Kath & Kim: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: October 9, 2008

Starring: Molly Shannon, John Michael Higgins, Mikey Day

Summary: Molly Shannon and Selma Blair are mother and daughter in this American remake of the hit Australian comedy.

Creator: Gina Riley and Jane Turner

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E17. Home
Air Date: March 12, 2009
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S1:E16. Bachelorette
Air Date: March 5, 2009
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S1:E15. Desire
Air Date: February 26, 2009

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Tom Shales

As superbly superior as Shannon is (a comparison to Lucille Ball, while inevitable, would not be overreaching), the whole cast shines, and not just in refracted glory. Read full review

Troy Patterson

Ding ding ding went the bell, and up went an agreeing groan, six minutes in. Perhaps this was less a judgment of Kath & Kim's general quality--it was one of the better shows we screened, or at least one of the not-as-bad. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

Unfortunately, Blair's bratty take on Kim is repetitive and not even mildly amusing, Shannon is wonderful at her role (as always) but doesn't have much of a character to work with, and the stories are neither real enough to be relatable nor outrageous enough to flesh out a true farce. Read full review

Ellen Gray

Despite Shannon and Blair's best efforts, Kath & Kim's main characters feel like a compilation of attitudes (and wardrobes), forced into a sitcom format so tired that you'll see the plot resolution in next week's episode (not to mention most of the jokes) coming from nearly a half-hour away. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Kath & Kim writers, meanwhile, seem to have nothing but contempt for their heroines. Kim is willfully ignorant, rude and obnoxious in a fashion that has no redeeming qualities, and Kath is mainly an unhappy blank who lets her daughter walk all over her. Read full review

Linda Stasi

NBC's unfunny adaptation of the wildly funny Australian sitcom, is arguably the worst idea for an import from the Land Down Under since Vegemite. Read full review

Hal Boedeker

Kath & Kim features Molly Shannon, adapts an Australian hit and joins the NBC lineup at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The results are simply dreadful. That is all. Read full review

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Sep 3, 2011

This show is hilarious. I do not understand why so many people thought it was terrible. I guess they just didn't get it. Maybe you have to have a specific type of humor. Anyway, Molly Shannon is wonderful as the sweet Kath Day and Selma Blair is a blast as the "I'm to good for everyone" Kim Day!!

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AnthonyL.

Oct 10, 2008

It was really funny.