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• William "Bill" Miller (Mark Addy): The patriarch of the Miller family. He was a former high school football standout, but is now often perceived as overweight and lazy.
• Judith "Judy" Miller (née Michaels) (Jami Gertz): The matriarch of the Miller family.
• Brian Hops Miller (Taylor Ball): Eldest and only son of the Miller family. Brian is a gifted but relatively unpopular high-school student; widely regarded as a geek.
• Lauren Barley Miller (Renee Olstead): The older daughter of the Miller family. Lauren is one of the beautiful, popular girls at school.
• Tina Kathleen Miller (Soleil Borda): The youngest child of the Miller family. She is very eccentric and does not fit the mold of a "typical" little girl.
• Linda Michaels (Jennifer Irwin): Judy's younger sister. Linda spends much of her time hanging around the Miller house, much to Bill's dismay. In early episodes she is single and portrayed as a "crazy cat lady" until her cat Nathaniel Pawthorne dies in season 3 and she meets her later husband, Perry.
• Daniel "Fitz" Fitzsimmons (Joel Murray): Bill's best friend, who works with Bill as a salesman.

Guest and recurring

• Perry (James Patrick Stuart): Linda's husband, a musician who performs in Reno. He speaks with a British accent, but it is revealed later that he adopted it because he liked the way it sounded and is not actually British.
• Marion Fitzsimmons (Kerri Kenney): Fitz's wife. She is considered controlling by Fitz, and is very much portrayed as not being on the same page, humor-wise, with Fitz, Bill and Judy – one of the factors behind her and Judy not always getting along.
• Gene Michaels (Steven Gilborn): Judy and Linda's father. He is an avid collector of model trains.
• Helen Michaels (Janet Carroll, seasons 1 and 2; Swoosie Kurtz, seasons 3 and 4): Judy and Linda's mother.
• Hakim (Daniel Murillo): Hakim is Brian's good friend, who also attends Jefferson High School
• Al Miller (Paul Sorvino): Bill's father, a retired steelworker. When Bill was younger, Al left Bill and his mother, Louise, with little or no money, creating the main dynamic between Bill and Al.
• Louise Miller (Sally Struthers): Bill's manipulative mother, who moved to Chicago after her divorce. She manipulates those around her by guilt-tripping them, and her controlling nature with Bill sets her constantly at odds with Judy.
• Johnny (Clyde Kusatsu): Louise Miller's new love interest and eventual husband. He is Japanese.
• Bonnie (Ashley Tisdale): Brian's girlfriend.
• Becca (Lauren Schaffel): Lauren's best friend.
• Ted Halverson (Kevin Nealon): The Millers' religious neighbor.
• Kathy Halverson (Marin Mazzie): Ted Halverson's equally-religious wife. Kathy is usually the voice of reason, and dampens Ted's competitive nature.
• Matt Halverson (Shawn Pyfrom): Ted's son and one of Lauren's boyfriends.
• Shelly (Julia Campbell) and Terry (Justine Bateman): The Millers' lesbian neighbors, and mothers of Chris.
• Chris (Sean Marquette/Jared Hillman): Lauren's love interest in several episodes; Shelly and Terry's son.
• Kyle Polsky (Todd Stashwick): Bill's neighbor, who has a large collection of toys.
• Carl (David Koechner): Bill's best friend during seasons 1 and 2. Works with Bill at the department store.
• Maxwell "Mack" McDaniel (John Marshall Jones): Bill and Fitz's friend during seasons 2 and 3 (6 episodes). Mack works with Bill and Fitz at the department store.
• Jeff Hackman (Chris Elliott): Also works with Bill. Sometimes called Jeff Hackman "Never-Pay-Ya-Backman".

Critical reception

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A 2002 Entertainment Weekly review gave Still Standing a "D" grade.^[3] Michael Speier of Variety gave the series a negative review, commenting "yet another sitcom about dumb men and the women who love them, CBS' "Still Standing" gains little mileage out of a collection of punchlines that have turned up on every other half-hour since the dawn of time."^[4] In a more favorable review from new website SFGate, Tim Goodman said ""Still Standing" is a funny show. It's funny the way "King of Queens" is funny. It's "Becker" funny. Meaning, if you fit into a certain demographic and like your comedy a certain way—bingo—it's a smash hit for you."^[5] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 44% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.1/10.^[6]

Nielsen ratings

Awards and nominations