Maron is an American comedy television series created by and starring Marc Maron. The series premiered on the American cable television network IFC on May 3, 2013. Maron was renewed by IFC for a 13-episode fourth and final season which premiered on May 4, 2016, and concluded on July 13, 2016.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | May 3, 2013 | June 28, 2013 | |
| 2 | 13 | May 8, 2014 | July 31, 2014 | |
| 3 | 13[1] | May 14, 2015 | August 13, 2015 | |
| 4 | 13 | May 4, 2016 | July 13, 2016 | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2013)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Internet Troll" | Luke Matheny | Marc Maron | May 3, 2013 | 101 |
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Marc has been badgered by Twitter user "dragonmaster", so he does an internet research and finds out that the mystery bully is a 27-year-old who is playing Dungeons & Dragon in Irvine. Marc decides to confront him face-to-face and takes Dave Foley with him. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Dead Possum" | Luke Matheny | Sivert Glarum | May 10, 2013 | 102 |
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Marc's mother calls him to say that Kyle, her friend's grandson, is visiting Marc to get some pointers about a career in comedy. Marc reluctantly makes Kyle his assistant. Together, they try to get a dead possum from underneath Marc's house. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Marc's Dad" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 17, 2013 | 103 |
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Marc's father, Larry, comes to visit Marc and tries to get Marc as his business partner selling vitamins. They also resolve some issues from their past. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Dominatrix" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 24, 2013 | 104 |
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Illeana Douglas introduces Marc to her friend, Megan; but Marc is more interested in Justine, a dominatrix. When Justine makes him banana bread, however, Marc freaks out and breaks up with her. She exacts revenge by sleeping with Marc's father. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Real Woman" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Duncan Birmingham | May 31, 2013 | 105 |
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Marc goes on a date with Alexia, and they feel a connection. Her son has his own podcast, and she asks Marc to be a guest. Afterwards, Marc finds out that Alexia is married and she is just using him. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Sponsor" | Luke Matheny | Duncan Birmingham | June 7, 2013 | 106 |
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After an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Marc meets Manny, who asks him to be his sponsor. However, Manny makes Marc drive him around while doing errands for criminals. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Sex Fest" | Robert Cohen | Zach Robbins | June 14, 2013 | 107 |
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A stranger named Jen sends Marc a picture of her vagina and asks him if he wants to have a sex fest with her in Phoenix. With her, Marc goes through the six stages of a romantic relationship. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Jen Moves to L.A." | Robert Cohen | Duncan Birmingham | June 21, 2013 | 108 |
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When Jen comes to visit, Marc doesn't want to see her. However, she bonds with Kyle and becomes his roommate. When Marc confronts her, they end up having sex in Kyle's bedroom while Kyle plays a video game in the living room. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Projections" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Michael Jamin | June 28, 2013 | 109 |
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Marc meets with his college buddy Danny Rutger, who is now an arrogant film director who offers Marc a small role in his next film. During their contentious lunch, Marc keeps imagining what his life would be like if he had made different decisions at various points in his life. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Mexican Angel" | Luke Matheny | Marc Maron | June 28, 2013 | 110 |
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Jen says that she's evicted from her apartment and asks Marc if she could move in with him. Marc reluctantly helps her move but then finds out that she lied about being evicted. | ||||||
Season 2 (2014)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Marc on Talking Dead" | Robert Cohen | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 8, 2014 | BDX203 |
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Marc lands Sarah Silverman as a guest on his podcast, solidifies his relationship with Jen and scores a spot on The Talking Dead, which doesn't go too well because host Chris Hardwick and guest Michael Ian Black hate him & his joke about Jen ruins the progress he'd made earlier. | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Marc's New Friend" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Robert Cohen | May 15, 2014 | BDX206 |
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When his old buddies can't find time to hang out with Marc, he makes a new friend in Ray Romano, but ignores Kyle, who warns him that the two comics are not in the same league. | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Therapy" | Robert Cohen | Duncan Birmingham | May 22, 2014 | BDX204 |
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Marc and Jen give couples therapy a try with counselors who happen to be married. The end results could not possibly have been worse. | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Mom Situation" | Luke Matheny | Duncan Birmingham | May 29, 2014 | BDX208 |
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A visit from his mother comes at an inopportune time, so Marc pawns her off on the father of a friend and the two hit it off a little too well. | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Boomer Lives" | Luke Matheny | Sean Russell | June 5, 2014 | BDX201 |
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While trying to deal with the end of his relationship with Jen, Marc's cat disappears and he discovers a menagerie of weird, complex, and/or likable people in his neighborhood search. | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Nostalgic Sex Buddy" | Luke Matheny | Dave Anthony | June 12, 2014 | BDX202 |
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During a podcast with Caroline Rhea, Marc opens up about his failed relationship with Jen. | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Marc's Family" | Luke Matheny | Marc Maron | June 19, 2014 | BDX207 |
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After Marc's brother breaks up with his wife, he turns up at Marc's house, where their parents arrive to offer relationship advice. | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Mouth Cancer Gig" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Dave Anthony | June 26, 2014 | BDX205 |
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Marc is not excited about a comedy gig in Lubbock, Texas, and the lackluster hotel, creepy guest waffle-fanatic, and painful mouth sore he encounters don't help matters. | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Yoga Teacher" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Robert Cohen & Duncan Birmingham | July 3, 2014 | BDX211 |
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Actress Rachael Harris and Marc make a connection over mutual bad-relationship tales, and when he attempts to pursue her, she asks him to join her yoga class to prove his anger issues are in the past. | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Radio Cowboy" | Robert Cohen | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | July 10, 2014 | BDX209 |
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Marc makes an appearance on a typically terrible morning radio show. Later, he meets an overlooked radio genius and develops a new appreciation for certain DJs. | ||||||
| 21 | 11 | "White Truck" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Jerry Stahl | July 17, 2014 | BDX212 |
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Marc has a new goal of trying to lead a simpler life while enjoying his vinyl-collecting hobby. | ||||||
| 22 | 12 | "The Joke" | Marc Maron | Duncan Birmingham | July 24, 2014 | BDX213 |
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Marc feels guilty about accidentally stealing a joke from another comedian Joey Diaz. | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | "Desert Road Trip" | Robert Cohen | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | July 31, 2014 | BDX210 |
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Marc gets Dave and Andy to join him on an expedition to help out a struggling older comic, but things get bad. | ||||||
Season 3 (2015)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Stroke of Luck" | Robert Cohen | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 14, 2015 | 301 | 0.085[2] |
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Marc's girlfriend insists he get to know her kid and treats Marc like he's a wayward child; Elliott Gould insists Marc take on his fossil of an agent. | |||||||
| 25 | 2 | "The Request" | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | Sean Russell | May 21, 2015 | 302 | 0.093[3] |
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Marc's lesbian neighbors ask him to father their child; Kyle dates an older woman. | |||||||
| 26 | 3 | "Ex-Pod" | Robert Cohen | Marc Maron | May 28, 2015 | 303 | 0.120[4] |
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Marc invites his ex-wife onto his podcast after finding out that she has written a book. | |||||||
| 27 | 4 | "Racegate" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Dave Anthony | June 4, 2015 | 304 | 0.076[5] |
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Marc responds to criticism that he is avoiding African-American guests by inviting comedian Bruce Bruce onto his podcast. | |||||||
| 28 | 5 | "Mad Marc" | Richie Keen | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | June 11, 2015 | 305 | 0.108[6] |
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Marc searches for a cure to his anger issues after two poorly timed outbursts. | |||||||
| 29 | 6 | "The Node" | Luke Matheny | Dave Anthony | June 18, 2015 | 306 | 0.092[7] |
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Marc battles his internet provider to restore lost service; his father visits. | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | "Marc's Niece" | Richie Keen | Sean Russell | June 25, 2015 | 307 | 0.106[8] |
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Marc thinks he can connect with his niece in a way her parents cannot; he's wrong. | |||||||
| 31 | 8 | "Professor of Desire" | Robert Cohen | Jerry Stahl | July 2, 2015 | 308 | 0.123[9] |
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Marc looks forward to experiencing an intellectual life when his friend asks him to guest lecture. | |||||||
| 32 | 9 | "Anti-Depressed" | Jim Serpico | Jerry Stahl | July 9, 2015 | 309 | 0.070[10] |
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When Marc is put on anti-depressants, he begins hallucinating and sees the ghost of Stu Carbone. | |||||||
| 33 | 10 | "Patent Troll" | Luke Matheny | Duncan Birmingham | July 16, 2015 | 310 | 0.132[11] |
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Sam Seder receives a letter from a patent troll who claims to have invented the podcast back in the 1970's and demands Marc stop producing episodes or face a lawsuit; Marc doesn't take him seriously, but Sam convinces Marc that it's serious. | |||||||
| 34 | 11 | "Steel Johnson" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Dave Anthony | July 23, 2015 | 311 | 0.148[12] |
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Marc's brother Josh scores him a gig at a business retreat; he blows up when someone bullies Josh. | |||||||
| 35 | 12 | "Cold Turkey" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | July 30, 2015 | 312 | 0.071[13] |
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Marc enlists the help of CM Punk to get him into shape for his talk show pilot. | |||||||
| 36 | 13 | "Spiral" | Joe Kessler | Jerry Stahl | August 13, 2015 | 313 | 0.117[14] |
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Marc is prescribed Oxycontin for back pain; everyone tries to keep Marc on the right path as he prepares for his talk show premiere. | |||||||
Season 4 (2016)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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| 37 | 1 | "Step 1" | Lynn Shelton | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 4, 2016 | 401 | 0.089[15] |
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Marc has lost his house, cats, podcast, agent and friends and is living in a storage unit after his epic relapse, but may finally face up to what has happened. | |||||||
| 38 | 2 | "Marc's Roommate" | Lynn Shelton | Dave Anthony | May 4, 2016 | 402 | 0.089[15] |
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At rehab, Marc has issues with the chief therapist and some of the patients, especially the obnoxious privileged guy he has to room with. | |||||||
| 39 | 3 | "The Field Trip" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Bob Nickman | May 11, 2016 | 403 | 0.111[16] |
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Marc finds out that his house has been bought, and faces very hard truths about how he has nothing left in his life. | |||||||
| 40 | 4 | "The 13th Step" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Jerry Stahl | May 18, 2016 | 404 | 0.060[17] |
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An attractive patient tempts Marc into crossing a major line of rehab. | |||||||
| 41 | 5 | "Marc in Florida" | Bobcat Goldthwait | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 25, 2016 | 405 | 0.085[18] |
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Having finished his rehab, Marc heads to his mother's place in South Florida, but quickly establishes a mutual dislike with her senior citizen boyfriend. | |||||||
| 42 | 6 | "Sobriety Bush" | Robert Cohen | Jerry Stahl | June 1, 2016 | 406 | 0.090[19] |
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His AA sponsor finds Marc a place to live and shows him how things could be worse, while the Sklar Brothers give Marc an opportunity to speak his mind...disastrously. | |||||||
| 43 | 7 | "Philippe" | Robert Cohen | Dave Anthony | June 8, 2016 | 407 | 0.107[20] |
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Marc's old friend Bobby Mendez shows up and brings chaos to his life. | |||||||
| 44 | 8 | "Dave's TV Show" | Joe Kessler | Bob Nickman | June 15, 2016 | 408 | 0.091[21] |
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Dave Anthony offers Marc a place to crash at the house he shares with a gorgeous doctor named Nina, and a writing job on his Maron-life-copying TV show. | |||||||
| 45 | 9 | "Shrink and Kink" | Joe Kessler | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | June 22, 2016 | 409 | 0.113[22] |
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The relationship between Dave and Nina becomes more disturbing, and Marc runs into his other ex-wife, a psychiatrist named Stephanie. | |||||||
| 46 | 10 | "Amends" | Dave Anthony | Dave Anthony | June 29, 2016 | 410 | 0.100[23] |
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Marc plans to make an apology tour for people he has hurt via his addiction. His father's Dave Anthony-arranged arrival brings home the issue of parents and children as the "amends" process leads Marc to a lot of people who aren't happy to see him or interested in his apologies. | |||||||
| 47 | 11 | "The Geographic" | Casey Brown | Bob Nickman | July 6, 2016 | 411 | 0.094[24] |
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Marc says his goodbyes to his few close friends in L.A. and hits the open road to seek his biological child, while having some bittersweet reunions along the way. | |||||||
| 48 | 12 | "The Bookstore" | Robert Cohen | Jerry Stahl | July 13, 2016 | 412 | 0.102[25] |
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Marc arrives in Chilton to see his biological son and try to build a new life for himself. It doesn't go well. | |||||||
| 49 | 13 | "Bookend" | Robert Cohen | Marc Maron | July 13, 2016 | 413 | 0.102[25] |
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Marc is able to get past earlier setbacks and find some degree of happiness and purpose, as the series comes to an end. | |||||||
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