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  • NBC
  • Oct 9, 2008
  • NBC
  • Oct 9, 2008
Kath & Kim

Summary Adapted from an Australian hit comedy of the same name, this NBC series finds laughs from a 40-something divorcee and her daughter living in the middle-class suburbs. Molly Shannon and Selma Blair lead the cast. Kath & Kim is produced by Reveille in association with Universal Media Studios and distributed by the NBC Television Network...

  • NBC
  • Oct 9, 2008
  • NBC
  • Oct 9, 2008
Kath & Kim
Season 1
Season Premiere: Oct 9, 2008
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
35
User Score Mixed or Average
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Summary Adapted from an Australian hit comedy of the same name, this NBC series finds laughs from a 40-something divorcee and her daughter living in the middle-class suburbs. Molly Shannon and Selma Blair lead the cast. Kath & Kim is produced by Reveille in association with Universal Media Studios and distributed by the NBC Television Network...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 9, 2008 • 22 m
Pilot
Series Premiere -- The American adaptation of the Australian hit comedy series "Kath & Kim" stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as the hilarious and iconoclastic mother-daughter duo.
Episode 2 • Oct 16, 2008 • 22 m
Respect
Hair today, gone tomorrow -- Kath (Molly Shannon) wants to put her business "Good Hair Day" on the map.
Episode 3 • Oct 23, 2008 • 21 m
Old
Here comes the old maid.
Episode 4 • Oct 30, 2008 • 22 m
Money
Kath needs money so that she can rent a pumpkin carriage for her wedding, while Kim and Craig try to make their own money by breeding Rottweiler puppies.
Episode 5 • Nov 6, 2008 • 21 m
Dating
Kath is upset because she thinks that she and Phil don't know anything about each other, and Craig gets jealous when Kim decides to try speed dating.
Episode 6 • Nov 13, 2008 • 21 m
Jealousy
Kath believes that Phil's old friend who has come to visit is being too cruel to him, and Kim finds a new errand boy when Craig finally stands up to her.
Episode 7 • Nov 20, 2008 • 21 m
Gay
Kath begins to suspect that Kim may be a lesbian, and Phil decides to remove some unwanted body hair.
Episode 8 • Dec 4, 2008 • 21 m
Sacrifice
Kath turns to Phil's spiritual advisor for guidance, and a jealous Phil reacts by turning to food for comfort. Meanwhile, Craig tries to help Kim get the boot removed from her car.
Episode 9 • Dec 11, 2008 • 22 m
Friends
Kath and Phil try to find another couple to hang out with, while Kim talks Craig into suing one of his friends from the electronics store.
Episode 10 • Jan 8, 2009 • 21 m
Florida
Kim is traumatized when one of Kath's clients dies, and she doesn't tell Craig the truth about their Rotteweiler's litter. Meanwhile, Phil tries to help an obese person who goes to his sandwich shop lose weight.
Episode 11 • Jan 22, 2009 • 21 m
News
Craig accidentally crashes into Phil's prized car, and Craig's attempts to get it fixed only make things worse. Meanwhile, Kath helps Kim make an audition tape for an anchor position at a local television station.
Episode 12 • Feb 12, 2009 • 22 m
Idols
Kath & Kim go all out to convince Wynonna's business manager and personal assistant that she should visit their home.
Episode 13 • Feb 12, 2009 • 21 m
Celebrity
Kath decides to audition for a role in the community theatre's production of "Cats," and Phil gets Kim a job at Sandwich Island
Episode 14 • Feb 19, 2009 • 21 m
Competition
Kath and Phil find out that she is still married to her ex-husband, and he won't sign the divorce papers unless Kim agrees to play on his roller derby team.
Episode 15 • Feb 26, 2009 • 21 m
Desire
Kath helps Kim put on a lingerie party, while Phil tries to help Craig impress Kim by giving him a makeover.
Episode 16 • Mar 5, 2009 • 22 m
Bachelorette
Kim and Craig set up Kim and Phil's bachelor and bachelorette parties, with disastrous results
Episode 17 • Mar 12, 2009 • 21 m
Home
Kath redoes her kitchen to impress the judges at the Parade of Homes, and Kim gets upset when Craig doesn't do anything to commemorate their second date anniversary.

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
35
11% Positive
3 Reviews
32% Mixed
9 Reviews
57% Negative
16 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
35
11% Positive
3 Reviews
32% Mixed
9 Reviews
57% Negative
16 Reviews

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80
The dialogue is surprisingly fresh, even to someone who's watched way too many MTV reality shows.
By Aaron Barnhart FULL REVIEW
42
The core problem with K&K is that there's no character to root for.
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40
There is a twinge of fun every now and then in Kath & Kim, even if most critics are so apoplectic at its crass stupidity they can barely write a sentence.
By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW
30
Despite Shannon and Blair's best efforts, Kath & Kim's main characters feel like a compilation of attitudes (and wardrobes), forced into a sitcom format so tired that you'll see the plot resolution in next week's episode (not to mention most of the jokes) coming from nearly a half-hour away.
By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW
30
Whatever lingering debt the show owes to its original template has also resulted in some awkward elements, including occasional internal monologues by both title players that are as empty, banal and unfunny as when they're actually talking.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
12
I feel sorry for Shannon, who nicely underplays her role, but she’s trapped in show that does not work, and, with Blair as her co-star, will never work.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW
10
It's sneering and unwatchably badly written; it shoots at fish in a barrel and still manages to miss.
By James Poniewozik FULL REVIEW

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