The Education of Max Bickford (2001)

Name: The Education of Max Bickford
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Marcia Gay Harden, Regina Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Eric Ian Goldberg

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (328 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Season 1 (2001)

6.98 avg 18 episodes 7.4 → 5.8

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.4	20
2	Herding Cats	7.5	22
3	Who Is Breckenridge Long?	6.4	21
4	Hearts and Minds	6.2	14
5	In the Details	8.4	24
6	Do It Yourself	7.0	15
8	A Very Great Man	7.0	23
9	It's Not the Wrapping, It's the Candy	6.7	17
10	The Good, the Bad, and the Lawyers	7.0	14
11	Save the Country	6.0	18
12	The Cost of Living	7.7	16
14	Money Changes Everthing	7.2	14
15	Genesis	7.2	14
18	Murder of the First	7.3	16
19	The Bad Girl	7.2	19
20	The Egg and I	8.2	20
21	One More Time	5.4	17
22	The Pursuit of Happiness	5.8	15

The Education of Max Bickford (2001)

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