''The Mick'' is an American television

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broadcast on Fox. Created by Dave Chernin and John Chernin, the series stars Kaitlin Olson, who is also an executive producer. The series premiered on January 1, 2017, and resumed in its regular Tuesday night slot on January 3, 2017. On January 11, 2017, Fox picked up the series for a full season of 17 episodes. On February 21, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a 13-episode second season, which premiered on September 26, 2017, preceded by reruns of the first season on sister network

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. On November 7, 2017, Fox ordered seven additional episodes, bringing the second season total to 20. On May 10, 2018, Fox cancelled the series after two seasons.

Plot

Mackenzie "Mickey" Molng (née Murphy), a tough, foul-mouthed woman, finds herself living in affluent Greenwich, Conn., to raise the pampered, and very sheltered children of her wealthy older sister, who has fled the country to avoid a federal indictment.

Cast and characters

Main

* Kaitlin Olson as Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy * Sofia Black-D'Elia as Sabrina Pemberton *

Thomas Barbusca Thomas Barbusca is an American actor. He is known for portraying Chip Pemberton, one of the three kids on the television sitcom '' The Mick''. He also starred in the film '' Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'' and plays Drew, the camp ...

as Chip Pemberton * Jack Stanton as Ben "Benito" Pemberton *

Carla Jimenez Carla Jimenez (born May 14, 1974 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film actress. Career She has had roles in series such as ''Lincoln Heights (TV series), Lincoln Heights'', ''My Name Is Earl'' and ''Little Br ...

as Alba Maldonado * Scott MacArthur as James "Jimmy" Shepherd

Recurring

* Tricia O'Kelley as Pamela "Poodle" Pemberton (née Murphy) * Laird Macintosh as Christopher Pemberton * E. J. Callahan as Colonel Pemberton * Wayne Wilderson as Principal Gibbons * Arnell Powell as Fred the Fed (season 1)

Guest

* Asif Ali as Security Guard * Dave Annable as Teddy * Bert Belasco as Dante * Paul Ben-Victor as Jerry Berlin * Cayden Boyd as Matty Pruitt * Brianna Brown as Aimee * Christopher Darga as Pit Boss *

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as Karen * John Ennis as Sully * Jada Facer as Olivia * Andy Favreau as Kai *

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as Loan Shark *

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as Principal Rita *

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as herself *

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as Howard Buckley *

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as Dylan * Rodney J. Hobbs as Lt. Shields * Jason Kravits as Barry *

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as Yulia *

Jay Mohr Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series '' Action'', Professor Rick Payne in the TV series ''Ghost Whisperer'' ...

as Bert *

Sam Pancake Sam Pancake (born May 10, 1964) is an American actor, improviser, writer, and comedian. He began his career with small roles in TV and film, such as ''Wings'' in 1990 and '' Pizza Man'' in 1991. Early life Sam Pancake was raised in Romney, Wes ...

as Oliver Fishburn *

Susan Park Susan Park is an American actress. Early life Park was born in the United States, the daughter of Korean immigrants. Career Park began acting in 2009. In 2010 she performed in a one-woman show titled ''Diaries of a K-Town Diva'' directed by B ...

as Liz * Jeris Poindexter as Elderly Black Man * Judith Roberts as Great-Grandma Rita Pemberton *

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as Don *

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as Dominic *

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as Grandma Tippy Pemberton *

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as Dr. Frenkel * Kevin Will as Omicron *

Michaela Watkins Michaela Suzanne Watkins (born December 14, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for starring on the Hulu series '' Casual'' and on the short-lived sitcoms '' The Unicorn'' and ''Trophy Wife'', as well as being a cast memb ...

as Trish *

Rachel York Rachel York (born August 7, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is known for stage roles in '' City of Angels'', ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''Kiss Me, Kate'', ''Sly Fox'', '' Dirty Rotten Scound ...

as Dr. Goodby * Sophia Ali as Alexis

Episodes

Production

Development

The

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was

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by Dave Chernin and John Chernin with

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directing. The series is filmed as a

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. The Chernins, Olson, and Einhorn serve as executive producers. The show is filmed entirely in California. An actual Los Angeles mansion is used in the series as the Pemberton estate.

Casting

On February 29, 2016, it was announced that Sofia Black-D'Elia had been cast as Sabrina. It was announced that Kaitlin Olson was cast as Mackenzie on March 2, 2016.

, Jack Stanton, and

were cast as Chip Pemberton, Ben Pemberton, and Alba respectively on March 18, 2016.

was cast as Liz though she was dropped as a series regular early in the first season and instead appears as a recurring character. The role of Jimmy Shepherd was played by

Nat Faxon Nathaniel Faxon (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing '' The Descendants'' (2011) ...

in the pilot for ''The Mick'', with the knowledge that Faxon's other commitments would prohibit him from continuing in the role if the pilot got picked up to series. Scott MacArthur, who had already been hired as a writer for the series, was later offered the Jimmy role and Fox re-shot the pilot prior to the series debut. On October 10, 2016, Dave Annable was cast as Teddy Grant in a recurring role. On September 2, 2017, it was announced that

joins season 2 in a guest role as Trish. On December 5, 2017, it was announced that

has been cast in a guest starring role. The next day, the show's creators revealed that Scott MacArthur had departed as a cast member but will remain as a writer for the show. In January 2018, however, MacArthur, along with showrunners Dave and John Chernin revealed to ''

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'' that MacArthur would in fact not be departing the show as a cast member and that their prior announcement was an effort to stimulate a reaction out the show’s fanbase: "Truth be told, there were people in season one who didn't like Jimmy and we thought that we hadn't given him a fair shake yet. So heading into season two we really wanted to do this character justice and show what was possible with him. It felt really good to see how upset people got when they thought that they were losing him. We think that he's such an integral part of the show and yeah, I don't think the show works as well without him." (His character missed just two episodes after MacArthur's "exit" in "The Divorce" eason 2, Episode 9 reappearing in "The City" eason 2, Episode 12)

Reception

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, the first season has an approval rating of 58% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 6.07/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Kaitlin Olson's considerable charm isn't enough to keep the intermittently funny ''The Mick'' from falling prey to conventional storylines and hard-to-root-for characters." On

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, the season has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Ratings

References

External links

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