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Back To The '70s With The Kids Are Alright Cast

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Get ready for a blast of nostalgia as Young Hollywood heads to the set of that OTHER '70s show, ABC's new comedy "The Kids Are Alright"! We sit down with the parents of the show, Mary McCormack and Michael Cudlitz, as well as 7 of their 8(!!) on-screen sons, Chris Richards, Christopher Paul Richards, Jack Gore, Andy Walken, Santino Barnard, Sam Straley, and Sawyer Barth, to find out how they manage the chaos and reveal the biggest prankster!

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Young Hollywood

Okay, you guys, I'm hanging out with Chris who plays Joey on The Kids Are All Right.

Young Hollywood

Such a cool show.

Young Hollywood

Hanging out with Jack who plays Timmy on The Kids Are All Right.

Young Hollywood

How's it going?

Jack

Good.

Jack

How are you?

Young Hollywood

You're in your wardrobe.

Jack

Yeah, 70s outfit.

Young Hollywood

We're sitting here with Mary who plays Peggy on The Kids Are All Right.

Young Hollywood

We're just talking about how cool the set here is.

Mary

Here, they have an old sand box over there.

Mary

It's so cute.

Mary

Everything's so nostalgic here.

Mary

It reminds me of how I grew up.

Young Hollywood

It's hanging out with Mike who plays Mike on The Kids Are All Right.

Young Hollywood

We were just talking about that.

Young Hollywood

You play a guy with the same name.

Mike

Yeah, they like to make it simple for me because I wasn't able to remember too many things, so they just figured that's one thing I wouldn't have to remember anymore.

Young Hollywood

Don't you love the way that they treat you here?

Young Hollywood

You're like royalty, right?

Mike

It's awesome.

Mike

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Hey, what's up, guys?

Young Hollywood

Young Hollywood is here hanging out with Santino and Andy.

Young Hollywood

I'm kneeling down because they're little tiny people.

Young Hollywood

They're so cute.

Young Hollywood

So many cool shows about families on TV like Shameless to The Brady Bunch.

Young Hollywood

Are you excited to be part of a new TV family?

Andy

Yeah, absolutely.

Andy

It's a lot of pressure off of my plate, you know, being a part of a family 'cause there are eight boys, you know.

Andy

Yeah.

Andy

It's awesome because you're you see the scenes play out and and and sometimes or a lot of the times in this show you're kind of just like, I can see this.

Andy

Like I can see this on a TV.

Andy

Like I can see this family.

Andy

Like you can see it play out in front of you.

Andy

It's it's a family of eight boys.

Andy

It's it's going to be it's going to be chaotic.

Andy

But it's pretty it's pretty heartwarming.

Santino

Um, I find it like amazing, since I feel so lucky doing this and getting to work with people like this young man right here.

Santino

Hi.

Young Hollywood

What about playing a character in the 70s?

Young Hollywood

It's kind of cool, right, with all the nostalgic.

Young Hollywood

Obviously you didn't grow up in the 70s, but you get to learn some of the weird things that they had back then.

Andy

Definitely.

Andy

There's uh there's references galore.

Andy

You know, walking around the house and picking things up and going, oh my god, we had that.

Andy

Right?

Andy

And we walk around set and there's constantly stuff I see that I'm sort of like, oh my gosh, we had that, or, you know, oh my gosh, I was at my friend's house.

Andy

He had that on the TV.

Andy

There's these these glass uh grapes that we have that are in the living room.

Andy

And you know, multiple friends of mine had them in their house.

Andy

There's little tchotchke display stuff.

Andy

Little decorations.

Mary

Oh, the sets are also really, really cool.

Mary

We have an awesome set dressing department and everything it looks really cool.

Mary

This is the garage back here and it's just Yeah, they do such a good job.

Mary

They dress it really nicely.

Mary

The house looks awesome.

Young Hollywood

Is it fun to play a character in the 70s with all the clothes and you were you were wearing flares earlier.

Young Hollywood

I think all the boys are wearing flares.

Chris

Kind of flares.

Chris

Kind of the groovy clothes.

Chris

Look at this shirt.

Chris

Look at that little outfit.

Jack

They don't stretch whatsoever.

Chris

No, it's not.

Chris

No, it's not.

Jack

Those clothes in the 70s, right, just all wool, no stretching.

Young Hollywood

And the hair.

Young Hollywood

Did you grow your hair out for this, or did you have a

Chris

No, this isn't this is a wig.

Chris

Everyone's wearing a wig and I never know.

Chris

That's like that's that's some good stuff here on this show.

Chris

You never know.

Chris

Yeah, it's good.

Chris

They yeah, they know what they're doing.

Chris

I got even a Led Zeppelin shirt on right now.

Chris

It's awesome because Joey Joey especially.

Young Hollywood

Show the camera.

Chris

Heck yeah, show the camera.

Chris

Joey Joey especially having the show set in the 70s makes it 10 times more fun and more entertaining to watch.

Young Hollywood

Is it fun to kind of see the stuff that they had in the 70s and experience kind of a different time period?

Jack

Yeah.

Jack

Yeah.

Jack

Um, my dad actually like had quite a few of the shirts I'm actually wearing, since he grew up in the 70s.

Young Hollywood

There's eight boys on this set.

Young Hollywood

Who's the biggest prankster?

Jack

Biggest prankster?

Jack

Boys?

Young Hollywood

Um, Or if it's a girl, that's fine too.

Jack

Yeah, no.

Jack

But I figured it was one of the boys.

Jack

It's one of the boys.

Jack

It's definitely one of the boys.

Andy

The biggest lunatic is Santino.

Andy

And I say lunatic with love.

Mary

I don't know, probably Santino right here.

Young Hollywood

Santino.

Young Hollywood

He's hanging out behind the camera.

Young Hollywood

There he is, buddy.

Young Hollywood

We've been hearing that too.

Young Hollywood

You're a little prankster.

Young Hollywood

That's perfect.

Andy

He's like from another planet.

Andy

I'm going to say it.

Andy

I'm going to ask him about that.

Andy

His his energy, his the way he looks at life, you know, is a little bit skewed in in a great way.

Andy

Um, he's he's just he's honestly just full of life and love and it's it's so much fun to be on set with him.

Andy

Sometimes he's also climbing on walls like a little spider-tino.

Mary

Okay, so earlier he was doing some sort of back thing.

Mary

He's very flexible and he climbs on walls too.

Young Hollywood

Like a spider man?

Mary

Yeah, he's the spider man.

Mary

He's the living embodiment of Spider-Man except without the powers.

Andy

Without the powers.

Young Hollywood

Okay, last question.

Young Hollywood

If you could describe this family in one word, what would it be?

Chris

Crazy.

Chris

In a good way.

Chris

Yeah, in a good way.

Chris

It's just a lot going on.

Jack

I'd say probably unique.

Mary

Loud.

Mary

Loud.

Mary

Yeah.

Mary

Yeah.

Mary

We're really loud.

Young Hollywood

That's perfect.

Mary

Yeah.

Mary

Ouch.

Mary

Ouch.

Mary

Lots of boo-boos, lots of crazy stuff going on.

Andy

Chaotic.

Jack

Chaotic.

Chris

Chaotic.

Chris

Definitely chaotic.

Young Hollywood

We've heard crazy, now we're hearing chaotic, so.

Santino

Yes, I'm so happy no one's ever said that.

Young Hollywood

Well, the chaos is brought from you, right?

Young Hollywood

You're the troublemaker.

Santino

Yeah, yeah.

Santino

I mean, a fair share of games, definitely.

Santino

Chaotic or crazy.

Young Hollywood

The Clearys are chaotic, crazy, unique, and cool, everybody.

Young Hollywood

That's what we've been hearing today.

Andy

Everyone thinks that they they, you know, are the smartest person in the room and so they're constantly butting heads.

Andy

Uh, that's not one word, and I'm sorry.

Young Hollywood

Oh, no.

Young Hollywood

No, it's fine.

Young Hollywood

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Crazy.

Young Hollywood

There you go.

Young Hollywood

You're crazy.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Mary McCormack

    Plays Peggy in 'The Kids Are Alright' and discusses the show's set.

  • Michael Cudlitz

    Plays Mike in 'The Kids Are Alright' and discusses the show's realism and his character's name.

  • Chris Richards

    Plays Joey in 'The Kids Are Alright' and talks about the fun of the 70s setting.

  • Jack Gore

    Plays Timmy in 'The Kids Are Alright' and describes his 70s wardrobe.

  • Andy Walken

    Plays Frank in 'The Kids Are Alright' and talks about being part of a TV family.

  • Santino Barnard

    Plays Pat in 'The Kids Are Alright' and is identified as the biggest prankster on set.

  • Christopher Paul Richards

    Plays Adam in 'The Kids Are Alright' and discusses the show's 70s clothes.

  • Sam Straley

    Plays Lawrence in 'The Kids Are Alright' and describes the Cleary family as 'unique' and 'chaotic'.

  • Sawyer Barth

    Plays Eddie in 'The Kids Are Alright' and talks about his character's wardrobe.

  • Joey

    Character played by Chris Richards on 'The Kids Are Alright'.

  • Timmy

    Character played by Jack Gore on 'The Kids Are Alright'.

  • Peggy

    Character played by Mary McCormack on 'The Kids Are Alright'.

FAQ

What show is featured in this Young Hollywood video?+
This Young Hollywood video features the cast and set of ABC's new comedy series, 'The Kids Are Alright'.
Who plays the parents in 'The Kids Are Alright'?+
Mary McCormack plays Peggy and Michael Cudlitz plays Mike, the parents in 'The Kids Are Alright'.
What time period is 'The Kids Are Alright' set in?+
The show 'The Kids Are Alright' is set in the 1970s, which is reflected in the set design and costumes.
Who is considered the biggest prankster on the set of 'The Kids Are Alright'?+
Santino Barnard, who plays Pat, is identified by his castmates as the biggest prankster on the set.
How many sons do the parents have in 'The Kids Are Alright'?+
The family in 'The Kids Are Alright' has eight sons.

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