A Short-Lived American Sitcom that follows two families, one Irish-Catholic and one with a gay couple, who reluctantly join together when their children get engaged.
The show stars Reid Scott, Maggie Lawson, Lenny Clarke, Harriet Sansom Harris, John Benjamin Hickey, Christopher Sieber, and Paige Moss.
It aired on ABC for one season.
Tropes for the series:
- Alliterative Name: Charlie Carson in Swangate.
- As Himself: Ed McMahon in And Our Sauce, It Is a Beauty.
- Coming Straight Story: In one episode, Philip and Simon's very flamboyant event planner comes out as straight.
- Doom It Yourself: Happens in one episode, Bobby breaks into Liz's gay dads' fancy cappuccino machine, and his father tries (and fails) to fix it.
- Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend: Philip and Simon are confused and annoyed by Mason's "house rules" in a family vs family monopoly match. One such rule was when Liz drew the "2nd prize in a beauty contest" card, Audrey (Mason's wife) was also given a prize amount. The explanation being that by-extension, Audrey must have won first prize.
- One-Word Title: Pilot and Swangate.
