Me and Maxx

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Comedy

Me and Maxx is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC starting in 1980. The plot involved a young girl, Maxx, moving in with her dad, Norman, who had created a life for himself as a swinging bachelor.

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Status

Ended

First Aired

March 22, 1980

Last Aired

July 25, 1980

Networks

NBC

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Pilot

Air date: 1980-03-22

Maxx's mother abandons her at the door of her divorced father.

Lunch at the Plaza

Air date: 1980-03-29

Filled with high hopes of meeting her mother at the Plaza Hotel for her birthday lunch, Maxx ventures to the posh New York hotel, but it's her father who shows up to cheer the waiting 11-year-old.

Maxx's Friend

Air date: 1980-04-05

Norman plans for a romantic dinner date with a beautiful neighbor are cut short when he begins worrying about Maxx and a male sleep-over guest.

Sparrow

Air date: 1980-04-16

When an injured sparrow that Maxx has been nursing dies in his care, Norman wonders what to tell his daughter.

Robert

Air date: 1980-05-30

All wrapped up in his work, Norman is angry when he learns that Maxx's constant companion, Robert, is an imaginary "perfect" father and substitute for him.

The Negotiation

Air date: 1980-06-06

Maxx holds off on household chores until her father agrees to settle her strike for the same necessities of life that her friend Karen has - a stereo, bicycle, and telephone.

Air date: 1980-06-13

Maxx catches her father reading her diary.

The Commitment

Air date: 1980-06-20

Norman wants his partnership with Barbara to go beyond business, but she won't agree to rekindle their romance until he pledges fidelity.

Dad's Day

Air date: 1980-06-27

When Norman learns of the death of his father, whom he hadn't seen for years, he forgoes a baseball game to attend Dad's Day at Maxx's school.

E10

Some Are Savers

Air date: 1980-07-25

When Norman absent-mindedly throws out a drawing Maxx gave him, she counters by tossing out some of the things he gave her.

Cast

Joe Santos

Jenny Sullivan

Melissa Michaelsen

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