readster December 20, 2017 Share December 20, 2017 On 12/18/2017 at 8:35 PM, SnarkySheep said: Yes and no - yes, they do mention money, but then the Heck family is always doing things like eating takeout for dinner. A family of five would definitely not be doing that multiple times a week, as even McD's could rack up $30-$40 a meal. But IMO a sitcom can't entirely be bound by the realities of finance, simply because it limits their storylines. At least shows like The Middle throw a nod to the subject, whereas MF doesn't at all. What difference does it make that Mitch and Cam made a passing mention of losing the income of the upstairs apartment for the last year when we have seen absolutely NO changes in their lifestyle? IIRC, in the episode where Lionel mentioned horseback riding lessons and Lily wanted them too, Mitch and Cam's sole objection was having to wake up early on Saturdays and drive her, not that it would be a big expense. Exactly! Same with Mitch drifting to job to job the last few seasons. When he lost his job and then went to consult for Prichard Closets, that would have paid fine or he could have done it on the side for extra income. It's his family's company, and as we've seen the people working the place are complete idiots. I doubt they have any real good legal authority or at least not coming cheap. Here it would be extra money and Mitch would know he would be fine and the rest of the employees would hand wave it since he wouldn't be there all the time. Plus the fact they also were happy to see Mitch while with Claire they hated her for over two seasons because she was the "boss's daughter". Same goes with Haley drifting from job to job, would she just get something and stick with it at this point, Claire and Phil have plenty of reasons to tell her to get out. Least with Luke, he is working, doing well and even thinks about being a country club owner one day. That at least works. 1 Link to comment
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