

Normal, Ohio
Normal, Ohio is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Fox Network in 2000. The show stars John Goodman as William "Butch" Gamble, a gay man returning to his Midwestern home town. The cast also includes Joely Fisher, Anita Gillette, Orson Bean, Mo Gaffney and Charles Rocket.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Homecoming Queen
01-11-2000After a four year stay in California after he came out of the closet, Butch Gamble returns to Normal, Ohio to attend a going-away party for his son, Charlie, who's going off to med...
- Ep 2
2.Foreign Affairs
08-11-2000While digging through Bill's war memorabilia for the upcoming "Normal Ohio Founder's Day Parade," Butch and Pamela find a love letter that was written to Bill by his "Korean playth...
- Ep 3
3.Caught on Tape
15-11-2000Four years ago, Butch came out on Joan's birthday, and, to Butch's surprise, Robbie caught "The Incident" on video. It's Joan's birthday again, but all she wants to do is lay in b...
- Ep 4
4.A Thanksgiving Episode
22-11-2000Butch gets Pamela to host a family Thanksgiving meal, and he then leaves for a football game.
- Ep 5
5.Buyer's Remorse
29-11-2000Butch buys Charlie an used car in an attempt of establishing a better father-son relationship and Elizabeth accuses him of buying Charlie's love. Butch has to do the right thing an...
- Ep 6
6.Working Girl
06-12-2000Pamela is tired of having mediocre jobs and decides that she wants to do something where she can be her own boss. When she goes to her parents for money, they refuse to loan it to...
- Ep 7
7.Just Another Normal Christmas
13-12-2000Joan earns a pew at church, and asks Pamela to write a speech for her. Pamela and Butch decide to pull a trick on her and write about his homosexuality. After the Reverend takes th...
- Ep 8
8.Pamela's New Boyfriend
TBAPamela's got a new boyfriend, someone that for once isn't a loser. He's Butch's old schoolmmate, but they never liked each other back then. Pamela asks Butch to be nice with him, a...
- Ep 9
9.Forgotten, But Not Gone
TBAButch gets Bill and Joan to move in to a retirement condo. At first, everything is wonderful without them around, but then Butch finds out that his mom is unhappy with the new plac...
- Ep 10
10.The Favorite
TBAPamela is tired of seeing her parents preferring Butch over her, and decides to do something about it after Joan decides to turn her old room into a closet. While driving home, But...
- Ep 11
11.He Always Gets His Man
TBAOne of Pamela's old boyfriends escaped prison and a U.S. Marshal lands at her house thinking that's the most likable place the fugitive is going to show up. Butch teases Pam on the...
- Ep 12
12.Charlie's Gamble
TBAAll hell breaks loose when Charlie announces his plans of getting married to Pamela's boss.
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