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Season 1 – Merry Happy Whatever

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A strong-willed father navigates the stress of the holiday season when his daughter brings her new boyfriend home for Christmas.
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Merry Happy Whatever — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 12/03/2019
1.5/4
Every strained premise, every exchange of dialogue, every dopey misunderstanding, every contrived grab for a heart-tugging moment is straight out of a badly dated sitcom playbook from 30 or 40 years ago. Go to Full Review Linda Holmes NPR 12/02/2019
It would be wonderful to report that Merry Happy Whatever managed to overcome the cliches inherent in its controlling-papa set-up, its collection of children and in-laws, and its painfully obvious holiday scenarios... Unfortunately, it is not to be. Go to Full Review Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 12/02/2019
To say that you've seen basically every key incident in Merry Happy Whatever in a previous holiday film or TV episode would be understating how preprogrammed every episode feels. Go to Full Review Carissa Pavlica TV Fanatic 01/24/2020
2.5/5
Merry Happy Whatever isn't a terrible show, but they're the people you'd want to leave as soon as the clock strikes midnight of any particular holiday. Go to Full Review Jasmine Ting Cosmopolitan 12/06/2019
While the show doesn't seem any different than your typical Christmas family comedy at first, stick to it and you'll find that it's a sitcom with a lot to say. Go to Full Review Christine Laskodi Tell-Tale TV 12/02/2019
2.5/5
Unfortunately, Merry Happy Whatever falls short of both the fuzzy feelings and the holiday spectacular I'd hoped for. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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corkball 12/14/2022 It isn't the worst thing on TV, but the show's makers are trying to hard to check too many boxes they forgot to make it funny. Quaid lends some star power, but he is starting to look a bit past his sell by date. See more 08/09/2021 Not good. i think dennis quaid should have retired years ago. See more inta k @intuciic 12/23/2020 fun, easy to watch, entertaining See more Jrock16 M @Jrock16 10/17/2020 You know despite the reviews I really liked this show, I though it had a great cast of characters with some simple sitcom family problems. See more 01/13/2020 It was enjoyable. Acting was ok, but the storyline was interesting and funny. One thing that was very strange was how the dad was not open minded to anything like a different religion or someone being gay or the guy being a musician, but he had no problem with dating a black woman and no one even thought that was unusual for a man who was close minded to everything See more 01/01/2020 Thinking this was a Christmas show, we watched, Couldn't see where it was going, but now as we watch it, we see it as a comedy show with really good cast! Hopefully, it will catch on! See more Read all reviews
Merry Happy Whatever — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Tucker Cawley

Creator

Dennis Quaid

Don Quinn

Bridgit Mendler

Emmy

Brent Morin

Matt

Siobhan Murphy

Patsy

Adam Rose

Todd

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Welcome, Matt On the first day of his visit, Matt gets a crash course in Quinn family dynamics as Don brushes him off and Kayla has a relationship crisis. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Harmony Drama swirls ahead of the family's traditional night of caroling as Joy catches Sean in a lie; Emmy questions Matt's career goals; Don upsets Nancy. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Interference It's the Sunday before Christmas when the Quinn men watch football and the woman decorate the tree, but this may be the year traditions change. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Happy Mall-idays Don's quest for a last-minute gift means a family trip to the mall, where Kayla tries to chat up a barista; Emmy and Matt squabble over finances. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Twas the Night Before the 4th Night of Hanukkah As Don tries to rally the family for Midnight Mass, Patsy and Todd share big news; Matt looks for signs about whether he should propose to Emmy. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Merry Ex-Mas On Christmas Day, Emmy eagerly awaits Matt's proposal; Don makes another misstep with Nancy; Kayla rethinks her decision about her marriage. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Christmas Break Emmy learns the truth about her job opportunity; Matt endears himself to Emmy's siblings; nervous Don prepares for his big date with Nancy. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 28, 2019 Ring in the New Year Reeling from the state of her relationship with Matt, Emmy calls Don out on his controlling behavior; Kayla opens up on New Year's Eve. Details

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Merry Happy Whatever — Season 1

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Season Info

Creator
Tucker Cawley
Executive Producer
Tucker Cawley, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, Dana Honor, Dennis Quaid
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Holiday, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 28, 2019
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