Synopsis: New York writer Tom (Breckin Meyer, "Road Trip," "Kate & Leopold,") grew up an only child and is a loner by nature. He's a man who takes pride in refusing to learn the names of his neighbors. But his life is destined for change when he marries Susan (Kiele Sanchez), a gregarious social butterfly from the Midwest. Tom loves the big city, but Susan longs for something more, so Tom promises her that when he sells his first book, they'll move wherever she wants. Well, he sells one and has to make good -- the couple moves to Kansas City to be near her large and close-knit family. And what a family it is!

Susan's mom, Sandy (Nancy Lenehan, "Catch Me If You Can," "Full Frontal," "The Limey"), is a warm and charming -- but quietly controlling -- wife who keeps tabs on everyone with her "Doghouse System" of public humiliation for anyone who breaks the house rules. Her dad, Bill (Sam Anderson, "Forrest Gump"), is the rock of the family and, like Tom, an only child himself. Tom sees Bill as a preview of himself in thirty years.

Other characters in this muddled menage include brother-in-law Chris (Josh Braaten, "Dumb and Dumberer"), who is married to Susan's sister, Mary, and who regards Tom as a threat to his own Ôfavorite son-in-law' status. There's Mary herself (Emily Rutherfurd, "The Ellen Show"), chronically competitive and working on her master's degree, who feels compelled to prove her intellectual superiority to Tom at every turn. And there's Lewis (Derek Waters, "Spin City"), the youngest in the family, who's shy and socially awkward as a result of growing up surrounded by strong women.

To make Susan happy, Tom vows to do his best to fit in with her cozy clan, but he has his doubts. After all, you can lead an only child to a big family, but Says executive producer Tom Hertz: "'Married to the Kellys' is about a guy, an only child, who never had the warmth and camaraderie of a big family. It's based loosely on my real life. After marrying Susan, I literally had to learn how to be part of a family that was very different from my own. It's about getting to know each other and family relationships." (courtesy ABC, 2003)

The Cast:
Breckin Meyer as Tom
Kiele Sanchez as Susan
Nancy Lenehan as Sandy
Emily Rutherfurd as Mary
Josh Braaten as Chris
Derek Waters as Lewis
Sam Anderson as Bill

Production Credits:
The series is executive-produced by Tom Hertz, from Brad Grey Television in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.

Episodes:
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1-3 Lewis May Have A Girlfriend--10/17/2003
Tom sets shy Lewis up on a date with a girl he met in a clothing store.
Written by: Steve Holland
Directed by: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest stars: Ashley Johnson as Shari and Kelly Mc Nair as Beth.

1- Lewis Turns Twenty-Fun--02/13/2004
The family celebrates Lewis' 21st birthday at a restaurant where Susan just landed a hostessing job, but Tom and Chris are determined to launch Lewis on a wild night of partying the night before his 21st.
Written by: Reese Bryant
Directed by: Marc Cendrowski
Guest stars: Carson Elrod as manager, Keith Coogan as customer and Andrew Lamond as bartender.