"Just Shoot Me!"
Pass the Salt (1998)

Director:

Leonard R. Garner Jr.

Writers:

Steven Levitan (creator) and
Jack Burditt (written by)

TV Series:

"Just Shoot Me!" (1997)

Original Air Date:

29 January 1998 (Season 2, Episode 13)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Office | Sitcom | Workplace | Prank | Prankster

Cast

Laura San Giacomo	...	Maya Gallo
George Segal	...	Jack Gallo
Wendie Malick	...	Nina Van Horn
Enrico Colantoni	...	Elliot DiMauro
David Spade	...	Dennis Finch
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Fanning	...	Cop
Ian Jacklin	...	Guy with Tattoo
Tom Kenny	...	Persky
Christopher Michael Moore	...	Buck
Adam Setliff	...	Scottie
Carol Ann Susi	...	Mrs. Boukidis
Brian Dennehy	...	Red Finch (uncredited)

Directed by
Leonard R. Garner Jr.

Writing credits
Steven Levitan		(creator)
Jack Burditt		written by

Produced by
Bruce Rand Berman	....	coordinating producer
Bernie Brillstein	....	executive producer
Jack Burditt	....	co-executive producer
Eileen Conn	....	co-executive producer
Andrew Gordon	....	co-executive producer
Brad Grey	....	executive producer
Steven Levitan	....	executive producer
Marsh McCall	....	supervising producer
Brian Medavoy	....	producer
Erwin More	....	producer
Gina Rugolo	....	producer (as Gina Rugolo-Judd)
Kevin C. Slattery	....	producer
Don Woodard	....	consulting producer
Danny Zuker	....	consulting producer

Original Music by
John Adair
Steve Hampton
Korban Kraus

Cinematography by
Wayne Kennan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Debra F. Simone		(as David F. Karson)

Casting by
Deborah Barylski

Art Direction by
Chris Idoine

Set Decoration by
Bonnie Bennetts

Costume Design by
Katie Sparks

Makeup Department
Bruce Grayson	....	key makeup artist
Kim Urgel	....	hair stylist
Maria Valdivia	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Michele DeVoe	....	post-production supervisor
Keri L. McIntyre	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Larson	....	second assistant director
Keri L. McIntyre	....	first assistant director

Art Department
D. Martyn Bookwalter	....	assistant art director
Beth Emerson	....	leadperson
Geno Freiburger	....	property master
Abby Rayve	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Ron Garrard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug Nelson	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Gagnier	....	first assistant camera
Steve Gilbert	....	dolly grip
David G. Harrington	....	video assist operator
David G. Harrington	....	video playback operator
Michael E. Little	....	camera operator
Joel Perkal	....	second assistant camera
Ron Record	....	key grip
Thomas Thatcher	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Jonell Dunn	....	casting associate
Sherry Thomas	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Smith-McCardle	....	key costumer

Music Department
John Adair	....	composer: theme
Steve Hampton	....	composer: theme
Korban Kraus	....	composer: theme

Transportation Department
Billy G. Arter	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Pam Brady	....	executive story editor
Wayne Damore	....	script supervisor
Michael Gara	....	script coordinator
Sivert Glarum	....	story editor
David G. Harrington	....	audience switcher
Michael Jamin	....	story editor
Greg Jennings	....	script coordinator
Jennifer Keene	....	production staff
Kurstin Kohnowich	....	production staff
Adena Lazan	....	production accountant
Scott Levine	....	production staff
Alysoun Metzger	....	production staff
Kristin Nicastro	....	production staff
Jean Sagal	....	technical coordinator
Jackye Swidler	....	production staff
Justin Yungfleisch	....	production staff

Directed by
Peter Bonerz
Dana De Vally Piazza
Matthew Diamond
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Jeffrey Melman
Kevin C. Slattery
Richard Boden		(episode 521)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Marc Abrams		writer
Allison Adler		writer
Michael Benson		writer
Maria A. Brown		writer
Kell Cahoon		writer
Donick Cary		writer
Robert Cohen		writer
Michael Gara		writer
Howard Gewirtz		writer
David Hemingson		writer
Jeff Judah		writer
Aaron Korsh		writer
Steven Levitan		creator
Mike Lisbe		writer
Stephen Lloyd		writer
Jeff Lowell		writer
Rosa McCall		writer
Vivien Mejia		writer
David Nichols		writer
Aaron Peters		writer
Nate Reger		writer (as Nathan Reger)
Mike Reynolds		writer
Erica Rothschild		story
Gabe Sachs		writer
Tom Saunders		writer
Joe Wiseman		writer

Produced by
Brett Baer	....	producer (2003)
Maggie Blanc	....	producer
Mark L. Bobadilla	....	associate producer
Kell Cahoon	....	supervising producer
Susan Dickes	....	producer
Dave Finkel	....	producer (2003)
Pamela Fryman	....	executive producer (2003)
David Guarascio	....	co-producer (1997-2002)
David Hemingson	....	co-executive producer (2003)
Jeff Judah	....	co-executive producer
Paul A. Kaplan	....	supervising producer (2003)
Michael Karlich	....	associate producer
Mike Lisbe	....	producer
Stephen Lloyd	....	co-producer (2003)
John Peaslee	....	co-executive producer (2002)
John Peaslee	....	executive producer (2003)
Judd Pillot	....	co-executive producer (2002)
Judd Pillot	....	executive producer (2003)
Jon Pollack	....	executive producer (2002-)
Moses Port	....	co-executive producer (1997-2002)
Nate Reger	....	producer (2003) (as Nathan Reger)
Gabe Sachs	....	co-executive producer (2000-2001)
Tom Saunders	....	producer
Kevin C. Slattery	....	executive producer (2003)
Mark Torgove	....	supervising producer (2003)
David Walpert	....	co-executive producer (2003)

Cinematography by
Stephen G. Shank		(1997-2003)

Film Editing by
Michael Karlich		(1999-2003)
Timothy Mozer
Dennis C. Vejar

Casting by
Brian Myers		(1999-2003)

Production Design by
Roy Christopher

Set Decoration by
Mark Johnson
Ron Olsen

Makeup Department
Lori Benson	....	makeup artist
Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Dawn R. Horton	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Margolis	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kevin Considine	....	on-set dresser
Eugene Freiburger	....	property master
David Storm	....	set dresser
Freddy Waff	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Leamon Gamel	....	sound mixer (6 episodes)
Tim Kimmel	....	supervising sound editor
Laura King	....	sound mixer (one episode)
Scott Linder	....	sound recordist (multiple episodes)
Dennis Petersen	....	sound recordist
Aaron Stipkovich	....	sound effects editor
Aaron Stipkovich	....	sound mixer
Valerie Stulman	....	sound recordist (multiple episodes)

Visual Effects by
Adam Howard	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt coordinator
Buck McDancer	....	stunt coordinator
Monica Staggs	....	stunt double: Rebecca Rojimin

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Bellen	....	camera operator
Tim Bellen	....	steadicam operator
Kevin Haggerty	....	camera operator
Scott Humbert	....	still photographer
Paul McCallum	....	still photographer
Dave Perkal	....	assistant camera
Joel Perkel	....	assistant camera
Lynda Wu	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Tannis Vallely	....	casting assistant (1999-2002)
Tannis Vallely	....	casting associate (2002-2003)

Editorial Department
Lenny Duge	....	post-production duplication
Dawn R. Horton	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Lesley Barricella	....	publicist (2003)
Craig Conover	....	craft service
Stephen Lloyd	....	executive story editor
Joe Port	....	story editor
Dan Tobin	....	stage production assistant

Quotes:

Dennis Finch: You don't know what control is. My dad once ordered me kill our Thanksgiving turkey.
Maya Gallo: You had to kill your own turkey?
Dennis Finch: Well, I tried to, but it made like an angry noise, and when I came to, it was gone, along with a sizable chunk of my hair.

Movie Connections:

References "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" (1980)