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that aired on

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network. It premiered on October 5, 2001, and ended on May 3, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by

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, a former writer of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Premise

The series was centered on the life of teenager Molly Stage ( Reagan Dale Neis) and her eccentric and often-embarrassing family, including her parents (insanely frugal mom, played by

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, and

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-obsessed dad, played by

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), her two older brothers, her two younger sisters we're twins, and her grandparents. Over the course of the series, Molly dealt with many situations in which her family embarrassed her on numerous occasions. Not alone in her perils, she had her best friend Mia (Vicki Davis) by her side who is madly in love with Molly's older brother Grant (

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), who is a born-again Christian. Her oldest, self-absorbed brother Rick ( Andrew W. Walker) constantly got into trouble.

Original series title

During the network's upfront presentation that season, the show was originally titled ''Maybe I'm Adopted'',15 May 2001: The Schedule
- The WB News but following negative feedback, the show was re-titled. The show was unique in that it featured pop-up graphics on the screen, a concept originally proposed by Stan Rogow for another Disney-produced comedy series, ''

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''.

Cast

Main

* Reagan Dale Neis as Molly Stage *

as Mary Stage, Molly's mother *

as Grant Stage, Molly's older brother *

Ellen Albertini Dow Ellen Rose Albertini Dow (November 16, 1913 – May 4, 2015) was an American film and television character actress and drama coach. She portrayed feisty old ladies and is best known as the rapping grandmother Rosie in ''The Wedding Singer'' (1 ...

as Harriet Krupp, Mary's mother and Molly's maternal grandmother * Andrew Walker as Rick Stage, Molly's older brother * Daniella Canterman as Mindy Stage, Molly's younger sister and Cindy's identical twin sister * Deanna Canterman as Cindy Stage, Molly's younger sister and Mindy's identical twin sister * Walter Marsh (pilot) &

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as Fred Stage, Jerry's father and Molly's paternal grandfather (22 episodes) * Vicki Davis as Mia, Molly's best friend *

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(pilot) as Nick Gibson, Molly's boyfriend (8 episodes) *

as Jerry Stage, Molly's father

Recurring

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as Ben (6 episodes)

Episodes

References

3. ^https://www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/stan_rogow.htm

External links

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