Is "My Wife and Kids" basically "The Hughleys" without Hughley? (https://web.archive.org/web/20010402060943/http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Search-0!ArticleDetail-27157,00.html)

The new Damon Wayans ABC sitcom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125239/http://www.jumptheshark.com/m/mywifeandkids.htm) shares many similarities with D.L. Hughley's show. But there's one distinctive thing that sets them apart — Wayans' show (https://web.archive.org/web/20140405003316/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3119149-my-wife-kids/?view=getnewpost) is Disney-produced while Hughley's isn't.

Reviews: Damon Wayans brings back old-style family sitcom with "My Wife and Kids" (https://web.archive.org/web/20010402060943/http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,270008121,00.html)

"There are moments in Wednesday's premiere that seem straight out of an episode of the 'Cosby Show' of the '80s," says Scott Pierce.

"Wayans' Michael Kyle isn't the only television characte (https://web.archive.org/web/20010402060943/http://dailynews.philly.com/content/daily_news/2001/03/28/features/DISH28.htm)r who'd probably like to crawl back into an old sitcom," says Ellen Gray. "Even foul-mouthed Tony Soprano sometimes longs for a past that's more 'Father Knows Best' than 'Godfather.'"

"(It) gives a nod to Cosby as mentor (https://web.archive.org/web/20010402060943/http://www.denverpost.com/scene/ost0328.htm) while doing more to highlight grittier urban African-American culture," says Joanne Ostrow.

"'My Wife and Kids' makes 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' look like 'Superfly," (https://web.archive.org/web/20010402060943/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/28/DD91858.DTL) says John Carman.

"The new 'Home Improvement' is here," (https://web.archive.org/web/20010402060943/http://www.newsday.com/coverage/current/fanfare/wednesday/nd4115.htm) says Diane Werts. "The question is whether anyone still wants it."