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ABC The Kids Are Alright Set Tour

Published November 13, 2018 | Updated September 16, 2019 | By Keri Lyn.

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The Kids are Alright Family Set Tour

Wondering what happened to ABC’s The Kids Are Alright show? We are too. We LOVED this show and are so bummed that it’s not longer airing. We had such an amazing time on our set tour, and loved getting to know this cast. 

Here’s a fun video we made our our time on the set that will give you a peek at a walk through of the Cleary family home, such a neat set with so many neat pieces of 60s and 70s memorabilia: 

ABC The Kids Are Alright Set Tour

Have you heard of ABC’s new  series “The Kids are Alright”? It’s a comedy that follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family in the 1970’s and I’m absolutely in love with this show. As someone who grew up in the 70s, walking through this set was literally like walking through my childhood.

A few weeks ago while I was in LA, I had the opportunity to tour the Kids are Alright set and meet The Kids Are Alright Cast members Caleb Foote (“Eddie Cleary”) and Michael Cudlitz (“Mike Cleary”). We also had the chance to meet production designer Michael Whetstone, set decorator Claudette Didul, costume designer Susan Michalek, line producer Kris Eber and the show’s creator, showrunner and executive producer Tim Doyle.

It was such a fun experience and not only were they all so fun to chat with, it was really neat to get a peek at a behind the scenes look at show this show comes together!

The Kids are Alright Cast

ABC’s “The Kids Are Alright” stars Michael Cudlitz as Mike Cleary, Mary McCormack as Peggy Cleary, Sam Straley as Lawrence Cleary, Sawyer Barth as Frank Cleary, Caleb Foote as Eddie Cleary, Christopher Paul Richards as Joey Cleary, Jack Gore as Timmy Cleary, Andy Walken as William Cleary, and Santino Barnard as Pat Cleary. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

Set in the 1970s, this ensemble comedy follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during one of America’s most turbulent decades. In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike and Peggy raise eight boisterous boys who live out their days with little supervision. The household is turned upside down when oldest son Lawrence returns home and announces he’s quitting the seminary to go off and “save the world.” Times are changing and this family will never be the same. There are 10 people, three bedrooms, one bathroom and everyone in it for themselves.

The series stars Michael Cudlitz as Mike Cleary, Mary McCormack as Peggy Cleary, Sam Straley as Lawrence Cleary, Caleb Foote as Eddie Cleary, Sawyer Barth as Frank Cleary, Christopher Paul Richards as Joey Cleary, Jack Gore as Timmy Cleary, Andy Walken as William Cleary and Santino Barnard as Pat Cleary.

So basically this is a very large family in a pretty small house, and just ONE bathroom! It was so fun to actually get a chance to hang out on the Kids are Alright Set! Here’s a fun pic of me chilling right there in their living room:

The Boys are Alright Living room

I think that I was most fascinated with set decorator Claudette Didul and the amazing job that she did in transforming this set into a replica of a 1970s-ish home. It was so unbelievably realistic. She shared with us that she found many of the items at estate sales and that because the family that this series focuses on was in a lower income bracket, most of their actual possessions were not necessarily 70s items, but many were actually 60s because they weren’t buying new things and a lot of their furniture and home decor items were hand me downs, etc. It was so well done. I loved the set, so I took a ton of photos to share with you and even have a video coming soon that I think you’ll enjoy!

The Kids are Alright Mantle

The Kids are Alright Dining room

One thing that I loved the most about this set is that you could actually feel the chaotic nature of a family this size and the little clutter piles and mounds of “to do” things spoke so loudly of a busy mom just doing her best to stay on top of it all.

The children’s rooms were like stepping back in time. Everything from the linens to the toys.

The Kids are Alright Bedroom

The Kids are Alright desk

This family spends quite a bit of time in their backyard so they even have a separate set for that, which we toured as well. That set includes are garage and even the family car.

The Kids are Alright Car

 

Actors Caleb Foote (he’s a doll, by the way) plays Eddie Cleary on the show actually stayed with us most of the tour and was so helpful in showing us how it all comes together. Here he is showing us the wardrobe trailer and how they sort the clothing.

Caleb plays Eddie

The Kids are Alright Wardrobe

One thing that I found particularly interesting about the wardrobe planning is that since they are such a large family of boys, the would have of course utilized hand me downs over the years, so as the show continues, you will actually be able to see the younger boys start to wear hand me downs that their older brothers wore in previous seasons. How cool is that?

The Kids are Alright Outfits

I really hope you’ll tune in tonight to watch this show, so fun for the whole family and a great peek into a totally different generation and place in time where in some ways, life was just so much more simple. I think moms will appreciate Peggy and how her character manages to keep everything together and at the same time, moms will get a chuckle at just how far things have come since the 70s!

Caleb Foote from The Boys are Alright

I’ll definitely be watching, it’s our new favorite family show and I think that you will really enjoy it too! I hope you enjoyed our peek at the Kids are Alright Set … we sure enjoyed sharing it with you! 

Look for more coverage of other ABC shows here.

The Kids Are Alright”  airs TONIGHT!

The Kids are Alright Cast

Photo Credit: ABC/Richard Cartwright

Tuesdays at 8:30|7:30c on ABC.

 

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