Series synopsis
My Wife and Kids is an American comedy family drama television series that premiered on ABC on March 28, 2001. It ended on May 17, 2005. It was created by Damon Wayans, Don Reo. It stars Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell, George O. Gore II and Jennifer Freeman.
Michael Kyle is 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.
Premise
Michael Kyle is 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.
Premise: He thinks he's the head of the family. Humor him.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Damon Wayans as Michael Kyle
- Tisha Campbell as Janet Kyle
- George O. Gore II as Michael Kyle Jr.
- Jennifer Freeman as Claire Kyle
- Parker McKenna Posey as Kady Kyle
- Brooklyn Sudano as Vanessa Scott
- Jazz Raycole as Claire Kyle
- Sofía Vergara as Selma
Guest cast
- Andrew McFarlane as Tony Jeffers
- Noah Gray-Cabey as Franklin Mumford
- Robert Ri'chard as Tommy
- Stephen Lee as Joseph Blake
- Rhyon Nicole Brown as Melanie
- Wendell Pierce as Dr. Boucher
- Keenen Ivory Wayans as Ken Kyle
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Claudette Ortiz
- Chelsea Handler
- Steve Harvey
- Rheagan Wallace
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 123 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | March 28, 2001 | May 9, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 29 | September 26, 2001 | May 22, 2002 |
| Season 3 | 27 | September 25, 2002 | May 21, 2003 |
| Season 4 | 30 | September 24, 2003 | May 26, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 26 | September 21, 2004 | May 17, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Michael and Jay are a loving and married couple who have three children: Junior, who wants to go to a concert to see MC Murder Death; Claire, who wants some privacy in her life; and little Kady, the cutest child in the house. |
March 28, 2001 |
| 2 |
The Truth Hurts Michael suspects the family is less than truthful about certain matters. Junior gets some tattoos; Michael annoys Kady. |
March 28, 2001 |
| 3 |
Grassy Knoll Jay is trying to get rid of some old clothes, so after Michael opposes to that she and him make a deal that everything that is not worn by the end of the week has to go. Meanwhile, Junior is trying to learn how to play the guitar and his friend convinces him to smoke pot. Kady gets angry at Claire for avoiding her. |
April 4, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mom's Away (1) Michael contends with multiple problems, including a positive pregnancy test, a sad six-year-old and Jr's basketball troubles. |
September 26, 2001 |
| 2 |
Mom's Away (2) Jay visits her mom while Michael starts telling Kady the "story" of her birth. Meanwhile Claire's friend Charmaine is pregnant. |
September 26, 2001 |
| 3 |
No Rules Michael decides to let the kids live a rule-free life, but on the condition that they do everything for themselves; including cooking and paying for their own phone calls. |
October 3, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Kyles Go to Hawaii (1) The Kyles are leaving for their family vacation on Hawaii, but instead of taking only one flight straight to the island, Michael books a 43-hour flight to Hawaii with several layovers in order to save money. Plus, Michael chastises Janet for packing too many clothes. |
September 25, 2002 |
| 2 |
The Kyles Go to Hawaii (2) Finally in Hawaii, Michael and Janet decide to go out on a romantic dinner, leaving their kids all alone. Claire and Jr. fight over who'll have to stay in the room babysitting for Kady, but Claire lets her brother get out of the duty, after all it's not often he gets a date. Jr. has a memorable night on the beach with Leilani, a native girl. Michael and Janet are pursued by two attractive strangers; Claire goes on a shopping spree. |
September 25, 2002 |
| 3 |
The Kyles Go to Hawaii (3) A mad scramble ensues when Michael finds out that the family's flight home from Hawaii leaves much earlier than he thought, but matters are complicated when a love-smitten Jr. insists on staying with his new love, Leilani. Meanwhile Kady refuses to leave without her beloved doll, Little Pippy, and Claire has to go to extremes to keep her parents from finding out about her exorbitant hotel charges. |
October 2, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
From Dummy to Daddy After hearing the shocking news that their son Junior is going to become a father, Michael and Jay freak out. They try to talk with him and help him realize he can't support a family living in their garage and having no job, so Michael offers him a job at his firm. Due to Michael's teasing with the boy, he gets late for his first day and Michael fires him after his second tardiness. But seeing that his son needs all the help he can get, Michael gives him another chance. Meanwhile, Tony feels guilty about having spicy thoughts about Claire and Franklyn is still out for Junior's spot on the Kyle family. |
September 24, 2003 |
| 2 |
The Sweet Hairafter Michael meets his friend Jimmy at the golf club and is impressed with how much hair he's grown with the help of some ""miracle"" pills called ""Come Hair Now"". As he starts to take them in overdose, weird stripes of hair rise from his chronically bald head. He's jealous of his hair and won't let anyone touch it. He also starts to get paranoiac that Jay is trying to kill him after they make a life insurance, but turns out it was just one of the side effects of the pill. Meanwhile, Kady becomes very jealous of Claire when she volunteers to be on the big sister program. |
October 1, 2003 |
| 3 |
Jr. Executive Michael wants Jr. to learn the family business by starting at the bottom, so he assigns Jr. to do menial jobs around Kyle Trucking. Jr., however, decides to use the fact that he's the boss' son to his advantage and convinces other employees to do his work for him. Meanwhile, Claire arranges a secret date with a guy she met on the Internet in a Shakespeare chat room. |
October 8, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fantasy Camp (1) Michael can't focus on much else after learning that he'll be going to sports legend Michael Jordan's fantasy basketball camp in Las Vegas. Everyone shares his excitement – but for different reasons – and finds some reason as to why they should tag along. Once there, Michael learns that there's been a mix-up with the game schedule, so he resorts to some inventive ploys of his own to ensure he gets to play his idol. |
September 21, 2004 |
| 2 |
Fantasy Camp (2) Michael can't focus on much else after learning that he'll be going to sports legend Michael Jordan's fantasy basketball camp in Las Vegas. Everyone shares his excitement – but for different reasons – and finds some reason as to why they should tag along. Once there, Michael learns that there's been a mix-up with the game schedule, so he resorts to some inventive ploys of his own to ensure he gets to play his idol. |
September 28, 2004 |
| 3 |
Childcare Class Michael fails a child-care course for grandparents, so Vanessa and Jr. refuse to let him baby-sit his grandchild. |
October 5, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 28, 2001 |
| Last aired | May 17, 2005 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:00:00 |