Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1Monte Carlo

30 minOct 6, 1996

Ben decides to go into the celebrity limo business. He moves into Katz's office to do this, which of course annoys Laura.

2Blind Date

30 minOct 13, 1996

Julie sets Katz up on a blind date with her friend Beth, who makes her own clothes. Stan put in a good word for Katz, telling Beth that Katz's nickname was ""Scootch.""

3Fructose

30 minOct 20, 1996

Katz decides to keep a bowl of fruit at the office, but it goes rotten pretty fast. He talks about it at the bar, and Stanley pronounces ""fructose"" as ""fruck-tose."" Meanwhile, Ben considers a variety of career options, after being told by his dad that he's ""pissing his life away"". He tries cake decorating and makes a cake made purely of frosting; takes up roller-skating; considers being a truck driver; and asks if there's a job for what he used to do as a kid: put on a pair of dad's pants, pull them way over his head, and stumble around the house.

4Earring

30 minOct 27, 1996

Ben wants to change his image, and he decides to get an earring, after considering developing a tic, or getting allergies, or dressing like a pirate and calling everyone Captain.

5Koppleman and Katz

30 minNov 3, 1996

While rummaging around in search of his birth certificate, Ben comes across evidence of Katz's former life: as a hippie folk singer.

6Guess Who

30 minJan 5, 1997

Katz gets Ben to play ""Guess Who,"" the old game from Ben's childhood. However, Katz accidentally sees Ben's card via the reflection in the TV, and he uses that information to win, without telling Ben that he had cheated.

7Day Planner

30 minJan 12, 1997

Katz got practically no sleep because the air conditioner ""shimmies"" and keeps him awake. He asks Ben to fix it. Then, at work, Katz realizes he's forgotten his day planner and asks Ben to find it.

8Studio Guy

30 minJan 19, 1997

Katz wants to take up recording again, because he's writing a new song. Ben is opposed to the idea, until Katz tells him he can be the producer.

9Mourning Person

30 minJan 26, 1997

92-year-old Aunt Estelle (wife of Uncle Morty) dies, and Katz is asked to give the eulogy.

10L'il Helper

30 minFeb 2, 1997

Katz puts his back out while putting on his shoes, and Ben, as usual, is a wealth of help. He eventually becomes Katz's primary care-giver, though, driving him to work, carrying him into the office, and turning him over to Laura, warning her that he's heavily doped up on medication.

11Big Fat Slug

30 minFeb 9, 1997

Katz thinks Ben is watching too much TV, which he is. But he says TV influences people.

12New Phone System

30 minMar 2, 1997

Katz gets a new phone system at the office with all kinds of great features, supposedly. He has Ben call it, but finds that calls are being forwarded to Laura's house.

13Reunion

30 minMar 9, 1997

While in the bathtub, Ben gets a phone call. It's Ann Howard, from high school, and there's a five-year reunion coming up. The only thing is that Ben is afraid to go