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The Education of Max Bickford is an American drama television series that aired Sundays at 8:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 23, 2001, to June 2, 2002, during the 2001–02 television season. After a strong initial launch, the show's audience 'dropped sharply afterward' despite its prime time slot following 60 Minutes.[1] Within a month, two of its three executive producers were removed and reports claimed the show was being 'overhauled', though CBS denied this, preferring the term 'creative adjustments'.[2] In May 2002, Touched by an Angel was returned to its Sunday 8:00 pm slot, bumping the second-to-last episode of The Education of Max Bickford to Monday.[3] In June 2002, the final episode aired and the show was not renewed.

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The Education of Max Bickford
The Education of Max Bickford cast
Genre	Drama
Created by	Dawn Prestwich Nicole Yorkin
Written by	David Black Linda Burstyn
Starring	Richard Dreyfuss Marcia Gay Harden Katee Sackhoff Meredith Roberts Eric Ian Goldberg Helen Shaver
Composers	David Was Don Was
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Keith Addis Joe Cacaci Rod Holcomb Dawn Prestwich Nicole Yorkin
Production locations	New York City Wagner College
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Sugar Mama Productions Joe Cacaci Productions Regency Television CBS Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Original release	September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23) – June 2, 2002 (2002-06-02)

Overview

The series starred Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a college professor of American Studies at Chadwick College, an all-women's school in Massachusetts. The series follows Max, a recovering alcoholic trying to rebuild his life, as he tries to prove that his teachings still carry relevance to a generation far different from his own. Often Max finds himself challenged by the faculty over his unorthodox style and his often cantankerous personality. Also starring was child actor Eric Ian Goldberg, who portrayed the young Lester Bickford, Max's son. Max's colleagues included Marcia Gay Harden as Andrea Haskell, his former student (and lover) who had recently joined the faculty, and Helen Shaver as his best friend, Erica, previously known as Steve before her transition. Max's daughter, Nell, played by Katee Sackhoff, attended the college.

Cast

Main

• Richard Dreyfuss – Max Bickford
• Marcia Gay Harden – Andrea Haskell
• Regina Taylor – Judith Bryant
• Helen Shaver – Erica Bettis
• Katee Sackhoff – Nell Bickford
• Eric Ian Goldberg – Lester Bickford
• Meredith Roberts – Brenda Vanderpool
• Molly Regan – Lorraine Tator
• Stephen Spinella – Rex Pinsker
• David McCallum – Walter Thornhill

Recurring

• Jayne Atkinson – Lyla Ortiz
• Stefanie Bari – Anna
• Natalie Venetia Belcon – Rose Quigley
• Craig Bonacorsi – Adam
• Brennan Brown – Ron Zinn
• Lynn Collins
• Angel Desai – Jardie
• Ylfa Edelstein – Isabelle
• Angela Goethals – Danielle Hodges
• Donna Murphy – Esther Weber
• Coté de Pablo – Gina
• Ellen Parker – Noleen Bettis
• Robin Raven
• Kristen Schaal – Valerie Holmes
• Chris Stack – Alec
• Kellee Stewart – Yolanda

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by [4]	Written by [4]	Original air date	Prod. code [4]
1	"Pilot"	Rod Holcomb	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23)	1AFB79
2	"Herding Cats"	Rod Holcomb	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30)	1AFB01
3	"Who Is Breckenridge Long?"	David Long	Jan Oxenberg	October 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)	1AFB02
4	"Hearts and Minds"	Rod Holcomb	Rob Thomas	October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21)	1AFB03
5	"In the Details"	Rod Holcomb	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28)	1AFB04
6	"Do It Yourself"	David Jones	Tom Garrigus	November 11, 2001 (2001-11-11)	1AFB05
7	"Revisionism"	David Platt	Sharon Lee Watson	November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)	1AFB08
8	"A Very Great Man"	Martha Mitchell	Dianne Houston	December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02)	1AFB06
9	"It's Not the Wrapping, It's the Candy"	Elodie Keene	Anya Epstein	December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)	1AFB07
10	"The Good, the Bad, and the Lawyers"	Rob Holcomb	Jan Oxenberg	January 6, 2002 (2002-01-06)	1AFB10
11	"Save the Country"	Don Scardino	David Yorkin	January 13, 2002 (2002-01-13)	1AFB09
12	"The Cost of Living"	David Jones	Tom Garrigus	January 20, 2002 (2002-01-20)	1AFB11
13	"I Never Schlunged My Father"	Michael Schultz	Joe Cacaci	January 27, 2002 (2002-01-27)	1AFB12
14	"Money Changes Everything"	Martha Mitchell	Richard Dresser	February 24, 2002 (2002-02-24)	1AFB13
15	"Genesis"	Don Scardino	David Black	March 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)	1AFB14
16	"An Open Book"	Matthew Penn	Story by : Grace McKeaney & Kate Milliken Teleplay by : Grace McKeaney	March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)	1AFB15
17	"Past, Present, Future"	David Jones	Tom Garrigus	March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17)	1AFB16
18	"Murder of the First"	Rob Holcomb	David Yorkin	March 31, 2002 (2002-03-31)	1AFB17
19	"The Bad Girl"	David Platt	Linda Burstyn	April 14, 2002 (2002-04-14)	1AFB18
20	"The Egg and I"	Michael Fields	Story by : Kate Milliken Story & Teleplay by : Grace McKeaney	April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)	1AFB19
21	"One More Time"	Don Scardino	Joe Cacaci	May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12)	1AFB21
22	"The Pursuit of Happiness"	David Platt	Story by : David Black & Lorin Dreyfuss Teleplay by : David Black & Lorin Dreyfuss & Richard Dresser & Tom Garrigus & Joe Cacaci	June 2, 2002 (2002-06-02)	1AFB20

References

External links

• The Education of Max Bickford at IMDb
• The Education of Max Bickford at epguides.com

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