Saturday, January 28, 2023
Zane, Forsberg (TTh) Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 50
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an episodic animated comedy series about the mediocre work life of Dr. Katz, interrupted with moments of Dr. Katz's son, Ben, and Dr. Katz's receptionist, Laura. The show features a main voice cast of Johnathan Katz, Laura Silverman, and H. Jon Benjamin of Bob's Burgers and Archer. The series is produced by Johnathan Katz, namesake and voice actor of the main character, and Tom Snyder, who went on to produce the similarly styled early 2000s Adult Swim series, Home Movies. The show relies on a unique style of comedy based on retro scripting, the process in which a scene is only given a start and ending, and the voice actors must improv their dialogue in between those two points. To complement this, the animation is very low budget in order to be made to fit with the actors' improv, and a technique known as squigglevision is used to reduce the feeling of a static frame. What Dr. Katz lacks in production value and audio quality, it makes up for with its unique style of comedy seldom replicated since the series' creation in 1995.
