Head Cases — Season 1
Get ready for the law's newest odd couple. The legal system will never be the same.
About this season
Head Cases is an American primetime comedy-drama television program, best known as the first show cancelled for the 2005–2006 season. It was broadcast by FOX and premiered on September 14, 2005. It was cancelled after two episodes on September 22 after disastrous ratings and critical drubbing. Attorney Jason Payne (Chris O'Donnell) had a superstar career at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm -- that is, until his wife, Laurie, kicked him out of the house and he had a nervous breakdown. After three months at a "wellness center," Jason finds himself with no job, no place to live and no support system. Enter Russell Shultz (Adam Goldberg), an unkempt, unpredictable sufferer of explosive disorder, assigned to be outpatient "buddies" with Jason by their mutual therapist, Dr. Robinson. Payne and Shultz ultimately decide to open a law firm of their own.
Episodes (7)
1. Pilot
Aired 14 September 2005 • 43 min
Former superstar attorney Jason Payne suffers a nervous breakdown and spends some time at a wellness center, where he meets Shultz, a lawyer who represents petty criminals. The two eventually decide to work together defending underdog clients, while trying to regain their sanity.
2. S(elf) Help
Aired 21 September 2005 • 43 min
Payne and Shultz try to help a client who is accused of blowing up a car dealership that belongs to his father-in-law. Without consulting with Payne, Shultz invites a paralegal to join their firm. To balance out the firm, Payne tries to hire his old secretary back. The four of them work together to try and free their client.
3. Malpractice Makes Perfect
Aired 28 September 2005 • 43 min
Unaired episode.
4. In the Club
Aired 5 October 2005 • 43 min
Unaired episode
5. A Line Crossed
Aired 2 November 2005 • 43 min
Unaired episode
6. Be Your Best You
Aired 1 January 2006 • 43 min
Unaired episode
7. Deep Cover
Aired 4 January 2006 • 43 min
Unaired episode