My Wife and Kids 

Michael Kyle longs for a traditional life, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and brooding daughters Claire and Kady make his dream just that ... a dream.

Creators:

Don Reo, Damon Wayans

Stars:

Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell-Martin, George Gore II

11 wins & 36 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Damon Wayans	...	Michael Kyle 123 episodes, 2001-2005
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Janet 'Jay' Kyle 123 episodes, 2001-2005
George Gore II	...	Michael Kyle Jr. 123 episodes, 2001-2005
Parker McKenna Posey	...	Kady Kyle 123 episodes, 2001-2005
Jennifer Freeman	...	Claire Kyle 111 episodes, 2001-2005
Noah Gray-Cabey	...	Franklin Aloysius Mumford / ... 60 episodes, 2002-2005

Storyline

Damon Wayans plays Michael Kyle, a man on a tragically funny quest for a "traditional" family. He's a not-so-modern man living in a very modern world. Can you relate? His stay-at-home bride (Tisha Campbell-Martin) became a stock market trailblazer. His only son idolizes gangster rap stars instead of him. His moody, adolescent daughter's two favorite hobbies are asking him for money and giving him grief. And his youngest daughter rarely lets her daddy have the last word. Perhaps after all of the chaos is over, he will realize that his dream of having a normal American family came true a long time ago.

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Plot Keywords:

adolescent | kiss | dysfunctional marriage | laugh track | stand up comedian | 

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Taglines:

The comedy that proves the head of the house ain't always the bald one.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

abc [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Wife & Kids

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television,Impact Zone Productions,Wayans Bros. Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Tisha Campbell' is only 13 years older than her on-screen son George Gore II.

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Quotes

Michael Kyle: But all the music you listen to is full of cussing. Why don't you listen to Marvin Gaye? He never swore... well, until his father shot him.

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Connections

Featured in ABC 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration (2003)

User Reviews

so good

This programme has an amazing cast which includes: Damon Wayans as the bald tough head father Michael Kyle Tisha Campbell-Martin as the feisty momma Janet 'Jay' Kyle George O Gore II as the dumb kid Michael Kyle Jr A.K.A Jr. Jennifer Nicole Freeman as the troublemaker teenager Claire Kyle and Parker Mckenna Posey as the cute youngster Kady Kyle. Damon Wayans is the creator/writer/producer (i think) he like Will and Jada has put his life on the screen, he has his family which include his son Damon Wayans Jr and Michael Wayans and many more helping him make this programme right and they have done it this is just basically a dysfunctional family with love between Michae and Jay. Hate between a brother and his sisters. With all the trouble that either Claire, Jr or/and Kady get into Michael thinks he can somehow sort it out with very different ways than normal fathers do Jay and the family sometimes help him out in what he calls Michael Kyle signature moments. Their comedy is funny because Damon has done stand up, a funny line i think is one like this: Michael Kyle: Junior, we provide a roof over your head, food on your plate, and clothes on your back, and yet you wanna sit around complaining. If that's not good enough for you hey so long sucker, see ya, bon voyage, arrived, later loser, goodbye, good riddance, peace out, let the doorknob hit ya where the good Lord split ya, don't come back around here no more, hasta la vista, kick rocks, and get the hell out. Michael Kyle Jr.: Well since you put it that way, I will. It's time for me to leave the nest, spread my wings, and fly. Michael Kyle: Yeah, well, it's going to have to flap real hard to get that big dodo egg head off the ground.