History WesternAnimation / DrKatzProfessionalTherapist

** Averted with the first episode, "Pot-Bellied Pigs"; [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesign Ben wears a flannel shirt instead of his usual blue shirt.]]

** "Bakery Ben" is the only instance in the series of Ben being employed. It's short-lived.

** Averted with the first episode, "Pot-Bellied Pigs"; Ben wears a flannel shirt instead of his usual blue shirt.

* ConfusingMultipleNegatives: Guest Barry Sobel said that his dad once told him, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do"... but his dad wouldn't do anything. Barry and Dr. Katz got into a discussion on whether that limited Barry or freed him.

''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' is an American adult animated sitcom that originally aired on Creator/ComedyCentral for six seasons from May 28, 1995 to February 13, 2002.[[note]] The last season mostly aired in 1999, but the final three episodes of the series were held over. [[/note]] Produced by Tom Snyder Productions (which would later become [=Soup2Nuts=]), and starring Jonathan Katz, Creator/HJonBenjamin, and Creator/LauraSilverman, it was the first-ever original animated cartoon series to be shown on Comedy Central, paving the way for ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and the like.

The show was computer animated in a crude, easily recognizable style called SquiggleVision, in which all persons and animate objects are colored and have constantly squiggling outlines, while all inanimate objects are static and usually gray in color. The show also utilized "retroscripting", where each episode has a basic outline but the actors improvise the dialogue. This technique would also be used on the first season of ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies''.

The show focuses on the title character, Dr. Jonathan Katz, who is voiced by, and visually based on, the comedian of the same name. Dr. Katz is a professional psychoanalyst who has famous actors and comedians as patients, usually two per episode. The comedians' therapy sessions generally consist of them doing their onstage material while Dr. Katz performs as a kind of milquetoast StraightMan, while those featuring actors and actresses offer more interpersonal dialogue between Katz and his patient to better suit their predisposition.

* CityWithNoName: The name of the city Dr. Katz takes place in is never made clear; at times it evokes images of New York City; other times, it seems more like Boston.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: At the end of "Ben-Centennial", when Dr. Katz and Ben discover that Laura's "birthday present" for Ben is a stapler swiped from Katz's office and wrapped inside a patient's file.[[note]]Which [[FreezeFrameBonus closer inspection]] shows to be Dom Irrera's.[[/note]]

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: At the end of "Ben-Centennial", when Dr. Katz and Ben discover that Laura's "birthday present" for Ben is a stapler swiped from Katz's office and wrapped inside a patient's file.[[note]][[FreezeFameBonus If you look closely]], it's Dom Irrera's.[[/note]]

* StandUpComedy: Nearly all the guest stars/patients on the show are real-life stand-up comedians, and do bits of their act in the context of therapy. There have been exceptions, however, such as actress Winona Ryder.

* ThanksgivingEpisode: The season 5 finale takes place during this holiday.

''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' is an American adult animated sitcom that originally aired on Creator/ComedyCentral for six seasons from May 28, 1995 to February 13, 2002[[note]]The last season mostly aired in 1999, but the final three episodes of the series were held over[[/note]]. Produced by Tom Snyder Productions (which would later become [=Soup2Nuts=]), and starring Jonathan Katz, Creator/HJonBenjamin, and Creator/LauraSilverman, it was the first-ever original animated cartoon series to be shown on Comedy Central, paving the way for ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and the like.

* StatusQuoIsGod: Nothing really changes in the show; at the beginning and end of the series, Ben Katz is unemployed and living with Dr. Katz, who runs a professional therapy practice, and neither are in a serious romantic relationship.

* StatusQuoIsGod: Nothing really changes in the show; at the beginning and end of the series, Ben Katz is unemployed and living with Dr. Katz, and neither are in a serious romantic relationship.

* StatusQuoIsGod: Nothing really changes in the show; at the beginning and end of the series, Ben Katz is unemployed and living with Dr. Katz.

* ShotgunWedding: In an unaired season 6 episode, Laura abruptly announces that she's engaged to a musician. Ben tries to be mature about it and wishes her the best of luck, until he's motivated to stop the wedding, or he'll never get another chance to confess his love for her. Laura cancels the engagement before Ben realizes what happened, though; HilarityEnsues.

* NewJobEpisode: More accurately, FIRST job, as Ben is hired as a baker's assistant in an unaired season 6 episode. He's quickly fired before the week is up for coming to work four hours late, though.

* BrokenBase: In-universe, Bobby Slayton says he's angry because there are some people out there who prefer Creator/RogerMoore over Creator/SeanConnery for James Bond.

''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' is an American adult animated sitcom that originally aired on Creator/ComedyCentral for six seasons from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999. Produced by Tom Snyder Productions (which would later become [=Soup2Nuts=]), and starring Jonathan Katz, Creator/HJonBenjamin, and Creator/LauraSilverman, it was the first-ever original animated cartoon series to be shown on Comedy Central, paving the way for ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and the like.

* BrainyBaby: Creator/StevenWright had a bit about how his first memory was as a 1-year old in a doctor's office. He realized he had the power of speech and told the doctor, "Do you mind shutting the window? I think my feet are getting cold." He noted that the doctor's reaction was so horrifying (i.e. fainting) that he better hold off on speaking again for at least a few months.

* HehHehYouSaidX: Guest Creator/ElayneBoosler had a bit about ice cream flavors for dogs. She remarked that if there were an ice cream that tasted like doodie, dogs would be robbing stores with guns. To which Dr. Katz remarked: "You said "doodie"."

The show focuses on the title character, Dr. Jonathan Katz, who is voiced by, and visually based on, the comedian of the same name. Dr. Katz was a professional psychoanalyst who has famous actors and comedians as patients, usually two per episode. The comedians' therapy sessions generally consist of them doing their onstage material while Dr. Katz performs as a kind of milquetoast StraightMan, while those featuring actors and actresses offer more interpersonal dialogue between Katz and his patient to better suit their predisposition.

Interspersed with these scenes are scenes involving Dr. Katz's daily life, which include his aimless, childish grown son, Benjamin Katz (Benjamin); his disinterested and unhelpful receptionist, Laura (Silverman); and his two friends, businessman Stanley (Will [=LeBow=]) and barmaid Julie (Julianne Shapiro).

''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' is an adult animated series that originally ran on Creator/ComedyCentral from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999, starring Jonathan Katz, Creator/HJonBenjamin, and Creator/LauraSilverman. Produced by Tom Snyder Productions (which would later become [=Soup2Nuts=]), it was the first-ever original animated cartoon series to be shown on Comedy Central, paving the way for ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and the like.

The show was computer animated in a crude, easily recognizable style called SquiggleVision, in which all persons and animate objects are colored and have constantly squiggling outlines, while all other inanimate objects are static and usually gray in color. The show also utilized "retroscripting", where each episode has a basic outline but the actors improvise the dialogue. This technique would also be used on the first season of ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies''.

The show focuses on the title character, Dr. Jonathan Katz, who is voiced by, and visually based on, the comedian of the same name. Dr. Katz was a professional psychoanalyst who has famous comedians and actors as patients, usually two per episode. The comedians' therapy sessions generally consist of them doing their onstage material while Dr. Katz performs as a kind of milquetoast StraightMan. Therapy sessions featuring actors and actresses offer more interpersonal dialogue between Katz and his patient to better suit their predisposition.

Interspersed with these scenes are scenes involving Dr. Katz's daily life, which include his aimless, childish grown son, Benjamin Katz; his disinterested and unhelpful secretary, Laura; and his two friends: Stanley, and the barmaid, Julie.

* OffModel: Some character animations in the first season (''especially'' in "Pot-Bellied Pigs"), which were shelved soon after for this reason.

** Despite guest Dom Irrera frequently performing HoYay actions towards Dr. Katz, he makes it clear that he's not ''in'' love with him, and in a later episode, Dom warned him: "You're not getting me in the sack." Additionally, he frequently asks: "That don't make me gay or nothing, right?"

* SpiritualSuccessor: With its largely improvised dialogue and conceit of comedians playing themselves, ''Dr. Katz'' definitely feels like the spiritual ''prede''cessor to ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm''.
** Comedy Central's ''Shorties Watching Shorties'' was basically the same premise: Animating the audio of stand-up routines. It was produced by a different company, though, and was animated in Flash instead of Squigglevision.
** ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'' became its true spiritual successor, since they're both dialogue-heavy cartoons with very limited animation that both happened to be produced by the same company with most of the same crew.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Todd Barry talked about how crazy it was living the city; one time, he saw a guy masturbating at an ATM. He was grossed out at first, but then realized that there's been times when he's been at the ATM and discovered he had more money in his account than he thought, and wanted to "celebrate".

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: A few examples:
** "Bakery Ben" is the only instance in the series of Ben being employed. It's short-lived.
** "Vow of Silence" has Sam Brown in therapy with two members of his family; group therapy never happens in any other episode.
** The therapy sessions in "Thanksgiving" feel like an afterthought; the main focus is on Roz (and Laura) coming over for Thanksgiving.
** "Community Theater", since it has Dr. Katz and Ben interacting with someone outside of the main cast of characters or guest stars, a rarity in the series. In a way the last scene almost feels proto-''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies''.
** A few episodes- notably "Ticket", "Ben Centennial", "Ben's Partay", "Walk for Hunger", and "Mourning Person", don't end with Katz and a guest in therapy that's ended by the music, but a different scene entirely.

* IAteWhat: Jake Johanssen had a bit about how he looked at the ingredients of a pack of hot dogs, and one of the ingredients was "beef lips". He didn't want to know how those got in there.