It’s just a matter of time for us right now.”įor now, the writers are focused on their most recent release with Three Rivers Press, Awkward Family Pet Photos. “We’re getting so many stories it just feels like there’s a natural in there.

“There’s certainly an Awkward Family Movie idea out there,” he adds. “The idea behind the show is basically to have one family that is just the ultimate example of awkward family and all the different awkward relatives,” Bender says. PHOTOS: 10 Inappropriately Sexy Cartoon Characters While the duo envisions fresh faces in the show’s ensemble cast, they hope to achieve a similar quirky tonality to Arrested Development in the script. We kind of started to build the brand.”įollowing the 2010 New York Times Bestseller, Awkward Family Photos, the brand has recently expanded into a second book and a development deal with ABC for a scripted show. Since we launched the book we now have greeting cards, calendars, a board game. “We never expected this to become as time intensive as it has. 'That, I didn't realize was a thing, but it is apparently a thing.“We started with small hopes,” Bender tells The Hollywood Reporter. of kids who have peed their pants while on Santa's lap,' says Bender. 'Everybody has an awkward family photo somewhere - somewhere hiding in a drawer or in their attic, somewhere in the house,' Bender says.Īnd with all of the togetherness of the holidays comes a wealth of opportunities for extreme awkwardness - thus, Bender and Chernack's new book: Awkward Family Holiday Photos. The concept took off, and Bender and co-founder Doug Chernack were soon accepting hundreds of submissions. Awkward.'īut as an adult he realized that the photo was not only awkward - it was hilarious.Īnd so began the Awkward Family Photos blog.

We were on top of a mountain, right by the lift, and I just remember feeling, you know, stuck in that pose: This. 'My dad had my brother and I do a Rockette's kick with our skis. In 2009, Mike Bender was horrified to find that his mother had hung a particularly embarrassing family photo. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Awkward Family Holiday Photos Author Mike Bender and Doug Chernack

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