Original title
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Released
9/10/1986
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
Showtime Networks, Our Production Company
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
72
Garry Shandling stars as himself, a neurotic, sardonic stand-up comedian who just happens to be aware he is a sitcom character. Garry spends just as much time interacting with the studio audience as he does the regular cast members, performing monologues and show-closing summations of the episode's events. However, everyone knows they're on TV, not just Garry; and the audience (itself a character) is often involved in the storyline.
Comic Garry Shandling moves into Vanna White's former condominium, has his furniture stolen and makes a date with a beautiful cable installer.
Garry baby-sits Pete and Jackie's son, Grant.
Garry throws a surprise birthday party for his mother that gives her a heart attack, so he seeks solace from Father Guido Sarducci.
Grant is made a social outcast when his father bungles a foul ball at a Dodgers game.
Garry is seduced by Mrs. Robertson, but he's in love with her daughter.
Garry's attempt to focus the entire episode on contest winner Jodi Jones goes awry when Nancy's nymphomaniac friend arrives for a visit.
Garry marries a Guatemalan woman named Maria to save her from deportation.
Garry chaperones Grant's first date, but the starstruck girl pays more attention to Garry.
Pete is full of guilt after having an affair.
Garry tries to alter fate when a psychic tells him that something bad is going to happen to Nancy on her upcoming date.
Garry hosts a party for Pete's parents' anniversary. No one will talk to him the next day, but he doesn't know why.
Garry's ex is back in town, and he's interested again.
Garry wants to keep a collie he finds, but Leonard won't let him.
Garry meets a woman in the condo laundry room, but has to contend with her ex.
Garry sets his mother up on a date with his doctor.
Garry is cast as the lead in a new police drama, so Red Buttons takes over the show.
Jackie is pregnant but Pete thinks he's not the father.
Jackie goes into labor, during which Tom Petty and Susan Anton stop by to help with the delivery.
Nancy's old friend Richard comes to visit, but he is wanted by the law.
Grant wins a contest to go to Hollywood and while the Schumakers are away, Garry finds a love poem Grant wrote and reads it to the audience.
Garry and Nancy's platonic relationship comes into question when she loses her memory.
After going on Love Connection, Garry meets the girl of his dreams, though he has misgivings.
While Garry's away, Leonard seizes the opportunity to showcase his talents. Angelica finds adjusting to life in the spotlight difficult.
Garry experiences Christmas woes: his guests all leave his party early; and his mother gives him his father's watch for Christmas, but it goes missing.
During Garry's opening monologue, a member of the studio audience dies from laughing too hard. Distraught, Garry considers quitting the business, but Carl Reiner suggests that he talk to the dead man first.
In exchange for Grant installing a new VCR, Garry takes him and the gang to Shandlingland, a theme park based on Garry. Garry meets his neighbor Mr. Sparks.
Garry volunteers to coach Grant's soccer team.
Garry strolls around Sherman Oaks.
Garry's ecology teacher arrives with a revealing photo of Ruth.
Feeling neglected, Grant turns to standup comedy.
Garry leaves the Schumachers early for a party at Jeff Goldblum's.
Garry is missing.
Vet Leonard Smith has nightmares about Vietnam.
Travel agent Nancy mistakenly strands the Schumacher grandparents.
Pete announces something he has been hiding for years. The truth shocks everybody.
Mayor Tom Bradley is in the audience, but he only likes musicals. So this is a special musical episode with musical numbers, complete with a pianist & singing plumbers! Everyone sings a number, including Garry (a little). Pete & Jackie worry that their son, Grant, is going through a stage. Grant is in love with a girl named Madeline. She wants him to study human anatomy with her. Garry gives Grant advice that it's OK to wait to have sex later. So Madeline & Grant agree to wait a while. At the near end, Mayor Bradley proclaims ""Grant Schumaker Day"" & no school. The show ends in a hoe-down.
The election affects life in Sherman Oaks.
Garry joins a Ping-Pong tournament.
Garry gets a 48-hour eviction notice.
The gang goes to Las Vegas for Leonard's wedding.
The conclusion of the two part episode. Leonard and Kitty marry.
A developer wants to tear down comedy club Mr. Peck's.
Part two of the three part series of shows. A benefit is held to save Mr. Peck's.
The conclusion of the three part series. Garry kidnaps Red Buttons to perform at the benefit for Mr. Peck's
Mom opens a pet shop.
Garry fails the written drivers test.
Grant is accused of beating up the school bully. But a member of the studio audience told the principal what really happened.
Grant is thrown out of his place.
Garry volunteers to be a Big Brother.
Garry goes to a baseball game.
Martin Mull asks Garry to golf in a tournment for Boysville.
Garry gets his hands on a big secret.
Garry discovers a wart on his neck.
Garry invites his boss to dinner to meet Pheobe.
Garry jokes about Phoebe on TV.
Grant's friend Ross tries to hack his parents after watching the Sheer Madness show.
Gary suspects Grant is taking steroids.
Garry meets 1950s stand-up comic Eddie King.
Garry proposes and then meets Pheobe's family including half brother Chester.
Garry must convince a sponsor he didn't appear in an X-rated film.
Howard Sprague of Mayberry moves in.
Production numbers enliven Garry and Phoebe's wedding.
Weird deaths make the Shandling's think their marriage is cursed.
Phoebe's bill upsets client Martin Mull.
Garry goes out tour with Guns and Roses and leaves the show in Grant's hands.
Phoebe's brother get a TV show.
It's Garry's anniversary and everytime he wants to make love with his wife he sees mom.
Are Phoebe and Garry pregnant? Garry uses his time clock to fast forward and meets his son and daughter.
Garry feels neglected when his manager takes on a new client.
Mr. Death moves into the condo complex and Garry dies.
The cast parodies ""Phantom of the Opera"".
Guests Dan Aykroyd and Paul Winfield finish off the series.
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