb), being brought in by the publisher to bring Buckner's column into the 1990s.

Cast[]

Dabney Coleman as Jack "Madman" Buckner
Concetta Tomei as Delia Buckner
Cynthia Gibb as Meg Buckner
John Ales as Dylan Buckner
Amy Aquino as Sasha Danziger
Craig Bierko as B.J. Cooper

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Chris Cluess & Stu Kreisman	September 22, 1994 (1994-09-22)
2	"Murder Most Fowl"	John Ratzenberger	Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells	September 29, 1994 (1994-09-29)
3	"All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Mad Boy"	James Burrows	Steve Paymer	October 6, 1994 (1994-10-06)
4	"Guys Just Wanna Have Fun"	John Ratzenberger	Bill Fuller & Jim Pond	October 13, 1994 (1994-10-13)
5	"'Til Death Do Us Part"	Jim Drake	Sally Lapiduss & Pamela Eells	October 20, 1994 (1994-10-20)
6	"The Jack Buckner Society"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Alison Rosenfeld Desmarais	October 27, 1994 (1994-10-27)
7	"Birthday in the Big House"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Bill Fuller & Jim Pond	November 3, 1994 (1994-11-03)
8	"Jack Has Left the Building"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Tom Seeley & Norm Gunzenhauser	December 1, 1994 (1994-12-01)
9	"Life Without Father"	Jim Drake	Steve Paymer	December 8, 1994 (1994-12-08)
10	"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Christmas"	Jim Drake	Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert	December 15, 1994 (1994-12-15)
11	"What a Big Mouth You Have, Grammy"	John Ratzenberger	Tom Seeley & Norm Gunzenhauser	December 29, 1994 (1994-12-29)
12	"Notes from the Underground"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Dinah Kirgo	January 5, 1995 (1995-01-05)
13	"Truths My Father Told"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Bill Fuller & Jim Pond	January 12, 1995 (1995-01-12)
14	"The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword"	Jim Drake	Tom Seeley & Norm Gunzenhauser	January 26, 1995 (1995-01-26)
15	"Anytime, Anywhere"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Stephen Neigher	June 10, 1995 (1995-06-10)
16	"The Madman and the Showgirl"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Dava Savel	June 17, 1995 (1995-06-17)

Reception[]

Though the series was popular with audiences, ranking 12th^[2] for the season with a 14.9 average household share, it was still cancelled after only one season, making it one of the highest-rated shows ever to get cancelled, according to classictvhits.com. However, while the show did well in the ratings, it lost a considerable portion of its lead-in audience from Seinfeld and was also hindering the then-freshman hit drama ER. NBC noticed the early success of Friends and decided to re-shuffle its lineup to put that show in the 9:30 PM EST spot, leading to one of the most dominant programming blocs in TV history.^[3]

When it first aired, Madman of the People was considered by critics as one of "the fall season's least likable new comedies" and not deserving of its comedy label.^[4]

References[]

^ "Madman of the People". Retrieved 2006-10-01.
^ Upperco, Jackson (June 6, 2018). "MSTV Flops: A Look at MADMAN OF THE PEOPLE". jacksonupperco.com.
^ Adalian, Josef (September 4, 2014). "The Architects of NBC's Classic Must-See Lineup Reveal How Friends and ER Became Legends". Vulture. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ Rosenberg, Howard (September 22, 1994). "TV Reviews : NBC's Strongest Evening of the Week Has Its Weak Spot". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

External links[]

Madman of the People at IMDb

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[1] "Madman of the People". Retrieved 2006-10-01.

[2] Upperco, Jackson (June 6, 2018). "MSTV Flops: A Look at MADMAN OF THE PEOPLE". jacksonupperco.com.

[3] Adalian, Josef (September 4, 2014). "The Architects of NBC's Classic Must-See Lineup Reveal How Friends and ER Became Legends". Vulture. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[4] Rosenberg, Howard (September 22, 1994). "TV Reviews : NBC's Strongest Evening of the Week Has Its Weak Spot". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

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