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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Tom Saunders |
Written by | Tia Ayers Michael D'Ascenzo |
Starring | Jason Priestley Molly Ringwald Matthew Tissi Katie Douglas Jake Sim Simon Cadel |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 27 |
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Executive producer | Tom Saunders |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Aircraft Pictures Dolphin Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Family Channel |
Release | May 8, 2016 – January 14, 2018 |
Raising Expectations (formerly known as The Wonderful Wayneys) is a Canadian television series, produced by Aircraft Pictures in conjunction with Dolphin Entertainment. [1] The series stars Jason Priestley and Molly Ringwald as Wayne and Paige Wayney, the perfectionist parents of five teenage children of whom four are perennial overachievers, and Simon Cadel as Emmett, the one son who is constantly falling short of his parents' demanding expectations. [1] The cast also includes Luke Bilyk, Katie Douglas, Jake Sim and Matthew Tissi. The series premiered on May 8, 2016 on Family Channel. [1] Season 2 began airing on June 18, 2017. [2]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 14 | May 8, 2016 | October 23, 2016 | |
2 | 13 | June 18, 2017 | January 14, 2018 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Wayne's White Lie" | Unknown | Unknown | May 8, 2016 | |
Questions arise regarding the validity of a heroic story from Wayne's past in the series premiere of a sitcom about perfectionist parents raising a brood of overachievers—plus one son who is content with mediocrity. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Family Tree" | Warren P. Sonoda | Unknown | May 15, 2016 | |
Wayne and Conner disagree about whether a tree in the front yard should be removed. Meanwhile, Adam and Bentley join forces to repair the air conditioner. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Dinner and a Ramp" | Unknown | Unknown | May 22, 2016 | |
Conner grows tired of her brothers interfering with her dating life, and Emmett's attempt to trade a date with her for a bike discount proves to be the last straw. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "What's Growing in Emmett's Room?" | Jesse Shamata | Josh Gal | May 29, 2016 | |
Mold is unearthed in Emmett's room, but it soon spreads to the other bedrooms, forcing the Wayney siblings to become temporary roommates. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "The Great Hot Dog Escape" | Shawn Thompson | Dan Cummins | June 6, 2016 | |
Emmett is so desperate to get to a local hot-dog-eating contest that he resorts to tunneling through the basement wall. Meanwhile, Adam and Bentley unearth a secret stockpile of chocolate-covered raisins. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "The Devil's Ottoman" | Unknown | Unknown | June 12, 2016 | |
Paige takes the family camping so they can spend time with each other and away from their beloved electronic devices, but not everything goes according to plan. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "I Know What You Did Last Night" | Unknown | Unknown | June 19, 2016 | |
Adam gets hurt while sneaking in the house late, so Emmett covers for him. Wayne then grows concerned about how the injury will Adam's football career, while Bentley envies the attention lavished on Adam | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Lobsterro" | Unknown | Unknown | June 26, 2016 | |
Paige's sister arrives for an unexpected visit. Meanwhile, Emmett wants to impress everyone with a lavish seafood dinner, but problems arise when the lobsters get loose. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "The Hawk and the Drone" | Unknown | Unknown | July 3, 2016 | |
Emmett wants to construct a drone, but he must put this project aside until he gets Conner a hawk for her birthday. Meanwhile, Bentley practices scoring films by scoring his family's every moment; and Paige encourage Wayne to bond with Emmett. | ||||||
10 | 10 | "Family Business" | Unknown | Unknown | July 10, 2016 | |
Emmett runs a t-shirt business from the garage and gets his siblings to work for him, but he runs into a snag when he learns his logo is copyrighted by a charity. Meanwhile, Paige's idea to work in a soundproof room has an unforeseen drawback. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "The Nerds and the Bees" | Unknown | Unknown | July 17, 2016 | |
Emmett develops a crush on his math tutor, but she's captivated by Adam, not Emmett. Meanwhile, Bentley struggles to move his harp to the second floor; and Conner and Paige take up beekeeping. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "The Telltale Doing" | Unknown | Unknown | July 24, 2016 | |
Emmett breaks Bentley's cello during a mishap, so Emmett and Nate stage a robbery to pretend the instrument was stolen. Meanwhile, Conner and Adam get into a dispute over toiletries. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "The Frogmaster" | Warren P. Sonoda | Unknown | July 31, 2016 | |
Emmett's parents forbid him from playing video games, so he seeks out an old-school arcade. Meanwhile, Paige wants to enhance her hand-eye coordination; and Wayne divulges a revealing secret about his past. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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14 | 14 | "The Haunter Becomes the Haunted" | James Allodi | Tia Ayers and Michael D'Ascenzo | October 23, 2016 | |
Paige and Wayne attend a Halloween party, and the kids decide to turn the family home into a haunted-house attraction, complete with a cadaver from the nearby teaching hospital. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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15 | 1 | "The Tyranny of the Jars" | Unknown | Unknown | June 18, 2017 | |
A mockumentary about the Wayney family and their obsession with jars such as the Pun Jar. When the Wayney kids revolt, they can't imagine what is in store for them. | ||||||
16 | 2 | "Learner's Permit To Kill" | Unknown | Unknown | June 25, 2017 | |
Bently has to get a driver's license. | ||||||
17 | 3 | "Chez Bentley" | Unknown | Unknown | July 2, 2017 | |
When Paige and Wayne go on a short weekend trip, Bentley has unknowingly set up an Airbnb at their house in order to get training for Hospitality school. He recruits his siblings to help. | ||||||
18 | 4 | "Sorcery The Summoning" | Unknown | Unknown | July 9, 2017 | |
Derek becomes obsessed with Sorcery The Summoning cards after learning they could be a good investment. Meanwhile, Emmett's teacher steals Derek's most valuable card after Emmett brings it to school. | ||||||
19 | 5 | "The Owl and the Drone" | Unknown | Unknown | July 23, 2017 | |
Paige tries to get all five of her kids ready on a last minute trip to Paris to visit Wayne. Her sister Rebecca also stops by. | ||||||
20 | 6 | "The Postman Always Sings Twice" | Unknown | Unknown | August 5, 2017 | |
21 | 7 | "Food Fight At the Algonquin" | Unknown | Unknown | October 22, 2017 | |
Bentley's fancy group, known as The Sophisticates, has lost their library table to the rival Aficionados. To resolve this problem, they have a quip-off at the Wayney household. | ||||||
22 | 8 | "What's Growing in Emmett's Room" | Unknown | Unknown | October 29, 2017 | |
23 | 9 | "Freak Out" | Unknown | Unknown | November 5, 2017 | |
24 | 10 | "She Shed" | Unknown | Unknown | November 12, 2017 | |
25 | 11 | "Smells Like Victory" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 2017 | |
26 | 12 | "Poetry Commotion" | Unknown | Unknown | January 7, 2018 | |
27 | 13 | "The Big Trip" | Unknown | Unknown | January 14, 2018 |
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