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Stark Raving Mad

A book editor with a penchant for anxiety is forced to collaborate with a quirky writer, leading to a series of unpredictable and humorous situations.

A book editor named Henry is tasked with unblocking a horror author named Ian Stark. Henry, a nebbish with a germaphobe tendency, is always prepared with antibacterial lotion. Ian, on the other hand, enjoys playing morbid practical jokes to study people's reactions to terrifying situations.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 23, 1999

Phobic book editor Henry McNeely reluctantly takes a job editing eccentric ho...

Episode 5 The Lyin' King

5. The Lyin' King

Aired: Oct 21, 1999

During Halloween, Ian helps Henry to pay back his cousin Lori for an old pran...

Episode 6 Fish Out of Water

6. Fish Out of Water

Aired: Nov 4, 1999

Henry plans to dazzle the other guests at a dinner party, but complications a...

Episode 7 Engaged to Be Engaged

7. Engaged to Be Engaged

Aired: Nov 11, 1999

After Henry and Tess announce they're "engaged to be engaged," a practical jo...

Episode 8 The Stalker

8. The Stalker

Aired: Nov 18, 1999

Ian befriends a creepy fan who threatens to replace Henry.

Episode 9 The Dance

9. The Dance

Aired: Dec 2, 1999

Tess attempts to fix up Ian and Maddie.

Episode 10 Coffin to Go

10. Coffin to Go

Aired: Dec 9, 1999

The coffin that Ian buys as a conversation piece for his living room arrives ...

Episode 12 The Crush

12. The Crush

Aired: Jan 6, 2000

Ian develops a crush on a girl he keeps seeing in the bar, but it's Jake who ...

Episode 13 My Bodyguard

13. My Bodyguard

Aired: Jan 13, 2000

When Ian, Henry and Tess go out, they are nearly mugged and Ian saves them. T...

Episode 14 The Hypnotist

14. The Hypnotist

Aired: Feb 3, 2000

Jake and Tess vanish after Ian hypnotizes them into believing that they're Ro...

Episode 15 Therapy

15. Therapy

Aired: Mar 2, 2000

Ian and Henry go to a therapist. After the session Henry wants to know what t...

Episode 17 The Grade

17. The Grade

Aired: Mar 16, 2000

When Ian helps Maddie with a paper for her English class. But when the profes...

Episode 18 The Pigeon

18. The Pigeon

Aired: Jul 13, 2000

Through a friend, Tess arranges for Ian to meet with her father, an author Ia...

Episode 19 He's Gotta Have It

19. He's Gotta Have It

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Henry throws Tess a birthday party and invites her sister without knowing the...

Episode 20 Dog Gone

20. Dog Gone

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Henry loses Ian's dog, Edgar. He tries to find him by putting up a flyer with...

Episode 21 The Psychic

21. The Psychic

Aired: Nov 30, -1

The gang goes to see a psychic doorman whose predictions come true, causing H...

Episode 22 The Big Finish

22. The Big Finish

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Ian has just finished his book but refuses to give it to his publisher. But H...

Info about Stark Raving Mad

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Comedy