Playing House

Synopsis

A single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together, just when they need each other most. Inspired by the ultra-close friendship between the series' creators and stars, "Playing House" centers on mother to-be Maggie who asks her single and career-driven best friend Emma to return home from her job overseas to attend her baby shower, having no idea what’s truly in store.

First Air Date: 2014-04-29

Last Air Date: 2017-07-14

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 26

Created By: Lennon Parham, Jessica St. Clair

Networks: USA Network

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Top Cast

Lennon Parham as Maggie Caruso
Jessica St. Clair as Emma Crawford
Keegan-Michael Key as Mark Rodriguez
Brad Morris as Bruce Caruso
Zach Woods as Zach Harper
Lindsay Sloane as Tina Steigerman
Gerry Bednob as Mr. Nanjiani
Jane Kaczmarek as Gwen Crawford
Sandy Martin as Mary Pat Caruso
Marissa Jaret Winokur as Candy

Seasons

Season 1 (2014) - (10 Episodes)

Season 2 (2015) - (8 Episodes)

Season 3 (2017) - (8 Episodes)

Season 1 (2014)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (2014-04-29)

Emma returns home for her best friend Maggie's baby shower.
Ep. 2: Bird Bones (2014-04-29)

Emma and Maggie go to brunch with Mark's wife. Mark takes a look into the theft of a garden gnome.
Ep. 3: Unfinished Business (2014-05-06)

Maggie and Mark investigate Bruce’s sudden disappearance. Emma reunites with her estranged mother Gwen.
Ep. 4: Totes Kewl (2014-05-13)

Emma goes on a date with Maggie's divorce lawyer, and discovers a secret about her mother.
Ep. 5: Drumline (2014-05-20)

Maggie reconnects with an old flame at a high school drumline reunion while Emma bonds with a band geek.
Ep. 6: Bosephus and the Catfish (2014-05-27)

Maggie is suspicious of her brother Zach's online girlfriend. Emma helps Bruce in an unexpected way.
Ep. 7: Spaghetti and Meatballs (2014-06-03)

Emma and Maggie turn Mark's annual policemen's spaghetti dinner into a night that won't soon be forgotten.
Ep. 8: 37 Weeks (2014-06-10)

Emma organizes a crew to help Maggie prepare the house for the baby and sparks fly when past secrets are revealed.
Ep. 9: Let's Have a Baby (2014-06-17)

Maggie and Emma fall head over heels for the charming OBGYN who is delivering Maggie's baby.
Ep. 10: Bugs in Your Eyes (2014-06-17)

Maggie and Emma's preparations for the baby's christening are interrupted when Mark gets into trouble.