''Happy Family'' is an American

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television series created by Moses Port and David Guarascio, that aired on

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from September 9, 2003, until April 20, 2004.

Premise

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and Christine Baranski star as Peter and Annie Brennan, soon-to-be empty nesters who could not be happier about it. But when their youngest son Tim (Tyler Andrews aka Tyler Francavilla) flunks out of

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, Peter and Annie cannot escape the duties of parenthood. Their eldest son, Todd ( Jeff Bryan Davis) decides to dump his fiancée only days before the wedding. Their daughter Sara ( Melanie Paxson), while having a successful career, cannot find or keep a man and instead socializes with her parrot. If that isn't enough, after Tim drops out of college he moves in with Maggie, a divorced middle-aged family friend and neighbor, and announces that they are dating. Peter and Annie are constantly trying to find time without the kids and their problems, but while trying to maintain a happy family image, they end up involved with their kids more than ever. The show ran for one complete season on Tuesdays at 8:30pm on NBC. However, the ratings were not up to NBC's standards and the show was not renewed for the following season.

Cast

as Peter Brennan * Christine Baranski as Annie Brennan *

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as Maggie Harris *Tyler Andrews as Tim Brennan * Melanie Paxson as Sara Brennan * Jeff Bryan Davis as Todd Brennan

Episodes

Every episode of the series was directed by

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References

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* 2000s American sitcoms 2003 American television series debuts 2004 American television series endings NBC original programming Television series by Universal Television Television shows set in Philadelphia {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub