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 *The ''Thicker than Waters'' theme song, "[[Cherish That Family Smile]]", is a parody of "As Long as We've Got Each Other", the theme song of ''Growing Pains''.
 *The show's St. Louis setting is revealed in the opening credits, when the family go kite flying and their kite gets caught on the [[Gateway Arch]].
-*Patrick Waters' sweater is a parody of [[Bill Cosby]], who wore an almost identical sweater on ''{{W|The Cosby Show}}''.
+*Patrick Waters' sweater is a parody of [[Bill Cosby]], who wore an almost identical sweater on ''[[The Cosby Show]]''.
 *One episode was directed by {{W|Stephen Soderbergh}}.
 *It is shown in fullscreen with black bars on the sides because it is from the 1980s, when HDTVs weren't as common as in 2010.

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 |image = [[File:ThickerThanWaters.png|250px]]
 |genre = Sitcom
-|Starring =
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-|Country of Origin = [[USA]]
+|country = [[USA]]
-|Channel = [[Tube Town]]
+|channel = [[Tube Town]]
-|First Appearance = "[[Homer the Father]]"
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 == Behind the Laughter ==
-*''Thicker than Waters'' is a parody of ''{{w|Growing Pains}}'', a family sitcom which aired from 1985 to 1992.
+*''Thicker than Waters'' is a parody of ''{{W|Growing Pains}}'', a family sitcom which aired from 1985 to 1992.
 *The show's title is a pun on the saying "Blood is thicker than water" and the Waters family's last name.
 *The title is also a pun on actor [[Alan Thicke]], who played Jason Seaver, the father on ''Growing Pains''.
 *The ''Thicker than Waters'' theme song, "[[Cherish That Family Smile]]", is a parody of "As Long as We've Got Each Other", the theme song of ''Growing Pains''.
 *The show's St. Louis setting is revealed in the opening credits, when the family go kite flying and their kite gets caught on the [[Gateway Arch]].
-*Patrick Waters' sweater is a parody of [[Bill Cosby]], who wore an almost identical sweater on ''{{w|The Cosby Show}}''.
+*Patrick Waters' sweater is a parody of [[Bill Cosby]], who wore an almost identical sweater on ''{{W|The Cosby Show}}''.
-*One episode was directed by {{w|Stephen Soderbergh}}.
+*One episode was directed by {{W|Stephen Soderbergh}}.
-*[[David Chase]] was credited as Executive Story Editor. He went on to create ''{{w|The Sopranos}}''.
+*[[David Chase]] was credited as Executive Story Editor. He went on to create ''{{W|The Sopranos}}''.
 *It is shown in fullscreen with black bars on the sides because it is from the 1980s, when HDTVs weren't as common as in 2010.

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 ''Thicker than Waters'' is a family sitcom whose main characters are the Waters family: Dentist [[Patrick Waters]], who practices out of his house; his [[Mrs. Waters|wife]]; and their two children, [[Lizzie Waters|Lizzie]] and [[Sam Waters|Sam]]. The family enjoy an upper-middle-class lifestyle in the [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] area.
-Patrick Waters is the central character of ''Thicker than Waters'', and his personal characteristics such as wearing patchwork  sweaters and a no-nonsense parenting style are the hallmarks of the show. When [[Homer Simpson]] saw reruns of the show, he became obsessed with it to the point of watching it at every possible opportunity and wearing a sweater in the same style as Patrick's.
+Patrick Waters is the central character of ''Thicker than Waters'', and his personal characteristics such as wearing patchwork sweaters and a no-nonsense parenting style are the hallmarks of the show. When [[Homer Simpson]] saw reruns of the show, he became obsessed with it to the point of watching it at every possible opportunity and wearing a sweater in the same style as Patrick's.
 Homer also took notes about Patrick's parenting methods and patterned his own parenting style after the show, much to [[Bart]]'s chagrin. In one episode that Homer watched, Patrick's son Sam asked for a baseball glove and Patrick, rather than giving it to him outright, made him earn the money to buy it. Sam did as he was told, got his new glove, and later won a trophy. He also thanked Patrick for not buying him the glove.

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 *''Thicker than Waters'' is a parody of ''{{w|Growing Pains}}'', a family sitcom which aired from 1985 to 1992.
 *The show's title is a pun on the saying "Blood is thicker than water" and the Waters family's last name.
-*The title is also a pun on actor {{w|Alan Thicke}}, who played Jason Seaver, the father on ''Growing Pains''.
+*The title is also a pun on actor [[Alan Thicke]], who played Jason Seaver, the father on ''Growing Pains''.
 *The ''Thicker than Waters'' theme song, "[[Cherish That Family Smile]]", is a parody of "As Long as We've Got Each Other", the theme song of ''Growing Pains''.
 *The show's St. Louis setting is revealed in the opening credits, when the family go kite flying and their kite gets caught on the [[Gateway Arch]].
-*Patrick Waters' sweater is a parody of {{w|Bill Cosby}}, who wore an almost identical sweater on ''{{w|The Cosby Show}}''.
+*Patrick Waters' sweater is a parody of [[Bill Cosby]], who wore an almost identical sweater on ''{{w|The Cosby Show}}''.
 *One episode was directed by {{w|Stephen Soderbergh}}.
 *[[David Chase]] was credited as Executive Story Editor. He went on to create ''{{w|The Sopranos}}''.

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 == Production ==
-The pleasant family atmosphere portrayed in ''Thicker than Waters'' was merely a facade, as the show was beset with scandal and behind-the-scenes drama from the very beginning. According to [[Marge Simpson]], ''Thicker than Waters'' "only got on the air because the creator had evidence the network president ran over a guy." In a TV program titled ''[[Thicker than Waters: The E! True Hollywood Story]]'', it was revealed that [[Digby Sheridan]], the actor who played Patrick Waters, "had enormous problems with the show." Sheridan was shown frowning at a script, berating writer [[David Mamet]], calling the script "crap", and going into a profanity-laced tirade. Later, in a cast interview on ''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'', Sheridan admitted to having slept with "everyone in the cast—including the dog." In that same interview, actress {{ap|Rebecca|Homer the Father}}, who played [[Lizzie Waters]], showed distaste with her character, particularly with the fact that the hairstyle she had worn on the show had spawned a fashion craze of girls getting their hair done in "The Lizzie".
+The pleasant family atmosphere portrayed in ''Thicker than Waters'' was merely a facade, as the show was beset with scandal and behind-the-scenes drama from the very beginning. According to [[Marge Simpson]], ''Thicker than Waters'' "only got on the air because the creator had evidence the network president ran over a guy." In a TV program titled ''[[Thicker than Waters: The E! True Hollywood Story]]'', it was revealed that [[Digby Sheridan]], the actor who played Patrick Waters, "had enormous problems with the show." Sheridan was shown frowning at a script, berating writer [[David Mamet]], calling the script "crap", and going into a profanity-laced tirade. Later, in a cast interview on ''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'', Sheridan admitted to having slept with "everyone in the cast—including the dog." In that same interview, actress [[Rebecca]], who played [[Lizzie Waters]], showed distaste with her character, particularly with the fact that the hairstyle she had worn on the show had spawned a fashion craze of girls getting their hair done in "The Lizzie".
 == Behind the Laughter ==

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 {{TV Show
 |name = Thicker than Waters
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 |genre = Sitcom
 |Starring =