Fat people have arrived! They are on TV and guess what? They are a lot like everyone else.
Remember “Roseanne” starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman? They played an overweight, married couple with children. That was the last time we saw fat people on TV and the focus was not their weight. Maybe Roseanne and Dan were thinner before marriage but Mike & Molly start off fat.
Set in Chicago Molly, a fourth grade teacher who lives with her mother and sister meets Mike, a police officer at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.
She invites him to speak to her class after which he asks her out on a date. The romance and laughs begin in earnest from there.
A solid cast, notably Swoosie Kurtz who plays Molly’s mother Joyce, supports the lead actors Melissa McCarthy as Molly and Billy Gardell as Mike. Victoria, Molly’s sexy, stoner sister, played by Katy Mixon is Molly’s opposite without being hateful.
Although Mike’s police partner Carl, played by Reno Wilson, lives with his grandmother that does not stop him from doling out romantic advice.
There are predictable laughs because they are fat but moments of tender vulnerability shine through. It is refreshing to watch two people acknowledging their shortcomings and forging a life for themselves anyway.
Tired of not seeing anyone on TV that looks like anyone you know? Watch Mike & Molly Monday nights on CBS.Mike & Molly
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