Dr. Katz Professional Therapist Brings His Practice to DVD with the Complete Series

Dr. Katz Professional Therapist is a very funny series that ran on Comedy Central from 1995 to 1999; however, it may best be known for its animation style known as "Squigglevision," which series co-creator Tom Snyder invented. This form of computer animation looked very bizarre as all the outlines of animate figures undulated. It takes a few episodes to get used to, but the high comedy quotient makes it worthwhile.

Each episode has a similar formula that combines the professional and personal life of Dr. Katz. He usually saw two patients an episode, and the roster is an impressive who's-who of comedic talent. They are mostly stand-up comedians whose therapy sessions are a combination of their routines and riffing with Dr. Katz. The roster included famous (Rodney Dangerfield, Garry Shandling, Joan Rivers), the soon-to-be famous (Ray Romano and future Comedy Central stars Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart), and cult comics (Dom Irerra, Judy Tenuta, and Mitch Hedberg). Occasionally, he has sessions with actors and writers like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Duchovny, Ben Stiller, Carrie Fisher, David Mamet, and Harry Shearer.