The 10 Best Casted Siblings in TV Sitcom History

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Published by Nattyb at 9:00 am under Television

I’m guessing it’s tough to grow up being a single child. I mean all you have is your parents? That’s gotta suck. I know that God willing when I have children that I hope I can provide the first child with a brother or a sister. And that also translates onto television.

I mean how often do you see single child families? Not too often. Which is why it’s great that TV shows insert a bunch of kids who have funny dynamics just like in real life.

Some shows do it better than others. Here are the 10 best casted siblings in TV sitcom history….

Niles and Frasier Crane – Frasier

For the sheer fact that these two actually look and talk like brothers in real life. Honestly it never got better than this on television. To this day I’m still in awe about how much these guys are alike.

Kevin and Wayne Arnold – The Wonder Years

No better display of big brother/little brother took place than on The Wonder Years. Wayne was such a ***** that it was awesome. It got worse when they became older and got along better. I’m not counting the sister here.

Kelly and Bud Bundy – Married with Children

These two managed to jab at each other for the entire run of the show. A feat that will not be matched. It all went to **** once that Seven kid showed up.

The Huxtable Kids (Except Sandra) – The Cosby Show

Like I said, except for Sandra, this was a flawless family.

Ross and Monica – Friends

I never really liked the show but it’s not often that you just see a brother/sister pair on a sitcom. Also, it’s nice to see a kids dynamic in adults which Ross and Monica definitely had.

Michael, Lindsay, Gob, Buster, Bluth – Arrested Development

Jesus Christ I could write an entire article about this clan but let’s just say you guys agree here Good.

Alex, Mallory, Jennifer – Family Ties

It was really Alex that made this crew but Mallory was pretty awesome. Jennifer was useless but still fun in her younger days. But I have to say the combo of Fox and Bateman really kicked as on this show. And no I’m not including Brian Bonsall.

The Bradford Clan – Eight is Enough

Too old for my time but too many people have told me I had to add them.

The Brady Bunch – The Brady Bunch

Come on. You think I’d leave them out?

Raymond and Robert Barone – Everyone Loves Raymond

When you put a giant cop next to his little brother who he’s completely jealous of you have a good formula. And it definitely worked with these guys. I don’t put this show up there with the likes of other greats but I did love watching these guys jab back and forth.

*P.S. I refuse to add Two and a Half Men.

Other notables: Wally and the Beaver, Full House Girls, My Three Sons, Happy Days, Charles in Charge

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can't believe they left out j.j and thelma evans of good times

[MickeyMac]

What about J.R. and Bobby Ewing??

[icecream]

Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce had fantastic chemistry on Frasier. The best cast sisters were Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa on Hope & Faith.

[Rezny@gmail.com]

And how about the "Bryant Park Boys"-Mike,Robbie,Chip (and later Ernie)on "My Three Sons"?

[old grouch]

Originally Posted by rrezny@usnetizen

And how about the "Bryant Park Boys"-Mike,Robbie,Chip (and later Ernie)on "My Three Sons"?

I'll go along with that, plus add the siblings from 'The Donna Reed Show' and 'Father Knows Best', because they act and look like they could be brothers and sisters in real life.

[benjamoon]

That's a good list. Another that wasn't a regular but perfectly casted were Reese Witherspoon and (especially) Christina Applegate as Rachel's sisters on Friends

Also how about Rhoda and Brenda?

[DSfan]

I always thought Step by Step had some great kids and teenagers that each provided a different aspect to the show. You could really imagine them being a family the way they all interacted.

[Retro4Life]

The Partridge kids (particularly Keith, Danny and Laurie) had great casting and chemistry IMHO.

[Adamantium]

Joe and Brian Hackett (played by Tim Daly & Steven Weber) from "Wings."

[factsoflife]

Carol and Mike Seaver from "Growing Pains" were a great sibling pair to watch.. They both hated each other; but when push came to shove had each other's backs. Add Ben into the mix and it was even more fun. Let's not talk about Chrissy.


Brenda and Brandon Walsh on the original, Beverly Hills 90210 was a well matched pair. Brenda the over dramatic one, Brandon the down to earth practical one.

[Schmoopie]

Originally Posted by catsrule

Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce had fantastic chemistry on Frasier.

Casting DHP as Niles Crane was brilliant beyond brilliant! And how cool that they mainly picked him because of his similar mannerisms and likeness to Kelsey Grammer! They are just awesome! Best sibling team ever, IMO!

[tv star collector]

"I mean how often do you see single child families? Not too often."

I was an only child, and I can think of a number of TV series that had only
one child, including:

I Love Lucy, Bachelor Father, Dennis the Menace, The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Punky Brewster


And that's not even counting dramas (e.g., Circus Boy, Fury, Lassie, Gentle Ben).

[McGillicuddy]

There were quite a few sibling relationships on The Golden Girls, but the casting of Nancy Walker as Angela (Sophia's sister) was genious!

[McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by tv star collector

"I mean how often do you see single child families? Not too often."

I was an only child, and I can think of a number of TV series that had only
one child, including:

I Love Lucy, Bachelor Father, Dennis the Menace, The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Punky Brewster


And that's not even counting dramas (e.g., Circus Boy, Fury, Lassie, Gentle Ben).

Actually, when you think about it there's lots.

I think I'll start a separate thread for this.

[Heidi Dawn]

I thought Casietta and Amelia Hetebrink on Amen were pefectly cast by Barbara Montgomery and Roz Ryan.