History YMMV / MyWifeAndKids

%%* Crazy Awesome:

%%* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Junior's poem in "Jay the Artist". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnmdu1dSx4U It has to be seen to be believed]].

** Creator/JerryTrainor, best known for his role on ''Series/ICarly'', had a bit role in "The Bowling Show" as a ''Series/StarTrek'' fan.

* ValuesDissonance:
** The 20th episode of the 5th season has a scene of Michael trying to have intercourse with his wife by drunking her, and it is played for laugh. Even though he fails, the intent is there and the notion of consent is clearly ignored. You wouldn't be wrong by calling this a rape attempt.
** Most of the jokes about homosexuality (and LGBTQ+ topics, for that matter) are very clearly of a different time period. So much so, when the series was syndicated on [[Creator/NickAtNite Nick @ Nite]] in the mid 2010's, most, but not all, of these jokes were edited out (though this may also have been for timeslot reasons, but still).

** Creator/TJThyne best known Jack Hodgins on ''Series/{{Bones}}'', had [[YouLookFamiliar two different roles]] on this show. First as the pizza delivery guy in "Outbreak Money" and then as a store manager in "Open Your Heart".

** Creator/TJThynem best known Jack Hodgins on ''Series/{{Bones}}'', had [[YouLookFamiliar two different roles]] on this show. First as the pizza delivery guy in "Outbreak Money" and then as a store manager in "Open Your Heart".

* HilariousInHindsight: "Samba Story" has a throw away line about Creator/ArnoldSchwarznegger and Creator/SylvesterStallone being in a movie together, [[Film/TheExpendables eight years before it actually happened]].

* HilariousInHindsight: "Samba Story" has a throw away line about Creator/ArnoldSchwarzneger and Creator/SylvesterStallone being in a movie together, [[Film/TheExpendables eight years before it actually happened]].

* HilariousInHindsight: "Samba Story" has a throw away line about Creator/ArnoldShwarzneger and Creator/SylvesterStallone being in a movie together, [[Film/TheExpendables eight years before it actually happened]].

** Isn't that genius kid [[Series/{{Heroes}} Micah Sanders]]? Yep, it's him.

* MorePopularReplacement: The second Claire played by Jennifer Freeman is much more popular than the first one played by Jazz Raycole in season 1. Justified, as season 1 only lasted 11 episodes and we get to know Freeman's Claire much more. Freeman's Claire was also a clumsier, more flawed character and this made her funnier.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Isn't that genius kid [[Series/{{Heroes}} Micah Sanders]]? Yep, it's him.

* ValuesDissonance: The 20th episode of the 5th season has a scene of Michael trying to have intercourse with his wife by drunking her, and it is played for laugh. Even though he fails, the intent is there and the notion of consent is clearly ignored. You wouldn't be wrong by calling this a rape attempt.

%%* CrazyAwesome:

* CrazyAwesome:
** If you don't mind Franklin (see below), he can seem like this.
** The wedding that Michael and Jay had planned for Junior was going to be this, a bit too much.
* CreatorsPet: Franklin, and ''how''. It got to the point that he was included more than Michael's wife and kids. Think about that for a second. And of course, Franklin has to come save the day in several episodes — the remodel of the garage; when things turn sour, of course it turns out he's a certified contractor. Michael [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] everyone in foosball? Guess who's the one person who can beat him?
* EnsembleDarkhorse: The CALVINATOR!
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show's pretty popular in Brazil, due to it being constantly aired in an open TV channel. It's also popular in Italy. The show is also very popular in France and still got frequents reruns,even to this day.
* MemeticMutation: EURO TRAINING! [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Michael tries to go to the gym, he enlists the help of his friend Daryl, who is portrayed by Creator/TerryCrews. It definitely wouldn't be a Terry Crews scene without all the ridiculous and over-the-top weight lifting he does during the episode, on top of hammily yelling "Euro Training!".[[/labelnote]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Michael crossed this in "Here Comes Da Judge" when he let Kady fall off her bike and ''wasn't even sorry''. Not only that, but aside from briefly getting the cold shoulder from her and Jay, he didn't suffer [[KarmaHoudini any form of comeuppance]]. It should be noted that the writers probably took notice of this, seeing as in the next episode---the one where Clare steals the car---he was shown as a ''much'' more concerned parent, seeing as he gets ''very'' angry at her for doing something that could have gotten her hurt or killed.
** Jay’s actions in "Michael Joins a Gym" to how hypocritical and heartless they are. Jay is such a SmallNameBigEgo that whenever Michael even stands next to a beautiful woman or her wait is even hinted at he ends up in the doghouse. Michael in turn is very self confident so is telling that after she makes fun of him when he can't fit into his favorite pair of vintage jeans and later openly flirts with an old high school friend of his he starts undergoing this ridiculous TrainingFromHell. To make matters worse Jay never even realized she did anything wrong her kids called her out on her actions after seeing Michael delirious from exhaustion have to be carried into the house.
*** Furthermore whenever Michael does something wrong he always has to go the extra mile to make it right while all Jay had to do was by him a bigger pair of jeans and compliment him.

* TheScrappy: Depending on the episode anyone in the Kyle family can be this.
* {{Squick}}: InUniverse - [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg the kids and Vanessa]] are squicked out when Jay presents her plan to [[DistractedByTheSexy distract Michael with the sexy]] via a sexy dance out the garage door in the episode "They Call Me El Foosay."
* ToyShip: Kady and Franklin.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Junior's poem in "Jay the Artist". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnmdu1dSx4U It has to be seen to be believed]].

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show's pretty popular in Brazil, due to it being constantly aired in an open TV channel. It's also popular in [[OliveGarden Italy]]. The show is also very popular in France and still got frequents reruns,even to this day.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show's pretty popular in Brazil, due to it being constantly aired in an open TV channel. It's also popular in [[OliveGarden Italy]].