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Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with special needs. As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to give JJ his “voice.”

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Comedy
Created By

Scott Silveri

First Aired on

Sep 21, 2016

3 seaons till Apr 12, 2019

Popularity: 21.9437
100 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

20th Century Fox Television (US)Silver & Gold Productions (US)ABC Studios (US)The Detective Agency (US)

Status: Canceled

Show Canceled

Last episode: U-N-R– UNREALISTIC

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 63 episodes

Season 1

Aired

23 Episodes
  • Episode 1P-I-PILOT21 min

    Maya DiMeo moves her family to a new, upscale school district when she finds the perfect situation for her eldest son, JJ, who has cerebral palsy.

  • Episode 2N-E-NEW A-I-AIDE21 min

    Maya struggles as Kenneth takes over as JJ’s full-time aide. Loving his new freedom, JJ avoids attending a physical therapy appointment, and Maya automatically blames Kenneth, using any excuse to confirm her misgivings and moves to fire him. Meanwhile, Jimmy struggles to teach Dylan the family way to not be so neighborly.

  • Episode 3B-O-N-BONFIRE21 min

    While JJ finds success at school with a group of friends, Maya forces the cancellation of the homecoming bonfire, concerned that the beach location is not wheelchair accessible. Soon, the students speak out against JJ. But when Maya realizes she was wrong, the two stage a fake prank to encourage his classmates to have a change of heart. Meanwhile, Jimmy helps Ray settle into the new home.

  • Episode 4I-N-S– INSPIRATIONS21 min

    Exploring the city on their own, JJ and Kenneth realize strangers look at them as inspirational. The two push their luck, receiving free food and baseball game admissions. Kenneth lets this get to his head, goes overboard, and things fall apart. Meanwhile, as the family can’t do anything without having to worry about wheelchair accessibility, Dylan and Ray convince Maya to take them paintballing. But can she let herself have fun without JJ?

  • Episode 5H-A-L– HALLOWEEN21 min

    Jimmy is upset the kids no longer want to participate in the family tradition of dressing up for Halloween. Maya tries to cheer up Jimmy by allowing him to do things he loves by taking things off the family “Dead to Me” list. Meanwhile, Ray recruits Dylan to help work the school’s haunted mansion while Kenneth is scared of losing his job when JJ gets drunk at a party. Even though Maya is furious, she is thrilled to see JJ having a “normal” life.