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Family Comedy Draws Laughs and Clashes From Real-Life Inspiration
Scott Huver The new hit ABC sitcom “Home Economics” centers on three siblings in dramatically different economic realities, and whenever a cast or crew member questions a comedic setup, they turn to co-creator Michael Colton, who based the series on the financial disparities within his own family.“We’ll say, ‘Would that really happen?’ and he’ll pull out a picture on his cellphone and say, ‘Yes, it did,’” chuckles star Topher Grace.Grace plays Colton’s avatar, the not-so-bestselling novelist Tom, who with his wife, Marina (Karla Souza), struggles to keep their family afloat, as does his sister, Sarah (Caitlin McGee), a chronically underpaid social worker, and her wife, Denise (Sasheer Zamata); youngest brother Connor (Jimmy Tatro) runs his
