The Norm Show

Created by Norm Macdonald, Bruce Helford

On ABC

A workplace sitcom built on the clash between a wisecracking former athlete and bureaucratic office culture, sustained by ensemble chemistry and a reset-button format.

Norm Henderson was once a fairly well-known -- but not particularly good -- professional hockey player. Norm's penchant for gambling and not paying taxes resulted in his permanent expulsion from the game. Instead of jail, he was sentenced to community service as a social worker, where his fresh perspective in the field and lack of patience for office red tape don't always jibe well with his co-workers.