When I was growing up, there were few examples of “non-traditional” family situations on television. I watched “Brady Bunch” repeats frequently, and the family was so seamlessly merged I forgot that Mike wasn’t the biological father of Cindy, Marcia, and Jan and the boys weren’t calling Mrs. Brady, “Carol” – they called her “Mom”.  These days, there are a few more examples of stepfamilies on television (My daughter loves Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh”, for example), but still not that many. I realized that I was really struggling to come up with portrayals of stepfamilies on television.

What are your favorite examples – current and past – of step/blended families on television?

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