The Education of Max Bickford(2001)
Overview
The Education of Max Bickford is a television drama that aired from 2001 to 2002 on CBS. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a college professor of American Studies at Chadwick College, an all-women's school in New Jersey. 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 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.
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22 episodes • 2001
Season 1
22 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 23, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Herding Cats | Sep 30, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Who Is Breckenridge Long? | Oct 14, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hearts and Minds | Oct 21, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | In The Details | Oct 28, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Do It Yourself | Nov 11, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Revisionism | Nov 18, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Very Great Man | Dec 2, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | It's Not The Wrapping, It's The Candy | Dec 9, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Good, The Bad And The Lawyers | Jan 6, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Save The Country | Jan 13, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Cost Of Living | Jan 20, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 13 | I Never Schlunged My Father | Jan 27, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Money Changes Everthing | Feb 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Genesis | Mar 3, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 16 | An Open Book | Mar 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Past, Present, Future | Mar 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Murder of the First | Mar 31, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Bad Girl | Apr 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Egg And I | Apr 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 21 | One More Time | May 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Jun 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
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