Cracking Up
Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created and written by Mike White. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March 9–May 5, 2004; it only aired six of the twelve produced episodes. Psychiatrist Dr. Bollas is assigned to examine Tanner Shackleton, a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. The story is in fact about Ben Baxter, a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner and his crazy family.
Cracking Up (2004)
Mike White
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.5/10
2 votes
Rating consensus
65/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~65/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jake Sandvig
Preston Shackleton
Christopher McDonald
Ted Shackleton
Caitlin Wachs
Chloe Shackleton
Jason Schwartzman
Ben Baxter
Bret Loehr
Tanner Shackleton
Molly Shannon
Lesley Shackleton
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Cracking Up (2004)
Mike White
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