List of Herman's Head episodes
This is a list of episodes for the television series Herman's Head.
Series overview
| Season | № of episodes |
Premiered: | Ended: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 1991·Sep·08 | 1992·May·10 | |
| 2 | 25 | 1992·Sep·13 | 1993·May·09 | |
| 3 | 22 | 1993·Sep·16 | 1994·Apr·21 | |
Episodes
- Ep = Episode number within the season
- № = Overall episode number
Season 1 (1991–92)[1]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Andy Cadiff | Andy Guerdat & Steve Kreinberg | September 8, 1991 |
| Herman has to decide whether to take advantage of Connie's break-up with Jay to express his own feelings, or provide her with a shoulder to cry on. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Lies, Lies, Lies" | J.D. Lobue | Roberto Benabib & Karl Fink | September 15, 1991 |
| Herman becomes enmeshed in a web of lies of his own making when Meredith, a former classmate-turned-woman reporter, shows up to do a "Where are they now?" story on Herman's less-than-stellar life. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Days of Wine and Herman" | J.D. Lobue | David Landsberg | September 22, 1991 |
| During a party for Mr. Bracken, Herman drinks a bit too much and gets in over his...ummm, head when he has to give a speech praising his boss. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Isn't It Romantic?" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | September 29, 1991 |
| When Louise's newest relationship goes sour, Herman ends up comforting her and Louise gets the wrong idea - Herman has to figure out a way to let her down gently. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Fatal Distraction" | J.D. Lobue | Cheryl Holliday | October 13, 1991 |
| In this play on the movie "Fatal Attraction," Herman has a one-night stand with a woman, Yvonne (Megan Mullally), who turns out to be more than a little obsessive... | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Herminator" | J.D. Lobue | David Babcock | October 20, 1991 |
| To protect Heddy's honor, Herman punches out an executive VP. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "My Brother, Myself" | J.D. Lobue | Diane Wilk | October 27, 1991 |
| Herman's relationship with his brother Stan has never been too good, and when Stan and his fiancee Jaclyn visit, things get even worse when Jaclyn starts hitting on Herman. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "9½ Hours" | J.D. Lobue | Karl Fink & Roberto Benabib | November 3, 1991 |
| While working late to finish a project, Herman eavesdrops on Heddy and her date. After finding out he is married, Heddy turns to Herman for solace. They eventually wind up sleeping together in Bracken's office, but don't know how to handle the affair the next morning. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Babbling Brooks" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | November 10, 1991 |
| Herman accidentally spills some secrets that his co-workers told him to the others, getting him into trouble with everyone. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Near-Death Wish" | J.D. Lobue | Cheryl Holliday | November 17, 1991 |
| Herman gets a new leaf on life after almost falling to his death, and sets out to establish a new world record for working continuously until he drops. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "Bracken's Daughter" | J.D. Lobue | David Landsberg | November 24, 1991 |
| Mr. Bracken wants Herman to escort his daughter Susan around, but takes a dim view of things when the two become romantically involved. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Last Boy Scout" | J.D. Lobue | Graham Yost | December 1, 1991 |
| After buying a stolen computer, Herman is stricken with guilt and goes to absurd lengths to try and return it. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "Fear and Loathing in Manhattan" | J.D. Lobue | Roberto Benabib & Karl Fink | December 22, 1991 |
| Herman meets famous Pulitzer-winning writer, Russell Boswell, who Herman admires because if his no-holds-barred pursuit of the corrupt. But when Herman becomes involved in Boswell's own not-so-ethical investigation of a Senator, he has second thoughts. | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "That's What Friends Aren't For" | J.D. Lobue | David Babcock | January 5, 1992 |
| Bracken calls Herman into his office to inform him that he is having a heart attack, and leaves Herman in charge of the office in his absence. Oddly enough Jason Bernard eventually succumbed to a real-life heart attack four years later in 1996. Meanwhile, Herman's brother comes to town and introduces him to his new fiancée, who makes a secret pass at Herman. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "To Err is Herman" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | January 12, 1992 |
| Herman fills out an evaluation form for Mr Bracken which included some negative remarks. After realizing that his evaluation might have serious consequences on Bracken's career, Herman goes about trying to set things right. | |||||
| 16 | 16 | "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Dying" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | January 19, 1992 |
| Herman goes skydiving with Mr. Crawford and Jay and writes an article about his experience skydiving. | |||||
| 17 | 17 | "Hard Times" | J.D. Lobue | Teleplay: David Landsberg Story: Barry Stringfellow & Rich Singer | February 9, 1992 |
| Herman begins dating attractive model Jennifer, but soon begins to question his good fortune. | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "A Kept Herman" | J.D. Lobue | David Babcock | February 16, 1992 |
| Victoria, a powerful female executive at Waterton, wants Herman to become her assistant editor. It soon transpires that Victoria wants Herman for more than that, however. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "Herman au Naturel" | J.D. Lobue | D.B. Gilles & Don Demaio | February 23, 1992 |
| Crawford insists on the research department going to the Bahamas for a self-awareness seminar...which everyone discovers is an all-nude seminar. | |||||
| 20 | 20 | "Sweet Obsessions" | J.D. Lobue | David Landsberg | March 8, 1992 |
| Herman and the others decide to help Mr. Bracken quit smoking by all resolving to give up one bad habit of their own in a show of team support. Unfortunately, the result is that everyone is going crazy, just in time for a corporate consultant's review of team performance and downsizing. | |||||
| 21 | 21 | "First Time for Everything" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | March 22, 1992 |
| Louise decides it's time to lose her virginity, and starts checking out her prospects. | |||||
| 22 | 22 | "Bracken Up Is Hard to Do" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | April 5, 1992 |
| When Mr. Bracken and his wife break up, Herman sympathetically invites him to stay at his apartment - hilarity ensues as the two become the "Odd Couple" of sorts, and Herman and Louise set out to reunite Bracken and his wife. | |||||
| 23 | 23 | "Guns and Neurosis" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | April 19, 1992 |
| When Herman's apartment is robbed, Crawford convinces him to buy a gun for self-defense, but he winds up accidentally shooting Crawford in the chest. | |||||
| 24 | 24 | "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" | J.D. Lobue | Karl Fink & Roberto Benabib | May 3, 1992 |
| Herman and Jay go undercover to get a story on a princess, but Herman soon falls in love with her. | |||||
| 25 | 25 | "Twisted Sister" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | May 10, 1992 |
| Another one of the Brooks brood come visiting when Herman's little sister Suzie (Jennifer Aniston) arrives in New York. Already over-protective of Suzie, Herman's anxieties get even worse when she and Jay sleep together. | |||||
Season 2 (1992–93)[2]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Stop Me Before I Help Again" | J.D. Lobue | David Babcock | September 13, 1992 |
| Herman is sued by a woman he gave CPR to when he accidentally cracked her ribs, while Jay learns to deal with his sexual addiction. | |||||
| 27 | 2 | "Sperm 'n' Herman" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | September 20, 1992 |
| Herman's former girlfriend Rebecca wants to renew their relationship...for the purposes of getting him to help in artificially conceiving a child. | |||||
| 28 | 3 | "Herman's Heddy" | J.D. Lobue | Roberto Benabib & Karl Fink | September 27, 1992 |
| Herman tries to halt Heddy's wedding because he realizes that she does not love her fiance, and he realizes that his feelings for her continue; if he does not act right away, he may never have another opportunity. | |||||
| 29 | 4 | "Intern-al Affairs" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | October 4, 1992 |
| No good deed goes unpunished for Herman once more when he hires Louise's friend as an office intern, and she turns around and sues him for sexual harassment. | |||||
| 30 | 5 | "Brackenhooker" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | October 18, 1992 |
| When even Herman can't find a date for a desperate Mr. Bracken, he turns to Jay for help, with dubious results. | |||||
| 31 | 6 | "The Watertongate Break-In" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | October 25, 1992 |
| Waterton's sudden death creates a scramble for power, and to save everyone's job, Herman decides to join forces with Crawford - who then involves Herman in a secret campaign to eliminate the competition for control of the company. | |||||
| 32 | 7 | "Untitled Girlfriend Project" | J.D. Lobue | Karl Fink & Roberto Benabib | November 1, 1992 |
| Herman becomes involved with Julia Campbell, a rather opinionated woman who immediately clashes with Jay over his misogynist views. | |||||
| 33 | 8 | "The "C" Word" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | November 3, 1992 |
| When Herman's one-time girlfriend (and Bracken's daughter) Susan returns to town and wants to start up their relationship again, Herman has to choose between her and his new girlfriend Elizabeth. | |||||
| 34 | 9 | "Friends and Lovers" | J.D. Lobue | Kent Black | November 8, 1992 |
| Elizabeth becomes suspicious when she finds out Herman is working undercover as a dating show contestant, believing he might be tempted by other women. | |||||
| 35 | 10 | "Subterranean Homesick Blues" | J.D. Lobue | Roberto Benabib & Karl Fink | November 15, 1992 |
| Herman and Elizabeth decide to move in together, which prompts no end of arguments over shared space, priorities, etc. Finally they decide to break up. | |||||
| 36 | 11 | "The One Where They Go on the Love Boat" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | November 22, 1992 |
| The office workers go on a trip to the Bahamas - Herman has to deal with Elizabeth, who happens to be on board, while Louise gets to indulge her long-time infatuation for Davy Jones of The Monkees. | |||||
| 37 | 12 | "Feardom of Speech" | J.D. Lobue | Paul A. Kaplan | December 13, 1992 |
| Herman must overcome his fear of public speaking, when he is forced to give a speech on the topic of Research in the 90's, at a company meeting. | |||||
| 38 | 13 | "A Charlie Brown Fitzer" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | December 20, 1992 |
| Herman and Heddy spend Christmas with Louise's family - a family for who she is not particularly proud of their embarrassing ways. | |||||
| 39 | 14 | "All's Affair in Love" | J.D. Lobue | David Landsberg | January 3, 1993 |
| Herman messes things up yet again and sets Louise up with John, who turns out to be a married man...but Louise doesn't figure it out until she is deeply in love with him. | |||||
| 40 | 15 | "Open All Night" | J.D. Lobue | David Landsberg | January 17, 1993 |
| To save Crawford's butt, the gang has to pull an all-nighter to get him out of a jam. Herman and Heddy, Bracken and Crawford, and Louise and Jay end up pairing up and each learn something new about the other on an intimate personal level as they struggle to meet the deadline. | |||||
| 41 | 16 | "Gals-a-Poppin'" | J.D. Lobue | David Babcock | January 24, 1993 |
| When Louise and Heddy strike back at their obnoxious new boss, Herman gets caught in the middle. Dawn Wells guest stars as Mary Ann Summers. | |||||
| 42 | 17 | "Anatomy of a Blind Date" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | February 7, 1993 |
| Still recovering from his break-up with Elizabeth, Herman gets set up on a blind date, while the rest of the gang play poker. | |||||
| 43 | 18 | "My Funny Valentine" | J.D. Lobue | Michael B. Kaplan | February 14, 1993 |
| When Herman hosts a Valentine Day's party, everyone gets lucky...except him. | |||||
| 44 | 19 | "God, Girls and Herman" | J.D. Lobue | Steve Krienberg & Andy Guerdat | February 28, 1993 |
| Herman ends up sleeping with the aptly-named Eve, and his "Head" personalities get a visit from God, or Herman's image of him...as Leslie Nielsen. Leslie Nielsen guest stars as God. | |||||
| 45 | 20 | "Layla: The Unplugged Version" | J.D. Lobue | Karl Fink & Roberto Benabib | March 14, 1993 |
| Jay gets a visit from his ex-fiance, who stole his heart, and left him standing at the altar seven years earlier. After talking and spending some time with her, Jay's old feelings for her are rekindled, but the question is: will she break his heart again? When Herman wonders exactly that, he and Jay's friendship is in danger. | |||||
| 46 | 21 | "The Cat's in the Cradle" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | March 28, 1993 |
| Herman gets a visit from another family member when his newly-retired father visits looking for some company and the chance to rebond with his sun. but Herman doesn't have the time to spend with him. | |||||
| 47 | 22 | "Fired in a Crowded Research Room" | J.D. Lobue | Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile | April 11, 1993 |
| Herman manages to get Heddy fired for screwing up a report assignment, and then has to go the distance to get her job back. | |||||
| 48 | 23 | "I Wanna Go Home" | J.D. Lobue | David Landsberg | April 25, 1993 |
| It's time for a near-end-of-scene flashback episode to save money, as Herman recalls his adventures in New York while deciding whether to stay where he is or go back to his hometown in Ohio to accept a new job. | |||||
| 49 | 24 | "Love Me Two Timer" | J.D. Lobue | Andy Glickman & Keith Hossman | May 2, 1993 |
| Herman gets invited to an after concert party in the hotel suite of rock star Lita Ford, but winds up cheating on the girl he is dating with the rock star. Lita Ford guest stars. | |||||
| 50 | 25 | "Love and the Single Parent" | J.D. Lobue | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | May 9, 1993 |
| When Herman starts dating new girlfriend Carin, he initially runs up against tough resistance from her son Brad. Ironically, Herman manages to win Brad over and the two become best buddies...much to Carin's dismay. | |||||
Season 3 (1993–94)[3]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "Herma-phrodite" | Greg Antonacci | David Babcock | September 16, 1993 |
| To get a story, Herman goes undercover as a woman and discovers a few things about Heddy and what she goes through. Patrick Ewing guest stars. | |||||
| 52 | 2 | "There's a Fly Girl in My Soup" | Greg Antonacci | Joel Madison | September 23, 1993 |
| Herman encourages Bracken's niece Rene to become a Fly Girl (i.e., a dancer on "In Living Color") - Mr. Bracken isn't particularly happy about Rene's career choice or Herman's involvement. The Fly Girls (Laurie Ann Gibson, Jossie Harris, Deidre Lang, Lisa Thompson and Masako Willis) guest star. | |||||
| 53 | 3 | "When Hermy Met Crawford's Daughter" | Greg Antonacci | Adam Markowitz & Greg Antonacci | September 30, 1993 |
| Herman wants to break up with his new girlfriend Ellen, who convinces him to meet her father - things take a turn for the worse when he discovers her father is none other then his boss at Waterton, Mr. Crawford. | |||||
| 54 | 4 | "When Hairy Met Hermy" | Greg Antonacci | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | October 7, 1993 |
| In his eternal quest for the perfect girlfriend, Herman dates Heather, but it turns out she's a tad too hairy for his tastes. Meanwhile, Jay and Louise begin to wonder if they're attracted to each other. Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie guest star. | |||||
| 55 | 5 | "Over Herman's Head" | Greg Antonacci | Tim Maile & Douglas Tuber | October 14, 1993 |
| Herman's neighbor in the upstairs apartment drops dead - after the two of them had a shouting match. Compounding Herman's problems, Heddy decides to take the apartment after her current boyfriend kicks her out of the apartment he's paying for. | |||||
| 56 | 6 | "Jaybo and Weesie: A Love Story" | Greg Antonacci | Michael B. Kaplan | October 21, 1993 |
| When Jay decides to turn a new leaf and give up his old womanizing ways, Herman tries to get Louise to go on a date with him, but Jay just can not help himself and reverts to type. | |||||
| 57 | 7 | "Hermo-tivated" | Greg Antonacci | Adam Markowitz | October 28, 1993 |
| Motivational speaker Dick Van Adams inspires Herman...to become a success while stepping on his friends. | |||||
| 58 | 8 | "Jay Is for Jealous" | Greg Antonacci | Tim Maile & Douglas Tuber | November 4, 1993 |
| Herman's sister Suzie (Jennifer Aniston) comes back to town and manages to aggravate both Herman (she plans to become a writer) and Louise (since she previously dated Jay). Appropriately, the "brain" characters get a new and annoying addition when Jealousy joins their group. Bobcat Goldthwait guest stars as Jealousy. | |||||
| 59 | 9 | "Trouble in Paradise" | Greg Antonacci | Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile | November 11, 1993 |
| While taking a vacation Herman becomes involved with Aurora, a beautiful model. Nothing ever works out for him as usual, though, when Jay and Louise show up with their own rocky relationship and both looking to friend Herman for help and support. | |||||
| 60 | 10 | "When Hermy Met Maureen McCormick" | Greg Antonacci | Bill Freiberger | November 18, 1993 |
| Herman gets to work with Maureen McCormick as she writes a book on contraception, getting to fulfill his long-time crush on the actress. Unfortunately, he and Jay almost come to blows when a jealous Jay confesses to a similar crush. Maureen McCormick guest stars. | |||||
| 61 | 11 | "An Actor Prepares" | Greg Antonacci | Michael B. Kaplan | December 2, 1993 |
| A movie star, who's playing the role of an adventuresome fact-checker in his next film, researches his part by tagging along with Herman. | |||||
| 62 | 12 | "A Decent Proposal" | Greg Antonacci | Mark Ganzel | December 16, 1993 |
| When Heddy's old rival Heather arrives in town, Heddy asks Herman to pose as her husband to impress the woman. Meanwhile, Mr. Bracken works on his musical, "Deuteronomy." | |||||
| 63 | 13 | "When Hermy Met Crawford's Girlfriend" | Greg Antonacci | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | December 30, 1993 |
| Crawford's girlfriend Stephanie dumps him and goes after..Herman, who finds himself in a bind. | |||||
| 64 | 14 | "Three on a Match" | Greg Antonacci | David Babcock | January 13, 1994 |
| After getting refused for an important writing job, Herman goes up to the roof and ends up trapped with a suicidal nutjob, Bob (Gilbert Gottfried), when a fire breaks out. | |||||
| 65 | 15 | "You Say Tomato" | Gary Halvorson | Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile | February 3, 1994 |
| Herman's new girlfriend Lauren is everything he could want, personality-wise, but as always Herman isn't happy as he obsesses over playmate Miss February. | |||||
| 66 | 16 | "Once More With Feeling" | Greg Antonacci | Tim Doyle & Mark Drop | February 10, 1994 |
| Herman and Heddy decided to give into their feelings and start dating, but a series of interruptions keep them from consummating their relationship. | |||||
| 67 | 17 | "The Herm from Ipanema" | Gail Mancuso | Jack Amiel & Michael Begler | February 17, 1994 |
| Herman decides to give it all up during a tropical vacation and buy a local bar on the island. Bob Denver guest stars as Gilligan. | |||||
| 68 | 18 | "Bedtime for Hermo" | Greg Antonacci | Michael B. Kaplan | March 10, 1994 |
| The "head" characters go into overdrive when Herman tries to get a good night's sleep the night before a high-pressure meeting. | |||||
| 69 | 19 | "Herm in the Time of Cholera" | Greg Antonacci | Tim Maile & Douglas Tuber | March 24, 1994 |
| Herman finds himself attracted to Lil the copy girl, but she doesn't return his feelings. | |||||
| 70 | 20 | "Absence Makes the Head Grow Fonder" | Greg Antonacci | Alec Berg & Jeff Schaffer | April 7, 1994 |
| Herman breaks up with his newest girlfriend Sarah, sees her a little later and tries reuniting with her. | |||||
| 71 | 21 | "A Head in the Polls" | Greg Antonacci | Keith Hossman & Andy Glickman | April 14, 1994 |
| Herman becomes involved with Sandra Clayton (Michelle Phillips), who is running for the Senate, but when the tabloids get hold of their relationship Sandra has second thoughts. | |||||
| 72 | 22 | "First Impressions" | Greg Antonacci | Mark Ganzel | April 21, 1994 |
| Herman is hit by a taxi in an accident and as he lies in a coma his staff friends each remember Herman as they first met him...with each brain character filling in for the emotion the friend first saw Herman acting out. | |||||