Cracking Up (TV series)

American television sitcom

Cracking Up

Genre| Sitcom
Created by| Mike White
Written by|

* Dana Baratta
* Mike White

Directed by|

* Jay Chandrasekhar
* Jim Ellis
* Jake Kasdan
* Michael Spiller
* Lev L. Spiro

Starring|

* Jason Schwartzman
* Jake Sandvig
* Molly Shannon
* Christopher McDonald
* Caitlin Wachs
* David Walton

Theme music composer| Jason Schwartzman
Composer| Rob Cairns
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 12 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producers|

* Brad Grey
* Peter Traugott
* Chris Weitz
* Paul Weitz
* Mike White
* David Hemingson
* Alan J. Higgins

Producers|

* James C. Hart
* Denis Biggs
* Dana Baratta
* Kim Hamberg
* Phil Lord
* Christopher Miller
* Gregg Glickman
* Danielle Weinstock

Cinematography| Joe Pennella
Editors|

* David Helfand
* Jan Northrop
* Mark Scheib

Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 22-24 minutes
Production companies|

* Brad Grey Television
* Go Mike Go Productions
* 20th Century Fox Television

Original release
Network| Fox
Release| March 9 (2004-03-09) –
April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)

Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on Fox from March 9 to April 5, 2004.

## Premise[edit]

A psychiatrist (Henry Gibson) is sent to examine Tanner Shackleton (Bret Loehr), a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. The story was about Ben Baxter (Jason Schwartzman), a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner (Bret Loehr) and his crazy family.

## Cast[edit]

* Molly Shannon as Lesley Shackleton
* Christopher McDonald as Ted Shackleton
* Caitlin Wachs as Chloe Shackleton
* Jake Sandvig as Preston Shackleton
* Bret Loehr as Tanner Shackleton
* David Walton as Liam Connor
* Jason Schwartzman as Ben Baxter

## Episodes[edit]

No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Prod.
code|  Viewers
(millions)

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1| "Pilot"| Marc Buckland| Mike White| March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)| 1AHS01| 11.3[1]
2| "Birds Do It"| Miguel Arteta| David Hemingson| March 10, 2004 (2004-03-10)| 1AHS05| 9.5[2]
3| "Scared Straight"| Greg Mottola| Rebecca Hughes| March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)| 1AHS07| 4.9[3]
4| "Panic House"| Michael Spiller| Al Higgins| March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)| 1AHS06| 4.4[4]
5| "Grudge Match"| Jay Chandrasekhar| Rebecca Hughes & Mike White| March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)| 1AHS04| 4.1[5]
6| "Prom Night"| Penelope Spheeris| Deborah Swisher| April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)| 1AHS09| 3.4[6]
7| "Daddy's Home"| N/A| N/A| Unaired| 1AHS02| N/A
8| "Learning Disability"| N/A| N/A| Unaired| 1AHS03| N/A
9| "The Fixer"| N/A| N/A| Unaired| 1AHS08| N/A
10| "The Pool Man"| N/A| N/A| Unaired| 1AHS10| N/A
11| "The Bully"| N/A| N/A| Unaired| 1AHS11| N/A
12| "Come Home Lassie"| N/A| N/A| Unaired| 1AHS12| N/A

## References[edit]

1. ^ "TV Listings (March 9, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
2. ^ "TV Listings (March 10, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
3. ^ "TV Listings (March 15, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
4. ^ "TV Listings (March 22, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
5. ^ "TV Listings (March 29, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
6. ^ "TV Listings (April 5, 2004)". TV Tango. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Cracking Up at IMDb
* Cracking Up at epguides.com

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Works by Mike White

Television series|

* Pasadena (2001)
* Cracking Up (2004)
* Enlightened (2011–2013)
* The White Lotus (2021–present)

Feature films|

| Written only|

* Dead Man on Campus (1998)
* Chuck & Buck (2000)
* Orange County (2002)
* The Good Girl (2002)
* School of Rock (2003)
* Nacho Libre (2006)
* Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
* The Emoji Movie (2017)
* Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
* The One and Only Ivan (2020)
* Migration (2023)
* Despicable Me 4 (2024)

|

Directed|

* Year of the Dog (2007)
* Brad's Status (2017)

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