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New wave of dysfunction is giving `family TV' a different meaning.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| October 01, 2003 | Garvin, Glenn | COPYRIGHT 2003 McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Glenn Garvin

Looking for an uplifting TV show about families? Well, let's see what's on ABC. Oops, on "Hope & Faith," two grown-up sisters are throwing food and insulting each other's breasts. And on "Married to the Kellys," they're taunting their new son-in-law with anti-Semitic jibes.

Let's click over to The WB. Hmmm, no dice on "All About the Andersons": Anthony's father has made him move into the garage and use a pay phone. Maybe "Run of the House"? Nope, the adult kids supervising their 15-year-old sister just forgot her at a bar.

Give me that remote. Yikes _ on NBC's "Happy Family," one of the kids just got kicked out of the ...

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