MIKE & MOLLY is a comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.  Officer Mike Biggs is a good-hearted cop who sincerely wants to lose weight. Mike's partner, Officer Carl McMillan, is a thin, fast-talking wise guy who, despite his teasing, encourages Mike on his road to slimness and romance.  While speaking at an O.A. meeting, Mike meets Molly Flynn, an instantly likeable fourth-grade teacher with a good sense of humor about her curves.  For Molly, focusing on smart choices isn’t easy while living with her sexy older sister, Victoria, and their mother, Joyce, both of whom flaunt their effortless figures while indulging their healthy appetites right in front of her.  Mike also faces temptation at the diner he and Carl frequent, where they’ve become friends with a Senegalese waiter, Samuel, to whom dieting is a foreign concept.  Mike and Molly’s relationship is further complicated by the interference of Mike’s mom, Peggy, while Carl’s grandma and Joyce’s fiancé, Vince, often offer unsolicited advice on love.  Mike and Molly found each other in the most unexpected of places.  Now they’re about to find out where their quest for companionship will take them.  

ON AIR:      Mondays (9:31-10:00 PM, ET/PT)

ORIGINAL PREMIERE DATE:  Sept. 20, 2010

ORIGINATION:    Los Angeles (film)

STARRING:     Billy Gardell     (Officer Mike Biggs)

Melissa McCarthy     (Molly Flynn)

Reno Wilson     (Officer Carl McMillan)

Katy Mixon      (Victoria Flynn)

Nyambi Nyambi     (Samuel)

Swoosie Kurtz      (Joyce Flynn)

 Louis Mustillo     (Vince)

 Cleo King      (Grandma)

Rondi Reed      (Peggy Biggs)

PRODUCED BY: Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros. Television

CREATED BY: Mark Roberts

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Chuck Lorre, Mark Roberts, Don Foster and James Burrows

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