"Unhappily Ever After" (1995) TV series 1995-1999

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creators:

Ron Leavitt
Arthur Silver

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

11 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Married with Children takeoff with the twist of a schizophrenic father.

Plot Keywords:

Rabbit | TV Show | Imaginary Friend | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Geoffrey Pierson	...	Jack Malloy (100 episodes, 1995-1999)
Kevin Connolly	...	Ryan Malloy / ... (100 episodes, 1995-1999)
Nikki Cox	...	Tiffany Malloy / ... (100 episodes, 1995-1999)
Justin Berfield	...	Ross Malloy (100 episodes, 1995-1999)
Bob Goldthwait	...	Mr. Floppy (100 episodes, 1995-1999)
Stephanie Hodge	...	Jennie Malloy (69 episodes, 1995-1998)

Also Known As:

"Unhappily..."

Runtime:

30 min | 30 min (100 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

Kevin Connolly co-starred in _Sub Down_ (1997) as a petty officer aboard a US Navy submarine. Before the boat leaves port, he gives his girlfriend a very serious goodbye kiss -the girlfriend is 'Nikki Cox'.

Quotes:

[there is a note on the fridge]
Tiffany Malloy: Hey, Ryan, what does that thing say?
Ryan Malloy: [looks back at the fridge] Arr! Arr! I'm a refrigerator, I'm big and cold!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Lopez (#26.11)" (2001)

Similar to "Married With Children", but a few subtle diffs.

I'll admit, when I first started watching this show in 1995, I thought that this would be the new MWC once the old MWC went off the air. I mean, look at the similarities......the deadbeat, minimum-wage earning father; the wise-cracking, undersexed mother; a son who dreams of scoring but never does, and a totally hot daughter. There's a few differences, however:

1. The hot daughter is smarter than the boys. She's the straight-A student here. Of course, that doesn't stop her from wiggling around in the shortest skirts possible.

2. There's 2 sons. One combines the undersexed part of MWC's "Bud" character and the dumb part of MWC's "Kelly" character, the other is used primarily for comic relief.

3. Mr. Floppy. The talking bunny is Mr. Malloy's alter ego, and only he can talk to him. Of course, his family thinks he's crazy when he spends all that time in the basement.

4. Tiffany, the hot, short-skirted daughter, is a virgin. When I first heard this, I thought it was the biggest contradiction of the show. Here's a girl that looks this good, with all these guys drooling over her, and she's a VIRGIN? Oh please. As we all know, Kelly Bundy of MWC's favorite spot was the back seat of a car. We didn't see it on camera, but she was understood to be very promiscuous.

After the behind-the-scenes people seen who was watching the show, and who on the show they were watching, first the grandma was let go (after the first season!) and then Stephanie Hodge (who played the mother) was booted off the show. "Unhappily" was restructured around Nikki Cox's character, Tiffany. The show then became an exercise in watching Tiffany and her best friend glide across the screen in the shortest, skimpiest dresses allowed on TV-14 television. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this show, and when it went off the air I was pretty disappointed. The reruns are still around, and I really like watching those! I give this show a solid A.