Like Family: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tanya Jones, is the matriarch of a middle-class African American family that live in suburban New Jersey. Tanya's family includes husband Ed, their 12-year-old son Bobby and 16-year-old daughter Danika. Rounding out the family is Ed's father, Ed "Pop" Jones, an opinionated and feisty senior citizen. When Tanya's closest friend Maddie Hudson, a Caucasian single mom, hits a rough patch, Tanya and her family invite Maddie and her 16-year-old son Keith to live with them. The series focus on the problems and comical situations arising from both families living and working together.

Series details

• Title: Like Family
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2003-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-04-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The WB
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39682
• IMDb ID: tt0374412
• TVDB ID: 72142

Cast and credited roles

• Holly Robinson Peete — Tanya Ward
• Diane Farr — Maddie Hudson
• J. Mack Slaughter — Keith Hudson
• Megalyn Echikunwoke — Danika Ward
• BJ Mitchell — Bobby Ward
• J. Anthony Brown — Ed 'Pop' Ward
• Kevin Michael Richardson — Ed Ward

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-09-19; final listed air date 2004-04-22; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Like Family on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.