Madman of the People

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

Meg's attempts to get into an upscale apartment co-op are threatened by a caustic column that Jack writes about them.

Dylan gets a job and moves out causing Jack to lose his ability to write about his number one target living in the house.

It's Christmas Eve and Jack is acting like Scrooge while Delia holds a party for 30 guests.

Jack has been hiding out at the office to avoid his visiting nagging mother-in-law who is hinting she may stay permanently.

Jack misses an awards dinner by spending the day on a subway meeting the "average people.

Jack hires an office manager behind his daughter's back.

Jack writes a nasty column about a long-time enemy who then dies.

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