EPISODE
SEASON
Upon discovering her husband's affair with a woman online, mother-to-be Maggie ends her marriage and turns to her childhood friend Emma for support. In order to help Maggie in her time of need, Emma gives up her successful business in China to return to their hometown of Pinebrook, and help her friend raise her newborn baby.
29 July 1965, Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
30 October 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 October 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 April 1978, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
31 January 1982, Long Island, New York, USA
21 April 1970, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
27 May 1973, Macon, Georgia, USA
22 September 1967, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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28 November 1967, Odessa, Texas, USA
25 January 1930, Los Angeles, California, USA
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April 30, 2014
Playing House isn't notable because it has two female leads, or because it's part of a trend, or will soon have a baby in the mix. Playing House is notable because it's smart and it's funny. Period.April 29, 2014
Parham and St. Clair seem to have created Playing House largely because they enjoy working together. The enjoyment is contagious.April 28, 2014
Gilmore Girls gone gonzo-er.May 08, 2014
USA is promoting the show as an "original comedy"; let's see if they can put more truth in that advertising.May 13, 2014
Two besties and a baby comedy is saucy, but sweet.April 29, 2014
Obviously, the birthing process in TV can be difficult. But at this point, Playing House looks more like a rental than the kind of show destined to put down roots.May 01, 2014
The humor gets low at times, but the characters themselves do not; which is not to say that they keep their dignity.April 30, 2014
There's a sweetness to Playing House that eases the raunchier aspects.April 30, 2014
Playing House is essentially a tweaked remake of Best Friends Forever, a sitcom that washed out of NBC two years ago.April 30, 2014
Expectations couldn't be lower for this unrequested reunion, which is why it comes as such a nice surprise that Playing House, while hardly anything new, provides a much happier showcase for these gals' effortlessly snarky chemistry.