7.2/1095 votesLoading...#1 - Norm vs. Love
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1999
Danny and Laurie help Norm land a mouthy parole officer, and Norm's former client takes a job at the office.
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- 7.2/1079 votesLoading...
#2 - Denby Quits
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2001
When Norm's video snooping finally drives Denby to quit, Laurie is given his job as administrator. Not that she wants it. Meanwhile, Danny has trouble expressing his "feelings" to Shelly.
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#3 - Norm and Wiener Dog vs. Fatherhood
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/2001
Norm appears before a judge for custody of Denby's poodle's puppies after it becomes clear that Wiener Dog sired them. Meanwhile, Danny tries to get in touch with his feminist side in an effort to win back Shelly.
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- 7.3/1081 votesLoading...
#4 - Norm vs. the Oldest Profession
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/2000
Norm struggles with his lack of conscience after taking on a second job that seems to be of the male-escort variety.
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#5 - Norm vs. Tennis
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2000
Norm takes advantage of Shelly's competitive streak to score points with his ex by letting her beat him at tennis. But will he lose his grip after she makes a racket about his losing ways? Meanwhile, Artie has a hard time swallowing Laurie's advice about his possible eating disorder.
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- 7.3/1082 votesLoading...
#6 - Norm vs. Schoolin'
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2000
Norm's untapped intelligence is let loose by booze after Denby taunts him for failing their night-school class in social work. Meanwhile, Danny and Shelly pose as Billy's former foster parents in hopes of getting a family to adopt the angry young man; and Artie reaches out to touch a familiar--and frightening--face from his past.
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#7 - Norm vs. Dad
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/2001
Hoping to help him overcome his issues with authority figures, Laurie reunites Norm with his dreadful dad. But her idea of family therapy nearly kills her clashing clients.
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#8 - Norm is Fat
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/2001
Norm explains his huge weight gain to Shelly through flashbacks that recount his bouts of depression--and boxes of donuts. Meanwhile, Denby gets a special surprise when Laurie starts sleepwalking and winds up in bed with her repulsive roomie.
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- 7.4/10108 votesLoading...
#9 - Norm Dates a Client
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/1999
Norm meets a woman in a bar while trying to help a pathologically shy guy. He starts dating her but finds out she's one of Laurie's clients. Dating a client can get you fired so she stops her sessions. Laurie warns Norm that this is still a bad idea but he doesn't listen until it's too late. Danny has to help a client who has a phobia about water.
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- 7.4/1083 votesLoading...
#10 - Norm vs. Fitz
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/2000
Norm tries to woo Jenny away from her wealthy beau by feeding her bad advice on how to keep her man happy. But it's Norm who needs help when he is forced to decide between love and a chance to play hockey again.
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- 7.4/1087 votesLoading...
#11 - Norm and the Hopeless Cause
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2000
Norm tries to convert Laurie's lesbian friend, but it seems she is sweet on another lovable loser in the office. Meanwhile, Danny seeks solace in cleaning to deal with Taylor dumping him.
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#12 - Norm vs. the Kid
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2000
When the each member of the gang takes in a foster child from the same family, Norm gets stuck with the oldest--and boldest--of the brood.
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- 7.4/1078 votesLoading...
#13 - Norm vs. Homelessness
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/2001
With Denby away on business, the homeless Norm has no choice but to use his boss's place to woo a woman from his past. Too bad the date ends up with Norm still alone and Denby without a home.
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- 7.5/10100 votesLoading...
#14 - While You Weren't Sleeping
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/1999
Laurie gets a new boyfriend but can't seem to fall asleep with him so she gets Norm to put her to sleep. Larry gets a girlfriend but finds out that she works for a toupee company she's just using him because he got a new toupee. Norm likes a girl who's in love with his fiery temper he used to have during his hockey years.
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- 7.5/1089 votesLoading...
#15 - Norm and Shelly in Love
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1999
Norm fumbles his chance to score a date with Shelly when she catches him breaking probation by running a football pool. Meanwhile, Laurie fouls out as a dating-service client.
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#16 - Norm vs. Deception
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/2001
Norm and Laurie find themselves the object of various others' affections after they fake a fling to trick the insurance company. But when Shelly reveals her love for the naughty Norm, she gets her heart broken by her co-workers' cowardly charade.
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- 7.5/1081 votesLoading...
#17 - Norm vs. Cuba
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/16/2001
Norm and Laurie find that mother and father may not know best after taking in a Cuban refugee who takes them for a ride. Meanwhile, Artie finds a fast way to make money by selling the kid's story to the highest bidder.
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#18 - Norm Comes Back
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/30/2001
Norm comes back to work at the office to dig up dirt on Denby's boss before he shuts the place down to save funds. In the meantime, a psychic gives Artie and Shelly alarming news about their romantic future together.
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- 7.6/10125 votesLoading...
#19 - Norm and the Prototype
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/1999
Norm Henderson is an ex-hockey player who was banned from hockey for life for gambling and tax evasion. Now he must do 5 years of community service as a social worker or go to prison. His client today is a prostitute who works at a massage parlor. He tries to get her into a group home but she refuses to go so he forces into one. She files a report stating that he paid her 50 bucks to lie to his boss about having gotten a new job but it gets intercepted by Laurie and his boss doesn't find out about it. Also Norm gets a dog.
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- 7.6/1090 votesLoading...
#20 - The New Boss
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/1999
Mr. Curtis leaves when he tries to kill Norm. Laurie thinks she's the new boss but the job is appointed to someone else. Norm loves Mr. Denby, the new boss, because he doesn't want Norm to do anything. Laurie on the other hand hates him. That is until he gives the job of co-supervisor. She hates the job when she learns she has to fire a co-worker, so she quits. Norm and Danny try to get her job back by getting Mr. Denby fired for racial slurs. Mr. Denby however never said anything wrong but Norm tells him that he's a Gypsy(which is a lie) and was offended when Mr. Denby said that he had gotten gypped. The trick worked and Laurie got her job back.
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- 7.6/1081 votesLoading...
#21 - Norm vs. Freud
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2001
Oprah guru Dr. Phil McGraw helps Norm face his issues with Denby, who turns out to be the one person Norm can go to for real relief. Meanwhile, Danny and Artie bank on an electric fat-loss system to make them rich, only to find that the gimmick is making them twitch.
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- 7.7/1094 votesLoading...
#22 - Denby's Kid
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/5/1999
Norm tells Mr. Denby's son that he should follow his dreams but Mr. Denby wants his son to go to military school. Norm thinks that if he Jason prepares a meal for his father (Mr. Denby) he'll see that his son a real talent. After eating the meal Jason tells Norm that the secret ingredient is marijuana. Norm and Mr. Denby are stoned and Norm has to face his probation officer.
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- 7.7/1096 votesLoading...
#23 - Drive, Norm Said
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/12/1999
Norm goes drinking and accidentally sleeps with a really annoying and rude woman everyone at the office hates. Danny has a client who's extremely hairy. Laurie needs to get her driver's license to drive a van for ""Meals For the Homeless"".
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- 7.7/10105 votesLoading...
#24 - Norm Pimps Wiener Dog
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1999
In an effort to financially impress Shelly, Norm starts up a dog-breeding service that has Wiener Dog jumping through hoops.
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- 7.7/1091 votesLoading...
#25 - Artie Comes to Town
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1999
Artie Lange joins the cast as Norm's ne'er-do-well brother who cooks up a shady way to get toys for Laurie's orphan party.
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The Worst Episodes of The Norm Show
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Norm Henderson was once a fairly well-known -- but not particularly good -- professional hockey player. Norm's penchant for gambling and not paying taxes resulted...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Norm vs. Love" is the worst rated episode of "The Norm Show". It scored 7.2/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Denby Quits".