▁course ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁can ▁never ▁remember ▁H erman ' s ▁name — call ing ▁him ▁" Sh erman ." ▁He ▁eventually ▁becomes ▁an ▁al ly ▁and ▁father - figure ▁to ▁H erman . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁rich ▁ecc ent ric , ▁who ▁comes ▁across ▁as ▁completely ▁ins ane . ▁ ▁Dave ▁Mad den ▁provided ▁voice - over ▁narr ation ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁concept ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁season ' s ▁opening ▁title ▁sequence . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Development , ▁reception ▁and ▁can cellation ▁The ▁original ▁working ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁It ' s ▁All ▁in ▁Your ▁Head , ▁and ▁the ▁produ cers ▁also ▁attempted ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁title ▁Inside ▁H erman ' s ▁Head . ▁Cre ators ▁Andy ▁Gu erd at ▁and ▁Steve ▁Kre in berg ▁had ▁first ▁worked ▁for ▁W itt / Th omas ▁as ▁writers ▁on ▁It ' s ▁a ▁Living ; ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁this ▁writing ▁st int , ▁Gu erd at ▁and ▁Kre in berg ▁addition ally ▁land ed ▁their ▁first ▁producing ▁job , ▁on ▁the ▁first - run ▁synd ic ation ▁rev ival ▁of ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁their ▁experience ▁in ▁work place ▁comedy ▁on ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁that ▁led ▁the ▁two ▁into ▁situ ating ▁H erman ' s ▁Head ▁largely ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁setting . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁suffered ▁from ▁poor ▁ratings ▁and ▁was ▁can ce led ▁after ▁three ▁seasons . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁H erman ▁is ▁hit ▁by