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 thus create 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.
Show Details:
Start date: Dec 1992
End date: Mar 1993
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 18 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
End date: Mar 1993
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 18 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
Credits:
- 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
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Prod Code | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
NOTES
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.
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.
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.
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.