My Wife and Kids is an
American sitcom that ran on
ABC from March 28, 2001, until May 17, 2005, starring
Damon Wayans and
Tisha Campbell-Martin, produced by
Touchstone Television. It was created by Wayans and
Don Reo.
It featured the character of Michael Kyle, 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 wisdom, discipline and
humor.
Premise
The series is premised on a self-made merchant, Michael Kyle (
Damon Wayans) bringing up his family in the suburbs of
Stamford, Connecticut. His family consists of the mother and wife of the family Janet "Jay" Kyle (
Tisha Campbell-Martin), and three children: Michael Kyle, Jr. (
George O. Gore II), Claire Kyle (
Jazz Raycole, later
Jennifer Freeman) and young Kady Kyle (
Parker McKenna Posey).