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Raising hellions Family sitcom ‘Man With a Plan’ returns for a third season
By Joy Doonan TV Media
Starting in 2006, Matt LeBlanc took a five-year hiatus from acting on television. This was not long after one of the most popular ’90s sitcoms ended its 10-year run. “Friends” had made LeBlanc a household name, and his portrayal of the lovably doofy Joey Tribbiani had made him TV royalty, so his sudden departure seemed to leave a hole in the television landscape. When he returned to the screen in or innocent as he always thought they were.
Adam, a guy who seems to take very little seriously and would rather have a beer and read the paper than engage in the bureaucracies of his children’s schooling, clumsily attempts to be the disciplinarian but eternally fails to win the respect of his scheming progeny. The upcoming season promises to feature more of the fan-favorite Marcy, Adam’s overbearing sister-in-law, as the actress who plays her, Kali Rocha (“Liv and Maddie”), has been bumped up to
Adam’s immature brother, Don, with whom he runs a contracting business while juggling the difficulties of parenting. Matt Cook (“Clipped”) provides even more flavor to the mixed bag of characters as Adam’s contracting assistant and close friend, Lowell.
When asked why he was drawn to the concept of “Man With a Plan,” LeBlanc has said that, being a father in real life, he wanted the opportunity to play the classic sitcom family man on TV. While the show is meant to emulate family comedy tropes of the past, one of LeBlanc’s goals has also
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a result of the technology available to them. Much of the show’s charm comes from the Burns kids — Kate (Grace Kaufman, “Bubble Guppies”), Emme (Hala Finley, “Back Roads,” 2018) and Teddy (Matthew McCann, “All Stars,” 2015) — constantly outmaneuvering their dad and causing never-ending chaos.
Co-stars LeBlanc and Snyder have shared a love of the energy on the set of “Man With a Plan” for the past two seasons, with Snyder telling CBS Boston that “we shouldn’t be allowed to have this much fun at a
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