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Dysfunctional Families TV Shows
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Starring Hank Azaria Harry Shearer Nancy Cartwright
THE SIMPSONS immediately struck a chord with viewers across the country over 20 years ago as it poked fun of itself and everything in its wake. With its subversive humor and delightful wit, the series has made an indelible imprint on American pop culture, and the family members have become...
- Family Guy
Starring Seth MacFarlane Alex Borstein Seth Green
FAMILY GUY follows the adventures of lovable oaf Peter Griffin (Seth MacFarlane), his loving wife, Lois (Alex Borstein) a former Miss Teen Rhode Island who rules the roost but is one step away from a nervous breakdown, their kids: frumpy 17-year-old Meg (Mila Kunis), the family's punching bag...
- Modern Family
Starring Julie Bowen Sofía Vergara Ed O'Neill
What do a gay couple with a new adoptive daughter, an aging man with a trophy wife and a family led by a self-described "cool dad" have in common? They're all part of the same complicated clan documented in this Emmy-winning comedy series. Wed to much-younger Gloria (Sofia Vergara), Jay (Ed...
- American Horror Story
Starring Connie Britton Dylan McDermott Jessica Lange
American Horror Story revolves around the Harmons, a family of three who move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish after Vivien has a miscarriage and Ben has an affair with one of his students. The family moves to a restored mansion, unaware that the home is haunted.
- Weeds
Starring Mary-Louise Parker Justin Kirk Kevin Nealon
Pot-selling single mom turned danger junkie Nancy Botwin has been dodging disaster since day one, but she's always had a special talent for manipulating her friends, her family, and even the law to her advantage. And the more desperate things become, the more she's ready and willing to take...
- Sons of Anarchy
Starring Charlie Hunnam Katey Sagal Ron Perlman
Sons of Anarchy is the story of the Teller-Morrow family of Charming, California, as well as the other members of Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO), their families, various Charming townspeople, and the various rivals and associates who undermine or support SAMCRO's legal...
- Raising Hope
Starring Garret Dillahunt Lucas Neff Martha Plimpton Shannon Woodward
Jimmy Chance, a 23-year-old man who skims pools for a living, has a chance romantic encounter with Lucy, a wanted felon. When he visits Lucy in prison months later, Jimmy discovers that she gave birth to a baby, who he must now raise with his family's help.
- Arrested Development
Starring Jason Bateman Portia de Rossi Will Arnett
This wickedly funny Emmy-winning sitcom follows the tribulations of the Bluths, a wealthy California clan gone to the dogs after paterfamilias and real estate tycoon George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor) gets busted for fraud. Now long-suffering son Michael (Jason Bateman) keeps the family business afloat as...
- Six Feet Under
Starring Peter Krause Michael C. Hall Rachel Griffiths
This darkly comical HBO television series follows the members of a dynamic but dysfunctional Los Angeles-based family that operates a funeral home. It has an ironically grim but intriguing premise: Each episode is based on the death and extenuating circumstances of the family's current client.
- Married... with Children
Starring Ed O'Neill Katey Sagal Christina Applegate
Meet the Bundys! Patriarch Al (Ed O'Neill) is a beer-swilling former high school football star who now sells women's shoes. Peggy (Katey Sagal) is his big-haired wife with a penchant for leopard-print clothing. Daughter Kelly (Christina Applegate) is a ditzy party girl, while son Bud (David...
- The Sopranos
Starring James Gandolfini Edie Falco Lorraine Bracco
New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano brings a slight element of humanity to the "family" in this Emmy Award-winning series from HBO. In the first season, Tony turns to a psychiatrist to come to terms with the effect of his job's brutality on his life.
- Malcolm in the Middle
Starring Frankie Muniz Jane Kaczmarek Bryan Cranston
His older brother's been shipped to a military academy; his younger brother is a wound-up oddball; and his parents are constantly bickering. Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) is starting to think he may be the only normal one in his family! Using direct camera address, wide-angle distortion and a machine-gun...
- Roseanne
Starring Roseanne John Goodman Laurie Metcalf
Domestic goddess Roseanne Barr, who gained notoriety as a stand-up comedian, stars in this eponymous sitcom centering on the blue-collar Conner family. Bossy, big-mouthed mom Roseanne, virile dad Dan (John Goodman), their three kids and Roseanne's vacillating sister, Jackie (Laurie Metcalf)...
- Shameless
Starring William H. Macy Emmy Rossum Justin Chatwin
Oscar®-nominated William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star in this fiercely engaging and fearlessly twisted new series. Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be -- perhaps better off.
- Brothers & Sisters
Starring Sally Field Calista Flockhart Rachel Griffiths
Brothers & Sisters is like that awkward family reunion, where everyone is airing their dirty secrets at the dinner table. The thing is, with the Walkers, they're dropping these bombshells at every meal. The Walkers appear to be the perfect all-American family, but it's up to matriarch Nora Walker...
- Big Love
Starring Bill Paxton Jeanne Tripplehorn Chloë Sevigny Ginnifer Goodwin
Think having three wives is a dream come true? Think again. HBO presents the contemporary drama series that tells the story of Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton), a practicing polygamist who lives in suburban Salt Lake City with his three wives and seven children.
- All in the Family
Starring Carroll O'Connor Jean Stapleton Sally Struthers
Those were the days. Norman Lear's landmark comedy featured one of the most beloved families in television history, the Bunkers. Starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie, Jean Stapleton as Edith, Rob Reiner as Mike 'Meathead' Stivic and Sally Struthers as Gloria, 'All in the Family' remains an...
- Good Times
Starring Esther Rolle John Amos Ja'Net DuBois
When Norman Lear's "Good Times" went on the air in 1974 as a mid-season replacement, no one predicted it would become one of the most popular TV series of the 1970s, making audiences laugh for 6 years with its fresh characters and incredible wit and comical chemistry.
