"Me And My Family"
NBC sitcom
2004-2005
Thursdays 8:30pm

"Me And My Family" stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Kate Morgan, a faithful wife and a loving mother. Kate Morgan is working as a bank teller, until she got laid off. Kate lives in her Buffalo home with her husband of 10 years, Eric Morgan (Matthew Broderick) and their three children: Andrew Morgan, 8, Lacey Morgan, 5, and James Morgan, 2. Kate's husband, Eric is a dentist. Kate and Eric (and Andrew, Lacey, and James) welcomed Kate's younger flakier sister, Paige Lauderdale (Jennifer Aniston). Paige helps out with the kids, the chores, and putting her two-cents worth in no matter when (when they need it and when they dont). Kate and Paige's newly-divorced mother, Janet Lauderdale (Bette Midler) often drops by, after moving into an apartment complex near the Morgan household. Janet, without knowing this, moved into the apartment across the hall from Eric's widowed mother, Elaine Morgan (Dixie Carter). Elaine feels threatened by Janet and does not want to lose her title as the kids's "favorite grandma", ever since Janet moved in town. Janet and Elaine are constantly competeing against each other to see who can really spoil the grandkids more than the other. Also, Janet is constantly asking Paige when she is going to find a man, get married, and give her grandkids like Kate did, which drives Paige crazy. Kate now being jobless, is in constant pressure to find a good-paying job..which just so happens to conflict with Eric having a mid-life crisis and wanting a career change.


CAST:
Sarah Jessica Parker : Kate Lauderdale-Morgan
Matthew Broderick : Dr. Eric Morgan
Jennifer Aniston : Paige Lauderdale
unknown actor : Andrew Morgan
unknown actress : Lacey Morgan
unknown actor : James Morgan
Bette Midler : Janet Lauderdale
Dixie Carter : Elaine Morgan

Ep1: Pilot:
Eric and Kate let Kate's sister, Paige, move into their guest room, after getting evicted from her apartment. Andrew is not looking forward to his first day of the 2nd grade, as Lacey is very excited for her first day of preschool.

Ep2: You Are The Weakest Link, Goodbye:
Kate's boss lays her off from work at the bank. Kate is devastated about being laid off. The family learns that Kate and Paige's parents's divorce is finally finalized.

Ep3: An Anniversary You Will Not Forget:
Eric and Paige plan a romantic, surprise annversary dinner just for Eric and a still depressed Kate. Eric's mom, Elaine (Dixie Carter) offers to watch the kids overnight at her apartment. Meanwhile, Paige goes out to the mall (to do some last-minute shopping for her anniversary gift to Eric and Kate), where she spots her mother, Janet (Bette Midler). Janet tells Paige that she has moved into an apartment complex near Kate and Eric's house, as Paige confesses she got evicted and is now living with Kate and the family.

Ep4: Feuding Grandmas:
Elaine and Janet realize they are living in apartments across the hall from each other. Elaine suddenly feels threatened that Janet is trying to "win over" their grandkids. Paige helps Kate get ready for her firt job interview since being laid off. Kate doesn't get the job. Janet learns that Kate is unemployed, which Kate didn't want her to find out about.

Ep5: Mothers And Marriages:
Janet makes a comment about when is Paige going to find a men, marry him, and have kids. Paige just so happens to be having a bad day at work and out of anger, tells her mom off. Paige, a few days later, after realizing what she had done, apologizes to her mom. Eric goes through the beginning stages of a midlife crisis.

Ep6: A Career Change? Now?:
Eric tells Kate he wants a career change and wants to get out of dentistry. Kate is against it, due to the fact she still has no job. Andrew spills the beans about Elaine having a 'boyfriend', who has been kept secret from the family. Paige and Janet want the scoop about Elaine's newest beau.

Ep7: Not-So-Happy 40th Birthday:
Kate is dreading the fact that she is now 40 years old (and unemployed). Kate has to cut her birthday party short to go to her second job interview. Kate again gets turned down and has to come home to face her family (Eric, Paige, Janet, Elaine, and the kids). Elaine introduces her newest "friend" to Eric and the family. Eric instantly hates the man who is dating his mom. Truth gets out that he just can not stand to see his mom with another man since his dad's death 3 years ago.

Ep8: Kate And The Minors:
Kate decides to lower her standards to get a job (and actually got hired) at a small 50's diner as a waitress. Kate's boss turns out to be a hormonally-crazed 16 years old boy. Kate is disgusted, yet flattered that her teenage boss only hired her based on her looks. Elaine's newest beau suffers an heart attack (and dies) during having sex with Elaine. Elaine is mortified that her beau died while having sex with her and is way too embarrassed to tell anyone how he actually died. Elaine ends up telling everyone different causes of death, he died from. Elaine ends up telling the truth after everyone ambushs her for the truth.

Ep9: The Somewhat Funny Funeral:
Elaine, Eric, Kate, Paige, and Janet go to the funeral. During the ceremony, Elaine can't stopping giggling (not because he is died, but the idea of how he died). Elaine's giggling turns into Eric, Kate, Paige, and Janet joining her giggling. The priest asks the five adults to leave the funeral as soon as possible for being disrespecteful. The next day, the five of them return to his family's house to apologize for their behavior at the funeral, where Elaine learns her deceased beau still had a wife and that he lied about his wife being dead for years.

Ep10: Return Of Daddy:
Kate and Paige's dad/Janet's ex-husband, Michael (Tom Selleck) returns with intentions of trying to get back together with Janet. Janet forbids to get back together with her ex, due to the fact that he has had a mistress on the side for the past 4 years. Kate and Paige find out about Michael having a mistress and are very ashamed of him all of a sudden. Leaving Kate to spend time with her mom, her sister, and her visiting dad; Eric takes the three kids and Elaine over to Eric's younger brother, Chris (Eric McCormack) and his wife, Angela (Mira Sorvino)'s house in Albany for the weekend. Andrew, Lacey, and James spend the weekend playing with Chris and Angela's kids (Jason, 6, and Kayla, 5), while Eric and Elaine spend time with Chris and Angela. Chris and Angela tell Elaine and Eric their news-that they are getting a divorce. Elaine is upset, as Eric wonders why his little bro wants to run out of his marriage after 5 years.


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