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Bob Patterson

TV·2001–2001·1 season, 5 episodes·ABC·Comedy·22m·Created by Jason Alexander, Brad Hall, Michael Markowitz

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Bob Patterson is a popular self-help motivational speaker. What his adoring public doesn't know is Bob is an insecure husband and dad who often fails at basic human interactions.

Cast

Jason AlexanderJason AlexanderBob PattersonRobert KleinRobert KleinLandauJennifer AspenJennifer AspenJanet PattersonChandra WilsonChandra WilsonClaudia

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes2001Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01PilotOctober 2, 2001—Bob is depressed that Janet left him, but she returns only to announce she's ""on a quest to find herself."" Meanwhile, Landau hires Claudi
  2. S01E02Honest BobOctober 9, 2001—Poll results say women 18-79 don't like Bob, so he decides to get rid of John Tesh and bring a new co-host for his infomercial. Since they c
  3. S01E03Naked BobOctober 16, 2001—Bob is invited to pose nude for a nude celebrity coffee table book. At first the idea of posing naked doesn't sound so good to him, but he d
  4. S01E04Awards BobOctober 24, 2001—Bob is facing Warren Wellman, America's number 2 motivational speaker, for the Motie award. Afraid of losing one more time to one of his big
  5. S01E05Bathroom BobOctober 31, 2001—The new office bathroom is finally ready and Bob couldn't be happier to have his private bathroom back. The only thing is that Landau keeps

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