My favorite tv show

So this topic is quite broad. I immediately think about the X-men cartoons from the 90s, How I Met Your Mother that recently ended or cartoons like Slam Dunk. Some of you might think that I have spent a lot of time in front of the tv, and your completely right, I have. So, to make things simple I will say I have many favorite tv shows, like the ones I mentioned above, but I will focus on one that I think is sometimes underrated.

There was a golden time in television in which you could have a good show without drugs or killing someone. A time where Bryan Cranston wasn't a drug dealing psychopath that made bucket loads of money. Nope. The time I'm referring to is a time where Mr. Cranston is a struggling white collar worker with 4 children (5 in the last seasons), a bossy wife and a crappy life. The last part is also truth about Breaking Bad but the character in this series does not go on a drug-making killing spree.

This is the story of a pretty average suburban family in the US that has three children in primary school and one in military school. Having so many children, the family is always struggling to make ends meet and they picture that by mentioning that the children never have new clothes, which is handed down from brother to brother, by stating that they can't have vacations or that they can't afford to go out.  This family is composed of 4 children that have very different characteristics. The oldest one is in military school because he is always getting into trouble with the law and it was a military school or juvenal detention center. The second oldest son is not very smart and is always trying to pick fights. The main character is the third son who gets into trouble because he is too smart. And the youngest son tends to put the cuteness into every shenanigan these children do.

I really like this show because it is not centered in rich people who have rich people problems. Here, this ordinary family is struggling with real issues in a funny way. Some characters are divorced, others are Afroamerican, others are handicapped, others are Canadian and even German. This show has everything, love, fights, intrigue and a continuous criticism of western societies in general.

Which show is it?

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