Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestA family of ne'er-do-wells must band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them a mountain of debt. The Engels must all go to work running Dad's storefront law firm, with one minor problem – daughter Jenna Engel is the only one who is qualified to practice law. Unfortunately for Jenna, this also means taking on her eccentric relatives as co-workers, including her self-involved mother Ceil, her pill-popping sister Sandy and her bad boy brother Jimmy. Jenna, the youngest sibling, becomes the unlikely family patriarch, running the law firm and keeping her crazy family together.
Acting
Andrea Martin steals every scene as the narcissist mother.
Writing
Sisters Katie & Jane Ford's sharp family banter.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Katie Ford also wrote Miss Congeniality, which explains the 'lovable disaster women' energy.
This aired on NBC in 2014 during their 'weird Canadian co-production' era — see also: Saving Hope, Rookie Blue.
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