Our Favourite Fictional TV Families
Families bind us all together and we regularly
invite fictional families into our homes to share our evenings. From
Modern Family to The Brady’s we look back at the best of the bunch.
The Brady Bunch
Now this takes us back! The Brady Bunch was the
original ‘blended family’ and their squeaky clean adventures
graced the small screen for five years up to 1974. The series was so
successful, in fact, that it lead to no less than seven spin offs -
the most recent being the The Brady Bunch in the White House; a made
for TV movie broadcast in 2002.
The Sopranos
Regarded as one of the best TV series of all
time, The Sopranos followed the family of New Jersey-based mobster
Tony Soprano played by James Gandolfini as he tries to balance the
demands of home life - his wife, two children and extensive
extended family - and organised crime. The Sopranos won no less than
21 Emmy awards over its six seasons and had a notable impact on the
calibre of the American TV industry.
The Ewings
Who shot JR? Anyone who understands this line
will never forget The Ewings; the core family of the iconic TV series
Dallas. The show originally aired in 1978 and was revived again in
2012, and covers five generations of the Ewing Clan who started life
on the Southfork Ranch and ran oil giant Ewing Oil. In 2012 Ewing Oil
was replaced by Ewing Energies but the lives and love of the Ewings
remained as tumultuous as ever.
The Addamses
With an unforgettable theme tune that really
earwigs, it’s hard to ignore The Addams Family. Originally created
by American cartoonist Charles Addams, the family has traditionally
included Morticia, Gomez, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday,
Pugsley, Cousin Itt and Thing. A satirical version of the ideal
American family, The Addamses have had various incarnations following
the 1960s TV show including two animated series and two feature films
in the nineties.
Modern Family
Recognised as the best comedy ensemble on
modern television, Modern Family follows Jay Pritchett (Ed O’Neill),
his second wife Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and son Manny Delgado (Rico
Rodriguez) who live down the street from Jay’s daughter Claire
Dunphy (Julie Bowen), husband Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell), their
children Hayley (Sarah Hyland), Alex (Ariel Winter) and Luke (Nolan
Gould). Jay’s son Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and his
partner Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) live just around the corner
with their adopted daughter Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons).
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