What's up, dad?
Television series | |
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German title | What's up, dad? |
Original title | My Wife and Kids |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 2001-2005 |
length | 23 minutes |
Episodes | 123 in 5 seasons ( list ) |
genre | Sitcom |
idea |
Don Reo Damon Wayans |
music |
Derryck Thornton Dwayne Wayans |
First broadcast | March 28, 2001 (USA) on ABC |
German-language first broadcast |
November 15, 2003 on ProSieben |
What's up, dad? (Original title: My Wife and Kids ) is an American sitcom that was broadcast on ABC from 2001 to 2005. In Germany, ProSieben took overthe first broadcast. The series hasbeen repeatedby Disney Channel since May 21, 2014. Due to falling audience ratings, production was discontinued after the fifth season.
The series is about the Kyle family, an upper-middle class African American family living in Stamford , Connecticut .
Characters
- family
- Michael Richard Kyle ( Damon Wayans , seasons 1-5) is the protagonist of the series. He is a Michael Jordan fan and once had the opportunity to play against his idol at the Michael Jordan Camp, where he finally lost 10-0. The bald head of the family runs his own company and has three children with his wife, Janet. He enjoys being creative and permanent revenge for small mistakes of his children.
- Janet 'Jay' Marie Kyle ( Tisha Campbell-Martin , seasons 1-5) is Michael's wife, who is usually addressed as "Jay". She is selfish and ambitious, very prone to outbursts of anger, and always anxious to look good. Nevertheless, their self-esteem is rather sparse. If she is jealous, she sanctions her husband e.g. B. with the withdrawal of physical love. She loves and cares for her family.
- Michael Kyle Junior ( George O. Gore II , seasons 1-5) is the oldest child in the family and is called "Junior". He is not particularly intelligent and tries to cover up this fact with supposedly clever ideas, but he never succeeds. His elongated skull shape gives his family reason to make fun of him.
- Claire Kyle ( Jazz Raycole , Season 1 / Jennifer Nicole Freeman , from Season 2) is the older of the two daughters and often tries to manipulate other people in their favor or to discredit her brother for no reason. She suffers from her father's excessive protection from her suitors. Her clumsiness leads to her falling down stairs more often or having difficulties overcoming other obstacles. She is proud of her beauty and often mentions it.
- Kady Kyle ( Parker McKenna Posey , seasons 1-5) is the youngest child and has a friend named Franklin who tries to teach her everything he can do himself. Their naivety often leads to actions that are contrary to all expectations. In German, Shadi Saee takes over her voice.
- Supporting characters
- Dr. Franklin Aloysius Mumford ( Noah Gray-Cabey , seasons 3–5) is a child prodigy who graduated from Harvard University in various subjects at the age of six . He has been a professor there since he was seven and also lectures at other high-ranking universities. He is also a virtuoso at the piano and overall very confident of himself. While he is widely admired, his well-intentioned advice is regularly ignored. His constant expressions of love concerning Kady also indicate an emotional precocity. Franklin has a younger sister named Aretha (based on Aretha Franklin ) ( Jamia Simone Nash ), who loves to sing.
- Vanessa Scott ( Meagan Good , 3rd season / Brooklyn Sudano , seasons 4-5) appears in the third season with her somewhat strange parents. Junior falls in love with the pretty girl, has sexual intercourse with her and is thrown out of the house by his father. At the end of the series, Vanessa has a child from Junior and the two get married.
- Calvin Scott ( Lester Speight , seasons 3-5) is the violent, muscular father of Vanessa. He always prefers direct, physical conflict to deliberation, even if it has a soft core. He seems a bit retarded and naive.
- Tony Jeffers ( Andrew McFarlane , seasons 1-5) is Claire's boyfriend. He is characterized by his beliefs as well as his emotional instability. McFarlane played a crush in the first season of Claire named Roger.
- Bobby Shaw ( Katt Williams , season 5) is a former classmate and adversary of Michael and Jay's first lover. At the end of the series he buys his company from Michael through a cash profit.
occupation
The German dubbed version was created by the dubbing company Telesynchron in Berlin .
role | actor | Season | Voice actor |
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main characters | |||
Michael Richard Kyle | Damon Wayans | 1-5 | Oliver Mink |
Janet "Jay" Marie Kyle | Tisha Campbell-Martin | 1-5 | Claudia Urbschat-Mingues |
Michael Kyle Junior | George O. Gore II | 1-5 | Michael Verona |
Claire Kyle | Jazz Raycole | 1, 2 | Yvonne Greitzke |
Jennifer Nicole Freeman | 2-5 | ||
Kady Kyle | Parker McKenna Posey | 1-5 | Shadi Saee |
Supporting characters | |||
Dr. Franklin Aloysius Mumford | Noah Gray-Cabey | 3-5 | Adrian Kilian |
Vanessa Scott | Meagan Good | 3 | Julia Kaufmann |
Brooklyn Sudano | 4-5 | ||
Calvin Scott | Lester Speight | 4-5 | Tilo Schmitz |
Tony Jeffers | Andrew McFarlane | 1-5 | Konrad Bösherz |
Bobby Shaw | Katt Williams | 5 | Santiago Ziesmer |
- annotation
- ↑ This episode was produced with the first season, but not aired until the second season.
background
- Claire Kyle was played by Jazz Raycole in season one and episode 20 of season two , and Jennifer Nicole Freeman in the remaining episodes . In the first episode of season two, Michael mentions that Claire looks like a completely different person. Claire replies that she just pulled her hair back. However, Michael sticks to his comment.
- Vanessa Scott was played by Meagan Good in 2003 and was replaced by Brooklyn Sudano from 2003 to 2005 , even in an overarching episode.
- At the end of the fourth season, the special My Wife and Kids: Access All Areas was broadcast on March 12, 2004 , but this has not yet been dubbed for German television.
Running gags
In this comedy series, as in many others, there are running gags . Most of them treat Junior's simple mind and big head. He has to keep “dummy books” and gets slaps on the back of the head, mainly from his father. Often there are sayings like Michael's "Uh ... no." Or Jay's "Really?". Other gags are:
- Claire is very clumsy, tripping over objects or the stairs
- Tony's feminine demeanor, as well as his religious fanaticism
- Michael often calls Franklin Frankenberry
- Jay's constant admiration for Denzel Washington and Michael's frequent admiration for Halle Berry
- Actors Damon Wayans and Halle Berry played in Last Boy Scout back in 1991 .
- Frequent references to Michael's hairlessness
- Michael often plays Bill Cosby , but almost nobody around him finds this funny
- Kady's constant appearing during kisses between Michael and Jay
- Michael's constant attempts to bribe others, but it never works
Episode list
Awards & nominations
- 2002: Nominated for Best Series - Comedy
- 2002: Nominated for Best Actor in a Series - Comedy for Damon Wayans
- 2002: Nominated Best Actress in a Series - Comedy for Tisha Campbell-Martin
- 2003: Nominated for Best Series - Comedy
- 2003: Nominated for Best Actor in a Series - Comedy for Damon Wayans
- 2003: Winner Best Actress in a Series - Comedy for Tisha Campbell-Martin
- 2004: Nominated for Best Series - Comedy
- 2004: Nominated for Best Actor in a Series - Comedy for Damon Wayans
- 2004: Nominated Best Actress in a Series - Comedy for Tisha Campbell-Martin
- 2004: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Series - Comedy for George Gore II
- 2005: Nominated for Best Series - Comedy
- 2005: Nominated for Best Actor in a Series - Comedy for Damon Wayans
- 2005: Nominated for Best Actress in a Series - Comedy for Tisha Campbell-Martin
- 2006: Nominated for Best Series Director - Comedy for Matti Caruthes
- 2006: Nominated for Best Series Director - Comedy for James Wilcox
- 2002: Nominated for Best Actor in a Television Series - Actors 10 Years or Under for Parker McKenna Posey
- 2003: Nominated Best Ensemble for George Gore II , Parker McKenna Posey and Jennifer Nicole Freeman
- 2003: Nominated for Best Family TV Series
- 2003: Nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series - Guest Actress for Marina Malota
- 2003: Nominated for Best Actor in a TV Series - Guest Actress - Actor up to 10 years or younger for Liliana Mumy
- 2003: Winner Best Actress in a TV Series - Guest Actress - Actor up to 10 years or younger for Jessica Sara
- 2004: Nominated for Best Actor in a Television Series - Actors 10 Years or Under for Noah Gray-Cabey
- 2005: Nominated for Best Actor in a Television Series - Actors 10 Years or Under for Noah Gray-Cabey
- 2006: Nominated for Best Actor in a Television Series - Supporting Actor for Jazz Raycole
- 2006: Winner Best Actor in a Television Series - Actors 10 Years or Under for Noah Gray-Cabey
- BET Awards
- 2004: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for George Gore II
- 2004: Nominated for Best Comedy Series
- 2004: Nominated Best Director for a Comedy Series
- 2004: Nominated Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series
- 2004: Winner for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Damon Wayans
- 2004: Winner Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Tisha Campbell-Martin
- 2005: Nominated for Best Comedy Series
- 2005: Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Damon Wayans
- 2005: Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Tisha Campbell-Martin
- 2005: Nominated Best Director for a Comedy Series a . a. for George Gore II and Tisha Campbell-Martin
- 2005: Nominated Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series
- 2003: Nominated: Best Actor in a Series (Comedy / Musical) for Damon Wayans
- 2005: Nominated: Best Actor in a Series (Comedy / Musical) for Damon Wayans
- 2001: Best TV Comedy Series
- 2004: Best Actress - Comedy for Jennifer Freeman
- 2002: Winner of favorite comedy series
- 2002: Winner Favorite Actor in a new comedy series for Damon Wayans
- ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
- 2003: Winner of the top TV series for Derryck Thornton
- 2004: Nominated Most Popular Overseas Comedy
- Prism Awards
- 2002: Winner Best Comedy Series Episode (Season 1, Episode 3 - No Fun With Weed)
- Family Television Awards
- 2002: Winner Family Television Award - Comedy
Web links
- What's up, dad? in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- What's up, dad? in the online film database
- Episode guide on fernsehserien.de
- My Wife and Kids at TV.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ What's Up, Dad? In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on February 22, 2011 .