[email] writes: I understand how all the characters can be related to each other, but I am a little unclear about Elaine's father. We only see him once and he seems to come from out of left field. As one post indicates, he is "a little scarey." I don't get the connection between him and Elaine, particularly since the connection between the other characters and their parents is so clear.
It's a TV show...it's fake. Get over it.