History Series / MyWifeAndKids

DomCom that aired on ABC from 2001 to 2005, starring [[Creator/TheWayansFamily Damon Wayans]]. The show is about Michael Kyle and, well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin his wife and kids]].

Also starring Tisha Campbell-Martin as Janet "Jay" Kyle, George O. Gore II as Junior, Jazz Raycole[[note]]Season 1 only[[/note]]/Jennifer Nicole Freeman as Claire Kyle and Parker [=McKenna=] Posey as Kady Kyle.

%% * ChildProdigy: Franklin.

DomCom that aired on ABC, starring [[Creator/TheWayansFamily Damon Wayans]]. The show is about Michael Kyle and, well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin his wife and kids]].

%% * AlohaHawaii

** Junior: In Junior's fantasy, Michael happens to be a big name rap-star who sold platinum albums. However, it's Junior who's the one that is admired by Michael's fangirls. Not only this, but Junior turns out to be quite [[HeManWomanHater abusive towards said women]], treating them as if they were objects and in Claire's case, a [[{{Slave}} slave who obeys Junior's every command]]. Claire counters this by saying if Junior treated a woman in real life the way he did in said fantasy, she'd slap him upside his head.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "They Call Me El Foosay," Vanessa blindfolds Junior to surprise him with a foosball table. This dialogue occurs.
--> Vanessa: I got you something to play with while I'm gone.
--> Junior: Vanessa, I already have that. ''(grabs foosball handle)'' See, I told you I already have this.

** In the last episode, "The "V" Story", Jay expects Michael to go and get a vasectomy because she's really that paranoid and petty about not having anymore children, so much so that she kicks him out of his own bedroom just because Michael doesn't want anyone else touching his reproductive system, but when he suggests that she get her tubes tied, Jay cannot be bothered to do the same thing. It's bad enough to the point that they try to make Michael out to be the monster ''to the very end'' just because he doesn't want anyone fooling around downstairs to be infuriating, and it's even more insufferable when Jay acts like [[SmallNameBigEgo she, and the sex by association, is worth when it's probably not even worth that much]] and how Michael does not even get a say despite it being his body and his decision.

%% * PungeonMaster: Michael.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: In some airings of the episode ''Marathon'', Survivor's "Eye of The Tiger" is used for the race between Jay and Michael. But, later airings instead use a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong song that sounds similar to "Eye of The Tiger"]] likely to get around copyright and/or having to pay royalties to use the song.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: In some airings of the episode ''Marathon'', Survivor's "Eye of The Tiger" is used for the race between Jay and Michael. But, later airings instead use a [[SupiciouslySimilarSong song that sounds similar to "Eye of The Tiger"]], likely to get around copyright and/or having to pay royalties to use the song.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In some airings of the episode ''Marathon'', Survivor's "Eye of The Tiger" is used for the race between Jay and Michael. But, later airings instead use a song that sounds similar to "Eye of The Tiger", likely to get around copyright and/or having to pay royalties to use the song.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Tony was initially just a NiceGuy boyfriend of Claire's, that in his early appearances got a bit rude when Michael's OverprotectiveDad tendencies got a little too far. Then he got a bit more subdued and even nicer, until he becomes [[TheFundamentalist a holier-than-thou Christian evangelist]], and pretty condescending to Claire and Michael when they do or say things that doen't agree with his beliefs.

* ParentalFavoritism: Michael with Kady. It's revealed Michael is this way because Katy has always preferred Jay to him, ever since the day she was born where she would cry whenever he went near her, and so he has been trying to win his daughter's affection literally since she was born.

* WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: In the final season, Junior comes up with an idea for a TV show called ''[[spoiler:My Wife And Kid]]''. The premise is essentially his life, albeit flip flopped with him being promoted to the breadwinner whilst his parents are instead mooching off him. Cartoon Michael has a giant head and is obsessed with get-rich-quick schemes, while Cartoon Jay's ass is its own separate character. Named Rufus. Suprisingly enough, they both find it ActuallyPrettyFunny.

DomCom that aired on ABC, starring [[Creator/TheWayansFamily Damon Wayans]]. The show is about Michael Kyle and, well... his wife and kids.

* BrattyHalfPint: Kady. In the final seasons, as she grows older and more clever, she starts showing signs of being a ManipulativeBastard.

* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Michael and Janet, or Junior and Vanessa constantly fight, but they always go back to being madly in love by the episode's end.

* DeadPetSketch: An episode has Michael accidentally kill Kady's pet hamster. She stays completely oblivious until told about it.

* MissingEpisode: InUniverse. In the episode "The Director", Kyle was trying to record his basketball game. Later, he found out that the tape is overwritten as "Kady's First Steps", and tries to recreate the video. [[spoiler:Fortunately, Jay made a DVD copy of all of their home videos beforehand.]]

* RebusBubble: In one episode, Michael attempts to help Jay study for a psychology test using what he calls "Sight-Kyle-ogy" (for example, Lion + Shaquille O'Neil = Rorschach). Unfortunately this causes her to fail the test, so she hands him one that says "[[LysistrataGambit Booty on lockdown]]". Later, when he convinces the teacher to give her a re-test and she passes, she hands him another and walks off.

* WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: In the final season, Junior comes up with an idea for a TV show called ''[[spoiler:My Wife And Kid]]''. The premise is essentially his life, albeit flip flopped with him being promoted to the breadwinner whilst his parents are instead mooching off him. Cartoon Michael has a giant head and is obsessed with get-rich-quick schemes, while Cartoon Jay's ass is its own separate character. Named Rufus.

* BlackAndNerdy: Franklin.
* BrattyHalfPint: Kady, especially in the final seasons.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Claire.
* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Occasionally Michael and Janet, or Junior.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: In order to stop Jay and his sister from fighting, Michael starts singing "Oh Canada" badly and with the wrong lyrics: "Oh Canada, I love you Canada![=/=]You gave us bacon! You gave us hockey!"

* CousinOliver: Franklin.

* DaddysGirl: Kady.

* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Again, Kady.

* TheDitz: Junior. Claire in later seasons. Claire's boyfriend Tony as was this as well.

* GagPenis: Implied with Michael. In one episode Jay paints a picture of him in the style of Michelangelo's ''David'', and a friend puts it in her art gallery. When it's unveiled, a woman standing next to Jay says "Holy moley, how do you find time to paint?!"
** [[spoiler: Subverted since Michael had altered it the night before to avoid embarrassment about what Jay had [[TeenyWeenie actually painted]].]]

* StandardizedSitcomHousing

DomCom that aired on ABC, starring Creator/DamonWayans. The show is about Michael Kyle and, well... his wife and kids.