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Madman of the People: Season 1

16 episodes Premiered Sep 22, 1994 Updated Sep 30, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (13): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Sep 22, 1994 · 25 min

Jack ""Madman"" Buckner is an egocentric magazine columnist whose new young publisher also happens to be his daughter Meg. In the opener, father and daughter lock horns when Meg de

S1·E2 Core

Murder Most Fowl

Sep 29, 1994 · 25 min

After Jack writes a column wishing for the death of a noisy robin, the bird chirps its last chirp—prompting the neighbors to wish Jack tarred and feathered.

S1·E3 Core

All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Mad Boy

Oct 6, 1994 · 25 min

Jack decides to go over Meg's head when budget cuts cost him Knicks season tickets, but he may get slam-dunked when he complains to the big boss.

S1·E4 Core

Guys Just Wanna Have Fun

Oct 13, 1994 · 25 min

Jim's friendly punch to an old buddy at an awards ceremony turns ugly after the friend socks him and the magazine with a lawsuit.

S1·E5 Core

'Till Death Do Us Part

Oct 20, 1994 · 25 min

After Jack sets up Meg with a stranger he met in a bar, she discovers that her new beau is an executioner.

S1·E7 Core

Birthday in the Big House

Nov 3, 1994 · 25 min

A blackout in the city finds Jack enduring a miserable birthday, Delia bonding with her usually hostile neighbor, and Sasha and Meg stuck on an elevator with a gorgeous constructio

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