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Season 1 – Playing House

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Childhood best friends Maggie Caruso and Emma Crawford have shared countless adventures raising Maggie's daughter Charlotte together in their hometown of Pinebrook. The BFFs overcome unexpected hurdles since Emma's move back home to help Maggie, including navigating colorful characters from their past and surviving countless dating misadventures. Now, the tables are turned when Maggie needs to come to Emma's rescue as their friendship faces its biggest challenge yet. These women complement each other the way only best friends can, by facing the challenges of their past, present and future -- together.

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Playing House — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham are a comedy duo worth watching, and their chemistry helps to make Playing House reasonably enjoyable and perceptive.

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Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 05/08/2014
USA is promoting the show as an "original comedy"; let's see if they can put more truth in that advertising. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 05/01/2014
The humor gets low at times, but the characters themselves do not; which is not to say that they keep their dignity. Go to Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News 04/30/2014
2/5
Playing House is essentially a tweaked remake of Best Friends Forever, a sitcom that washed out of NBC two years ago. Go to Full Review Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago 07/02/2018
This is a show that depends strongly on its leading ladies being likeable, and yet it spends almost the entirety of its second episode painting them as shallow and insensitive, completely undermining that goodwill built up in its first half-hour. Go to Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 05/13/2014
4/5
Two besties and a baby comedy is saucy, but sweet. Go to Full Review Matt Roush TV Guide 04/30/2014
Expectations couldn't be lower for this unrequested reunion, which is why it comes as such a nice surprise that Playing House, while hardly anything new, provides a much happier showcase for these gals' effortlessly snarky chemistry. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/18/2015 love this series. The level of awkwardness and discomfort is perfect. The chemistry between the actors is nice, and the actors/comedians have a good sense of timing for the comedic as well as the emotional moments. It's fun to watch. See more 07/14/2014 Great show! It started off a little shaky but it keeps getting better. See more 06/04/2014 St Clair & Parham have great chemistry. I like Jane Kaczmarek as Emma's Mom. Great character. I also like the small town take on it all. One of my new favorite comedies. See more 05/18/2014 Feather-light premise saved by fantastic acting, chemistry and writing. See more Read all reviews
Playing House — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Lennon Parham

Maggie Caruso

Jessica St. Clair

Emma Crawford

Keegan-Michael Key

Mark Rodriguez

Jane Kaczmarek

Gwen Crawford

Brad Morris

Bruce Caruso

Zach Woods

Zach Harper

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 29, 2014 Pilot Emma returns home to attend her best friend's baby shower. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 29, 2014 Bird Bones Emma and Maggie have brunch with Mark's wife; Mark looks into the robbery of a garden gnome. Details Episode 3 Aired May 6, 2014 Unfinished Business Maggie and Mark look into Bruce's disappearance; Emma reunites with her mother. Details Episode 4 Aired May 13, 2014 Totes Kewl Emma dates Maggie's divorce lawyer and learns a secret about her mother. Details Episode 5 Aired May 20, 2014 Drumline Maggie reconnects with an old crush at a drumline reunion; Emma bonds with a band nerd. Details Episode 6 Aired May 27, 2014 Bosephus and the Catfish Maggie is leery of Zach's online girlfriend; Emma helps Bruce. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 3, 2014 Spaghetti and Meatballs Mark is in charge of the spaghetti dinner fundraiser; Emma wants to use her business skills to help Mark. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 10, 2014 37 Weeks Maggie learns that she could go into labor at any time; Mark and Emma address the breakup. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 17, 2014 Let's Have a Baby Maggie's regular doctor is away, ruining her birth plan; Zach offers Maggie labor techniques. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 17, 2014 Bugs in Your Eyes While Maggie takes care of the baby and plans the christening, Emma questions her place in Maggie's life; Mark loses a bet with a biker. Details

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Playing House — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham, Scot Armstrong, Judah Miller, Ravi Nandan
Network
USA
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 29, 2014