Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist : Review and rate

Dr Katz, Professional Therapist is an animated series from America that ran from 1995 to 2002. The original format with title character Dr Jonathan Katz as the centre, was very popular. Would you like to learn more about Dr Katz, Professional Therapist? Then, read all about this show right here.

The story

Dr Katz is a professional psychotherapist who has many famous comedians as his patients. They come to him for therapy. Dr Katz lets them show some of their routine as they would perform on stage and gives them insight into their material. With actors and actresses, the therapy is more about the dialogue. In between the therapy sessions, are many scenes where you see Dr Katz in his daily life. You see his son Ben, his secretary Laura, and his friends Stanley and Julie. The shows started with Dr Katz and his son Ben at breakfast. They would end up with Dr Katz in a therapy session and music sounding. This would mean that he had to wrap up the therapy session. Jonathan Katz The main character's voice was done by comedian Jonathan Katz. Katz won an Emmy for his work on the show in 1995 in the category Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. He went on to do other voice work on the animated series Home Movies.

Animation

The animation was very recognisable. It was called Squigglevision. This is a sort of computer animation, which makes the outlines of shapes move. This makes it easier and faster to produce. Other shows apart from Dr Katz, Professional Therapist which used Squigglevision are Roobarb and Science Court.

Episodes and DVD

Episodes A total of 81 episodes were made of Dr Katz, Professional Therapist. They were shown on Comedy Central. The final shelved episodes of the series were shown in the US in 2002. This was advertised as 'Dr Katz goes to the Final Three'. DVD All the episodes of Dr Katz, Professional Therapist were released on DVD between 2006 and 2008 featuring different bonus features. To purchase the DVDs, go to Amazon.com. For more information on Dr Katz, Professional Therapist episodes, seasons the characters, producers and voice cast, go to Imdb.com or Tv.com.