The Bottom Line
- Top notch comedic guests.
- Squigglevision is cool.
- Groundbreaking for its time.
- Follow-up extra.
- Commentaries from the creators.
- Hmm... tedious at the least.
- Slightly dated.
- Dry like mom’s roast beef.
Description
- 2 discs.
- All 13 episodes from the 1995 to 1996 season.
- Commentary by show creators Jonathan Katz, Tom Snyder and cast member Laura Silverman.
- Follow Up visits with former patients Emo Philips, Joy Behar and Steven Wright.
Guide Review - Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist: Season Two DVD
Every session of Dr. Katz included a dilemma each for him and his patient.
This particular series had some top notch comedians from the 90’s taking the couch: Rita Rudner, Barry Sobel and Judy Tenuta (who does bring her accordion). Ray Romano makes an appearance. (Although I can’t see why he would need a shrink when we all know everybody loves Ray. That should make him perfectly adjusted right?) Steven Wright does a stint on the couch. (I mean, really, didn't Lilly Pharmaceuticals use him as the model for Prozac?) And we can't forget Garry Shandling. He’s there in all his neurotic glory, which is kinda weird 'cause I’ve never seen someone so funny, yet so depressed.
For the most part, Dr. Katz bumbles his way through the day and we realize we all need help, not just celebrity comedians, and that we should all look a little deeper and tell someone what’s on our minds. I’ll admit sitting down to a heaping helping of Dr. Katz all in one shot was anti-therapeutic, but in the right doses it might just be what I need when Dr. Rosenbaum doesn’t have an opening.
