▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁depart ing ▁to ▁purs ue ▁other ▁projects . ▁The ▁series ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁throughout ▁its ▁run . ▁ ▁Prem ise ▁The ▁Car m ich ael ▁Show ▁follows ▁a ▁fict ional ▁version ▁of ▁com ed ian ▁Jer rod ▁Car m ich ael ' s ▁family , ▁set ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Family ▁members ▁include ▁Jer rod ' s ▁father ▁Joe , ▁mother ▁C yn th ia , ▁and ▁brother ▁Bobby . ▁Other ▁characters ▁include ▁Jer rod ' s ▁live - in ▁girl friend ▁( l ater ▁wife ) ▁Max ine , ▁and ▁Bobby ' s ▁est r anged ▁wife ▁Ne ke ish a . ▁Epis odes ▁often ▁tack le ▁serious ▁soci etal ▁issues ▁and ▁current ▁events ▁in ▁a ▁hum orous ▁context . ▁ ▁Cast ▁and ▁characters ▁ ▁Jer rod ▁Car m ich ael ▁as ▁a ▁fict ional ▁version ▁of ▁himself , ▁and ▁the ▁tit ular ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Am ber ▁Stevens ▁West ▁as ▁Max ine ▁North ▁( l ater ▁Max ine ▁North - C arm ich ael ), ▁Jer rod ' s ▁girl friend . ▁Jer rod ▁and ▁Max ine ▁get ▁married ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season . ▁ ▁Lil ▁Rel ▁How ery ▁as ▁Robert ▁" Bob by " ▁Car m ich ael , ▁Jer rod ' s ▁brother . ▁▁ ▁T iff any ▁H add ish ▁as ▁Ne ke ish a ▁Williams - C arm ich ael , ▁Bobby ' s ▁est r anged ▁( l ater , ▁ex -) ▁wife