Former professional hockey player is banned for life for gambling and tax evasion. To avoid being sent to jail he is doing a community service as social worker. At least in theory, in practice he does as little as possible.
Norm falls in love with his new probation officer Shelley Kilmartin. Nikki, the hooker he tried to help earlier, joins the staff of the office as receptionist.
1 | Norm vs. Love |
| Norm gets Nikki, the prostitute that he was trying to help, a job in the office as secretary. Also he meets his new probation officer, who turns out to be attractive Shelley. |
2 | Norm Pimps Wiener Dog |
| To impress Shelley Norm buys a Hank Aaron baseball card for a kid she is taking care of. But to pay for the card Norm has to use Wiener Dog for breeding. |
3 | Artie Comes to Town |
| Norm’s half-brother Artie comes to New York and from the beginning causes problems. |
4 | Norm vs. Death |
| After death of Danny’s father Norm can’t find the way to get over his fear of death to comfort his friend. |
5 | Norm and Shelley In Love |
| When it seems that Norm ans Shelley are on the way to establish real relationship she discovers that Norm has been gambling again. |
6 | Laurie Runs for Office |
| Laurie decides to become candidate for the city council and makes a mistake of hiring Norm as her campaign manager. |
7 | Norm and Shelly Break-Up |
| When Norm says "I love you" to Shelley she... is thinking of taking a job in another city. |
8 | Gambling Man |
| Laurie asks Norm to find out why one of the compulsive gamblers hasn’t been showing up lately for the meetings, which was a huge mistake... |
9 | Norm vs. Norm |
| After being arrested Norm is bailed out and Artie is left behind. Norm was suppose to bring the money to get him out, but instead he used them for gambling. |
10 | Norm vs. Denby |
| Norm asks out a waitress from the bar and soon discovers that she is already seeing someone. |
11 | Norm vs. The Boxer |
| Accidentally Norm discovers a huge boxing talent in 15-year-old boy and sees it as a chance to clear his gambling debts. |
12 | Norm vs. Christmas |
| When Norm and Artie learn that Laurie hates Christmas they decide to change her mind, which turns out to be a really bad plan. |
13 | Norm vs. The Evil Twin |
| When Laurie’s twin sister visits her Norm gets in the crossfire. |
14 | Norm vs. The Oldest Profession |
| When Norm finds out how much he could earn by becoming a male escort he is determined to give it a try. |
15 | Norm vs. Jenny |
| Laurie tries to set up Norm and her friend Jenny on a blind date, which leads to a night full of surprises. |
16 | Norm vs. Fitz |
| When Norm learns that Jenny is actually engaged to a wealthy man named Fitz he is still determined to win her over. |
17 | Norm vs. The Wedding |
| Jenny is about to get married, but Norm is still determined to stop her. |
18 | Norm vs. Fear |
| Norm has back problems, but refuses to see a doctor. The other try to convince him to overcome his fear by facing themselves their own small and great fears. |
19 | Retribution |
| Norm signs a lucrative contract worth 20$ and sells the right for his face to be used in adverts, but soon learns it wasn’s such a great idea. |
20 | Laurie Loses It |
| Laurie is depressed when she learns that again she did not get the award for her social work. Norm tries to help her, but only makes things worse. |
