a show about an incredibly dumb and man child and his shrewish hot wife . 99 % of the plots revolves around doug do something unbelievably stupid and then come a variable represent a ) either he hide it from his wife or b ) tell his wife and she emasculate him and then it up to the father in law ( arthur represent the typecast character from seinfeld ) to aggravate the situation . and the writer dare to say it be influence by the honeymooner ( an absolute classic ) and that the plot be draw from real life situation and unless you live in a cave and you know that not true . anyway and let just put it this way . if kevin james have be thin and the show would have get cancel fromm the pilot . if youre 12 and or youre fond of fat joke . be my guest and watch this show ( or any of kevin james movie for that matter ) . i have notice some poster compare this travesty to much superior show like friend and seinfeld and everybody love raymond i be still wonder how could anyone do that .