Brutally Normal

*Brutally Normal*
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	30 minutes
Production companies	Swerdlow-Goldberg Style; The Shephard/Robin Company; Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	The WB
Release	January 24 –; February 14, 2000

Brutally Normal is an American sitcom television series that starred Mike Damus^[1] and 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.

Premise

The series revolved around Pooh (Mike Damus), a teenage boy with a group of diverse friends. Anna (Lea Moreno) is a foreign exchange student and Russell (Eddie Kaye Thomas) is his wise-cracking best friend all going through their senior year at Wacker H. Normal High School. Many of the show's story lines dealt with surreal situations that the group would get into hence the series name.

Cast

Mike Damus as Robert "Pooh" Cutler
Lea Moreno as Anna Pricova
Eddie Kaye Thomas as Russell Wise
Tangie Ambrose as Dru
Antwon Tanner as Shaheem
Joanna Pacula as Gogi Pricova

Episodes

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 (2000-01-24)	N-602
2	"Barricade"	Marc Buckland	Will McRobb & Chris Viscardi	January 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)	N-605
3	"Mouth Full of Warm Roses"	Michael M. Robin	Tommy Swerdlow & Michael Goldberg	January 31, 2000 (2000-01-31)	N-603
4	"Stretching Ethics"	Marc Buckland	Tommy Swerdlow & Michael Goldberg	February 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)	N-606
5	"Well Solved Sherlock"	Lev L. Spiro	Stephen Chbosky	February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)	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

^ 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.

External links

Brutally Normal at IMDb
Brutally Normal at epguides.com

[1] Bobbin, Jay (January 23, 2000). "New WB series finds teen-agers with 'Brutally Normal' lives". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[2] Owen, Rob (January 24, 2000). "'Brutally Normal' is just an average show". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[U.S.C.O.-3] 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.

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