Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March 9 to April 5, 2004. Premise In the pilot episode, a psychiatrist (Henry Gibson) is sent to examine Tanner Shackleton (Bret Loehr), a child of a Beverly Hills family, only to discover that Tanner doesn't have any problems — his family does. After the pilot episode, the story was about Ben Baxter (Jason Schwartzman), a student who moves into the Shackletons' guest house, interacting with Tanner (Bret Loehr) and his crazy family. Crew Paul Weitz .... executive producer (12 episodes, 2004–2006) Mike White .... executive producer (12 episodes, 2004–2006) Chris Weitz .... executive producer (9 episodes, 2004) Dana Baratta .... supervising producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) Brad Grey .... executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) Kim Hamberg .... associate producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) James C. Hart .... producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) David Hemingson .... co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) Alan J. Higgins .... co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) Phil Lord .... consulting producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) Christopher Miller .... consulting producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) Peter Traugott .... executive producer (2 episodes, 2004–2006) Denis Biggs .... producer (unknown episodes) Gregg Glickman .... associate producer (unknown episodes) Danielle Weinstock .... co-producer Cast Molly Shannon as Lesley Shackleton Christopher McDonald as Ted Shackleton Caitlin Wachs as Chloe Shackleton Jake Sandvig as Preston Shackleton Bret Loehr as Tanner Shackleton David Walton as Liam Connor Jason Schwartzman as Ben Baxter Episodes References External links 2004 American television series debuts 2004 American television series endings 2000s American single-camera sitcoms English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television series created by Mike White