Happy Family (2003 TV series)

This article is about the comedy show. For the Singaporean melodrama, see Happy Family (2010 TV series). For the HK film, see Happy Family (2002 film).
Happy Family
Created by Moses Port & David Guarascio
Starring Christine Baranski
John Larroquette
Jeff Bryan Davis
Melanie Deanne Moore
Tyler Andrews
Susan Gibney
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 22
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 9, 2003 – April 20, 2004

Happy Family is an NBC sitcom that debuted in fall of 2003.

Premise

John Larroquette and Christine Baranski star as Peter and Annie Brennan, soon-to-be empty nesters who could not be happier about it. But when their youngest son Tim (Tyler Andrews) flunks out of community college, Peter and Annie cannot escape the duties of parenthood. Their eldest son, Todd (Jeff Bryan Davis) decides to dump his fiancée only days before the wedding. Their daughter Sara (Melanie Paxson), while having a successful career, cannot find or keep a man and instead socializes with her parrot. If that isn't enough, after Tim drops out of college he moves in with Maggie, a divorced middle-aged family friend and neighbor, and announces that they are dating. Peter and Annie are constantly trying to find time without the kids and their problems, but while trying to maintain a happy family image, they end up involved with their kids more than ever.

The show ran for one complete season on Tuesdays at 8:30pm on NBC. However, the ratings were not up to NBC's standards and the show was not renewed for the following season.

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