Daddy

The protagonist of the series, a young bartender Ben ( Jean-Luc Bilodo ) discovers under the door of the apartment where he lives, his daughter Emma, ​​who was born by one of his girls as a result of an accidental relationship. Ben decides to raise Emma with his brother Danny ( Derek Teler ), apartment neighbor Tucker ( Taj Mauri ) and longtime girlfriend Riley ( Chelsea Kane ), who is secretly in love with Ben. In addition, the mother of Ben and Danny, the eccentric Bonnie ( Melissa Peterman ), also contributes to the upbringing of the baby ^[3] .

Basic composition

• Benjamin Bon Jovi “Ben” Wheeler ( Jean-Luc Bilodo ) - the main character of the series, who does not know what he wants from life, he is a little over twenty, works as a bartender. Once his ex throws him his daughter Emma, ​​whose existence the young man did not even know about - he decides to raise his daughter himself ^[4] .
• Tucker Targood Marshall Dobbs ( Taj Mauri ) is Ben's best friend and roommate. Upon learning of Danny's move, he noted all his food in the refrigerator. Tucker is friendly with everyone if they do not eat his food. He and Bonnie are the only ones who know that Danny is in love with Riley. In the initial episodes, Tucker has a girlfriend, Vanessa, who becomes the subject of constant jokes, although she never appears in the frame ^[5] .
• Daniel Mellencamp “Danny” Wheeler ( Derek Teler ) is Ben's older brother, a professional hockey star. He moved to live with his brother when he started playing for the Rangers team. Is a role model for Ben. He is the only one who is aware of Riley’s love for Ben, but she asks not to tell anyone about this. There are awkward moments between the characters, as Riley constantly tells Danny about her feelings for Ben, not suspecting that Danny himself is in love with her ^[6] .
• Bonnie Wheeler ( Melissa Peterman ) is the mother of Ben and Danny. She wanted to be a model, but was never able to get in shape after the birth of Danny. He believes that Ben is not ready to raise a child alone ^[7] .
• Riley Perrin ( Chelsea Kane ) - Ben and Danny's best friend ever since school. As a child, she was incredibly fat, but lost weight. In love with Ben, who does not know about her feelings, and does not realize that Danny is not indifferent to her ^[8] .

Background Composition

• Emma Wheeler is Ben's three-month-old daughter from ex-girlfriend Angela. The role of Emma in all seasons was played by different twins.

• Ali Louise and Suzanne Allan Hartman (Season 1)
• Mila and Zoe Besk (Season 2)
• Amber and Harper Husack (Season 3)
• Sura and Kylie Harris (Seasons 4-6)

• Dr. Amy Shaw ( Lacey Chebert )
• Fitch Douglas ( Matt Dallas )
• Brad (Peter Port)
• Philip Farlow (Christopher O'Shea)
• Georgie Farlow ( Mallory Jensen )
• Angela (Mimi Gianopoulos) is Emma's mother and Ben's ex-girlfriend.
• Megan ( Grace Phipps )
• Ray Wheeler ( Gregory Granberg ) - Ben and Danny's father, Bonnie's ex-husband. He left Bonnie for a man named Steve ( Robert Gant ).

The series received "green light" on February 2, 2012 ^[9] , and filming began on March 28, 2012. The premiere took place on June 20, 2012 ^[10] .

On August 17, 2012, the series was extended for the second season, which premiered on May 29, 2013 ^[11] . On March 22, 2013, two months before the premiere of the second season, the channel announced the extension of the show for the third season, ^{[12] [13]} , which premiered on January 15, 2014.

On March 17, 2014, the show was extended for the fourth season ^[14] , which premiered on October 22, 2014 with a special Halloween series ^[15] . On February 27, 2015, the series was extended for the fifth season ^[16] , which premiered on February 3, 2016 ^[17] . On June 27, 2016, the series was extended for the sixth season ^[18] .

Criticism

On the Metacritic website , the series scored 51 points out of 100 ^[19] . Jessica Shaw from Entertainment Weekly noted that the show has a lot of fresh jokes and rated the show 75 points out of 100 ^[20] . “ Variety ” Brian Lowry writes in his negative: “The channel is not trying to invent a sitcom - it removes exactly so that it can be tolerably watched” ^[21] . Mary McNamara of The Los Angeles Times notes that the stories about growing up young parents have been shot enough, "and the show in its presentation has not advanced an inch - it does not even try to do it" ^[22] .

Prizes

In 2012, Jean-Luc Bilodo and Chelsea Kane were nominated for the " Teen Choice Awards " in the nominations "Summer Choice TV", actor and actress, respectively ^[23] .

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