25 of the most memorable TV and movie siblings of all time
By Sundi Rose
Sabrina, Chip, and Ben Pemberton – The Mick
This show is pure schadenfreude for me. These characters, especially the brothers and sisters, behave so badly. The comedy is in the absurdity of it all. The Pemberton kids lose their parents to federal prison after there is some financial fraud, so their Aunt Mickey must come to live with them in their Connecticut mansion to take care of them.
Mickey, played brilliantly by Kaitlin Olson, is a hard-partying degenerate with no parenting skills and her eye on the siblings’ big mansion. The kids are spoiled and pretentious, so there is quite a bit of culture clash when Mickey comes to live with them. Mickey finally warms to the idea of being their guardian right in time to keep them from killing themselves and each other.
Sabrina, the oldest, is shallow, vapid, and refuses to acknowledge Mickey’s authority at every turn. She resists any sort of mothering, but that doesn’t stop Mickey from giving it her best shot. She and Mickey have been in bar fights together, tripped on acid in her school’s supply closet, and used fake boobs to get drinks from men. It’s much sweeter than it sounds.
Chip, the middle boy, has flaming red hair, and is wildly insecure about everything. He compensates by acting completely entitled and walks around with a completely unearned bravado. He’s best not left unsupervised. He’s chopped his fingers off, accidentally catfished his own sister, and has a different dad than the rest of his siblings.
Ben, the cutest and youngest of all the Pemberton children, is a sociopath in the making. If nothing else, he’s a little pyromaniac and ends up burning down the family home. He’s killed pets, stolen from the police, and is pretty much along for the ride in every caper the family gets into.
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