Cracking Up (TV series)

Cracking Up
Genre Sitcom
Created by Mike White
Written by Dana Baratta
Mike White
Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
Jim Ellis
Jake Kasdan
Michael Spiller
Lev L. Spiro
Starring Jason Schwartzman
Jake Sandvig
Molly Shannon
Christopher McDonald
Caitlin Wachs
David Walton
Theme music composer Jason Schwartzman
Composer(s) Rob Cairns
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 12 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Brad Grey
Peter Traugott
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Mike White
Producer(s) James C. Hart
Denis Biggs
Cinematography Joe Pennella
Editor(s) David Helfand
Jan Northrop
Mark Scheib
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 2224 minutes
Production company(s) 20th Century Fox Television
Brad Grey Television
Release
Original network Fox
Original release March 9 – April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)

Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by School of Rock writer Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March to May 2004.

Synopsis

In the pilot episode, a psychiatrist (Henry Gibson) who is sent to examine Tanner Shackleton (Bret Loehr), a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. After the pilot episode, the story was about Ben Baxter (Jason Schwartzman), a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner (Bret Loehr) and his crazy family.

Crew

  • Paul Weitz .... executive producer (12 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Mike White .... executive producer (12 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Chris Weitz .... executive producer (9 episodes, 2004)
  • Dana Baratta .... supervising producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Brad Grey .... executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Kim Hamberg .... associate producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • James C. Hart .... producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • David Hemingson .... co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Alan J. Higgins .... co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Phil Lord .... consulting producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Christopher Miller .... consulting producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Peter Traugott .... executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006)
  • Denis Biggs .... producer (unknown episodes)
  • Gregg Glickman .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
  • Danielle Weinstock .... co-producer

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot"TBATBAMarch 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)
2"Birds Do It"TBATBAMarch 10, 2004 (2004-03-10)
3"Scared Straight"TBATBAMarch 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
4"Panic House"TBATBAMarch 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)
5"Grudge Match"TBATBAMarch 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)
6"Prom Night"TBATBAApril 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)
7"Daddy's Home"TBATBAUnaired
8"Learning Disability"TBATBAUnaired
9"The Fixer"TBATBAUnaired
10"The Pool Man"TBATBAUnaired
11"The Bully"TBATBAUnaired
12"Come Home Lassie"TBATBAUnaired
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