The WORST episodes of The Norm Show
Every episode of The Norm Show ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Norm Show!
The show focuses on the life of Norm Henderson, a former NHL hockey player who is banned for life from hockey due to gambling and tax evasion. In order to avoid jail time for these crimes, Norm must perform five years of community service as a full-time social worker.
#1 - Norm vs. Youth (1)
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2000
When Laurie starts dating a younger guy Norm tries his hand at dating a younger woman.
#2 - Norm vs. Halloween
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2000
Norm has an after school study group and he takes them trick-or-treating but the rich won't give them candy so he goes to a Halloween party dressed up as a fireman to impress Shelley but it doesn't work because the fire department shows up after Mr. Denby, dressed up as Gene Simmons, accidentally sets fire to one of the bathroom stalls. Laurie is looking for a man but winds up getting hit on by a woman. Danny starts to date a new woman and he dresses her up to look like Taylor.
#3 - Norm's Coach
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/26/1999
Norm's old coach comes back to train him so he can play in the charity hockey game. His coach is not as Norm remembers him, he is now really overweiht Norm also finds out that his coach is the one who ratted him out to the IRS. So he fires him and hires Danny.
#4 - Norm, Crusading Social Worker
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/19/1999
Norm, embarrassed about being the new "Agony of Defeat" on ABC's Wide World of Sports, asks to be reinstated into hockey so he can play in a charity game and regain his somewhat good name. They choose against it so he takes on a high profile case in hopes that they'll change their minds.
#5 - Denby's Kid
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/5/1999
Norm tells Mr. Denby's son that he should follow his dreams but Mr. Denby wants his son to go to military school. Norm thinks that if he Jason prepares a meal for his father (Mr. Denby) he'll see that his son a real talent. After eating the meal Jason tells Norm that the secret ingredient is marijuana. Norm and Mr. Denby are stoned and Norm has to face his probation officer.
#6 - Norm Dates a Client
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/1999
Norm meets a woman in a bar while trying to help a pathologically shy guy. He starts dating her but finds out she's one of Laurie's clients. Dating a client can get you fired so she stops her sessions. Laurie warns Norm that this is still a bad idea but he doesn't listen until it's too late. Danny has to help a client who has a phobia about water.
#7 - Denby Quits
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2001
When Mr. Denby can't get Norm fired for invading his privacy he quits and Laurie is put in charge but she can't handle the work load so Norm gets Mr. Denby fired from his other job so he can come back to work. Danny tells Shelley he has feelings for her and wants to know if she has feelings for him and she responds by holding his hands.
#8 - Taylor Leaves
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2000
Norm tries to discourage Taylor from being attracted to him but it doesn't work because she leaves Danny. Norm faces eviction.
#9 - Norm vs. Dad
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/2001
Norm confronts his father and his father has a heart attack. Laurie discovers that Norm's father is verbally abusive towards Norm because his father is the same way towards him. Mr. Denby thinks he and Shelley are dating because they attended the symphony and it makes Danny jealous.
#10 - Norm vs. Freud
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2001
Norm agrees to go to group therapy and discovers that the reason he has problems with Mr. Denby is because he has issues with his father. Danny and Artie invest in a weight loss gadget but then discover the horrible side effects.
#11 - Norm vs. Schoolin'
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2000
Norm and Mr. Denby have to go to social workers school and they get kicked out when Mr. Denby tries cheating off of Norm. Danny and Shelly pretend to be the married couple who where Billy's previous foster parents so he can be adopted.
#12 - Norm vs. the Kid
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2000
Norm, Shelly, Laurie, Danny and Mr. Denby take in orphans while they can find a family who's willing to adopt all of them. They find a family that's willing to take them all but one because he has a criminal record.
#13 - Norm vs. Tennis
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2000
Norm plays tennis with Shelly and he starts to let her win when he finds out that winning turns her on. Artie seeks Laurie's help when he wants to lose weight.
#14 - Norm vs. Youth (2)
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2000
Norm starts dating an older woman and finds out that she's Dale's mom. Laurie and Dale break up because she wasn't mothering him and Danny finds out that he's related to Hitler.
#15 - Norm and the Hopeless Cause
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2000
Norm tries to get Laurie's lesbian friend to sleep with him but it doesn't work so he tries to get her to switch teams. Danny tries to cope with his break-up by cleaning.
#16 - The Norm Law
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2000
When Norm causes a prison riot Mr. Denby has a law passed called the Norm law requiring social workers to be properly trained in the area of social work.
#17 - I've Got a Crush On You
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2000
Someone in the office has a crush on Norm and Laurie finds out that it's Taylor. Danny wants to ask Taylor to marry him but when Norm finds out that Taylor's the one with the crush he tries to stop Danny from proposing but it's too late and Taylor already accepted.
#18 - Norm Lets Go
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/2001
Laurie teaches Mr. Denby how to dance. Danny tells Norm that he and Shelley are dating and Norm tries to find new friends to replace Danny and Shelley but then Taylor returns and Norm makes out with her.
#19 - Norm vs. Danny and Shelly
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/2001
After sleeping with Norm Taylor tells him that she's still in love with Danny but she doesn't want Norm to tell him. Norm tells him anyway and Danny suggests that Taylor and Shelley both date him at the same time. Mr. Denby complains to Laurie about the conditions in the men's room.
#20 - Norm and Wiener Dog vs. Fatherhood
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/2001
Mr. Denby takes Norm to court for possession of the puppies that his dog Fifi had with Wiener Dog. Norm is thrown out when he can't pay the rent.
#21 - Norm vs. Homelessness
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/2001
Mr. Denby and Danny go on a business trip and try to pick up women but have no luck. Norm uses Mr. Denby's apartment for a date and gets him evicted when the landlady finds out he has a dog so he has to move in with Laurie as well.
#22 - Norm is Fat
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/2001
When Shelley returns she sees that Norm is fat so he recounts the story that led to his vast weight gain.
#23 - Norm vs. Deception
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/2001
Norm and Laurie fake a relationship and it helps Laurie get a man while Norm discovers that Shelley is still in love with him. Mr. Denby is afraid to catch Danny's cold.
#24 - Norm vs. Cuba
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/16/2001
Norm and Laurie take care of an orphan from Cuba until he comes clean and tells them that he's not an orphan he just ran away from home.
#25 - Norm's Free
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/2001
Norm is freed from his community service early and a monkey attacks Danny.