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

reccuring 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- 1     455051      1 Dec 92   Pilot
  2.   1- 2     455056      8 Dec 92   Charity, Schmarity
  3.   1- 3     455059     15 Dec 92   Jack and the Bean Stalker
  4.   1- 4     455057     22 Dec 92   Ottumwa, 52501
  5.   1- 5     455053     29 Dec 92   The Joke
  6.   1- 6     455052      5 Jan 93   Jackie & the Model
  7.   1- 7     455055     12 Jan 93   Stand Up for Bastards
  8.   1- 8     455054     19 Jan 93   The All-Nighter
  9.   1- 9     455060     26 Jan 93   Jackie's Family
 10.   1-10     455062      2 Feb 93   The Forces of Nature
 11.   1-11     455058      9 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      2 Mar 93   Write This Way
 15.   1-15     455065      9 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