Stark Raving Mad (1999)
A neurotic book editor is paired with an eccentric writer. The series stars Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris.
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Episodes
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1. Pilot1999-09-23 · 23mHenry McNeely's boss, Audrey, gives him a promotion he doesn't want: that of editor for flavor-of-the-month horror novelist Ian Stark -- who keeps editors like Henry keeps his back
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2. The Man Who Knew Too Much1999-09-30 · 23mIan's curiosity is piqued after Henry mentions picking up a gift for his girlfriend, Tess, for their anniversary. When Henry refuses to tell Ian anything more about her out of fear
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3. Sometimes a Fritter Is Just a Fritter1999-10-07 · 23mHenry doesn't understand why Ian changed the name of a character in his manuscript from Lily to Renska, nor does he understand why Ian's favorite coffee shop is thirty blocks away.
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4. Four Colds and a Funeral1999-10-14 · 23mHenry's germophobia kicks in as he struggles to maintain a ""five-foot perimeter"" from Ian, who's got a cold. But Henry catches it anyway. Audrey tells Henry that she's going to s
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5. The Lyin' King1999-10-21 · 23mDuring Halloween, Ian helps Henry pay back his pregnant cousin Lori for a prank she pulled on him a long time ago, while Maddie's date -- who's dressed up as Igor -- may or may not
- 6 6. Fish out of Water1999-11-04 · 23mAudrey and her flaming French partner, Cesar, throw an extravagant dinner party, and invite Henry and Tess with the sole purpose of getting them to bring Ian. Ian hates parties, so
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7. Engaged to Be Engaged1999-11-11 · 23mHenry's and Tess' declaration that they are ""engaged to be engaged"" leads Ian to play yet another prank on Henry -- this time by setting it up to look like Henry did it with Madd
- 8 8. The Stalker1999-11-18 · 23mAt a book signing, Ian meets an obsessed and insane fan, Rod Dubelko, who makes Ian look down to earth in comparison. When Rod learns Henry is Ian's editor, he gets jealous and wan
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9. The Dance1999-12-02 · 23mTess (who narrates the tale) attempts to fix up Ian and Maddie after becoming jealous that Ian and Henry are hanging around each other too much. But it's a match made in hell after
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10. Coffin to Go1999-12-09 · 23mUnder Audrey's orders, Henry makes Ian do a round table discussion with Charlie Rose. Henry stops by a funeral home to check out the coffins, where he learns that Henry is freaked
- 11 11. Christmas Cheerleader1999-12-16 · 23mIt's Christmastime, and there's a need to be afraid. Jake plans to fulfill his New Year's resolution to call his father who deserted him when he was ten, while Maddie prepares for
- 12 12. The Crush2000-01-06 · 23mOh what a tangled web Ian weaves when he writes a secret admirer letter to Kit, a blonde he likes, and asks Jake to deliver it to her apartment for him. Kit catches Jake slipping i
- 13 13. My Bodyguard (a.k.a. Guarding Tess)2000-01-13 · 23mHenry, Ian and Tess get mugged. Henry does what you might expect, but Ian head-butts the mugger and saves the day -- as well as Tess' purse. Henry soon feels sexually inadequate wh
- 14 14. The Hypnotist2000-02-03 · 23mHenry scoffs at Ian's story about a guy being hypnotized into believing he committed a crime he didn't, claiming it's ridiculous. Ian, however, professes to be a hypnotic expert, a
- 15 15. Therapy2000-03-02 · 23mWhen Ian plots a story featuring a couples counselor, he and Henry schedule an appointment with one to get the lowdown on how they operate. The couples counselor, Anne, gives Ian a
- 16 16. Secrets and Lies2000-03-09 · 23mPryce, a Yale student, wants to do an interview with Henry for the college's alumni mag. When Pryce sets his sights on Ian, his interview turns up some shocking secrets about where
- 17 17. The Grade2000-03-16 · 23mIan's first novel, Below Ground, finds its way onto the reading list in Maddie's contemporary literature class. Maddie is thrilled since she's already read it and it will save her
- 18 18. The Pigeon2000-07-13 · 23mWhile boxing with Jake on the balcony, Ian accidentally knocks a pigeon's nest filled with eggs off the ledge -- and doesn't care. But after hearing one too many of Jake's lectures
- 19 19. He's Gotta Have It · 23mHenry throws a surprise birthday party for Tess and invites her sister, Brittany -- unaware that Tess can't stand her. At the party, Henry soon discovers why after Ian and Brittany
- 20 20. Dog Gone · 23mHenry loses Edgar after Ian leaves him in his care temporarily. Fearing Ian's wrath, Henry puts up missing posters around the city. But even after Edgar is found -- in the care of
- 21 21. The Psychic · 23mA doorman by day, fortune teller by night gives a psychic reading for Maddie (who will soon rekindle with a long-lost love) and Jake (who will make it in the music biz). Maddie and
- 22 22. The Big Finish · 23mAfter months of procrastination, Ian finally completes his second book. Just when it's about to be delivered to Audrey for publication, Ian decides himself that it stinks, and so h
Cast
Tony ShalhoubIan Stark
Neil Patrick HarrisHenry McNeeley
Eddie McClintockJake Donovan
Heather DubrowMaddie Keller
Dorie BartonTess FarradayImages
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