The Michael Richards Show
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Pilot
Air Date:24/10/2000
After a six-week training course in private investigation, former security guard Vic Nardozza thinks he's ready to be a full-fledged detective. With his unconventional and unnerving approach, Vic checks out corporate tycoon Charles Woodland, suspected of using drugs. When Vic gets sidetracked in pursuit of his favorite candy bar, new agent Stacey Devers tries to keep things running smoothly. Fellow sleuth Kevin Blakeley, a recovering Peeping Tom, knows his weakness will be tested when he is assigned to expose an insurance scam on a tropical island where a beauty contest will also be held.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Sid Conrad
Character: Charles Woodland
Department: Acting
Name: Ken Lerner
Character: Mulligan
Department: Acting
Name: Bill Chott
Character: PD Quick Driver
Department: Acting
Name: Cu Ba Nguyen
Character: Harry Nguyen
Department: Acting
Name: Joe Colligan
Character: Gaffney
Department: Acting
Name: Eugene Elman
Character: Old Man
Department: Acting
Name: Solly Assa
Character: Denis Richards
Department: Acting
Episode: 2
Mr. Irresistible
Air Date:24/10/2000
When a client suspects his fiance is cheating on him, he hires bumbling novice detective Vic Nardozza to investigate. But Mitch, the handsome man Vic normally uses to bait women, refuses the case. Vic decides he's sexy enough to handle the assignment himself and works out vigorously at the gym to help entice his target. However, his weakened condition only allows his date to seduce him. When Vic gives his client the bad news, carefully omitting his own participation, the enraged man mistakenly attacks Mitch, believing him to be the lover. Later, when Mitch discovers Vic's indiscretion, he retaliates by pushing Vic out of a window. Meanwhile, voyeuristic fellow sleuth Kevin Blakeley believes that Jack's irritability is a sign that the crusty veteran detective is on the verge of a stroke.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Hamilton von Watts
Character: Mitch
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Hagerty
Character: Golgi
Department: Acting
Name: Mongo Brownlee
Character: Burton
Department: Acting
Name: Victor Raider-Wexler
Character: Doctor
Department: Acting
Name: Scott Layne
Character: Aaron
Department: Acting
Name: Santos Morales
Character: Janitor
Department: Acting
Name: J.J. Rodgers
Character: Melanie
Department: Acting
Name: Timmy Fitzpatrick
Character: Joey
Department: Acting
Name: Helen Cates
Character: Teresa
Department: Acting
Name: Solly Assa
Character: Denis Richards
Department: Acting
Episode: 3
Simplification
Air Date:31/10/2000
Vic accidentally joins a self-help class that launches him on a quest to simplify his cluttered life--a theory he applies to his current case of industrial espionage. But Vic's enthusiasm to reduce his client's files to a stack of note cards merely enables a helpful file clerk to steal the company's valuable software secrets. Vic pursues and captures the clerk, who surrenders himself to the simplicity of prison life. Meanwhile, depressed after conducting a failed seminar on investigations, Brady loses the company payroll at the racetrack. He then assigns each of his detectives to a horse, announcing that the losing horse will determine which of the employees will be terminated. When Kevin's horse comes in last, he seeks revenge and discovers that the race was rigged. Brady hears the outcome and restores Kevin's job at the agency.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: John Fugelsang
Character: Mauskopf
Department: Acting
Name: Karin M. Gaarder
Character: Prison visitor / P.I. student
Department: Acting
Name: Thomas Bankowski
Character: Audience Member
Department: Acting
Name: Steven Barr
Character: Man
Department: Acting
Name: Brett Buford
Character: Young Kid
Department: Acting
Name: Tim Conlon
Character: Deensfry
Department: Acting
Name: Marsha Dietlein
Character: Quinn
Department: Acting
Name: Sean Gunn
Character: Dennis
Department: Acting
Name: James Lashly
Character: Groom
Department: Acting
Name: Solly Assa
Character: Denis Richards
Department: Acting
Episode: 4
Discrimination
Air Date:14/11/2000
An attractive attorney hires Vic to investigate job discrimination at a local diner. But when Vic enlists Kevin to pose as the applicant, the young detective, feeling unappreciated at work, accepts a job offer and promptly quits McKay Investigative Service. Stacey poses as a lesbian to solve the discrimination case, while Vic tries to return Kevin to the agency in time to join the beautiful lawyer on her planned exotic vacation.
Crew
Episode: 5
The Identity Loan
Air Date:21/11/2000
Outraged when his credit card number and identity are stolen, Vic goes undercover as a mailman in order to find the culprit. When he discovers that the impostor is actually a decent guy who has merely borrowed his identification, Vic finds a way to make the situation work for both of them. Meanwhile, Stacey poses as a forklift operator to investigate employee theft at an electronics store but her new manager is a former high school classmate (who could jeopardize her cover. And Kevin encounters a rabidly racist dog owned by Brady's ex-wife.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Ed Begley Jr.
Character: Imposter Vic
Department: Acting
Name: Brad William Henke
Character: Tommy
Department: Acting
Name: Paul Willson
Character: Mailman
Department: Acting
Name: Cindy Katz
Character: Doctor
Department: Acting
Name: Eddie Allen
Character: Polygraph Operator
Department: Acting
Name: Tom Bailey
Character: Pete
Department: Acting
Name: Bradley James
Character: Police Officer #2
Department: Acting
Name: Connie Sawyer
Character: Old Woman
Department: Acting
Name: Solly Assa
Character: Denis Richards
Department: Acting
Name: Fitz Houston
Character: Police Officer
Department: Acting
Episode: 6
The Nursing Home
Air Date:28/11/2000
When Vic suspects that his elderly Aunt Flossie's jewelry is being stolen from her nursing home, he plants hidden cameras to try and catch the thief. But after three days, he has no leads in the case and comes up with a new plan to go undercover as a senior citizen. Brady believes that this would make a good story for "Extra," a television newsmagazine, as well as give the detective agency owner an opportunity to become a Hollywood celebrity by hosting the show. Meanwhile, Jack tries to buy a life insurance policy but is rejected because of his age.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Nan Martin
Character: Aunt Flossie
Department: Acting
Name: Bill Erwin
Character: Mr. Flaherty
Department: Acting
Name: Mark Benninghoffen
Character: John Stevens
Department: Acting
Name: Michael D. Roberts
Character: Bert
Department: Acting
Name: Tony Longo
Character: Jeff
Department: Acting
Name: Harry S. Murphy
Character: Insurance Agent
Department: Acting
Name: Linda Kerns
Character: Nurse
Department: Acting
Name: Patricia Place
Character: Jane
Department: Acting
Name: Janice Davies
Character: Sophie
Department: Acting
Name: Logan O'Brien
Character: Trampoline Kid
Department: Acting
Name: Claudia Rose
Character: Poquito Mas Waitress
Department: Acting
Episode: 7
It's Only Personal
Air Date:05/12/2000
After Vic collects enough incriminating evidence to ruin philandering fight promoter Marcus, he is roughed up by a vengeful Teal - prompting Vic to declare all-out war because "Now it's personal." Vic asks Stacey to get Teal's stripper girlfriend Laurel Canyons to sign a release allowing him to use a surveillance video that would send his enemy to prison, but Stacey is distracted by sexy male stripper Prince Charles.
Guest Stars
Name: Gregory Itzin
Character: Matty Stillman
Department: Acting
Name: Fitz Houston
Character: Police Officer
Department: Acting
Name: Peggy Jo Jacobs
Character: Cathy
Department: Acting
Name: David St. James
Character: Judge
Department: Acting
Name: Kristin Richardson
Character: Lorrel Canyons
Department: Acting
Name: David Shackelford
Character: Drunk Guy
Department: Acting
Name: Taso Papadakis
Character: Prince Charles
Department: Acting
Name: James Laing
Character: Doorman
Department: Acting
Name: Wendy Fowler
Character: Waitress
Department: Acting
Name: Gregg Binkley
Character: Dale
Department: Acting
Name: Chris Edgerly
Character: Man On Phone (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: David A. Kimball
Character: Jackson Tate
Department: Acting
Name: Claudia Rose
Character: Poquito Mas Waitress
Department: Acting
Episode: 8
USA Toy
Air Date:12/12/2000
Vic's nickname ""The Chameleon"" is tested when he goes undercover in a sweatshop staffed by elderly female Chinese immigrants to discover which employees have been stealing the toys. As he's on the verge of solving the case, he suffers pangs of guilt when he learns why they've been pilfering. Meanwhile, Kevin enjoys dating a beautiful Chinese-American woman, Ming, but gets unnerved with her persistent questions about what their children might look like.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Raymond O'Connor
Character: Harvey
Department: Acting
Name: Tamlyn Tomita
Character: Ming
Department: Acting
Name: Beulah Quo
Character: Mai
Department: Acting
Name: Lucille Soong
Character: Woman #1
Department: Acting
Name: Cici Lau
Character: Woman #2
Department: Acting
Name: Irene Tsu
Character: Woman #3
Department: Acting
Name: Saachiko
Character: Woman #4
Department: Acting
Episode: 9
The Consultant
Air Date:19/12/2000
Vic is hired as a technical consultant by a television detective series and impresses the producers with his creative abilities. Unfortunately, the titillating story he tells is based on Brady's real-life experience with his ex-wife, and since it was told in confidence, Vic must squash the story before it can be filmed. Meanwhile, vengeance-seeking Brady assigns Kevin and Stacey to investigate his former wife's new fiance, but the two sleuths are more interested in their own mutual romantic attraction.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Al Fann
Character: Charlie
Department: Acting
Name: Blaire Baron
Character: Joanne
Department: Acting
Name: Ali Dean
Character: Ganoush
Department: Acting
Name: Diane Delano
Character: Security Guard
Department: Acting
Name: Brian Blondell
Character: Jed
Department: Acting
Name: Jeff Garlin
Character: Jeff Schaffer
Department: Acting
Name: Healy Lange
Character: Secretary
Department: Acting
Name: Michael Luckerman
Character: Robert
Department: Acting
Name: Scott Milne
Character: Barber
Department: Acting
Name: Quinn K. Redeker
Character: Actor
Department: Acting
Name: Claudia Rose
Character: Poquito Mas Waitress
Department: Acting
Name: Herbert Siguenza
Character: Jorge
Department: Acting