Scripted series · CBS
The Crazy Ones
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Robin Williams
Simon Roberts
22 eps
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sydney Roberts
22 eps
James Wolk
Zach Cropper
22 eps
Hamish Linklater
Andrew
22 eps
Amanda Setton
Lauren Slotsky
22 eps
Josh Groban
Danny Chase
2 eps
Joshua Gomez
George
1 eps
Sarah Baker
Jean
1 eps
J.D. Walsh
Randall
2 eps
Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima
1 eps
Marcus Henderson
Teddy
1 eps
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
1 eps
Gail O'Grady
Hannah Sharples
1 eps
Mark L. Taylor
Ted
1 eps
Brent Jennings
Kyle
1 eps
Nicole Randall Johnson
Debbie
1 eps
Ashley Dyke
Pretty Girl
1 eps
Chasty Ballesteros
Carly the Model
1 eps
Philip V. Bruenn
Todd the Model
1 eps
Gabriela Fresquez
TV Reporter
1 eps
Kelly Bellini
Woman
1 eps
Tim Mikulecky
Man
1 eps
John Marshall Jones
Mitch
1 eps
Rod McLachlan
Terrance
1 eps
Todd Robert Anderson
Father
1 eps
Jen Lilley
Claire
1 eps
Tom Ayers
Guy
1 eps
Dana L. Wilson
Woman
1 eps
Teala Dunn
Taylor
1 eps
Rodney J. Hobbs
Man
1 eps
Courtney Taylor Burness
Daughter
1 eps
Michelle LaRue
Natalie
1 eps
J. Kristopher
Firefighter
1 eps
Saffron Burrows
Helena
1 eps
Fred Melamed
Fred Melamed
2 eps
Hugo Armstrong
Carl
1 eps
Michael Landes
Josh Hayes
1 eps
Alan Rachins
Bud Lymsky
1 eps
Abraham Lim
Mike
1 eps
Mary Wickliffe
Judy
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Crazy Ones actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Crazy Ones reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Character Depth.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Simon Roberts is eccentric, passionate, unpredictable and brilliant. He's also the first "Roberts" in the Lewis, Roberts + Roberts advertising agency. The second is his pragmatic daughter Sydney. As Sydney struggles to rein in her dad, the agency fights to stay at the top of the ad game, charming everyone from McDonald's bigwigs to Victoria's Secret models in the process!
The run
Seasons
1 season · 22 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
0 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201322 episodes
7.1IMDbAcademy Award winner Robin Williams returns to series television in THE CRAZY ONES, a single-camera workplace comedy about a larger-than-life advertising genius whose unorthodox methods and unpredictable behavior would get him fired... if he weren't the boss.
Best episode · S01E13 Outbreak
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E13
Outbreak
When the rest of the office comes down with the flu, Simon lets Lauren work with a big client facing a PR disaster.
- Directed by Bill D'Elia
- Written by Robert Sudduth
S01E05
She's So European
Sydney, Zach and Simon compete for the attention of a worldly client.
S01E03
Bad Dad
When a client pitch shines a negative light on Simon and Sydney’s father-daughter relationship, Simon is determined to make up for all of Sydney’s bad childhood memories by re-teaching her how to drive. Meanwhile, Andrew’s confidence suffers when Lauren tells him that he is Zach’s suckerfish.
S01E02
The Spectacular
When Simon encourages Sydney to take the lead on an ad campaign for Windy City Coffee, disaster ensues. Meanwhile, Zach is jealous when Simon tasks Andrew with taking care of a family of ducklings.
S01E01
Pilot
Simon tries to convince Kelly Clarkson to record a jingle for a client.
- Directed by Jason Winer
S01E07
Sydney, Australia
A man (Josh Groban) who used to work with Sydney writes a song about her; Simon struggles with a pitch.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E22
The Lighthouse
S01E21
The Monster
S01E19
Danny Chase Hates Brad Paisley
- Directed by David Katzenberg
- Written by Amy Hubbs
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
David E. Kelley
Showrunner
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Dean Lorey
Writer
Ryan Raddatz
Writer
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Tracy Poust
Writer
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Mason Steinberg
Writer
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Bill Kuntsler
Writer
Robert Sudduth
Writer
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Jon Kinnally
Writer
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Laura Krafft
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Amy Hubbs
Writer
Linda Mendoza
Writer
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Joe Wiseman
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Joe Port
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Dean LoreyWriter
- Ryan RaddatzWriter
- Tracy PoustWriter
- Mason SteinbergWriter
- David E. KelleyWriter
- Bill KuntslerWriter
Direction
- Alex HardcastleDirector
- Fred GossDirector
- Fred SavageDirector
- Steven K. TsuchidaDirector
- Jason WinerDirector
- Bill D'EliaDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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