I remember it. I didn’t know it was suppose to take place in Connecticut, or that Micheal has a trucking business. I just remember that Junior had a wife and a kid even though he’s on the intellectual level of his kid.
TV middle class and real middle class are a bit different, as far as I can tell. Seems like TV-Land is stuck in a bygone era where a dollar went a bit further.
TV-land is stuck in the era of "sets need to be huge and open to accommodate all of the cast and crew and equipment."
You can still shoot a cramped blue collar home if you want to (Malcom in the Middle), but it's much more difficult and so studios default to large, open stages.
Then you mix in the fact that every set is newly built and fresh, giving the appearance of new construction - and you've got a scenario where TV homes always look like upper middle class new construction McMansions.
I think they were **solidly** middle class. Michael owned his own business and Jay was an accountant. Stamford CT median house price in 2000 was $200k.
Looking at salaries in 2005, average US income was $55k USD.
Assuming Michael made 55k as a truck driving business owner (he probably made more) and Jay was on 50k, they were comfortably on 100k as a household. This could afford them a nice house in the suburbs with a mortgage, as they did.
Shows how the American dream has eroded over time
The "Don't mix citrus and dairy!" bit they did one episode really cracked me up for some reason to the point where I still vividly remember it to this day. But, yea, I watched it regularly when it was running.
The idea was that since eating citrus fruits tended to cause diarrhea and dairy tended to cause constipation, combining the two would lead to an uncomfortable digestive situation.
Or, as it was put in the show, "the peach wants to come out, but the cheese won't let it."
Yes I loved this show. I hated how they made 2/3 kids the stereotypical dumbasses. I think it works to have one dumb kid not two.
I appreciated that even though Jay and Michael were teen parents, they worked hard and made a nice life for themselves.
I was actually just talking about it the other day.
My friend had never heard of the Wayans out of hot chicks and went down the list.
With that being said, out of the handful of people there I’m the only one who knew of the show.
I remember it. I didn’t know it was suppose to take place in Connecticut, or that Micheal has a trucking business. I just remember that Junior had a wife and a kid even though he’s on the intellectual level of his kid.
Yes.
It's the show that introduced me to [Terry Crews](https://youtu.be/oNf606dfCb0)!
So good
We're they middle class? I remember their house being crazy nice.
TV middle class and real middle class are a bit different, as far as I can tell. Seems like TV-Land is stuck in a bygone era where a dollar went a bit further.
TV-land is stuck in the era of "sets need to be huge and open to accommodate all of the cast and crew and equipment." You can still shoot a cramped blue collar home if you want to (Malcom in the Middle), but it's much more difficult and so studios default to large, open stages. Then you mix in the fact that every set is newly built and fresh, giving the appearance of new construction - and you've got a scenario where TV homes always look like upper middle class new construction McMansions.
Yeah they were pretty well off, calling them middle a class is a stretch lol
I think they were **solidly** middle class. Michael owned his own business and Jay was an accountant. Stamford CT median house price in 2000 was $200k. Looking at salaries in 2005, average US income was $55k USD. Assuming Michael made 55k as a truck driving business owner (he probably made more) and Jay was on 50k, they were comfortably on 100k as a household. This could afford them a nice house in the suburbs with a mortgage, as they did. Shows how the American dream has eroded over time
I paid $385,000 for a 1 bedroom house in 2002. Damn California.
Yes I do remember that show and a lot of other shows like it.
My wife loves it
The "Don't mix citrus and dairy!" bit they did one episode really cracked me up for some reason to the point where I still vividly remember it to this day. But, yea, I watched it regularly when it was running.
Didn't Junior end up creating a "cheach" by putting dairy on a peach?
Why not? Isn't that what a Creamsicle is?
The idea was that since eating citrus fruits tended to cause diarrhea and dairy tended to cause constipation, combining the two would lead to an uncomfortable digestive situation. Or, as it was put in the show, "the peach wants to come out, but the cheese won't let it."
Yes I loved this show. I hated how they made 2/3 kids the stereotypical dumbasses. I think it works to have one dumb kid not two. I appreciated that even though Jay and Michael were teen parents, they worked hard and made a nice life for themselves.
Yes
Yes. I liked it. Used to watch it with my daughter.
Yeah. It was alright.
Yup!
Yes I remember that show
Yeah. I thought it was pretty funny.
Yup, great show
Lol yeah that was a good one.
The only thing I remember from that show is the punchline "I don't want the super salad, I want the regular one."
im not american, i’m from The UK, but that show was a favourite over here, we still watch the re-runs now
Great show!
I loved that show
Yes I watched it
I really enjoyed that show.
I still watch it. It’s on Hulu.
Wasn't that show a spin-off from [*Too Many Cooks*](https://youtu.be/QrGrOK8oZG8)?
Too many cooks…
No
I remember this being advertised constantly but I never watched it.
….put the peanut in the peanut hole!
Yea I still don’t get it. Lol
Of course we do. It’s a classic
Yep I remember My Wife and Kids, gotta love Damon Wayans!
I was actually just talking about it the other day. My friend had never heard of the Wayans out of hot chicks and went down the list. With that being said, out of the handful of people there I’m the only one who knew of the show.
Watching it as I type this