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The plot is centered around the (of course) [[Dysfunctional Family|dysfunctional]] Harper clan. Ben, the Dad, is an [[Jaded Washout|Al Bundy-esque]] dentist (only less of a intentional jerk, more of a man of many misunderstandings). His wife is the put-upon ''[[Control Freak]]'' tour guide Susan. They love each other but express their love through sarcasm most of the time. Their kids are:
* Nick, who is one part [[Schemer]] and one part [[Lazy Bum]]. While old enough to move out, he hasn't yet (Ben wishes he would, Susan can't stand the idea). He does eventually.
* Janey, the standard [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]] obsessed with manipulating her family to get her own way. Not a [[
* Michael, the [[Teen Genius]], easily the [[Only Sane Man|smartest and most responsible member of the family.]] Not that this is particularly hard.
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The result is a show which can be funny, but that often falls a bit flat because there are already plenty of these type of shows being imported from America anyway. It seems to have developed a fair-sized [[Hatedom]] and in any discussion about the decline in quality of British TV or recent sitcoms, ''My Family'' is guaranteed to be mentioned at some point.
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=== Contains examples of: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: One episode centres around Susan being stuck in a foreign airport because her flight is cancelled, and meeting a mysterious traveller known as [[Doctor Who (TV)|"The Doctor"]], played by John Barrowman.
** In one episode, Nick gets a [[Harry Potter (Film)|Madam Hooch]] trading card, which is a role of Zoe Wanamaker's.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: When Susan says; "Janey's pregnant," "I'm leaving you," and "Nick's wearing your trousers." Guess which one gets Ben's attention.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Ben and Susan, many times.
* [[Basement Dweller]]: Nick, Janey and Michael all live at home well into their twenties and maintain much the same kind of lifestyle as when they were teenagers, although Nick does eventually move out. Janey briefly went to university but dropped out and returned home.
* [[Big Eater]]: The 2009 Christmas episode showed that thirty years into the future Janey has become a compulsive eater and enormously obese.
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* [[The Unfair Sex]]: Subverted. This is one of the few sitcoms where the females are just as bad as the males and not depicted as being in the right for it.
* [[They Do]]: Roger and Abi.
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: Nick. In almost every episode. Abi appeared to go through several jobs as well.
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Roger and Abi. {{spoiler|They did, and got married - but then Abi converted to Catholicism and left Roger to become a nun.}}
* [[World of Snark]]
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