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The Real O'Neals

  • TV Series
  • 2016–20172016–2017
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.6K
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POPULARITY
3,198
236
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Martha Plimpton, Jay R. Ferguson, Matt Shively, Bebe Wood, and Noah Galvin in The Real O'Neals (2016)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Musical
A family's bond is strengthened when the youngest son tells his parents that he's gay.A family's bond is strengthened when the youngest son tells his parents that he's gay.A family's bond is strengthened when the youngest son tells his parents that he's gay.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,198
236
  • Creators
    • Casey Johnson
    • Joshua Sternin
    • Jennifer Ventimilia
  • Stars
    • Martha Plimpton
    • Jay R. Ferguson
    • Noah Galvin
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  • Creators
    • Casey Johnson
    • Joshua Sternin
    • Jennifer Ventimilia
  • Stars
    • Martha Plimpton
    • Jay R. Ferguson
    • Noah Galvin
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    • 33User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Martha Plimpton and Matt Oberg in The Real O'Neals (2016)
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    Noah Galvin in The Real O'Neals (2016)
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    Bebe Wood and Noah Galvin in The Real O'Neals (2016)
    Noah Galvin in The Real O'Neals (2016)
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    Martha Plimpton in The Real O'Neals (2016)
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    Martha Plimpton
    Martha Plimpton
    • Eileen O'Nealas Eileen O'Neal
    29 episodes29 eps • 2016–2017
    Jay R. Ferguson
    Jay R. Ferguson
    • Pat O'Nealas Pat O'Neal
    29 episodes29 eps • 2016–2017
    Noah Galvin
    Noah Galvin
    • Kenny O'Nealas Kenny O'Neal
    29 episodes29 eps • 2016–2017
    Matt Shively
    Matt Shively
    • Jimmy O'Nealas Jimmy O'Neal
    29 episodes29 eps • 2016–2017
    Bebe Wood
    Bebe Wood
    • Shannon O'Nealas Shannon O'Neal
    29 episodes29 eps • 2016–2017
    Mary Hollis Inboden
    Mary Hollis Inboden
    • Jodias Jodi
    29 episodes29 eps • 2016–2017
    Matt Oberg
    Matt Oberg
    • VP Murrayas VP Murray
    17 episodes17 eps • 2016–2017
    Sean Grandillo
    Sean Grandillo
    • Brett Youngas Brett Young
    6 episodes6 eps • 2016–2017
    Ramona Young
    Ramona Young
    • Allisonas Allison
    6 episodes6 eps • 2016–2017
    Jessica-Snow Wilson
    • Gloriaas Gloria
    6 episodes6 eps • 2016–2017
    Christopher Avila
    Christopher Avila
    • Ethanas Ethan
    5 episodes5 eps • 2016–2017
    Jeremy Lawson
    Jeremy Lawson
    • Jesusas Jesus
    5 episodes5 eps • 2016–2017
    Ray Ford
    Ray Ford
    • Steve the Coloristas Steve the Colorist
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016–2017
    Caleb Pierce
    Caleb Pierce
    • Stuartas Stuart
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016
    Allyson Nicole Jones
    Allyson Nicole Jones
    • Studentas Student
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016–2017
    Marvin Ryan
    Marvin Ryan
    • LGBT Club Memberas LGBT Club Member…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016
    Hannah Marks
    Hannah Marks
    • Mimias Mimi
    3 episodes3 eps • 2016
    Sarayu Blue
    Sarayu Blue
    • Marcia Worthmanas Marcia Worthman
    3 episodes3 eps • 2016
    • Creators
      • Casey Johnson
      • Joshua Sternin
      • Jennifer Ventimilia
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    • Trivia
      This show's premise is very loosely based on the childhood experiences of writer, "It Gets Better" campaign co-creator, and one of The Real O'Neals executive producers, Dan Savage. Savage, like Kenny, grew up as a gay kid in a devoutly Catholic Irish-American family with his father working as a Chicago cop, and his parents divorcing.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #33.162 (2017)

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    This series has grown on me over the past two seasons
    When a producer is competing to capture their fair share of a television viewer audience with a new comedy series they either have to create a whole new comedy genre stratosphere such as the huge success of The Big Bang Theory and/or Modern Family accomplished, go back to an earlier era of simpler times such as the 1974 Happy Days series that ran for 11 years, or they will choose to piggyback off of the success of a defunct series that had previous success for many years. I think what ABC is attempting to accomplish with their new TV comedy series "The Real O'Neals" without leaving themselves open to any legal challenges that have the word "piracy" or "copyright infringement" in the lead statement was to utilize one of their own former successful TV series namely the 1988-1993 The Wonder Years.

    Of course ABC is attempting to modernize their comedy series for a more acceptable and approving 2016 audience than what was expected from the then wholesome 1988 Arnold family of five starting with the then 13 year old Kevin Arnold played by Fred Savage in his breakout role. There are similarities such as the Arnold family was comprised of a gruff dad who holds a senior management position at NORCOM a defense contractor, and the loving wife, two sons and one daughter. Sound familiar?

    Why I am making the comparison between the 1988 ABC TV series The Wonder Years, and the current 2016 ABC TV series The Real O'Neals, is both are comprised of a family of five with two sons and one daughter living in a middle income home and both have a narrative style where the families issues are described to the audience by a family member in the third party style of describing their actual feelings and circumstances/experiences.

    Where I personally see the major difference in these two ABC series that are close to 30 years apart is that I could relate to the issues and events that evolved in the 1988 series The Wonder Years, but The Real O'Neals smacks of absurd shock value in the pilot episode by showing us how dysfunctional the Real O'Neals actually are. First of all, mom Eileen and dad Pat (played by Martha Plimpton and Jay R Ferguson) who pretend to be devout church worshippers and the epitome of good parents have secretly been going to therapy for marriage counselling for the past year and have decided to divorce. Older son Jimmy played by Matt Shively has admitted to being anorexic. Daughter Shannon played by Bebe Wood, has admitted that the charity she has been aggressively raising funds for is actually just a front to allow her to keep the money and buy a car off of Craigslist since as long as you pay by cash (the donations she wrongfully has been collecting) the seller doesn't care if he is selling a car to a 14 year old girl. The only family member who doesn't seem to have any personal problem is the younger son Kenny played by Noah Galvin, who comes out of the closet that he is gay. What TV show in this century does not have representation from the LBGT community? What is the shocker there? This whole supposedly dysfunctional family unit on the inside who portrays a devout religious and perfect family unit on the outside in a comedic atmosphere just does not work for me. Just because all of their deep secrets are revealed in the church hall kitchen to each other for the very first time and revealed to the entire church congregation via speaker phone supposedly unbeknownst to the Real O'Neal family is not funny, nor a shocking revelation. How they get out of this mess was even more absurd.

    I give the series a 4 out of 10 rating and predict there will not be a season 2 unless the storyline and characters develop significantly to more realistic characters than the shallow shells they currently are portraying.

    January 29, 2017 update

    I have to come clean and admit that this series is deserving of a second season and also a third. My review above was based solely on the pilot episode that aired and I still believe that first episode was attempting to divulge way too much information about the five (5) O'Neal family members to the point of being absurd. Through subsequent episodes, although the series comedy level is inconsistent there definitely are enough above average episodes that are worth watching. I have upgraded my original rating from a 4 to a 6 and I am optimistic that the series is progressing in the right direction. Which means it is well worth watching. It has grown on me.
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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Family of the Year
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Windsor & Johnson
      • Di Bonaventura Pictures Television
      • ABC Signature
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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