My Wife and Kids

My Wife & Kids
Genre Black sitcom
Created by Don Reo
Damon Wayans
Starring Damon Wayans
Tisha Campbell-Martin
George O. Gore II
Jennifer Freeman
Parker McKenna Posey
Noah Gray-Cabey
Brooklyn Sudano
Andrew McFarlane
Composer(s) Derrick "Big Tank" Thornton (seasons 1–3)
Dwayne Wayans
(seasons 4–5)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 123 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Don Reo
Damon Wayans
David Himelfarb
(seasons 1–4)
Andy Cadiff
(season 3)
Dean Lorey (seasons 4–5)
Camera setup Film; Multi-camera
Running time 23 minutes
Production company(s) Wayans Bros. Entertainment
Impact Zone Productions
Touchstone Television
Distributor Disney–ABC Domestic Television Buena Vista Television
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 480i 4:3 (SDTV)
720p 16:9 (HDTV)
Original release March 28, 2001 – May 17, 2005

My Wife and Kids is a television show that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001, until May 17, 2005. Produced by Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios), it starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, and centers on the character of Michael Kyle, a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor. Wayans and veteran television writer/producer Don Reo co-created and executive produced the series.

Premise

The series revolves around the experiences of a man named Michael Kyle and his slightly dysfunctional family who live in Stamford, Connecticut. After impregnating his wife Jay as a teenager and dealing with subsequent hardships, Michael now lives with the fear of his children making the same mistakes. Throughout the series, the viewer experiences Michael raising his three children in a humorous and eccentric manner. Michael is forever infatuated with his hair or lack thereof, and his wife Jay has forever embedded the phrase "all of this" in viewers' memories. Together they embark on the journey of parenthood with many humorous mishaps. Among their children are Michael Kyle, Jr. (nicknamed "Junior"), Michael's dimwitted eldest son; Claire, his vain, conceited teenage daughter; and Kady, his lovably endearing youngest daughter.

Episodes

There also is no proper opening theme song, although the series did have two closing themes (one of which was also used at the very beginning of certain episodes during the first season) throughout its run.

Series finale

Michael desperately wants to have sex with his wife, but Jay fears that having sex would bring about another pregnancy and asks that Michael undergo a vasectomy. Although he has second thoughts about the procedure, his need to have sex with Jay overcomes his fears. Meanwhile, Tony asks Claire to make him a hat so that he can attract the attention of God, but his hat is hit by lightning as he dances in the middle of the forest. In order to avoid having the operation, Michael lies about having had a vasectomy, but Jay is infuriated when she finds out. Ultimately, Michael goes to have the vasectomy done for real, but at the very end of the episode Jay reveals that she's already pregnant.

Season ratings

Season TV Season Ratings Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1 2001 #43[1] 8.0[1]
2 2001–2002 #41[2] 11.0[2]
3 2002–2003 #42[3] 11.3[3]
4 2003–2004 #60[4] 10.0[4]
5 2004–2005 #79[5] 7.2[5]

Characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

Syndication

Currently, Disney–ABC Domestic Television handles the U.S. distribution rights to My Wife and Kids, while Disney–ABC International Television handles syndication rights outside the United States. For U.S. cable and international syndication, all 122 episodes of the series are broadcast in high definition, this is despite the fact that the thirteen episodes that comprised the first season were originally broadcast in 4:3 standard definition (it would not be until September 2001, as the series was entering its second season, before ABC began carrying its scripted primetime series in HD); for the first season episodes, Disney-ABC had previously cropped images on the sides restored, using the 35mm film source, to use the entire 16:9 frame.

U.S. syndication

Reruns aired in the United States on various local stations, primarily Fox, CW, and MyNetworkTV affiliates, from September 2005 to August 2011. ABC Family began airing My Wife and Kids in high definition on September 1, 2008; the episodes aired by ABC Family are the original versions aired on ABC, though like syndication airings, closed captioning sponsorship tags appear before the final act/scene of each episode. The series no longer airs on ABC Family, as of January 2012. As Of October 2014 The series airs on MTV along with George Lopez And Fresh Prince of Bel Air as part of throwblock.

The series also began airing on Nick at Nite on August 30, 2010, though the blooper reels at the end of nearly every episode of the first three seasons and a small few from season four are omitted and replaced with marginalized credits. Thus far, the only episode of the series that has yet to be broadcast by Nick at Nite is the season three two-parter "Jr.'s Risky Business". The premiere episodes of seasons two and three ("Mom's Away" and "The Kyle's Go to Hawaii", respectively) have been relegated to special airings and are also not aired as part of the network's regular cycle of the series. Since October 3, 2011, the show also airs on BET (a sister network to Nick at Nite through parent company Viacom); unlike the Nick at Nite and ABC Family airings, BET broadcasts episodes of the series in a letterboxed format. The series then aired in reruns on Centric on October 12, 2011.

International syndication

In the United Kingdom, reruns of the series were aired on Channel One (formally known as Virgin1) until its closure on February 1, 2011. Sister channel Living also used to air the show in 2001. The show first aired on Trouble and then BBC Two, and in early 2012 the show is set to return to Living which is now known as Sky Living.

In May 2013, the series started on Viva. On March 26, 2012, ABC Spark in Canada started broadcasting re-runs.

International broadcasts

Country /
Region
Network(s) /
Broadcast run
Title
 Argentina Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America) My Wife and Kids
 Australia Fox8
7mate
My Wife and Kids
 Austria ORF eins What’s Up, Dad?
 Belgium VT4 (in flemish) My Wife and Kids
 Brazil SBT Eu, a Patroa e as Crianças (Me, the Mrs. and the Children)
 Canada CTV
Vrak.TV
ABC Spark
My Wife and Kids (English)
Ma Famille D'abord (My Family First; French)
 Croatia Moja žena i djeca
 Egypt Show Comedy زوجتي وأطفال
 Estonia Fox Life Minu naine ja lapsed (My Wife and Kids)
 Finland TV5 Meidän faija (Our Dad)
 France M6
W9
Ma Famille d'Abord (My Family First)
 Germany Disney Channel What’s Up, Dad?
 Hungary Comedy Central Hungary Életem értelmei
 Italy Fox TV
Disney Channel
Italia 1
Tutto in Famiglia (All in the family)
 India Star World & Zee Cafe My Wife and Kids
 Israel אשתי והילדים
 Ireland RTÉ Two My Wife and Kids
 Latvia Fox Life My Wife and Kids
 Malaysia TV3 My Wife And Kids
 Mexico Sony Entertainment Television Yo, la señora y los niños
 The Netherlands Veronica Mijn vrouw en kinderen
 New Zealand TV2
 Norway TV Norge "Liv og Røre"
 Pakistan Star World My Wife And Kids
 Philippines Star World Aking asawa at mga anak
 Poland Comedy Central Polska On, ona i dzieciaki (He, She and Kids)
 Portugal Fox Next Patriarca com Estilo
 Russia Fox Life Russia Моя жена и дети (My Wife and Children)
 Saudi Arabia Show Comedy
 South Africa SABC 1
Comedy Central
My Wife and Kids
 South Korea Fox Life Wife and Kids
 Tanzania Mimi, Watoto na mke Wangu
 United Kingdom Trouble (2001–2009)
BBC Two (2004–2007)
Virgin1 (2007–2011)
Sky Living (2012)
VIVA (2013-2015)
5* (2015-)
My Wife and Kids
 United States Nick at Nite
HBO
MTV2
ABC
Warner Brothers 2 (WB2)
Warner Brothers 11 (WB11)
My Wife and Kids
 Venezuela Mi esposa e hijos
 Zimbabwe ZBC TV My Wife and Kids

DVD releases

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released the first two seasons of My Wife and Kids on DVD in Region 1.[6][7]

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
Season 1 11 February 24, 2009
Season 2 28 May 11, 2010

Awards and nominations

Awards Outcome
ASCAP Awards:
Top TV Series (Won)
BET Comedy Award:
Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated[8]
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Damon Wayans) (Won)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Tisha Campbell-Martin) (Won)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (George O. Gore II) Nominated
Family Television Award:
Comedy (Won)
Image Awards:
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (Damon Wayans) Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (Tisha Campbell-Martin) (Won)
Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (George O. Gore II) Nominated
Logie Award:
Most Popular Overseas Comedy Nominated
People's Choice Award:
Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series (Damon Wayans) (Won)
Favorite Television New Comedy Series (Won)
Prism Award:
TV Comedy Series Episode (Won)
Satellite Awards:
Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical (Damon Wayans) Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical (Damon Wayans) Nominated
Teen Choice Award:
Choice TV Actress – Comedy (Jennifer Freeman) Nominated
TV – Choice Comedy Nominated
Young Artist Award:
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actor Age Ten or Younger (Noah Gray-Cabey) (Won)
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (Jazz Raycole) Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Under (Jessica Sara) (Won)
Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) Nominated
Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama) Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Guest Starring Young Actress (Marina Malota) Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Under (Liliana Mumy) Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Under (Parker McKenna Posey) Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "TV Ratings 2001". Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "How did your favorite show rate?". USA Today. May 28, 2002. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Nielsen's TOP 156 Shows for 2002–03".
  4. 1 2 "Viewership numbers of primetime programs during the 2003–04 television season". Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved on 2010-01-09.
  5. 1 2 "2004–2005 TV Ratings". Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved on 2010-01-09.
  6. "My Wife & Kids: Season 1". dvdempire. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  7. "My Wife & Kids: Season 2". dvdempire. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  8. "Awards for My Wife and Kids (2001)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.

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