[Warning: Spoilers ahead.]
When it premiered in 2010, CBS’s “Mike & Molly” was something of a gimmick in the stable of mega-producer Chuck Lorre – a kinda new take on the rom-com. Hey look everyone, they’re fat! Plus, incessant fat jokes are OK! It’s “The King of Queens” times two! But we were rooting for them anyway, even if their dropping weight wasn’t going to be part of the deal. They could easily have called this thing “The Biggest Non-Losers.”
Given the percentage of Americans who struggle with their waistlines, this didn’t seem all that revolutionary at the time.