In the Motherhood (2009)

Name: In the Motherhood
Rating: 6.0

Rating: 6.0

Synopsis

Rosemary, Jane and Emily try to juggle motherhood, work, friendships and love lives in an overly complicated modern world.

First Air Date: 2009-03-26

Last Air Date: 2009-06-25

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Created By: Alexandra Rushfield, Jenni Konner

Networks: ABC

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Top Cast

Cheryl Hines as Jane
Jessica St. Clair as Emily
Megan Mullally as Rosemary
Horatio Sanz as Horatio
RonReaco Lee as Jason
Rachael Harris as N/A
Leslie Grossman as N/A
Soledad St. Hilaire as N/A
Ken Marino as N/A
Tig Notaro as N/A

Seasons

None (2009)

Rosemary is a free-wheeling mom who plays it fast and loose when it comes to parenting her teenaged son, Syd. Married numerous times, but currently single, Rosemary lives by her own rules. Much to the amazement of the other moms, her nontraditional parenting style has yielded a son much more responsible than she. Rosemary’s best friend, Jane, is a recently divorced working mother of a pre-teen, Annie, and a baby girl, Sophie, who is just trying to keep her career and home afloat. Having just returned to work after giving birth eight months ago, Jane struggles to find a happy balance – lucky for her she has her “manny,” Horatio, to help out. Jane’s younger sister, Emily, sees herself as the model stay-at-home-super-mom for her two young children, Esther and Bill. Emily’s home is a work of art, and her kids are polite and sweet—everything has its place in her world. Married to Jason, Emily takes parenting as seriously as any mother could.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: It Takes a Village Idiot (2009-03-26)

Jane's week alone with Sophie turns out to be more stressful than she had hoped. Meanwhile, Rosemary tries to unionize Horatio's fellow nannies in order to get them better perks; and Emily and Jason's children don't like their "stay-cation" concept.
Ep. 2: Vacation (2009-04-02)

Jane feels like taking time off to be with her baby is as tough as being at work. Rosemary explains the need to unionize to Jane's nanny, Horatio. Emily and her husband decide to take a stay at home vacation this year, much to the disappointment of their children.
Ep. 3: Bully (2009-04-09)

Jane heads to Annie's school to confront her bully, but when it comes to the workplace, she becomes the bully by using some tried-and-true techniques to get what she wants. Meanwhile, a newcomer is challenging Emily as head mom at the preschool. Also, Rosemary wants to get her 1980's band back together.
Ep. 4: Practice What You Preach (2009-04-16)

After Annie announces she is quitting her karate class, Jane rejoins a kickball at work to teach her a lesson regarding staying on course. Emily and Jason worry about their son's imaginary friend's temperament, and Rosemary shows off her parenting skills at seminar.
Ep. 5: Shepfather (2009-06-25)

Jane begins to doubt her parenting skills when Shep, her boyfriend, immediately his it off with Horatio and her children. Meanwhile, Rosemary gives Emily a lesson on carpooling after being challenged by a neighbor on her supremacy.2