History Series / MyFamily

** Also, the 2005 UsefulNotes/ComicRelief short, which guest stars: [[Series/TopOfThePops Jamie Theakston]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Anthony Head]], TV presenter Myleene Klass, historian Adam Hart Davis, athlete Nell McAndrew, newsreader Dermot Murnaghan, and [[Series/RipperStreet Clive Russell]] as themselves.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Robert Lindsay and Zoë Wanamaker are sixty years old as of the latest series, and Wanamaker in particular appears to be getting younger with each series.

* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Kenzo, in series ten.

* RetCon: Susan's mother is initially named as Rebecca and later as Grace. Ben's cousin Richard is introduced as Abi's father but there is no mention of her when he reappears in series nine (perhaps because her actress had left the show by this time.)

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Going by Christmas specials and in-show references, the show appears to take place in real-world time with a year in between each series; but Kenzo is born in the fourth series yet is mentioned as nearly 8/9 in Series 10. Janey is 16 in the first series but in Series 10 claims to be "almost 30."

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Going by Christmas specials and in-show references, the show appears to take place in real-world time with a year in between each series; but Kenzo is born in the fourth series yet is mentioned as nine years old in Series 10. Janey is fifteen years old in the first series but in Series 10 claims to be "almost 30."

** Michael and Janey (sort of) in the later series.

* SiblingTeam: Michael and Janey in the later series.

** Michael was like this in earlier series, though the trait was dropped as he grew older.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Ben has an occasional one in the form of the Harpers' neighbour Mr Casey. He's also been shown to have rivalries with one of his cousins and with an old friend who became a celebrity dentist.

* YouMakeMeSic: Season 1, Episode 7.
-->'''Janey:''' Well, I wish I was dead!
-->'''Susan:''' Janey! How can you say that? I wish I ''were'' dead, the subjunctive.

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. On a more positive note, it came in twenty-fourth in ''Series/BritainsBestSitcom''.

* SuddenlySexuality: Michael comes out as a homosexual in Series 10. After ''nine seasons'' of being consistently attracted to women and showing no interest in men.

* ClassicalMusicIsCool: In "Droit de Seigneur Ben", Ben is horrified when Susan reveals that she has tickets to a performance of Mozart's ''Theatre/DonGiovanni'', as he hates opera. Susan insists that he listen to a recording while reading the libretto before they see it live, and Ben ends up enjoying it immensely. (He also finds parallels between the title character's use of [[EntitledToHaveYou "droit de seigneur"]] and the episode's A plot, in which Janey is set up on a date with an aristocrat's son, who tries to force himself on her.)

* AsHimself: Ainsley Harriott and Rolf Harris in the 2010 Christmas Special "Mary Christmas" when the Harpers and neighbour Mr Casey hire them in an attempt to outdo each other's New Year's Eve parties.

* BasementDweller: 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. Michael supposedly goes to university and then lives with a boyfriend; but spends as much time hanging around the family home as he ever did.

* IncestSubtext: Michael accidentally kisses Susan, mistaking her for his date.

-->'''Abi''': What are you doing?\\

'''Abi''': I love... writing lists, too.\\

* TheBusCameBack: Nick has made two return appearances since his departure from the show, and is reported to feature in the final Christmas special for 2011.

* TheyDo: Roger and Abi.
* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Abi auditions as a drag queen and is told she isn't a convincing enough woman.

* ClipShow: For the show's 100th episode

'''Ben''': It didn't ''mean'' anything?!... What was he like?.\\

* FourthDateMarriage: Janey marries a guy she's known for only ten days, because they met at a wedding where a fortune teller said Janey would meet her true love. [[spoiler:She runs off with someone else and asks for a divorce on the same day.]]\

* FourthDateMarriage: Janey marries a guy she's known for only ten days, because they met at a wedding where a fortune teller said Janey would meet her true love. [[spoiler:She runs off with someone else and asks for a divorce on the same day.]]

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.

Came twenty-fourth in ''Series/BritainsBestSitcom''.

The plot is centered around the (of course) [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Harper clan. Ben (Creator/RobertLindsay), the Dad, is an [[JadedWashout Al Bundy-esque]] dentist (only less of an intentional jerk, more of a man of many misunderstandings). His wife is the ''ControlFreak'' tour guide Susan. They love each other but express their love through sarcasm most of the time. Their kids are:

The plot is centered around the (of course) [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Harper clan. Ben, the Dad, is an [[JadedWashout Al Bundy-esque]] dentist (only less of an intentional jerk, more of a man of many misunderstandings). His wife is the ''ControlFreak'' tour guide Susan. They love each other but express their love through sarcasm most of the time. Their kids are:

'''Abi''': [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming I love... writing lists, too]].\\

Janey eventually moves out to go to university (she later drops out) and then becomes a single mother. She is replaced by Abi, Ben's [[{{Friends}} Phoebe]]-ish [[TheDitz Ditz]]''/''CloudCuckoolander (it varies) cousin. Later seasons see the appearance of ButtMonkey Roger (Ben's fellow dentist and later husband of Abi) and Alfie, Nick's Welsh CloudCuckoolander friend who comes to live with the family. In later years, Ben becomes the prominent ButtMonkey to the point of DeusAngstMachina and sometimes even KafkaKomedy.

* StylisticSuck: Alfie writes guitar-assisted songs in the style of [[{{Friends}} Phoebe Buffay]]. For example, "My dog and I go together like a jacket and a tie. (beat) My dog and I. Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof...,"

The plot is centered around the (of course) [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Harper clan. Ben, the Dad, is an [[JadedWashout Al Bundy-esque]] dentist (only less of a intentional jerk, more of a man of many misunderstandings). His wife is the ''ControlFreak'' tour guide Susan. They love each other but express their love through sarcasm most of the time. Their kids are:

The plot is centered around the (of course) [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Harper clan. Ben, the Dad, is an [[JadedWashout Al Bundy-esque]] dentist (only less of a intentional jerk, more of a man of many misunderstandings). His wife is the put-upon ''ControlFreak'' tour guide Susan. They love each other but express their love through sarcasm most of the time. Their kids are:

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Nick. In almost every episode. Abi appeared to go through several jobs as well.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: During the episode set in 2039, Susan mentions several times that the reason she looks so youthful is down to moisturiser- before turning to the camera and winking, indicating that she's had plastic surgery. The basic implications are obvious to everyone, but the hidden joke will only be apparent to [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]] fans: Zoe Wanamaker played the infamous surgery-addicted Lady Cassandra, who had the well-remembered [[CatchPhrase catch phrase]], "moisturise me".

* OlderThanTheyLook: Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker are sixty years old as of the latest series, and Wanamaker in particular appears to be getting younger with each series.