Madman of the People Season 1, Episode 14: The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword

Pilot

Jack ""Madman"" Buckner is an egocentric magazine columnist whose new young publisher also happens to be his daughter Meg. In the opener, father and daughter lock horns when Meg decides to fire Jack's best friend.

Murder Most Fowl

After Jack writes a column wishing for the death of a noisy robin, the bird chirps its last chirp—prompting the neighbors to wish Jack tarred and feathered.

All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Mad Boy

Jack decides to go over Meg's head when budget cuts cost him Knicks season tickets, but he may get slam-dunked when he complains to the big boss.

Guys Just Wanna Have Fun

Jim's friendly punch to an old buddy at an awards ceremony turns ugly after the friend socks him and the magazine with a lawsuit.

'Till Death Do Us Part

After Jack sets up Meg with a stranger he met in a bar, she discovers that her new beau is an executioner.

The Jack Buckner Society

Birthday in the Big House

A blackout in the city finds Jack enduring a miserable birthday, Delia bonding with her usually hostile neighbor, and Sasha and Meg stuck on an elevator with a gorgeous construction worker.

Jack Has Left the Building

Life without Father

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Christmas

What a Big Mouth You Have, Grammy

Notes from the Underground

Truths My Father Told

Anytime, Anywhere

The Madman and the Showgirl