The Jackie Thomas Show
an Episode Guide
by John Lavalie
Last updated:
Thu 25 Oct 2018 21:00
The Jackie Thomas Showan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Dec 1992 to: Mar 1993 | 18 eps | ABC | 30 min | stereo | closed captioned |
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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.
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rc: Debbie
The new head writer's first job is to find out why Jackie refuses to leave his dressing room. Jackie's demand: fire his costar because he's getting more fan mail.
b: 1 Dec 92 pc: 455051 w: Roseanne Arnold & Tom Arnold & Brad Isaacs d: Andrew D. Weyman NOTE: The final scene of this night's Roseanne showed the Conners watching the premiere of The Jackie Thomas Show. When the episode was repeated 30 Mar 92 (and in syndication) the scene was replaced with bloopers from that episode.rc: Stephanie
After being left off the guest list for Oprah's fund-raiser, Jackie creates his own charity and invites everyone but Oprah. Laura gets recruited to organize the event leaving the writers in chaos.
b: 8 Dec 92 pc: 455056 w: Sid YoungersJackie seems honored that he's got a stalker. The writers seem less than pleased, especially when she starts pitching story ideas.
b: 15 Dec 92 pc: 455059 w: David Fury & Elin HamptonJackie's younger brother Chris visits the set hoping Jackie will stop treating him like a kid.
b: 22 Dec 92 pc: 455057 w: Joel Madison NOTE: This episode featured the premiere of Farley's motivational speaker character, here done as an impersonation of one of Jackie and Chris' friends from Iowa. Chris Thomas has just been released from a fat farm. In real life Tom and Roseanne met Farley in alcohol rehab. Philip Charles MacKenzie is Alison LaPlaca's husband. Emily Kuroda appears but does not have a speaking role.rc: Debbie
Jackie insults his writers on The Arsenio Hall Show so they retaliate. Jackie in turn fires the prop guy.
b: 29 Dec 92 pc: 455053 w: George Beckermanrc: Debbie
Jackie gives a swimsuit model a guest spot, but she only has eyes for Jerry ... and Chas.
b: 5 Jan 93 pc: 455052 w: Brad Isaacs & Lawrence Brochrc: Debbie
Jackie insists on using the word "bastard" in this week's episode prompting a visit from the censors. Jerry fears his ex-wife's motives when she asks to meet him.
b: 12 Jan 93 pc: 455055 w: Lawrence Broch NOTE: Fred Willard and Martin Mull previously worked together on Fernwood 2-Night and again as husband and husband when Mull returned to Roseanne.rc: Debbie
Jackie rejects this week's script forcing the writers to write a new script by the morning.
b: 19 Jan 93 pc: 455054 w: Steve Pepoonrc: Stephanie
Jackie's outrageous salary demands force the network to write Jackie out of the show.
b: 26 Jan 93 pc: 455060 w: Art Everettrc: Stephanie
Jackie wins a settlement with the Global Enquirer but is disappointed when they stop writing stories about him.
b: 2 Feb 93 pc: 455062 w: William Lucas Walkerrc: Stephanie
Grant sells a screenplay, but Jackie meddles and eventually gets to play Grant's father.
b: 9 Feb 93 pc: 455058 w: Ken Lazebnik NOTE: Leeza Gibbons and John Tesh report on Grant's movie for Entertainment Tonight. Their appearances are not credited.rc: Stephanie
Laura's boyfriend Dave decides he wants to become a pro bowler. Laura is less then thrilled after putting him through dental school.
b: 16 Feb 93 pc: 455064 w: Elin Hampton & David Fury NOTE: Danton Stone had previously worked with Tom Arnold on Roseanne as the Conner's next door neighbor Jerry Bowman and worked with Arnold and LaPlaca in Tom.rc: Stephanie
When the writers strike, Jackie makes Nancy the head writer and hires scabs.
b: 23 Feb 93 pc: 455061 w: Joel Madison NOTE: Is this Norm Macdonald's TV debut? Michael Des Barres also appeared on Roseanne as Jerry, Leon's (Martin Mull) lover. After Nancy is fired she gets a job at Sustarsic Animation Co., named after executive story consultant Steve Sustarsic who also wrote for the The Good Life. Bill Maher's character is named after Chuck Lorre who worked on Roseanne. This evening's Roseanne featured the Conners at a taping of the fictitious Jackie Thomas Show. This episode contains one of many jabs at Seinfeld in reponse to the event below :Newsweek, March 15, 1993
Even in perk-conscious L.A., parking spaces don't
often cause dust-ups like this. Last Tuesday,
"Seinfeld" actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus used the studio
space reserved for Roseanne Arnold's hubby, Tom. She
later found obscenities scrawled on her car. The next
day, she used another spot -- but found more slurs,
plus a Polaroid of a man's naked posterior. A
"Seinfeld" exec tore up the photo, so it could not be
checked for identifying marks. The Arnold camp
declined to comment; but an Arnold source said Tom
left a salty note but later apologized. A "Seinfeld"
source said: "We are shocked, but not surprised, by
this behavior."
When an actor dies on the set, Jackie lets his down-and-out friend write a tribute episode.
b: 2 Mar 93 pc: 455063 w: Bill Bauer & Charles Bliss d: Peter Segalrc: Stephanie
Sophie is fired after a magazine publishes naked pictures of her. Jerry and Laura go on their first date.
b: 9 Mar 93 pc: 455065 w: Mike Duggan NOTE: Doug made reference to the series Stat which starred Dennis Boutsikaris and Alison LaPlaca.Jackie tries to get Arnold the pig from Green Acres a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jerry stays home from the office with the flu.
b: 16 Mar 93 pc: 455066 w: Sid YoungersJackie tries to win back his car from the stand-up comedian to whom he lost it.
b: 23 Mar 93 pc: 455067 w: David Silverman & Steve SustarsicThe crew follows Jackie to Iowa to tape a special about Jackie's childhood.
b: 30 Mar 93 pc: 455068 w: William Lucas Walker & Lawrence Broch d: Peter Segal| Back to TOP of Page |
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