The Trouble With Normal is an American comedy series that originally aired on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 in October 2000. The show starred David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz is an American actor best known for playing Professor Charlie Eppes in the television series Numb3rs. He appeared as Seth Goldstein in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and its two sequels, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas...

, Brad Raider

Brad Raider

-Theatre:Raider was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1975 and began his early theatrical career at the local arts center when he was just in elementary school...

, Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

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, Larry Joe Campbell

Larry Joe Campbell

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, and Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster

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. The show was described as "the misadventures of four paranoid young men whose fear of urban conspiracy leads them to seek counseling in a therapy group run by therapist Claire Garletti (Brewster)." Recurring members of the therapy group were played by Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

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 and Patricia Belcher

Patricia Belcher

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History

A total of 13 episodes of the series were ordered by ABC and completed, however the network aired only five of the episodes in the United States

United States

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 before the series was canceled. All thirteen episodes were later shown in Australia

Australia

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Although items such as cast photos, promotional materials, etc. from ABC have appeared in online auctions, there is no official merchandise in relation to the television show.

This show has never been released for consumer purchase. To date, no plans have ever been announced to release this program as a DVD.