House Husbands

House Husbands is set in Melbourne, Victoria and tells the story of 4 diverse, interconnected families where the husband has become the stay at home dad. Its story lines tell the day to day issues they face as parents as well as partners and friends, and the interplay between the adults and children is wonderful. It's not of the highest caliber in terms of script writing or acting and it's certainly not up to the standard of the other new Australian, Melbourne based family show, Offspring, but it's a good escape and the characters are endearing and it's fun to see what situations they're going to get themselves into each episode.

The four families are diverse and face quite different issues, but the development of the relationships between them and how they help and support each other through their crises is lovely to watch.

It swings between comedy and drama - so I suppose you could classify it as a family dramedy - and I do love the quality of TV we're currently producing in Australia, including this one.

House Husbands is a wonderful show that follows the lives of 4 particular families. Although similar to shows such as Modern Family and The New Normal, this show is based around Drama rather than comedy and is full of exciting ups and downs for the viewers to experience. I think that this show is a complete success with lovable characters that are easy to become attached to and great, intense yet easy to follow story lines that make watching so much more enjoyable. With realistic events and characters this is a great show. Some people may feel that story lines are cheesy but with no repetition and entertaining new ideas and issues each episode, this show is never boring to watch.

It has interesting storylines and shows a bit of Aussie life

Typical Australian "comedy" that portrays men as childish larrakins who get into all sorts of silly situations and then use goofball, half brained strategies to 'solve' these. Half the time it is the 'sensible' wives (who hey should have always gone to in the first place) who fix things.

The idea of portraying men in traditionally female situations (i.e. as the primary carer for children) is a nice change from the traditional portrayals by why do the advertisers and television production companies have to make fun of these situations "ha ha ha men are too stupid to do this, ha ha ha".

There are a lot of men out there doing this for real and doing it well but we never see this.

I'm glad this show is cancelled but very much doubt that they will show competent house husbands in any show any time soon

'House Husbands' is an Australian drama set in Melbourne, revolving around four families where the men are the main caregivers of their children.

Justin, Mark, Lewis and Kane all have children attending Nepean South Primary school. These dads connect over their love of their children and the school. Over the course of the five seasons, the dads get involved in everything from a school quiz night, talent quests, spelling bees, building a school petting zoo and running the school canteen. The child actors all do a great job in their roles and the endless activities at the school allow occasions for the dads and their extended family to hang out and discuss everything from issues with their children, relationships and careers. This series also has several laugh out loud moments.

While the four 'house husbands' are the heart of the show, the supporting characters like the partners, wives and extended family of the male leads all do an excellent job in complementing each other. There is an easy chemistry between the cast making the dynamics of friends and family believable. 'House Husbands' is a solid Australian drama with a great sense of camaraderie, and is a great addition to your viewing list!

Personally I took a little while to connect with this series and enjoy it to a bingeworthy level. By the third season I felt connected to the characters and the drama increased to a level that continued throughout the remainder of the series. A heartwarming watch.