The Jackie Thomas Show

• regulars:
• Tom Arnold as Jackie Thomas
• Dennis Boutsikaris as Jerry Harper
• Alison LaPlaca as Laura Miller
• Paul Feig as Bobby Wynn
• Michael Boatman as Grant Watson
• Maryedith Burrell as Nancy Mincher [ episodes 1-13 ]
• Breckin Meyer as Chas Walker
• Jeannetta Arnette as Sophie Ford
• Martin Mull as Doug Talbot
• recurring characters:
• Leah Lail as Debbie
• Ann Cusack as Stephanie
• production:
• Michael Lessac, director
• One of the best of the show-within-a-show series (along with The Larry Sanders Show and Buffalo Bill) The Jackie Thomas Show is easily the most underrated series of all time. Most critics hated the show, probably because of their hatred for Tom and Roseanne Arnold. It is actually a brilliant parody of network television, the sitcom genre, and Tom and Roseanne's poke at themselves and how they are perceived.
• Jackie Thomas is a stand-up comic who rocketed to fame in his own show, and gained enough power to choose his own writers and creates havoc for the network. Unfortunately, he's a terrible actor and the show isn't much better. But it's a ratings success, so Jackie is a sacred cow.
• The May 1993 issue of TCI (a.k.a. Theatre Crafts International) has a brief article about the Jackie Thomas Show set and reveals that the exterior of Jackie's dressing room is actually a stage door to the Roseanne set.
• The May 22, 1993 issue of TV Guide has an in-depth article on the cancellation of The Jackie Thomas Show.

                            Original
  Episode #     Prod #      Air Date   Titles
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• Season 1

1      1-01      455051    01/Dec/92   Pilot
2      1-02      455056    08/Dec/92   Charity, Schmarity
3      1-03      455059    15/Dec/92   Jack and the Bean Stalker
4      1-04      455057    22/Dec/92   Ottumwa, 52501
5      1-05      455053    29/Dec/92   The Joke
6      1-06      455052    05/Jan/93   Jackie and the Model
7      1-07      455055    12/Jan/93   Stand Up for Bastards
8      1-08      455054    19/Jan/93   The All-Nighter
9      1-09      455060    26/Jan/93   Jackie's Family
10     1-10      455062    02/Feb/93   The Forces of Nature
11     1-11      455058    09/Feb/93   The Player
12     1-12      455064    16/Feb/93   Guys and Balls
13     1-13      455061    23/Feb/93   Strike
14     1-14      455063    02/Mar/93   Write This Way
15     1-15      455065    09/Mar/93   Sophie's Choice
16     1-16      455066    16/Mar/93   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
17     1-17      455067    23/Mar/93   Poker, Schmoker
18     1-18      455068    30/Mar/93   Aloha, Io-wahu