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The Kids Are Alright

★ 7.9 4K votes 2018–2019 1 season · 23 episodes Canceled ABC
NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 8/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Mary McCormackJack GoreSam StraleyCaleb FooteSawyer WadeChristopher Paul Richards
Written by
Tim Doyle
Starring
Mary McCormackJack GoreSam StraleyCaleb FooteSawyer WadeChristopher Paul Richards
Written by
Tim Doyle
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
075150225300

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About

"A quietly tender memoir dressed as a sitcom"

Set in a working-class Irish Catholic household in the 1970s suburbs, this single-camera comedy follows a family raising eight sons on one factory paycheck. Told through the wry, nostalgic narration of a middle brother looking back, it mixes warm family chaos with real anxieties about money, faith, and one son's dream of becoming an actor. The tone leans gentle and observational rather than joke-a-minute, closer to a memoir than a traditional sitcom. It's low-key, character-driven comfort viewing that rewards patience with genuine heart.

Watch it for

the warm, memoir-like narration that turns everyday family chaos into something genuinely touching.

Maybe skip if

you want fast jokes rather than a slow, nostalgic character study.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12018
7.84K238h 2m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.3
29221 min
▶2Timmy's Poem7.7
23721 min
▶3Microwave7.9
22820 min
▶4Peggy's Day Out7.9
20621 min
▶5Boxing7.6
19221 min
▶6Behind the Counter7.9
19121 min
▶7Little Cyst7.7
18421 min
▶8Christmas 19727.7
19021 min
▶9The Love List7.9
18421 min
▶10Show Boat7.9
17721 min
▶11Mailbox7.8
17621 min
▶12Vietnam8.3
18921 min
▶13Valentine's Day7.6
17221 min
▶14Happy Cecil7.7
17321 min
▶15Nine Birthdays7.8
17921 min
▶16Wendi's House7.5
15521 min
▶17Low Expectations8.0
17021 min
▶18Peggy Drives Away7.9
16121 min
▶19Mass for Shut-Ins7.6
15721 min
▶20Timmy's New Hobby8.2
16821 min
▶21Mike's Award7.7
15421 min
▶22Whales7.5
14721 min
▶23Irish Goodbye8.2
16121 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Mary McCormack Peggy Cleary
Jack Gore Timmy Cleary
Sam Straley Lawrence Cleary
Caleb Foote Eddie Cleary
Sawyer Wade Frank Cleary
Christopher Paul Richards Joey Cleary
Andy Walken William Cleary
Santino Barnard Pat Cleary
Tim Doyle The Narrator
Michael Cudlitz Mike Cleary

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