Me and Maxx

{{Infobox television

| image = Me and Maxx publicity photo.jpg

| caption = Joe Santos as Norman Davis and
Melissa Michaelsen as Maxx Davis

| genre = Comedy

| creator = James Komack

| developer =

| writer = Neil Rosen
George Tricker
Stan Cutler
James Komack

| director = Herbert Kenwith (1 episode)

| creative_director =

| starring = Melissa Michaelsen
Joe Santos
Jenny Sullivan
Jim Weston
Denny Evans

| theme_music_composer = Michael Lloyd
James Komack

| opentheme = "Is It Because of Love" by Leonore O'Malley

| endtheme =

| composer = Michael Lloyd

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 10

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = James Komack

| producer = Don Van Atta
George Tricker
Neil Rosen
Stan Cutler

| editor =

| location =

| cinematography =

| camera =

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = James Komack Company, Inc.

| channel = NBC

| first_aired = {{Start date|1980|3|22}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1980|7|25}}

}}

Me and Maxx is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from March 22 to July 25, 1980. The plot involved a young girl, Maxx (Melissa Michaelsen), moving in with her father, Norman (Joe Santos), who had created a life for himself as a swinging bachelor.[http://www.tv.com/me-and-maxx/show/8046/summary.html Me and Maxx TV Show - Me and Maxx Television Show - TV.com]

Cast

Joe Santos as Norman Davis
Melissa Michaelsen as Maxx Davis
Jenny Sullivan as Barbara
Denny Evans as Gary
Jim Weston as Mitch

Casting

Michaelsen and Santos were picked for the roles when a commercial starring Joe aired during one of Melissa's early projects. NBC president Fred Silverman saw the commercial while watching Melissa's TV-movie and reportedly said "I want that guy with that girl."{{Citation | last=Buck | first=Jerry | title=Santos Bucks Cop Role To Play Father To A Blonde Charmer | newspaper=Daily Herald (Chicago) | date=March 30, 1980 }} Another source gives credit for the role to the daughter of the producer, James Komack. Maxine (nicknamed "Maxx") Komack,{{cite news | title = TV NEWS: PATTY DUKE ASTIN SETTLES DOWN | publisher = Pomona Progress Bulletin | url = https://newspaperarchive.com/pomona-progress-bulletin-feb-09-1975-p-57/ | accessdate = 2020-12-13 }} whom the main character was named after, walked in on the screen tests and saw Melissa playing the role. She supposedly blurted out, "That's her. The little blonde girl. That's Maxx!"{{Citation | last=Anon. | title=Melissa Michaelsen's An Instant Winner | newspaper=Valley Independent (Monessen, PA) | date=April 16, 1980 }}

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|Title= Pilot

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|3|22}}

|ProdCode = James Komack (W) / Herbert Kenwith (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|ShortSummary = Maxx's mother abandons her at the door of her swinging divorced father.

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{{Episode list

|Title= Lunch at the Plaza

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|3|29}}

|ProdCode = George Tricker & Neil Rosen (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|Title= Maxx's Friend

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|4|5}}

|ProdCode = George Tricker & Neil Rosen (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|ShortSummary = 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. Guest star: Ronnie Scribner.

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{{Episode list

|Title= Sparrow

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|4|16}}

|ProdCode = George Tricker & Neil Rosen (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

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

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{{Episode list

|Title= Robert

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|5|30}}

|ProdCode = Andy Guerdat & Steve Kreinberg (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|ShortSummary = 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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{{Episode list

|Title= The Negotiation

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|6|6}}

|ProdCode = George Tricker & Neil Rosen (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|ShortSummary = 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. Guest star: Mindy Cohn as Karen.

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{{Episode list

|Title= 4

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|6|13}}

|ProdCode = Mike Marmer (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|ShortSummary = Maxx catches her father reading her diary.

|LineColor = 979797

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{{Episode list

|Title= The Commitment

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|6|20}}

|ProdCode = Stan Cutler (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|ShortSummary = Norman wants his partnership with Barbara (Jenny Sullivan) to go beyond business, but she won't agree to rekindle their romance until he pledges fidelity.

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{{Episode list

|Title= Dad's Day

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|6|27}}

|ProdCode = Terry Hart (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|ShortSummary = 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.

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{{Episode list

|Title= Some Are Savers

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|7|25}}

|ProdCode = Stan Cutler (W) / ? (D)

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

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

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