 The series contained scripts and sets that were almost exact copies of the original American ones, lacking any cultural changes necessary to properly adapt it into German culture.Even the looks and gestures of the actors had to be exactly like in the original US series.Further contributing to the series' failure was the fact that "Married... with Children" had already premiered in Germany a year before and was broadcast daily in the afternoon while "Hilfe, meine Familie spinnt" was broadcast once a week in the evening, on the same station.