In the vast landscape of television history, few shows have a premise so audacious that it stops you mid-scroll. Significant Mother - Season 1 is precisely that anomaly. Airing in the summer of 2015 on The CW, this sitcom attempted to answer a question no one asked: What happens when your best friend becomes your stepfather?
The Clueless Dad: Nate's previously indifferent father, Harrison (Jonathan Silverman), suddenly decides he wants Lydia back. Significant Mother - Season 1
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Episode 5: "New Beginnings"
The show centers on Nate Marlowe (Josh Zuckerman), a straight-laced Portland restaurateur whose life is flipped upside down when he returns from a business trip to find his best friend and roommate, Jimmy (Nathaniel Buzolic), in a passionate relationship with Nate’s recently separated mother, Lydia (Lori Loughlin). "Pilot" (Episode 1): The series premiere introduces viewers
Nate’s best friend, a former womanizer who falls for Lydia. Jonathan Silverman Harrison Marlowe Nate’s father, who is desperate to win back his ex-wife. Season 1 Episode Highlights Significant Mother Season 1 Episode 9 Review: Not About Bob