"Yes, Dear" (2000) TV series 2000-2006

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Creators:

Gregory Thomas Garcia
Alan Kirschenbaum

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

2 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Yes, Dear is a comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting...

Plot Keywords:

Parenting | Husband Wife Relationship | Punctuation In Title | Sitcom

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	3:00 PM	TBS	Father-in-Law	#1.5
Mon. July 13	3:30 PM	TBS	The Daddies Group	#1.19

Cast

Anthony Clark	...	Gregory Thomas 'Greg' Warner (122 episodes, 2000-2006)
Jean Louisa Kelly	...	Kim Warner (122 episodes, 2000-2006)
Liza Snyder	...	Christine Hughes (122 episodes, 2000-2006)
Mike O'Malley	...	Jimmy Hughes (122 episodes, 2000-2006)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

In the day-dream sequence where Greg contemplates the benefits of having new neighbors (guest stars Shelley Long and Alan Thicke), Long appears out of nowhere with a beer and Greg says, "That was fast," to which Long replies, "I used to work in a bar," an obvious reference to her stint on "Cheers" (1982).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Emily is born, Sammy is two. About 13 episodes later, Sammy is still two, but Emily is now also two.

Quotes:

Dominic Hughes [#2]: Can I have some coffee so I don't fall asleep in school again?
Jimmy Hughes: Dominic, you are six years old, you can't have coffee. Here, drink these Mountain Dews.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.27)" (2005)

Well-cast,well-written and not TOO gimicky

Sitcoms,in my opinion,are pretty easy to mess up,and that's when producers are TRYING to make a good show. With that in mind,one might be fooled into believing a show like "Yes,Dear" would be something akin to,oh,say,"According to Jim","My Wife and Kids" or "Reba"(i.e.bland,uninspired comedies surrounding family units). But then,in my opinion,one would be mistaken. Successful Studio executive Greg Warner(the underrated Anthony Clark) and his lovely wife Kim(Jean-Louisa Kelly) decide to take in Kim's sister Christine(Liza Snyder) and her husband Jimmy(Mike O'Malley),who are strictly working class. The cultural and personality clash becomes the weekly friction that peppers the show's premise. But the writing and the casting of the show is so spot-on that only the most hostile to t.v.sitcoms would not get much enjoyment out of this show. Not a great show,but for network sitcoms,it's plenty watchable.