''Yes, Dear'' is an American
sitcom
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created by
Alan Kirschenbaum and
Gregory Garcia that originally ran on
CBS
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for six seasons, from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006, with a total of 122 episodes. It starred
Anthony Clark,
Jean Louisa Kelly
Jean Louisa Kelly (born March 9, 1972) is an American actress and singer. After making her film debut as Tia Russell in '' Uncle Buck'' (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films including ''The Fantasticks'' (1995 ...
,
Mike O'Malley
Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor, writer and television producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game shows '' Get the Picture'' and '' Nickelodeon Guts ...
, and
Liza Snyder.
Critics panned the show when it premiered and anticipated it to be canceled during its first season. Despite this, ''Yes, Dear'' ended up being a
sleeper hit
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for CBS. In March 2006, CBS canceled the series after 6 seasons, after
Anthony Clark was hired to host
NBC
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's ''
Last Comic Standing
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''.
Premise
Greg Warner, a successful businessman in the film industry, and Kim, his level-headed stay-at-home wife, do their best to be the perfect parents to their young son Sammy (and later daughter Emily). Things become difficult when Kim's sister Christine and her husband Jimmy Hughes move into the Warners' guest house with their two rambunctious boys, Dominic and Logan.
Episodes
Cast
Main cast
*
Anthony Clark as Gregory "Greg" Warner
*
Jean Louisa Kelly
Jean Louisa Kelly (born March 9, 1972) is an American actress and singer. After making her film debut as Tia Russell in '' Uncle Buck'' (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films including ''The Fantasticks'' (1995 ...
as Kimberly "Kim" Warner (née Ludke)
*
Mike O'Malley
Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor, writer and television producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game shows '' Get the Picture'' and '' Nickelodeon Guts ...
as James "Jimmy" Hughes Jr.
*
Liza Snyder as Christine Hughes (née Ludke)
Recurring
Children
*
Joel Homan as Dominic Hughes (Episodes 3–122) (credited as Main Cast)
*Anthony and Michael Bain as Sammy Warner
*Madison and Marissa Poer as Emily Warner (Seasons 4–6)
*Christopher and Nicholas Berry as Logan Hughes (Seasons 1–2)
*Alexander and Shawn Shapiro as Logan Hughes (Season 3 Ep 2–9)
*Brendon Baerg as Logan Hughes (Seasons 3–6)
** A running gag in the later seasons involves Jimmy being confused when reflecting on Logan's childhood, by showing short scenes of each of Logan's various actors (i.e. Logan constantly being a different child and hence his appearance always changing)
Grandparents
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Tim Conway
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as Tom Warner (Greg's father)
*
Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Lawrence (born Vicki Ann Axelrad, March 26, 1949), sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her character Thelma Harper, Mama (Thelma Harper). Lawrence also originate ...
as Natalie Warner (Greg's mother)
*
Jerry Van Dyke
Jerry McCord Van Dyke (July 27, 1931 – January 5, 2018) was an American actor and comedian. He was the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke.
Van Dyke had a long and successful career mostly as a character actor in supporting and guest roles on pop ...
as James "Big Jimmy" Hughes Sr. (Jimmy's father)
*
Beth Grant
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American character actor, character actress. Between 2012 and 2017, she was a series regular on the television comedy ''The Mindy Project'' in the role of Beverly Janoszewski. She is also known for her ...
as Kitty Hughes (Jimmy's mother)
*
Dan Hedaya
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as Don Ludke (Kim and Christine's father)
*
Alley Mills as Jenny Ludke (Kim and Christine's mother)
Co-workers
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Billy Gardell as Billy Colivita
*
Phill Lewis
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as Roy Barr
*
Brian Doyle-Murray
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as Mr. George Savitsky
Cancellation
CBS originally announced the cancellation of ''Yes, Dear'' in early 2004, but later ordered a fifth season of 13 episodes to debut at midseason, after the show cut its license fee to secure the renewal. After canceling ''
Center of the Universe'', CBS debuted the fifth season of ''Yes, Dear'' on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 9:30 p.m. Eastern. CBS then ordered a sixth season of 22 episodes to air from 2005 to 2006, but that order was then reduced to 13 episodes. Two episodes that were prevented from airing during season five due to news preemptions were pushed to season six. On May 15, 2006, CBS announced that ''Yes, Dear'' has been canceled after 6 seasons.
Syndication
Reruns of ''Yes, Dear'' aired on
TBS from 2004 until 2012,
Nick at Nite
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from 2012 until 2014,
CMT from 2012 until 2013, and
NickMom from 2013 until 2015.
Connection with ''Raising Hope''
In 2010, Garcia premiered a new show, titled ''
Raising Hope'' from
Fox
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Twelve species ...
. In the third season, in episode sixteen,
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Murray (born October 31, 1945), better known by his stage name Brian Doyle-Murray, is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has appeared with his younger brother, actor/comedian Bill Murray, in several films, including ''Caddy ...
is shown as an executive of the Hollywood studio, a reference to his role as Mr. Savitsky.
In the next episode, Mike O'Malley and Liza Snyder reprise the characters of Jimmy and Christine Hughes and are prominently featured as characters who have made a habit of watching a sex video made by the characters in the new series, Virginia and Burt Chance. Dominic, Logan, and the guest house are also referred to in the conversation. Jimmy makes another appearance in the fourth season, in episode 19 (a different actress portrays Christine and is renamed Christy).
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0247144
2000s American multi-camera sitcoms
2000 American television series debuts
2006 American television series endings
American English-language television shows
Television series about families
Television series about sisters
Television series by CBS Studios
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television shows set in Los Angeles
CBS sitcoms