Yes, Dear

A comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting. Greg and Kim Warner struggle on a daily basis to become perfect at the job. Kim is a neurotic, stay-at-home mother, and although her husband, Greg, is a success in his career, his more difficult job is keeping his wife calm as they raise their two young children. While Kim is determined to be the perfect mother and perfect wife and to raise the perfect children, her sister, Christine Hughes, a very down-to-earth mother of two, continually reminds her that life will never be perfect. Christine's husband, Jimmy, often feels compelled to share with his brother-in-law his philosophy about being a husband and a parent while still remaining a man.

Yes, Dear (2000-2006) is an American multi-camera family sitcom created by Greg Garcia and Alan Kirschenbaum for CBS. Anthony Clark plays Greg Warner, a successful man whose hardest job is keeping his anxious wife calm, while Jean Louisa Kelly plays Kim Warner, a neurotic stay-at-home mother determined to raise the perfect children. Liza Snyder plays Christine Hughes, Kim's down-to-earth sister who keeps reminding her that life will never be perfect, and Mike O'Malley plays Jimmy Hughes, Christine's husband, who delivers unsolicited philosophies about being a husband and father while trying to remain a man. The engine of each episode is the friction between two couples with opposing parenting styles, playing out through everyday schemes, dinners, and small household crises in a suburban setting. The series runs six seasons with a studio audience and a fast, joke-driven rhythm, its tone light, breezy, and warmly absurd. Its shape is episodic, with self-contained stories that can be watched in any order. Fans of Everybody Loves Raymond, The King of Queens, and Still Standing will find the same domestic bickering and in-law comedy here.

• Everybody Loves Raymondsuburban family sitcom, comedy of parenting anxieties, couples bickering
• The King of Queensdomestic sitcom about married couples and neighbors, relatable parenting comedy
• Still Standingmulti-camera family sitcom, in-laws and marital friction, parenting comedy

Created by

Greg Garcia, Alan Kirschenbaum

Release Date

2000-10-02

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

6.9 / 10 (49)

What is Yes, Dear about?

Two sisters and their husbands clash over the right way to raise children in this neurotic suburban family sitcom.

What is Yes, Dear like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yes, Dear as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Yes, Dear violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Yes, Dear.

Which shows are like Yes, Dear?

Shows with a similar feel include Everybody Loves Raymond, The King of Queens, and Still Standing.

How long is Yes, Dear?

Yes, Dear: 6 seasons, 122 episodes.

Is Yes, Dear still running?

No, Yes, Dear has ended.