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Me and Maxx

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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.

Comedy
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22nd March 1980 - 16th August 1980
Producer
James Komack
Top Cast
Joe SantosJenny SullivanMelissa Michaelsen
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Pilot Still
Pilot
22nd March 1980

Episode 1

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

Lunch at the Plaza Still
Lunch at the Plaza
29th March 1980

Episode 2

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 Still
Maxx's Friend
5th April 1980

Episode 3

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 Still
Sparrow
16th April 1980

Episode 4

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

Robert Still
Robert
30th May 1980

Episode 5

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.

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The Negotiation
6th June 1980

Episode 6

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.

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4
13th June 1980

Episode 7

Maxx catches her father reading her diary.

The Commitment Still
The Commitment
20th June 1980

Episode 8

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 Still
Dad's Day
27th June 1980

Episode 9

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.

Some Are Savers Still
Some Are Savers
25th July 1980

Episode 10

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