Seasons & episodes
S5 · E9Miles Away 1998-08-10 · 30 min
Ben's goes to visit his cousin Sarah, in an unnamed city, from whom he once stole money when he was 6 (""It was over a dollar,"" he says as he worries whether she's still upset).
S5 · E10London Broil 1998-08-17 · 30 min
Ben points out, ""When we spend time together over breakfast: boring,"" leading to a discussion of the old games he and Katz used to play when Ben was a kid. Katz asks him to take the London broil out of the freezer, and then goes to work. When he gets home, Ben greets him with a clue -- the first in a series of 54 -- for a game of Treasure Hunt
S5 · E11Feng Shui 1998-08-24 · 30 min
Ben begins rearranging the furniture in the apartment after picking up a book on Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese philosophy that teaches believers to arrange the objects in their surroundings to achieve inner peace. Dr. Katz is wary of Ben's new obsession with Feng Shui, but Laura finally finds something to talk about with Ben.
S5 · E12Alderman 1998-09-21 · 30 min
Katz is disturbed to learn that the city alderman he voted for is corrupt. He talks about what HE would do if he were alderman: ""I'd like to bring crime back into the streets and out of the home,"" and get rid of the ""criminal element"" (Ben: ""Criminal element? What, are you Batman?""). Ben immediately begins being his dad's campaign manager, despite Katz's insistence that he is NOT running. (Ben's platform: handicap parking for everyone.) He makes signs and harasses Laura, inviting her over to help with the ""campaign"" (he tells her he used air quotes on the word ""campaign"").
S5 · E13Paranoia 1998-09-28 · 30 min
Ben wakes Katz up in the middle of the night, claiming to hear a noise. Katz hears it too, and they both think they're being burglarized. After first trying to scare off the burglar (""I'm sure glad they haven't outlawed semi-automatic weapons in the city yet!""), they give up (""Help yourself, take whatever you want, just lock up when you're done""). Turns out the burglar doesn't get in, but Katz and Ben over-react -- oddly, this time it's Katz who over-reacts more. They get new locks and bars on the windows, and Ben wants a hamster. Katz tells Julie and Stan that a home is burglarized every 15 minutes, and that he can't believe he called 911 and was told he had the wrong number. (Stan: ""Did you dial N-I-N-E-one-one?"" Katz: ""OK, you win, you're the stupidest guy in the bar."") Katz suggests a lower peephole, in case the burglar is a midget. Why? Because every horror movie he's seen has an evil midget in it. (Movies mentioned: ""Midget Killers,"" ""I'm Small and You're Dead,"" ""Too Small to Let
S5 · E14Waltz 1998-10-05 · 30 min
As Katz and Ben prepare to go to Katz's niece Rachel's wedding, Katz discovers that since Uncle Morty is dead, he'll have to dance with Rachel -- and he can't waltz.
S5 · E15Anniversary 1998-10-12 · 30 min
Katz's wedding anniversary is approaching, so Ben wants to do something for him.
S5 · E16Community Theater 1998-10-19 · 30 min
Katz is auditioning for a community theater production of ""Love's Retreat.
S5 · E17Ping-Pong 1998-10-26 · 30 min
Katz's old ping-pong rival David Stanick calls and wants to play again -- for $750. Katz agrees and starts to train and worry.
S5 · E18Thanksgiving 1998-11-23 · 30 min
It's Thanksgiving, and something big happening: Katz's ex-wife Roz is coming for dinner
S6 · E1Sissy Boy 1999-06-15 · 30 min
Jeff Goldblum and Ted Alexandro are patients; Ben considers joining the military after being called a "sissy" by a boyhood chum.
S6 · E2Pullman Square 1999-06-22 · 30 min
Teri Garr and Ed Crasnick are featured; Ben opposes gentrification of his old neighborhood and tries to form a grass-roots movement to stop it.
S6 · E3Wisdom Teeth 1999-06-29 · 30 min
Margaret Cho and Paul F. Tompkins are featured; Ben has his wisdom teeth pulled, and Dr. Katz nurses him back to health.
S6 · E4Past Lives 1999-07-06 · 30 min
Dom Irrera and Mitch Hedberg are featured; Ben and Dr. Katz explore past-life regression, and Katz learns he was once a barmaid in the Old West.
S6 · E5Ben's Partay 1999-07-13 · 30 min
Tom Hertz and Al Lubel are featured; Ben throws a big party, and asks his father to make other plans.
S6 · E6Walk for Hunger 1999-07-20 · 30 min
Wanda Sykes-Hall and Jon Stewart visit the doctor; Ben joins a walk for hunger in an attempt to impress Laura.
S6 · E7Used Car 1999-12-24 · 30 min
Greg Behrendt and Ian Bagg are featured; Dr. Katz and Ben "help" Laura buy a used car.
S6 · E8Ball and Chain 1999-12-24 · 30 min
Carol Leifer and Kevin Meaney are featured; Ben is convinced his father is about to remarry after Katz has a couple of dates with a gastroenterologist.
S6 · E9Snow Day 1999-12-24 · 30 min
Merrill Markoe and Dana Gould visit the doctor; Ben cares for a neighbor's rooftop pigeons as a snowstorm approaches.
S6 · E10Garden 1999-12-24 · 30 min
Mitch Hedberg and Matt Siegel are clients; Katz takes up gardening as a hobby, but Ben discovers his secret motivation.
S6 · E11Big TV 1999-12-24 · 30 min
Dom Irrera and Al Lubel take the couch; Ben buys a big-screen TV to replace their failed set.
S6 · E12Vow of Silence 1999-12-24 · 30 min
When the paper doesn't get delivered for a few days, Ben observes that Katz is hooked on the news. Katz denies it and bets him that he can go longer without news than Ben can go without talking.
S6 · E13You're Belinda 1999-12-24 · 30 min
Dr. Katz is skeptical of a new therapy technique suggested by Ben.
S6 · E14Radio Katz 1999-12-24 · 30 min
Dr. Katz hosts a radio show.