Me and Maxx (1980)
Synopsis
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.
Network
NBC
Episodes
Pilot
Maxx's mother abandons her at the door of her divorced father.
Lunch at the Plaza
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
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
When an injured sparrow that Maxx has been nursing dies in his care, Norman wonders what to tell his daughter.
Robert
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
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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Maxx catches her father reading her diary.
The Commitment
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
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
When Norman absent-mindedly throws out a drawing Maxx gave him, she counters by tossing out some of the things he gave her.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Me and Maxx
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
