Parenting is tough and getting tougher every day. For single fathers or mothers, the job is much more difficult as they must not only play two different roles, but also have the added responsibility. But the new Single Parents TV Show on ABC is not about parenting or about kids. It is about these harried individuals who have lost themselves in the process.
Single Parents TV Show Cast
J.J. Philbin writes the new comedy with an ensemble cast that portrays a group of single parents who must find ways to bring back some semblance to their lives. The series premieres on September 26 2018.
Single Parents (2018)
Developed By: J.J. Philbin
Cast: Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, Kimrie Lewis, Jake Choi, Brad Garrett, Ella Allan
Network: ABC
Air Date: September 26 2018, 9.30 PM ET/PT
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Single Parents TV Show Plot
Single Parents TV show follows a group of single parents as they lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.
The series begins when the group meets Will Cooper, a 30-something guy who’s been so focused on raising his daughter that he’s lost sight of who he is as a man.
When the other single parents see just how far down the rabbit hole of PTA, parenting and princesses Will has gone, they band together to get him out in the world and make him realize that being a great parent doesn’t mean sacrificing everything about your own identity.
Single Parents TV Show Review
Single Parents is definitely one of the better sitcoms that have debuted on TV in recent times. With an ensemble cast and a new perspective, the series has new opportunities for humor. With kids that look a bit older and mature for their age, their witty replies too give a few laughs. Overall, Single Parents looks promising and fresh.
Single Parents TV Show Trailer
Watch this trailer of Single Parents TV Show and tell us if you like this new comedy on ABC.
Single Parents TV Show Episode Guide
Take a peek inside upcoming episodes of Single Parents TV Show with this guide.
Episode 1
Other parents sense how much Will Cooper has detached himself from the social world to make sure that he does everything right for his daughter, and decide to bring him back from the brink.
Episode 2
Douglas is stuck hosting the kids’ Saturday sleepover, and Will uses this as an opportunity to try to bond with Douglas, something he hasn’t been able to do before.
Angie and Graham both struggle with their own fear of sleepovers – Graham is worried to stay the night without his mom and not in his own house, and Angie is worried to sleep over with her man friend Owen. Meanwhile, Poppy helps Miggy come up with potential job.
Episode 3
After seeing the way Douglas and the twins are barely affected by the death of their guinea pig, Pickle, Poppy encourages Douglas to stop repressing his and the twins’ feelings.
After seeing how close Graham and Will are becoming, Angie gets jealous when Graham asks Will to go get a colonoscopy to check on his health, so Angie decides to get one herself.
Episode 4
After scolding Miggy for not being able to sleep-train baby Jack, Angie and Douglas engage in a competition to see who can sleep-train the baby in one night.
Episode 5
Will is crushed when Sophie wants to tone down Halloween and invites a boy over. Poppy and the twins attempt to convince a reluctant Douglas to wear a silly costume; after he finally puts it on, he meets the woman of his dreams, who he now is sure will not take him seriously.
Episode 6
Will hits it off with Angie and Graham’s pediatrician, Dr. Dewan (Hannah Simone), but Angie worries he’ll ruin Graham’s chances of getting on the Mist List for the flu vaccine. Miggy tries to help Will navigate how to handle his situation with Dr. Dewan by giving dating advice.
Episode 7
When Graham and Rory are cast in their school’s production of “Grease,” with Graham as the lead and Rory with a lesser known part, Poppy and Angie get involved and try to appeal to the drama teacher, Dr. Biscuits, to make changes.
Episode 8
Will encourages Angie to rediscover her passion for heavy metal music by taking a guitar class, and in turn, Angie insists that Will get back in the field covering weather by driving both of them into a storm.
Episode 9
Will is thrilled to throw the first-grade parent social so that he can use this event to springboard his anti-smartphone platform to get parents to wait to buy their kids cellphones until eighth grade.
Episode 10
When Owen shows up unexpectedly on Christmas Eve with a gift for Angie, she desperately seeks out help from Will finding a present for Owen last minute. While doing so, Angie learns how bad Will is at giving Sophie good Christmas presents, or so it seems.
Episode 11
Will decides to audition for his dream job as an on-camera weatherman, but in order to succeed, he needs a little help from Miggy, Poppy and Sophie to hone in on the perfect persona.
Episode 12
When Will’s ex, Mia, shows up unexpectedly for Sophie’s birthday, Will gets frustrated that she undermines his rules with Sophie. Angie tries to help Will cope by having a fun girls’ night at her place and by giving some co-parenting advice, but Poppy reveals and Will quickly learns that Angie isn’t the best advice giver.
Episode 13
Will wants to get back together with Mia, but as their relationship progresses, he finds himself having to choose between the “normal” family he’s always wanted and the new family he’s created with Angie, Poppy, Miggy, Douglas and the kids.
Episode 14
Douglas discovers that Amy is a math genius and is overwhelmed with how much time he has to spend to treat his daughters as individuals for the first time ever; this eventually leads to Emma moving into their private shed to get some space from Amy.
Episode 15
Douglas agrees to babysit the kids on Valentine’s Day, but when Graham finds himself in a Valentine’s Day emergency and Big Red shows up unannounced, Douglas and Big Red band together to help Graham.
Episode 16
When Poppy’s ex-husband, Ron, gets serious with his latest girlfriend, Poppy has to deal with the reality of another woman helping to raise her kid. The secret gets out that Sophie has a crush on Graham, which causes a stir not only in the first-grade classroom, but also between Angie and Will.
Episode 17
Seeing that baby Jack is about to walk for the first time, Miggy feels old and tries to recapture his youth by throwing an epic party. When the party doesn’t go as expected, he insists that Poppy and Douglas stick around to help him.
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