Herman’s Head!

Here’s another early ‘90s FOX sitcom that I used to be obsessed with:

Herman’s Head!

While on its face a normal sitcom about a guy’s (William Ragsdale) struggles with work and romance, what set this series apart was its truly bizarre gimmick.

Whenever Herman had to make a big decision, we’d cut to scenes staged from inside his brain, where his various emotions (played by four other actors) would battle to dictate his actions.

It was goofy and weird, but it worked. Interestingly, when the show finally found some legit footing, it was in the “real life” portions, which as I recall led the “brain scenes” to be trimmed down and adjusted to become more like Family Guy cutaway gags.

Embedded here is the pilot. If you dig it, it looks like the whole series is floating around on YouTube.