My Wife and Kids

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.

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)

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

Main article: List of My Wife and Kids episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	11		March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28)	May 9, 2001 (2001-05-09)
2	29		September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)	May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)
3	27		September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)	May 21, 2003 (2003-05-21)
4	30		September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)	May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)
5	26		September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)	May 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)

Cast

Main

Actor	Character	Duration	Episodes
Damon Wayans	Michael Richard Kyle Sr.	2001–2005	123
Tisha Campbell-Martin	Janet Marie "Jay" Kyle	2001–2005	120
George O. Gore II	Michael Richard "Junior" Kyle Jr.	2001–2005	122
Jazz Raycole	Claire Kyle	2001; last appeared in 2002	12
Jennifer Nicole Freeman		2001–2005	109
Parker McKenna Posey	Kady Kyle	2001–2005	121
Meagan Good	Vanessa Scott-Kyle	2003	5
Brooklyn Sudano		2003–2005	28
Noah Gray-Cabey	Franklin Aloysius Mumford III	2002–2005	58
Andrew McFarlane	Roger	2001	1
	Tony Jeffers	2001–2005	27

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.^[1][2]

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date
Season 1	11	February 24, 2009
Season 2	29	May 11, 2010

Reception

Season ratings

Season	TV Season	Ratings Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1	2000–2001	#23[citation needed]	8.0[citation needed]
2	2001–2002	#41[3]	11.0[3]
3	2002–2003	#22[4]	11.3[4]
4	2003–2004	#59[5]	10.0[5]
5	2004–2005	#79[6]	7.2[6]

Accolades

Association	Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	2003	Top TV Series	Derryck Big Tank Thorton	Won
BET Comedy Awards	2004	Outstanding Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Guy Distad Peter Filsinger George Gore II Eric Laneuville Dean Lorey Ron Moseley James Valleley Craig Wayans Damien Wayans Kim Wayans	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Rodney Barnes Aeysha Carr Kevin Knotts Dean Lorey Shane Miller Kerry Parker Valencia Parker Don Reo Kevin Rooney James Vallely Craig Wayans Damien Wayans Damon Wayans, Jr. Elvira Wayans Kim Wayans	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Damon Wayans	Won
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	George Gore II	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Tisha Campbell-Martin Mattie Carruthers Guy Distad Peter Filsinger Randy Fletcher Vito Giambalvo George Gore II Dean Lorey Ron Moseley Craig Wayans Damien Wayans Kim Wayans James D. Wilcox	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Rodney Barnes Aeysha Carr Lisa D. Hall Kevin Knotts Dean Lorey Don Reo Kevin Rooney Kerry Parker Valencia Parker Craig Wayans Damien Wayans Elvira Wayans Kim Wayans Ron Zimmerman	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Damon Wayans	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Nominated
Environmental Media Awards	2004	Primetime Television for episode ("He's Having a Baby")	Damon Wayans (directed by) Aeysha Carr (written by)	Won
Family Television Award	2002	Comedy	My Wife and Kids	Won
Image Awards (NAACP)	2002	Outstanding Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Damon Wayans	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Nominated
	2003	Outstanding Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Damon Wayans	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Won
	2004	Outstanding Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Damon Wayans	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	George Gore II	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Damon Wayans	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Nominated
	2006	Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	Mattie Caruthers	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	James D. Wilcox	Nominated
Logie Awards	2004	Most Popular Overseas Comedy	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
People's Choice Awards	2002	Favorite New Television Comedy Series	My Wife and Kids	Won
		Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series	Damon Wayans	Won
Prism Awards	2002	TV Comedy Series Episode for episode ("Grassy Knolls")	Ted Wass (directed by) Adam Hamburger (written by)	Won
Satellite Awards	2003	Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Damon Wayans	Nominated
	2005		Damon Wayans	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards	2001	Choice TV Series: Comedy	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
	2004	Choice TV Actress: Comedy	Jennifer Freeman	Nominated
Young Artist Awards	2002	Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama) — Young Actress Age Ten or Under	Parker McKenna Posey	Nominated
	2003	Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama)	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Television Comedy or Drama Series — Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Under	Jessica Sara	Won
			Liliana Mumy	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Television Comedy Series — Guest Starring Young Actress	Marina Malota Darling	Nominated
		Best Ensemble in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama)	Parker McKenna Posey Jennifer Freeman George Gore II	Nominated
	2004	Best Performance in a Television Series Comedy or Drama Series — Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Younger	Noah Gray-Cabey	Nominated
	2005	Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama) — Young Actor Age Ten or Younger	Noah Gray-Cabey	Nominated
	2006	Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama) — Young Actor Age Ten or Younger	Noah Gray-Cabey	Won
		Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama) — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger	Jazz Raycole	Nominated

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

• Television portal
• United States portal
• Connecticut portal
• Comedy portal

• My Wife and Kids at IMDb