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The writers also try to include jokes for adult viewers while remaining chaste enough for their young target audience.

Inspired by the success of reruns of shows such as Full House and George Lopez with young audiences, Vaupen and Baker turned to family sitcoms.

Veteran writer-producer Dan Staley (Cheers) later joined the show as executive producer.

Disney's Gary Marsh said "because most network television abandoned the traditional sitcom, Disney has been able to snatch up a lot of experienced talent for behind the camera, including executive producer Dan Staley..." The series was publicly announced in July 2009 with a press release announcing the first season order as well as the primary cast.

While the series is still told primarily through the view point of the Duncan children, the children's parents, Amy and Bob, are less on the periphery and writers attempt to add scenes that adult viewers can relate to.

For example, in one scene in the pilot episode Amy confesses to Bob that she is overwhelmed with becoming a working new mother again.