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Raising Whitley

Raising Whitley

Some may not be familiar with the name Kym Whitley, but given her extensive resume, there's a good chance you've seen her (or heard her voice) in a TV show or movie during the last 20 years. The actress and comic steps into the spotlight with a reality series featuring a group of her friends that she calls "The Village" doing something none of them has done before: Raise a baby. When Kym agreed to mentor a troubled girl, she didn't expect to get a call from a hospital telling her that "her" baby is ready. She learns that the girl she was set to mentor left the maternity ward, giving only Kym's contact information, so the actress had less than an hour to make a life-changing decision of whether or not to become the child's mother. After she decided to raise baby Joshua, the Village came together to help her face the realities of being a full-time mom. Among the challenges Kym has is trying to be just friends with Joshua's father.
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Season 119 of 19 Episodes

  • Actress Kym Whitley is made the guardian of a baby boy, getting help from her close friends.

  • Kym and Caroline Rhea resolve not to seek nannies on Craigslist; Kym takes her son for his first haircut.

  • Kym decides to start dating again, broadening her horizons to include other ethnicities.

  • Kym flies her father out for a visit; Wendell tries to keep Kym off the worst-dressed list.

  • Kym wants to throw a party for Joshua's second birthday; Val demands an expensive cake.

  • Kym and "The Opinion" have a ladies' weekend in Palm Springs while Wendell watches Joshua.

  • Kym is asked on a date; Rodney asks Wendell for advice on buying a gift; Harold and Val are suspicious.

  • Rodney wants to move in with Kym; Kym seeks advice during CPR class.

  • Favorite moments with Kym, Joshua and the Village.

  • Kym and Rodney struggle with their living situation; Kym plans her "40th" birthday party.

  • Joshua's christening; Kym's ex visits while Rodney is still at the house.

  • Harold hosts a yard sale to help de-clutter Kym's house; Rodney is ready to move out.

  • When Rodney is absent, the other men take Joshua camping; Kim crashes the campsite.

  • Kym takes Joshua to her hometown; Rodney wants to revive his acting career.

  • Harold finds a new bed for Joshua and plans Wendell's surprise party; The Village helps find a blind date for Wendell.

  • Kym has a clutter issue; Rodney has a new girlfriend.

  • Kym confronts Rodney; Wendell wants to launch a speaking career but he needs an agent.

  • Kym looks for preschools and takes Joshua to her friend, La Toya Jackson, for music lessons; Joshua's birth mother calls.

  • Kym contemplates letting Joshua's birth mother into his life; Rodney returns.
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Some may not be familiar with the name Kym Whitley, but given her extensive resume, there's a good chance you've seen her (or heard her voice) in a TV show or movie during the last 20 years. The actress and comic steps into the spotlight with a reality series featuring a group of her friends that she calls "The Village" doing something none of them has done before: Raise a baby. When Kym agreed to mentor a troubled girl, she didn't expect to get a call from a hospital telling her that "her" baby is ready. She learns that the girl she was set to mentor left the maternity ward, giving only Kym's contact information, so the actress had less than an hour to make a life-changing decision of whether or not to become the child's mother. After she decided to raise baby Joshua, the Village came together to help her face the realities of being a full-time mom. Among the challenges Kym has is trying to be just friends with Joshua's father.

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