Season 1
American Housewife
American Housewife is boosted by a strong and enjoyable lead performance by Katy Mixon, yet her performance alone strains to sustain an excessively quirky show that relies too heavily on stereotypes.
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Episodes
In the series premiere, an average wife and mother raises her flawed family in a town of seemingly perfect people.
Greg comes down with the flu and Katie battles exhaustion trying to take care of him and the kids. Later: her exhaustion leads to a confrontation with the school's overbearing school crossing guard.
Katie competes in a zombie run with a neighbor while Greg and Anna-Kat get carried away with the "zombie" theme.
Katie imitates the other moms to help Anna-Kat get invited to a popular girl's birthday party.
Katie imitates the other moms to help Anna-Kat get invited to a popular girl's birthday party.
Katie's mom visits for Thanksgiving, which puts Katie on edge, but a surprising ally surfaces to help ease the tension.
Katie and Greg fight the PTA on school budget cuts that impact Anna-Kat's special needs teacher.
Oliver tries to impress a girl by taking lessons in dancing and manners ahead of the Westport Cotillion, but he tries to keep it a secret from Katie out of fear that she'll intervene.
Katie plans a school pageant to celebrate Christmas. Also: Taylor and Oliver visit a nursing home to cheer up the residents at Greg's persuasion, but things don't work out as planned.
Anna-Kat has a playdate with a "normal" girl, but Anna-Kat reveals herself to be a kleptomaniac, leading to a conflict between her, Greg and Katie as they try to resolve things.
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Genre:Comedy
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Network:ABC
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Premiere Date:Oct 11, 2016
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Exec. Producers:
Cast & Crew

Doris

Angela

Oliver Otto

Katie Otto

Anna-Kat Otto

Greg Otto

Taylor Otto

Viv

Suzanne

Tara Summers

Eyo

Alice McCarthy

Cooper Bradford

Alice McCarthy

Kurt Brockwell

Dr. Ellie

Sage

Chloe Brown Mueller

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Episodes
In the series premiere, an average wife and mother raises her flawed family in a town of seemingly perfect people.
Greg comes down with the flu and Katie battles exhaustion trying to take care of him and the kids. Later: her exhaustion leads to a confrontation with the school's overbearing school crossing guard.
Katie competes in a zombie run with a neighbor while Greg and Anna-Kat get carried away with the "zombie" theme.
Katie imitates the other moms to help Anna-Kat get invited to a popular girl's birthday party.
Katie imitates the other moms to help Anna-Kat get invited to a popular girl's birthday party.
Katie's mom visits for Thanksgiving, which puts Katie on edge, but a surprising ally surfaces to help ease the tension.
Katie and Greg fight the PTA on school budget cuts that impact Anna-Kat's special needs teacher.
Oliver tries to impress a girl by taking lessons in dancing and manners ahead of the Westport Cotillion, but he tries to keep it a secret from Katie out of fear that she'll intervene.
Katie plans a school pageant to celebrate Christmas. Also: Taylor and Oliver visit a nursing home to cheer up the residents at Greg's persuasion, but things don't work out as planned.
Anna-Kat has a playdate with a "normal" girl, but Anna-Kat reveals herself to be a kleptomaniac, leading to a conflict between her, Greg and Katie as they try to resolve things.
Critic Reviews for American Housewife Season 1
All Critics (38) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (16)
The writing in the two episodes I've seen is funnier and more pointed than the show's premise.
The subject matter is in good hands with Mixon in the lead, a casting choice that should leave "bad moms" everywhere celebrating. Or at the very least ditching those godawful green smoothies.
The "fat" stuff is way overdone, but Bader and Mixon are good. Otherwise, your watchwords are: too soon to tell.
American Housewife tackles an issue that's sure to reverberate with many.
Mixon's casting would have been much more meaningful had her show more frequently let her form speak for itself. American Housewife's star, so far, is Katie's weight-and a number is a pretty boring premise for a story.
American Housewife so far is too busy taking offense to be much fun to watch.
Once called "The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport," the series hits the usual notes but doesn't sing.
Katy Mixon is a star. It's honestly her intense likability that makes this show so watchable.
I'm pretty sure having Mixon's Katie Otto make disparaging remarks about "skinny mommies in tight white jeans" isn't the best delivery-system for a celebration of all things good about Katy Mixon.
It's not a revolutionary setup for a TV family, but again, it's all about how Katie handles them that makes it work.
Katie and Greg are solidly likable characters who only sometimes fall into predictably ridiculous plot traps.
Its central character isn't actually fat. Of course, that's part of the alleged joke in this mean-spirited sitcom.
Audience Reviews for American Housewife: Season 1
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Jun 16, 2020El tema central de la serie no es su fuerte, pero es divertido centrarse en las subtramas, y aunque la mayoría de lo personajes secundarios no son explotados. La familia Otto, más específicamente los hijos, son un ancla para no querer dejar de ver el programa.
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Apr 02, 2020I hate this show. The MOM character is the worst, the rest of the characters are ok. She reflects the worst in humanity, she is not funny, not charismatic or not even a good mother. Why do they keep on torturing us with her face? Please disappear her like in Rossane and keep the rest of the show. I think Diedrich Bader, the husband could be funnier, he is a good actor in a poor character.
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Jan 08, 2020Love this show! The actors work so good together
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Sep 22, 2019The Show has a lot of laughs and funny plots. Some times its blah but for the most part its a DVR recorded show we watch
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Jun 15, 2019Just watched this for the first time. By far the worst show I've watched. The first 15 minutes is focused on being a "fat wind" and a racist "fat" lady. Ugh
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Jul 18, 2018I think this is an entertaining and funny show. I enjoy it. Love Katy Mixon.!
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Jan 11, 2018A show every mom should show her children!
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Nov 26, 2017Very funny show. Very entertaining. The whole family loves it. Great writing.
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Oct 22, 2017I have loved Katy Mixon since Mike & Molly and she it stupendous in this show. My favorite new comedy of 2016.
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Oct 05, 2017Omg, best comedy for the mom's out there!
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