Kath & Kim
| Kath & Kim | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Directed by | Ted Emery |
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| Opening theme | "The Joker" |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Editor | Steven Robinson |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Network | ABC (2002–2005) Seven Network (2007, 2022) |
| Release | 16 May 2002 – 14 October 2007 |
Kath & Kim (also written as Kath and Kim) is an Australian sitcom originally airing in the prime-time slot on ABC Television from 2002 to 2005 and subsequently on the Seven Network in 2007 and 2022. The show was produced by Riley and Turner Productions, the firm of Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who star as the titular characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim Craig, her narcissistic daughter. Additional cast members include Glenn Robbins as Kel Knight, Kath's metrosexual boyfriend (later husband); Peter Rowsthorn as Brett Craig, Kim's henpecked husband; and her lonely "second-best friend" Magda Szubanski as Sharon Strzelecki. The series is set in Fountain Lakes, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor and cast performances, particularly of Turner and Riley.
Aside from the television series which comprises four seasons, the franchise also includes a television film, Da Kath & Kim Code (2005), and a feature film, Kath & Kimderella (2012). The series also spawned a short-lived American remake, which ran for 17 episodes between 2008 and 2009.
A two-part special to mark its 20th anniversary, titled Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life and Kath and Kim: 20 Preposterous Years, was screened on 20–21 November 2022.