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My Wife and Kids
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Don Reo Damon Wayans
Starring	Damon Wayans Tisha Campbell-Martin George O. Gore II Jazz Raycole Parker McKenna Posey Jennifer Nicole Freeman Noah Gray-Cabey Andrew McFarlane Brooklyn Sudano
Composers	Derryck "Big Tank" Thornton (seasons 1–3) Dwayne Wayans (seasons 4–5)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	123 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Don Reo Damon Wayans David Himelfarb (seasons 1–4) Andy Cadiff (season 3) Dean Lorey (seasons 4–5)
Production locations	Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Wayans Bros. Entertainment Impact Zone Productions Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28) – May 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)

My Wife and Kids is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from March 28, 2001 to May 17, 2005 with a total of 123 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons. The series, produced by Touchstone Television in association with Wayans Bros. Entertainment and Impact Zone, stars Damon Wayans (also creator alongside veteran television writer/producer Don Reo) as Michael Kyle, the patriarch of a black family in Stamford, Connecticut.

Premise

The show, set in Stamford, Connecticut, follows an upper middle class African American family, led by patriarch Michael Kyle Sr., who owns and operates his own trucking company. Michael thinks he commands his family, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and broody daughters: self-centered Claire and his favorite youngest Kady remind him every day that his dream is just a dream.

Episodes

Cast

Main

Recurring

• Phil Reeves as Dr. William Parks Klieger (seasons 1–2)
• RuDee Sade as Erica Washington (seasons 1–2)
• Cara Mia Wayans as Shante Bre (seasons 1–2)
• Steve Harvey as Steve (guest star; episode “Jay the Artist”)
• Damon Wayans Jr. as John (seasons 2–4)
• Liliana Mumy as Rachel McNamara (seasons 2–4)
• Jessica Sara as Melissa (seasons 2–3)
• DeRay Davis as R.J. (seasons 2–4)
• Brian Holtzman as Brian (seasons 3–4)
• Todd Lynn as Todd (seasons 3–4)
• Ella Joyce as Jasmine Scott (seasons 4-5)
• Lester Speight as Calvin Scott (seasons 4–5)
• Sean Whalen as Larry (season 4)

Home media

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

Reception

Season ratings

Accolades

References

1. "My Wife & Kids: Season 1". dvdempire. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
2. "My Wife & Kids: Season 2". dvdempire. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
3. ^ "How did your favorite show rate?". USA Today. May 28, 2002. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
4. ^ "Nielsen's TOP 156 Shows for 2002–03".
5. ^ "Viewership numbers of primetime programs during the 2003–04 television season". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved on 2010-01-09.
6. ^ "2004–2005 TV Ratings". Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved on 2010-01-09.

External links

• My Wife and Kids at IMDb

• 2000s American black sitcoms
• 2001 American television series debuts
• 2005 American television series endings
• American English-language television shows
• Television shows about teenage pregnancy
• Television series about children
• Television series about families
• Television series about dysfunctional families
• Television series about marriage
• Television series by ABC Studios
• Television series created by Don Reo
• Television shows filmed in Los Angeles
• Television shows set in Connecticut
• American Broadcasting Company sitcoms
• 2000s American multi-camera sitcoms