My Wife and Kids
Comedy • Series

My Wife and Kids

"He thinks he's the head of the family. Humor him."

7.4/10 2001 5 Seasons 123 Episodes Ended

Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5

Season 2 Episodes

S2E1
E1
Mom's Away (1)
23 min 2001

Michael contends with multiple problems, including a positive pregnancy test, a sad six-year-old and Jr's basketball tro…

S2E2
E2
Mom's Away (2)
23 min 2001

Jay visits her mom while Michael starts telling Kady the "story" of her birth. Meanwhile Claire's friend Charmaine is pr…

S2E3
E3
No Rules
23 min 2001

Michael decides to let the kids live a rule-free life, but on the condition that they do everything for themselves; incl…

S2E4
E4
Perfect Dad
23 min 2001

Fed up with Michael's parenting style, the children confront their father with a description of the ideal dad.

S2E5
E5
Thru Thick and Thin
23 min 2001

When Jay returns, Michael remains silent about her obvious weight gain. The episode builds to a dream sequence, in which…

S2E6
E6
Michael's Garden
23 min 2001

Michael has problems in the bathroom and needs to have a colonoscopy; he has a dream that his doctor is singer Lou Rawls…

S2E7
E7
He Heard, She Heard
23 min 2001

Michael looks to teach Claire a lesson after she sneaks out of the house and uses Kady as an accomplice.

S2E8
E8
Let Them Eat Pie
23 min 2001

Claire, playing a dare game with Jr. and Kady, eats Michael's piece of pie. Michael's punishment: Let them eat pie (and …

S2E9
E9
Jay Gets Fired
23 min 2001

Jay's in for a surprise when she takes Claire and Kady to her office on Take Your Daughters to Work Day: She gets fired.…

S2E10
E10
The Whole World is Watching
23 min 2001

Michael and Janet's romantic overtures are seen on the Internet after Jr. gets new computer equipment that includes a 24…

S2E11
E11
Letting Go
23 min 2001

Kady has acquired a hamster and Claire has a crush on a boy named Tony. Both developments pose parental challenges for M…

S2E12
E12
Learning to Earn It
23 min 2001

Michael is thrilled when the children start their own businesses after squandering their allowances in one day.

S2E13
E13
Quality Time
23 min 2002

Marriage counselors back Michael's belief that he's entitled to some time alone after spending time with Janet, much to …

S2E14
E14
Get Out
23 min 2002

Chaos erupts when Michael tries to get his always-tardy family dressed and out the door to a wedding within just 15 minu…

S2E15
E15
Road Trip
23 min 2002

The family goes on an unpleasant road trip to Paul Revere's house, to find it closed.

S2E16
E16
Table for Too Many (1)
23 min 2002

Michael, who dislikes going out to dinner because it's always an overpriced ordeal, allows Janet to convince him to take…

S2E17
E17
Table for Too Many (2)
23 min 2002

The family goes out to eat at a Japanese restaurant. Once there, the Kyles must share a table with an incredibly annoyi…

S2E18
E18
Double Date
23 min 2002

Michael agrees to let Claire go on her first date with Tony, but only on condition that it is a double date with Janet a…

S2E19
E19
Failure to Communicate
23 min 2002

A huge argument arises when Michael's mother and father, who have not spoken to each other in years, visit the Kyle hous…

S2E20
E20
Papa Said Knock You Out
23 min 2002

Junior asks his dad to teach him how to box so he can protect his sister's honor; Junior knocks out his dad in boxing on…

S2E21
E21
Return of the Wall
23 min 2002

Competitive Janet and easygoing Michael use contrasting methods to coach Kady's soccer team. Michael takes over the coac…

S2E22
E22
Working Relationship
23 min 2002

Jay badgers Michael into giving her a job, where she soon begins to get ideas above her station. Michael discovers that …

S2E23
E23
Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius
23 min 2002

Janet and Michael are astounded when their often dim-witted son shines on an IQ test, ranking him as a genius. Junior th…

S2E24
E24
Back Story
23 min 2002

When the kids tease him about getting old, Michael pretends to have hurt his back in a game of Twister so they will have…

S2E25
E25
Make Over
23 min 2002

Jay gets a makeover after being compared to an old flame from high school. Meanwhile, Junior gets himself locked in a gi…

S2E26
E26
The Bowling Show
23 min 2002

The Kyles face the Tylers in a game of bowling during Star Trek night. The Tyler's daughter tries to charm Junior into t…

S2E27
E27
Jr. Gets His License
23 min 2002

Michael is stopped by a cop while giving Junior a driving lesson and it seems that Michael's license has expired. So fat…

S2E28
E28
Anniversary (1)
23 min 2002

Michael and Janet's 15th anniversary is approaching. Jay's friend Wanda brings her Brian McKnight's tickets (a concert J…

S2E29
E29
Anniversary (2)
23 min 2002

The anniversary day finally comes and Michael goes out to play golf, leaving Jay devastated at home. Later, she goes out…

Cast

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans
Michael Kyle
Tisha Campbell
Tisha Campbell
Janet Kyle
George O. Gore II
George O. Gore II
Michael Kyle Jr.
Jennifer Freeman
Jennifer Freeman
Claire Kyle
Parker McKenna Posey
Parker McKenna Posey
Kady Kyle
Noah Gray-Cabey
Noah Gray-Cabey
Franklin Mumford
Brooklyn Sudano
Brooklyn Sudano
Vanessa Scott
Andrew McFarlane
Andrew McFarlane
Tony Jeffers

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