▁English ▁teacher , ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁father ▁before ▁his ▁new ▁marriage ▁to ▁Kim . ▁D anny ▁has ▁adjust ed ▁from ▁being ▁D erek ' s ▁son ▁to ▁D erek ▁and ▁Kim ' s ▁son . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁always ▁in ▁the ▁latest ▁k ids ' ▁f ads ▁such ▁as ▁Pok ém on , ▁Cr ash ▁Band ico ot , ▁Yu - Gi - Oh !, ▁and ▁D uel ▁Masters . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁lov es ▁food ▁but ▁h ates ▁making ▁his ▁own ▁me als . ▁ ▁Ma e ve ▁is ▁a ▁sp icy ▁divor c ée ▁who ▁always ▁has ▁a ▁sn appy ▁com eb ack . ▁She ' s ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁always ▁rem embers ▁at ▁parties . ▁She ' s ▁a ▁great ▁Sales ▁Director ▁at ▁the ▁office , ▁less ▁great ▁with ▁her ▁ ▁personal ▁life . ▁Helen ▁is ▁Ma e ve ' s ▁co - worker , ▁sound ing ▁board ▁and ▁voice ▁of ▁experience ▁at ▁the ▁office . ▁She ' s ▁married ▁with ▁two ▁k ids ▁in ▁their ▁pre - te ens . ▁Simon ▁is ▁Ma e ve ' s ▁ex - hus band . ▁He ▁period ically ▁dro ps ▁in ▁and ▁spread s ▁cha os . ▁ ▁Susan ▁like ▁Ma e ve , ▁works ▁in ▁a ▁professional ▁office . ▁Pre viously ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Har vey ▁were ▁D IN K Y s . ▁After ▁struggling ▁with ▁infer til ity ▁treat ments , ▁they ▁adopted ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Emma . ▁Har vey ▁is ▁a ▁laid - back ▁fun eral