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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Mike Sikowitz |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Camera setup | Single |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 3 – November 8, 2013 |
Welcome to the Family is an American television series that aired on NBC from October 3, to October 17, 2013.[1] The series originally aired on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern/7:30 p.m. Central, after Parks and Recreation. On May 10, 2013, the network placed a series order for the single camera comedy.[2][3] It was announced on October 18, 2013, that Welcome to the Family had been canceled after three episodes had aired,[4] but STAR World India continues to air the remaining episodes.
The series follows a clash of cultures involving two American families brought together by the couple formed by Junior, the valedictorian son of a Latino family, and Molly, the less academic daughter of an Anglo family. The two are finishing high school and Junior is Stanford bound. On graduation day, they discover that Molly is pregnant. The pair decide to get married, forcing a bonding and blending of their two very different families.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Engler | Mike Sikowitz | October 3, 2013 | 2.99[6] | |
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Dan and Caroline Yoder are attending the high school graduation of their daughter Molly, who barely passed her classes, and have to get her to stop texting long enough to receive her diploma. At the same time, Junior Hernandez, the eldest son of Miguel and Lisette Hernandez and a valedictorian at his high school, is just starting a speech to his class when he receives a text from Molly, announcing that she's pregnant. Dan, not knowing of his daughter's relationship with Junior, has a shouting match with Miguel when he tries to use a "free boxing lesson" coupon at the gym that Miguel owns. Later, when Junior insists his parents meet Molly's parents, Miguel and Dan continue to berate each other. While Caroline and Lisette attempt to deal with the situation and each other's families, it appears that Miguel and Dan want to continue being antagonistic. | ||||||
| 2 | "Dan Finds Out" | Michael Engler | Mike Sikowitz | October 10, 2013 | 2.49[7] | |
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Caroline finds out she is pregnant and wants to keep it a secret, but Junior finds out. At their children's request, Miguel and Dan try to work out their differences at the gym. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Big RV Adventure" | Michael Engler | Michael Borkow | October 17, 2013 | 2.42[8] | |
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Dan buys an RV to have more family time, while Miguel and Lisette discover Demetrio's teacher is Miguel's ex. | ||||||
| 4 | "Molly and Junior Find a Place" | Unknown | Unknown | October 25, 2013 (STAR World India) | N/A | |
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Molly and Junior decide to move into their own place. | ||||||
| 5 | "Halloween" | Unknown | Unknown | November 1, 2013 (STAR World India) | N/A | |
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It's Halloween and Molly and Junior go to a costume party. In the meantime, Caroline tries to hide her pregnancy to an important client. | ||||||
| 6 | "Dan and Miguel Play Ball" | Unknown | Unknown | November 8, 2013 (STAR World India) | N/A | |
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Dan asks Miguel to play in his weekly basketball game. | ||||||
| 7 | "Aunt Lita's Visit" | Unknown | Unknown | November 15, 2013 (STAR World India) | N/A | |
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Lisette grandmother comes to visit, putting the woman in trouble as she has been hiding the real lifestyle of her family. Meanwhile, Junior worries when he realizes that Molly has gone into denial about the pregnancy. | ||||||
Reviews were decidedly negative.[9] In a review for Variety, Brian Lowry said "Welcome to the Family" was "a sitcom with all the depth of a knock-knock joke."[10] The Washington Post's Hank Steuver anointed it as his "nominee for quickest and most punitive cancellation" and gave it an F.[11] A writer for TV by the Numbers described the viewership as "dismal", falling to "anemic" by the second week.[12] The show was canceled after the third episode.[13]
