Mike & Molly: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 20, 2010

Starring: Billy Gardell, Cleo King, Melissa McCarthy

Summary: Two people (Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy) meet and fall in love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.

Creator: Mark Roberts

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E24. Peggy's New Beau
Air Date: May 16, 2011
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S1:E23. Victoria's Birthday
Air Date: May 9, 2011
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S1:E22. Cigar Talk
Air Date: May 2, 2011

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Tom Gliatto

Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell star in a sweet, old-fashioned sitcom. [Sep 27 2010, p.55]

Zap2it (Inside the Box) Mikey O'Connell

It's Kurtz and Mixon that really elevate Mike & Molly from most couple-centric comedies. Read full review

Jennifer Armstrong

As a Chicago cop and a fourth-grade teacher falling in love despite their own insecurities, they make a sweet, relatable team. Read full review

Amy Amatangelo

Underneath the crude humor, there's a sweetness and an honesty to the show. The duo's struggle with weight is believable. Read full review

Michael Abernethy

Frankly, the premiere's funniest don't focus on weight (these are also the lines featured most frequently in trailers, suggesting that someone is aware of the line the fat jokes are walking). Let's hope for a time-soon-when Mike & Molly runs out of fat jokes and moves on to explore the dynamics of two people falling in love while working to overcome personal demons. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

If you walk away from the Mike & Molly pilot and tell me that you hate it, because the only version you remember is the grating, pratfall-laden "laughing at" version, I can't say you're wrong. I can try to point you to the better parts of the pilot, like Mike's "share" to the Overeaters Anonymous group or his very different "share" to Molly's class of students, but as Chris Farley could have told you, those things don't get cheers like the "fat guy falls down" hijinks. Read full review

Tim Goodman

There are a lot of fat jokes in Mike & Molly. Unfortunately, all of them are easy, most of them are stupid and worse than anything is that they are spewed in what is being spun as a sympathetic look at people with eating problems. Read full review

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DalinaTu

Nov 27, 2013

I have only seen two episodes and I am DRAWN to this magnetic show. Melissa McCarthy's talent is highlighted beautifully and luckily accompanied by a costar and cast that ISN'T in her shadow, like most sitcoms tend to do by pulling all attention to 1 "star", but also great, genuineI have only seen two episodes and I am DRAWN to this magnetic show. Melissa McCarthy's talent is highlighted beautifully and luckily accompanied by a costar and cast that ISN'T in her shadow, like most sitcoms tend to do by pulling all attention to 1 "star", but also great, genuine characters. The two title characters are adorable! They are believable as they acknowledge they have weight issues and have fun of it. I discovered this show when it appeared after another of my favorite shows "How I Met Your Mother" which is also fabulous and has similar comedic writing, and though I at first saw it as yet another sitcom, I couldn't stop watching.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Twi_Babe

Nov 29, 2010

I LOVE this show. Mike and Molly is everyday life for anyone. I think some of you writing these reviews shouldn't get a vote because you just don't know what you really are saying. I love heavy people. I am skinny and I run the risk everyday of breaking a bone. I rather be heavy than skinnyI LOVE this show. Mike and Molly is everyday life for anyone. I think some of you writing these reviews shouldn't get a vote because you just don't know what you really are saying. I love heavy people. I am skinny and I run the risk everyday of breaking a bone. I rather be heavy than skinny because I don't care what people think. And neither should any of you out there that may have been offended (that are heavy set). You guys are my hero for the shame put on you because of how you may look. It isn't what is on the outside of the person, it is the inner beauty that means more than any skinny jeans. God Bless.… Expand

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jennasmith214

Nov 3, 2010

At first I the constant fat jokes irked me, being plus sized myself, but I still found the show funny and sweet. I have noticed the fat jokes have been toned down a lot in the recent episodes, so that's good. I also really love Billy Gardell, even garnering a little bit of a crush on him.At first I the constant fat jokes irked me, being plus sized myself, but I still found the show funny and sweet. I have noticed the fat jokes have been toned down a lot in the recent episodes, so that's good. I also really love Billy Gardell, even garnering a little bit of a crush on him. What can I say, I like sweet, funny guys with a nice smile.

It's just nice to see a break from the fat guy/hot wife sitcoms that have been around for ages, not to say that Melissa McCarthy isn't beautiful, because she is. It's also great that the show is a hit. Maybe the show will help everyone realize that overweight people are just that: people.

I really like the show and am looking forward to see the series progress.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

martinex

Sep 24, 2010

Out of all the new crap I've watched this so far this season this one makes the top 10. The two partners played by Billy Gardell and Carl McMillan have been yanked (pretty much intact) from the series "Yes Dear" where they played studio security guards. You'll remember Kim McCarthy fromOut of all the new crap I've watched this so far this season this one makes the top 10. The two partners played by Billy Gardell and Carl McMillan have been yanked (pretty much intact) from the series "Yes Dear" where they played studio security guards. You'll remember Kim McCarthy from the canceled sitcom "Samantha Who." Like most American sitcoms, the show is driven by one liners but I can live with that as long as the one liners are funny. This show is funny.… Expand

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procritic

Sep 1, 2011

An overall pleasant show with Katy Mixon, Swoosie Kurtz and Melissa McCarthy (in that order) being the three reasons to actually watch it. For me the least enjoyable part of the show would be Reno Willson. Don't know whether is the lines that he is given or his performance but I would haveAn overall pleasant show with Katy Mixon, Swoosie Kurtz and Melissa McCarthy (in that order) being the three reasons to actually watch it. For me the least enjoyable part of the show would be Reno Willson. Don't know whether is the lines that he is given or his performance but I would have to say that that is the only thorn I see in the show.… Expand

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skantea

Oct 4, 2011

Based on my admiration for Melissa McCarthy I decided to check out the first season, and no. Couldn't make it through a single episode. there may be better ones than the one I started but just no. There's no way I'm using my time for that. In my estimation it's just background noise forBased on my admiration for Melissa McCarthy I decided to check out the first season, and no. Couldn't make it through a single episode. there may be better ones than the one I started but just no. There's no way I'm using my time for that. In my estimation it's just background noise for people who never turn the television off (typical of the genre). Enjoyed McCarthy in Bridesmaids and the most recent SNL. Hopefully they'll revamp the show to feature her doing something that allows her to work closer to level ten than at the muted level two she's coasting at. 3/10… Expand

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SiskelinCarnate

Oct 28, 2010

The terms "feculent" and "sophomoric" immediately jump to mind. CBS is clearly pandering to a target audience of mentally challenged fifth graders with fetishes for scatological based humor. If jokes about bodily functions are what you find funny, this show should be right up your alley...The terms "feculent" and "sophomoric" immediately jump to mind. CBS is clearly pandering to a target audience of mentally challenged fifth graders with fetishes for scatological based humor. If jokes about bodily functions are what you find funny, this show should be right up your alley... pun intended. If your I.Q. is above triple digits, run don't walk, to the remote control if this comes on TV.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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  Air Date: January 6, 2016
Season 5

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  Air Date: December 8, 2014
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  Air Date: November 4, 2013
Season 3

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  Air Date: September 24, 2012
Season 2

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  Air Date: September 26, 2011
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 2010
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  S1:E24. Peggy's New Beau
  Air Date: May 16, 2011
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  S1:E23. Victoria's Birthday
  Air Date: May 9, 2011
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  S1:E22. Cigar Talk
  Air Date: May 2, 2011
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  S1:E21. Samuel Gets Fired
  Air Date: April 18, 2011
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  S1:E20. Opening Day
  Air Date: April 11, 2011
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  S1:E19. Peggy Shaves Her Legs
  Air Date: March 21, 2011
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  S1:E18. Mike's Feet
  Air Date: February 28, 2011
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  S1:E17. Joyce & Vince and Peaches & Herb
  Air Date: February 21, 2011
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  S1:E16. First Valentine's Day
  Air Date: February 14, 2011
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  S1:E15. Jim Won't Eat
  Air Date: February 7, 2011
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  S1:E14. Molly Makes Soup
  Air Date: January 17, 2011
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  S1:E13. Mike Goes to the Opera
  Air Date: January 3, 2011
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  S1:E12. First Christmas
  Air Date: December 13, 2010
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  S1:E11. Carl Gets a Girl
  Air Date: December 6, 2010
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  S1:E10. Molly Gets a Hat
  Air Date: November 22, 2010
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  S1:E9. Mike's New Boots
  Air Date: November 15, 2010
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  S1:E8. Mike Snores
  Air Date: November 8, 2010
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  S1:E7. After the Lovin'
  Air Date: November 1, 2010
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  S1:E6. Mike's Apartment
  Air Date: October 25, 2010
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  S1:E5. Carl Is Jealous
  Air Date: October 18, 2010
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  S1:E4. Mike's Not Ready
  Air Date: October 11, 2010
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  S1:E3. First Kiss
  Air Date: October 4, 2010
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  S1:E2. First Date
  Air Date: September 27, 2010
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 20, 2010