My Big Fat Greek Life: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

CBS | Season Premiere Date: February 24, 2003

Starring: Steven Eckholdt, Andrea Martin, Lainie Kazan

Summary: Nia Portokalos is a newly-married modern woman caught in an old-fashioned world. From an early age, Nia was mortified by her family's patriotic, exaggerated ways. But when she falls in love and marries a non-Greek teacher, Thomas Miller, her family eventually learns to accept him and Nia learns to accept her family's meddlesome ways. NiaNia Portokalos is a newly-married modern woman caught in an old-fashioned world. From an early age, Nia was mortified by her family's patriotic, exaggerated ways. But when she falls in love and marries a non-Greek teacher, Thomas Miller, her family eventually learns to accept him and Nia learns to accept her family's meddlesome ways. Nia and Thomas return from their honeymoon to begin their new life together and find that it will include her overzealous extended family. The family includes Nia's father Gus, an opinionated man who owns a Greek restaurant called Dancing Zorba's; her mother Maria, the consummate worrier; her overly-protective brother Nick, a typically macho Greek man who works alongside his family as a cook at their restaurant; her Aunt Voula, a vivacious woman always full of advice, and her big-haired, big-mouthed cousin Nikki.
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Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E7. Greek Easter
Air Date: April 13, 2003
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S1:E6. Nick Moves Out
Air Date: April 6, 2003
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S1:E5. Big Night
Air Date: March 30, 2003

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Amy Amatangelo

May 30, 2014

Right now, the best advice for Nia and her new husband is to move far away from her family. Far, far away. [25 Feb 2003, p.46]

Heather Havrilesky

May 30, 2014

If the characters and conflict of My Big Fat Greek Life continue to feel true to life, while regaining some of their edge, things might just turn out OK. Nia, at least, has learned to trust that they will. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

May 30, 2014

So far, My Big Fat Greek Life has all the predictable jokes and canned laughter of an ordinary sitcom without enough of the dark insights or droll wit that made its predecessor the most successful independent film ever made. Read full review

Hal Boedeker

May 30, 2014

The series suffers from several major problems. Vardalos and Eckholdt do not have chemistry. He is a bland replacement for John Corbett, the film's charismatic heartthrob who is making another series. Read full review

David Bianculli

May 30, 2014

The opening episode of the TV sequel to the big-screen hit wasn't impressive, or even particularly amusing, either. [26 Feb 2003, p.75]

Diane Werts

May 30, 2014

Make a list of sitcom cliche shtick, and you'd find it all here. The eye-bulging hard-trying line sell. The ba-dum-bum punch line rhythm. The motormouth babbling to signify "wackiness." The louder- the-better sense of comedy. Even the family visit where members enter a room precisely a peculiar eight paces apart so each has time for an entrance "joke." [27 Feb 2003, p.B31]

Linda Stasi

May 30, 2014

TWENTY-three million people tuned in Monday night to see My Big Fat Greek Life, expecting, no doubt, to see a new version of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Instead, we were dished up lukewarm leftovers that were about as funny as a big fat pan of spoiled spanikopita. Read full review

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 24, 2003
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  S1:E7. Greek Easter
  Air Date: April 13, 2003
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  S1:E6. Nick Moves Out
  Air Date: April 6, 2003
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  S1:E5. Big Night
  Air Date: March 30, 2003
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  S1:E4. The Free Lunch
  Air Date: March 16, 2003
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  S1:E3. Arianna
  Air Date: March 9, 2003
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  S1:E2. The Empire Strikes Back
  Air Date: March 2, 2003
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  S1:E1. The House Gift
  Air Date: February 24, 2003