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Tiny, O-shaped Tony Kleinman and former professional jock Bernie Widman, still a popular womanizer, co-present a TV talk show in Philadelphia, mainly devoted to sports and athletes of all disciplines. Tony compensates his size via a big mouth, often cleverly phrasing, alas almost as often too-quickly yapping, as all too often he only talks himself into more trouble--especially at home, where he faces a well-meaning wife who happens to be "always right" more often then a man can stand, especially as she isn't often really wrong; and a tomboy daughter who would drive anyone to despair: mouthier then he is, devious, as assertive and selfish as only spoiled teenage girls can be, and convinced that poor devoted Dad is the scum of the earth, too embarrassing to take any notice of if it can be helped, and she can get away with an awful lot. Tony's firstborn Mickey is a darling boy and a gifted golfer, but as meek as a lamb, as ambitious as a clam, and as assertive as a punching ball: the absolute anti-macho, whose greatest joy is to please people out of the goodness of his heart.
- 2004-2005
- 1 season
- CBS
- Comedy, Sports
Tiny, O-shaped Tony Kleinman and former professional jock Bernie Widman, still a popular womanizer, co-present a TV talk show in Philadelphia, mainly devoted to sports and athletes of all disciplines. Tony compensates his size via a big mouth, often cleverly phrasing, alas almost as often too-quickly yapping, as all too often he only talks himself into more trouble--especially at home, where he faces a well-meaning wife who happens to be "always right" more often then a man can stand, especially as she isn't often really wrong; and a tomboy daughter who would drive anyone to despair: mouthier then he is, devious, as assertive and selfish as only spoiled teenage girls can be, and convinced that poor devoted Dad is the scum of the earth, too embarrassing to take any notice of if it can be helped, and she can get away with an awful lot. Tony's firstborn Mickey is a darling boy and a gifted golfer, but as meek as a lamb, as ambitious as a clam, and as assertive as a punching ball: the absolute anti-macho, whose greatest joy is to please people out of the goodness of his heart.
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Cast & Crew
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Pilot
Mon, Sep 20, 2004
Former sports commentator Tony Kleinman is the comical star-half of a TV-life show presenter duo with ex-jock Bernie Widmer, loaded with sports angles and terminology. Tony also has a syndicated newspaper column in which he usually writes ironically about life from the viewpoint of a short, fat non-beauty, just like him. When Bernie teases Tony for always writing about his own appearance, he promises something different and comes up with the way his teenage daughter Megan treats her dad--as if--and lastly, even explicitly said, he knows nothing and is always wrong while 'even a broken-down clock is right twice a day'. When his wife Dana brings home a potential big-bucks sponsor for her zoo charity, Tony quickly chases him off by taking issue with the mere phrasing that he is 'surprisingly' funny and talented on his show. Tony's son Mickey, on the other hand, avoids all controversy, too absorbed by his studious reading to notice anything trivial, such as Dad attending his golf practice--except his mean kid sister Megan pinching him arm blue for not standing up for himself. Of course, Megan is livid to read Dad's funny piece, considering it an infringement on her privacy, as people get a clue about her underwear; she completely bans Dad from attending her soccer practices and games.
Awards
- 2005 - BET Comedy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominated
- 2010 - TV Award - Best Male Voice - Nominated
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