# All About the Andersons

All About the Andersons is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on The WB from September 12, 2003, to February 12, 2004. It was canceled after one season.

## Premise

Anthony Anderson is a single father and struggling actor who moves back into his parents' house only to find that his room has been rented out to a nursing student. Upon return, he realizes why he moved out in the first place.

## Cast

* Anthony Anderson as Anthony Anderson
* John Amos as Joseph "Joe" Anderson
* Roz Ryan as Florence "Flo" Anderson
* Aimee Garcia as Lydia Serrano
* Damani Roberts as Tuga Anderson

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Pilot" | James Widdoes | Anthony Anderson, Adam Glass and Marco Pennette | September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12) |
| Anthony and his son moves in with Anthony's parents to create a stable environment. |||||
| 2 | "Don't Be a Dater Hater" | James Widdoes | Marco Pennette | September 19, 2003 (2003-09-19) |
| Anthony asks his parents for advice when he is about to go out on his first date in 10 years. |||||
| 3 | "Go with the Flo" | James Widdoes | Christopher Vane | September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) |
| The men of the house are left to fend for themselves after Flo becomes more independent. |||||
| 4 | "It's My Son, I Can Raise Him If I Want To" | James Widdoes | Devon Shepard | October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) |
| Anthony's parenting style is criticized by Joe and Flo. |||||
| 5 | "The Golden Child" | Joe Regalbuto | Adam Glass | October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10) |
| Lydia takes the blame when Anthony wrecks the Car. |||||
| 6 | "My Hero" | Joe Regalbuto | Tommy Carey | October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17) |
| Anthony finds out that Tuga is embarrassed of his father's profession. |||||
| 7 | "Flo's Dream" | James Widdoes | Jay Dyer | October 31, 2003 (2003-10-31) |
| Anthony plans a surprise birthday party for Flo. |||||
| 8 | "Everyone Plays" | James Widdoes | Peter Murrieta | November 7, 2003 (2003-11-07) |
| Joe insists on taking over for Anthony as a Tee Ball coach. |||||
| 9 | "Joe's Big Break" | James Widdoes | Jacque Edmonds Cofer | November 14, 2003 (2003-11-14) |
| Anthony and Joe bets on who can land an acting job first. Lydia discovers that the only reason she has been asked to speak at a fundraiser is because of her nationality. |||||
| 10 | "Training Wheels" | James Widdoes | Christopher Vane and Jay Dyer | November 21, 2003 (2003-11-21) |
| Anthony has to confess that he can't ride a bike. A young medical genius, who Lydia has been tutoring, develops a crush on her. |||||
| 11 | "Get Out of Dodge... Ball" | James Widdoes | Christopher Vane and Jay Dyer | January 8, 2004 (2004-01-08) |
| Dodgeball is about to get banned at Tuga's school because some parents thinks it's too rough, Anthony and Joe challenge the skeptical parents to a dodgeball game where the winning team gets to give their recommendation to the school board. Lydia's future in medicine is in jeopardy because she faints every time she sees blood. |||||
| 12 | "One Flew Over the Kai-Kai's Nest" | Joe Regalbuto | Devon Shepard and Adam Glass | January 15, 2004 (2004-01-15) |
| Anthony discovers that Tuga has an imaginary friend. Lydia tries to improve her love life by improving her cleavage. |||||
| 13 | "Home Movie" | Joe Regalbuto | Marco Pennette and Peter Murrieta | January 22, 2004 (2004-01-22) |
| Tuga is worried when he has to do a school project about his family. |||||
| 14 | "Time Bandit" | Joe Regalbuto | Jacque Edmonds Cofer | January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29) |
| Joe is worried that a childhood friend of Anthony might be a bad influence. |||||
| 15 | "Into the Woods" | Jerry Zaks | Adam Glass and Devon Shepard | February 5, 2004 (2004-02-05) |
| Anthony and Joe takes a group of kids camping. |||||
| 16 | "Face the Music" | Jerry Zaks | Adam Glass and Devon Shepard | February 12, 2004 (2004-02-12) |
| Anthony takes clarinet lessons again in order to encourage Tuga to continue his piano lessons. |||||

## Reception

Michael Speier of Variety was generally positive in his review of All About the Andersons, noting that it was "a routine sitcom with tried-and-true mechanisms, but there's something brewing here that feels more distinct", and praised the series' star, stating "As a leading man, Anderson is a delight." Tom Shales of The Washington Post praised the "surprisingly effective dramatic moments between Anthony Anderson as a struggling actor and John Amos as Joe, his very hard-shelled dad." Tom Jicha of Sun-Sentinel was more mixed in his assessment of the series, declaring "There's a lot to like about All About the Andersons" but also warning that "Unfortunately, the material is boilerplate sitcom..."