''Head Case'' is an American sitcom starring Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a therapist who treats Hollywood stars. Celebrities appear on the show as themselves. The show ran for three seasons, airing on the

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TV Network, Wednesdays, at 10 p.m. ET.

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composed the show's music.

Plot

Dr. Elizabeth Goode is a brash, unconventional and judgmental therapist and thus has become the "it" therapist to those in Hollywood that need some help. Her office is filled with a who's who world of entertainment, sport and music. And even though she is not your typical therapist, her patients always wind up returning for another session.

Cast

Main cast

* Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a graduate magna cum laude from Wellesley College before earning her master's degree at Johns Hopkins University. *

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as Freudian psychiatrist Dr. Myron Finkelstein, who shares an office with Goode. * Michelle Arthur as Lola Buckingham, the British receptionist to Dr. Goode and Finkelstein.

Recurring cast

* Candace Brown as Goldie Finklestein *

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as Jeremy Berger * Aris Alvarado as Ron Julio

Notable guest cameos

* Pamela Adlon * Magali Amadei * Rosanna Arquette * Mario Batali * Dave Batista *

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* Craig Bierko * Lance Burton * Marc Cherry * James Denton * Andy Dick * Tate Donovan * Illeana Douglas * Rich Eisen * Jennifer Finnigan * Rick Fox * Janeane Garofalo * Willie Garson * Natalie Garza *

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* Jeff Goldblum * Macy Gray *

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* Greg Grunberg * Geri Halliwell * Sean Hayes *

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* Jane Kaczmarek * Melina Kanakaredes * Richard Kind * Jason Lewis * Phill Lewis * Christopher Lloyd * Traci Lords * Shelby Lynne * Ralph Macchio * Joel Madden * Cindy Margolis * Dean McDermott * Anne Meara * Larry Miller * Isaac Mizrahi *

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* Kevin Nealon * Liz Phair * Paulina Porizkova * Monica Potter * Jason Priestley * Jeff Probst * Kevin Rahm *

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* Jonathan Silverman *

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* Tori Spelling * Jerry Stiller *

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* Nicole Sullivan * Tiffani Thiessen * Lea Thompson * Callie Thorne * Jeff Vespa * Fred Willard * Ahmet Zappa * Laura Kightlinger

Episodes

Season 1 (2007)

Season 2 (2008)

Season 3 (2009)

Home media

The first season was a series of ten 12-minute shorts, and are found on DVD as "bonus shorts" on Disc 2 of Starz/Anchor Bay's "Season 1" release (where Disc 1 has the eight 25-minute episodes of the second televised season).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Head Case (Tv Series) 2000s American sitcoms 2007 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings Starz original programming English-language television shows