▁who ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁cam er aman ▁for ▁the ▁television ▁station ▁at ▁which ▁Nathan ▁works . ▁As ▁the ▁series ▁begins , ▁Nathan ▁and ▁Deb bie ' s ▁b ick ering ▁parents , ▁Tom ▁and ▁Carol ▁Miller , ▁are ▁returning ▁from ▁My rt le ▁Beach . ▁Nathan ▁inform s ▁them ▁he ▁divor ced ▁his ▁wife , ▁Jan ice , ▁several ▁months ▁ago . ▁Tom ▁respond s ▁by ▁dec iding ▁to ▁leave ▁Carol , ▁ending ▁their ▁ 4 3 - year ▁marriage . ▁Tom ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁Deb bie ▁and ▁Adam ▁while ▁Carol ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁Nathan , ▁each ▁driving ▁their ▁children ▁cra zy . ▁ ▁Cast ▁and ▁characters ▁ ▁Main ▁cast ▁Will ▁Ar nett ▁as ▁Nathan ▁Miller ▁Mar go ▁Mart ind ale ▁as ▁Carol ▁Miller ▁Beau ▁Br id ges ▁as ▁Tom ▁Miller ▁Jay ma ▁M ays ▁as ▁Deb bie ▁Sto ker ▁Nelson ▁Franklin ▁as ▁Adam ▁Sto ker ▁J . ▁B . ▁Sm o ove ▁as ▁Ray ▁L ulu ▁Wilson ▁( gu est ▁star , ▁episodes ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 ; ▁series ▁regular , ▁episodes ▁ 1 4 – 3 4 ) ▁and ▁E ve ▁Moon ▁( ep is odes ▁ 1 – 9 ) ▁as ▁Mik ay la ▁Sto ker ▁Se an ▁Hay es ▁as ▁K ip ▁F ink le ▁( season ▁ 2 ) ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁cast ▁El iza ▁Coupe ▁as ▁Jan ice , ▁Nathan ' s ▁ex - w ife ▁Lou ▁Wagner ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Bo oms , ▁Nathan ' s ▁immediate ▁super visor ▁at ▁the ▁TV