Herman's Head
| Herman's Head | |
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Herman's Head title card
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Andy Guerdat Steve Kreinberg |
| Directed by |
J.D. Lobue Greg Antonacci |
| Starring |
William Ragsdale Hank Azaria Jane Sibbett Yeardley Smith Molly Hagan Ken Hudson Campbell Rick Lawless Peter MacKenzie Jason Bernard |
| Theme music composer | Nick South Tom Strahle |
| Composer(s) | Rich Eames George Englund, Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 72 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | David Babcock Paul Junger Witt David Landsberg Tony Thomas |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Kurzfeld Roberto Benabib Karl Fink Bill Freiberger Joel Madison Michael B. Kaplan Mark Ganzel Nina Feinberg Adam Markowitz |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Touchstone Television Witt/Thomas Productions |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 8, 1991 – April 21, 1994 |
Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991 until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television. William Ragsdale stars as the title character, Herman Brooks. Herman's thought processes are dramatized in a "Greek chorus"–style interpretation, with four characters representing a different aspect of his personality (played by Molly Hagan, Ken Hudson Campbell, Rick Lawless, and Peter MacKenzie).
Research assistant Herman Brooks (William Ragsdale) works in the fact-checking department of a major magazine publisher, Waterton Publishing, in Manhattan. Herman, from all outward appearances, embodies the young man on the fast track—ambitious, clever and sensible—but viewers are shown that a struggle of contrasting personality traits are constantly working, and most often arguing, inside his head. His decisions and actions are dramatized with a "Greek chorus"–style interpretation of his thought processes.
The series begins with Herman as mild-mannered, giving in to every passing sexual desire, bedding a lot of women and not being above bending the truth about his life or career status in order to impress women. He makes attempts to settle down every once in a while, which he does not find hard due to his overall willingness to turn a strictly physical connection into love. However, despite his romantic repertoire with women, he sometimes loses them over comical misunderstandings that are often never resolved. These usually occur as a result of Herman's boyish innocence getting him into trouble. During the next couple of seasons, Herman evolves into a more edgy character, more apt to developing outlandish schemes in an attempt to further his career as well as with women, and he becomes more opinionated in situations where previously, he would have conformed to rules, or have been a yes man.
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