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Normal, Ohio is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Fox Network in 2000. The show stars John Goodman as William "Butch" Gamble, a gay man returning to his Midwestern home town. The cast also includes Joely Fisher, Anita Gillette, Orson Bean, Mo Gaffney and Charles Rocket.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Homecoming QueenNovember 1, 2000—After a four year stay in California after he came out of the closet, Butch Gamble returns to Normal, Ohio to attend a going-away party for
- S01E02Foreign AffairsNovember 8, 2000—While digging through Bill's war memorabilia for the upcoming "Normal Ohio Founder's Day Parade," Butch and Pamela find a love letter that w
- S01E03Caught on TapeNovember 15, 2000—Four years ago, Butch came out on Joan's birthday, and, to Butch's surprise, Robbie caught "The Incident" on video. It's Joan's birthday ag
- S01E04A Thanksgiving EpisodeNovember 22, 2000—Butch gets Pamela to host a family Thanksgiving meal, and he then leaves for a football game.
- S01E05Buyer's RemorseNovember 29, 2000—Butch buys Charlie an used car in an attempt of establishing a better father-son relationship and Elizabeth accuses him of buying Charlie's
- S01E06Working GirlDecember 6, 2000—Pamela is tired of having mediocre jobs and decides that she wants to do something where she can be her own boss. When she goes to her paren
- S01E07Just Another Normal ChristmasDecember 13, 2000—Joan earns a pew at church, and asks Pamela to write a speech for her. Pamela and Butch decide to pull a trick on her and write about his ho
- S01E08Pamela's New Boyfriend—Pamela's got a new boyfriend, someone that for once isn't a loser. He's Butch's old schoolmmate, but they never liked each other back then.
- S01E09Forgotten, But Not Gone—Butch gets Bill and Joan to move in to a retirement condo. At first, everything is wonderful without them around, but then Butch finds out t
- S01E10The Favorite—Pamela is tired of seeing her parents preferring Butch over her, and decides to do something about it after Joan decides to turn her old roo
- S01E11He Always Gets His Man—One of Pamela's old boyfriends escaped prison and a U.S. Marshal lands at her house thinking that's the most likable place the fugitive is g
- S01E12Charlie's Gamble—All hell breaks loose when Charlie announces his plans of getting married to Pamela's boss.
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