The Education of Max Bickford Herding Cats (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Drama

The Education of Max Bickford

Herding Cats (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Drama

The head of the department is a job like herding cats. He can't fire his new assistant and everybody wants his time. He is told to scale back on his teaching and Andrea Haskell volunteers to take over. Nell is struggling.

Director

Rod Holcomb

Writers

Dawn Prestwich (creator) (written by) | Nicole Yorkin (creator) (written by)

Producer

Emile B. Levisetti (as Emile Levisetti)

Composers

David Was | Don Was

Cinematographer

Michael Mayers

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 30, 2001

Release date

Sep 30, 2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Dreyfuss Max Bickford Max Bickford See fewer	The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Marcia Gay Harden Andrea Haskell Andrea Haskell See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Eric Ian Goldberg Lester 'Pres' Bickford Lester 'Pres' Bickford See fewer	Miss Congeniality (2000)
Regina Taylor Judith Bryant Judith Bryant See fewer	Courage Under Fire (1996)
Katee Sackhoff Nell Bickford Nell Bickford See fewer	Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Helen Shaver Erica Bettis Erica Bettis See fewer	Desert Hearts (1985)
Jayne Atkinson Lyla Ortiz Lyla Ortiz See fewer	Free Willy (1993)
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Natalie Venetia Belcon Rose Quigley Rose Quigley See fewer	Woo (1998)
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