Happy Family (2003 TV series)
| 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 |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Guarascio/Port Productions NBC Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | 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 aka Tyler Francavilla) 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.