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I have to admit that I can't stand the Olsen Twins. They're both exactly the same and play exactly the same characters in exactly the same movies all the time. However, this was slightly more original. Not only was it a clever idea for a show, but also it showed the girls as two separate people which I think, besides this show, has never been done before or after (Except maybe It Takes Two which was also worth a peek in) However, the real praise for this has to go to the characters of Carrie and Kevin who are far better at dishing out the laughs. I have to admit, I did enjoy this when it was on, it was some time ago now and I tried watching it again recently but due to my own growing up found the humour more dry, however, I can't deny that when I was an 11 to 12 year old I did like this show very much.

Well firstly lets just remember that it is just a 'kids' show and so therefore it's not going to be the most challenging programme ever.

Two of a kind was rather likable, not to be taken too seriously and just a bit of fun. I watched this on Nickelodeon when i was growing up (i'm about the same age as the Olsen's and also a twin!) Kevin and Carrie were charming and Paul was hilarious; Mary-Kate and Ashley are irritating at times but i wouldn't say they were bad actresses. As for the comments about them wearing loads of make-up and dressing like tarts; i don't see any difference to what other girls are wearing in other US teen shows like '8 simple rules's Bridget' or anyone in the dire 'Hannah Montana.' The only annoyance for me was the way the whole 'twin' thing was played. They were the complete opposite? Yeah right! No-one ever got them confused even when they were wearing similar clothes; my sister and I look less alike than they do, yet people confuse us all the time (which i hate)and they made it sound like being a twin was great when really it can be a huge pain and a lot of competition.

The title 'two of a kind' may have been in reference to the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley, but this could have referred to the two older cast members, Kevin and Carrie played by Chris Sieber and Sally Wheeler instead. Anyhow, the sitcom revolved around Mary-Kate and Ashley- two twin girls who are being looked after and raised by their father and single parent, Kevin. He is a college professor by day, meanwhile Carrie is one of Kevin's students of whom Kevin hires as the girls's babysitter. At first, the twins and Carrie don't get along but eventually, as the series progressed their relationship evolves; likewise thus towards the end, Kevin and Carrie eventually admit having feelings for one another. It would have been intriguing to see how their relationship had fared, as well as developed, had 'Two of a Kind' remained on air. The only aspect I liked about this show was the Kevin and Carrie interaction and bond with one another, and personally speaking this sitcom would've been more watchable, not mention better, minus the Olsen twins and with just the adults as the main leads. I didn't really care much for the girls, as it was the two elder cast members of whom were much more interesting.

From what I saw in Sally Wheeler, she should have had a much better (TV) career and I would have liked to have seen her in another sitcom. It's such a shame she hasn't been getting much work, seeing as Sally is a very good comic actress and of whom deserves a sitcom of her own.

This show was okay, but that was only because of the interaction and relationship between the father/professor and female student/babysitter. If the show had centred around Sally and Kevin- of whom were arguably the stars of Two of A Kind- then more than likely it would have stood a chance.

Overall, not quite the disaster others have originally made out but ideally the Olsen twins ought to have been functioning as background characters and allowed the adults to take centre stage. Yet the writers and creators wanted to market this as the Olsen twins show, when in truth the real stars were, without a shadow of a doubt, Kevin and Carrie. Therefore, if I had things my way, i'd either choose to remove the Olsen twins and have just the pair of Kevin and Carrie, or have the Olsen twins as co-stars or supporting actors to Kevin and Carrie and build the romantic sub-plot of the show around those two.

Two of a Kind though was okay but the main problem was the twins: they took a lot away from this sitcom by being the main characters when they should've been supporting leads to the two so called adult co-stars. They demonstrated how ineffective they can be and are and in truth they were not that remotely funny compared to Chris and Sally.

I have to disagree with the many negatives comments I have read here about this show. I'm a 38 year-old who was never a fan of "Full House" or the Olsen Twins UNTIL I caught "Two of a Kind" this past summer. The twins are much older now, complete with their own individual personalities. They are lovely girls, charming, very talented, etc., etc., etc. I instantly liked the show and so did everyone else in the room. We wondered WHY we hadn't heard about this great sit-com and later wondered why it was yanked off. I am now catching all the repeats on the Fox Family Channel and loving every minute. The episode with one of the twin's girlfriends who was ridiculed for being "different" was very touching and very moving. This is quality television and someone made a very big mistake in not renewing the series. Hopefully some other network will pick it up soon while the girls are this age. They are just adorable. The criticism about their maturer look is just a matter of opinion. The girls dress and act fine. The Olsen Twins are new to me since I never cared for "Full House" and it is so refreshing to see a show about two young girls without the attitude I see in young people on other shows that turn me off completely. I hope others that like this show as much as I do, will take the time to post their thoughts on the show. Maybe we can start a campaign to get it back on the air. Not since "All-American Girl" with Margaret Cho have I liked a new sit-com this much. It's very well written. I like the actor who plays the father, but I think the others in the cast need to go. However, I would watch it either way.

As a 19 year old who loves "kids'" TV, I can honestly say that I really enjoy this show. I disagree with the people who have said that Mary-Kate and Ashley are bad actresses... I think they're very cute and obviously have great experience working together. The writing for this show is very good; it's funny and often witty.

Even if you're not a fan of the Olsen twins, this show is ALL WORTH IT for the interaction between Christopher Sieber (the dad) and Salley Wheeler (the babysitter). They are hilarious together, and come on, they're both so darn cute!! The romantic tension between them really makes the show and keeps people like me watching. It's a shame the show was cancelled-- with their potential romantic relationship, this show could really have been something, with or without the Olsens.

I recommend giving it a try, whether you're an adult, a kid, or somewhere in between. It's worth it!

Such a great show, needs to be on DVD! It's 2017 and I still love Two Of A Kind. I love the cast with Marykate and Ashley, they are funny and witty along with their dad Kevin and the babysitter Carrie. I wish it lasted for more than a season, it should have kept going.

Now all we ask is to put it on DVD. Maybe even some how get the twins to make more episodes, after all, they were able to revamp Full house with Fuller house (minus the twins I know). I love the whole cast as a whole, with Paul, Eddie, Matt, Nancy, Lesley, all of them.

For anyone in charge who made Two of A Kind , please take this into consideration, that where are big fans out there who would watch it everyday if we could! Over all I give this show a 10, it's funny, original and sweet and special.

Children's television really has deteriorated and this series, yet another Olsen twin project, proves it. Nothing ever really happens in any of the episodes apart from the girls talking about how 'hot' the boy-of-the-week is and see the weak-willed Kevin, their father, being pushed around by the very annoying and in-your-face Carrie. Hardly a great example for young girls to think that all that is important in the world is who you fancy.

'Sister, Sister' was a far superior take on the twin thing. At least that had some realistic conflict between the twins, each twin had their own personality and there was actually a point to each episode...and most importantly of all, you could tell which twin was which. After all, can anyone honestly tell the difference between these two?

I can't wait for the day when the Olsen twins become too old to appeal to little girls who don't know any better. I hardly think they'll fare well in serious adult roles and maybe then we'll finally get a break from the rubbish like this which they churn out every minute of the day.

Growing up this was one of my favorite shows and I would watch reruns on ABC Family (maybe Fox Family, at the time?) and it was SO good. This show deserved so much better. Mary-Kate and Ashley were great, and we loved the other main cast also. My mom also loved this show and would watch it every week as well. We still talk about it to this day! The sad thing is this show is not available on DVD or digital and it never gets reruns anymore, I guess because the show was not given a long episode order before it was cancelled. I wish it would get back on television because I can watch it over and over again. I love it.

All I see is people complaining on this show. What's the matter with you?! It's good! maybe not the best, but it's good! And, I think the people who doesn't like the Olsen twins is just jealous because they're such successful girls. I love them. And I love their TV-show adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley. It's great. I give this show a 7.

I recently discovered this show in reruns on ABC Family Channel. They are showing it in the mornings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It is a very fun show. The interactions between the twins and their father seem very genuine. I wish this show had been on longer. If they ever release this on DVD, I would buy it in an instant. It's a fun show for the whole family.

BTW, I am a teenage guy; so I'm not really the target audience, but this show is just genuinely funny.

If you do like this show, on Tuesdays and Thursdays ABC Family airs the Olsen twins' other show "So Little Time." I don't think that it is quite as good as "Two of a Kind," but it is still better than the average sitcom.

Come on Mary-Kate and Ashley, make another show, you've got a fan right here who would love it!

I love this show. I started watching a few weeks ago, now that it's airing on Fox Family Channel. I had never heard of this show before now, and I actually thought it was a new original from FOX Family. I never watched TGIF shows, so no wonder I didn't know about it. This show is funny and very, very warm. The characters are awesome, and you cannot help but love them all. I always thought the twins were annoying, but I love em in this show. Their dad is hilarious, and Carrie, beautiful Carrie, she's just awesome. What else can I say about this show, but awesome! I recommend you check it out on FOX FAMILY while it lasts. It's on all the time...in the morning and the evening. It's too bad there are so few episodes.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen formed Dualstar entertainment group when they were six-years-old. Now 18, they have not churned out a single good project. Save one thing: Two Of A Kind. Two Of A Kind is about 12-year-old twins called Mary-Kate (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Ashley (Ashley Olsen) (how imaginative) who are raised by their dad, Kevin (Christopher Sieber) after their mother dies. Mary-Kate is a tomboy who spends most of her time playing sports and hanging with the guys. Ashley is a prim and proper girlie girl more interested in what's in Vogue, and dating boys. Their dad, Kevin, is a college professor who hires one of his students, Carrie (Sally Wheeler), to take care of the twins whilst he's not there. Produced by the Olsens', this was meant to be a starring vehicle for them, however, the show really belongs to Christopher Sieber and Sally Wheeler. They have fantastic on screen chemistry and get all the funniest lines and are much more entertaining to watch then the twins who the show is meant to be about. This being the only decent thing to come from Dualstar and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, it was cancelled after only one season. However, if only to watch the brilliant Christopher Sieber and Sally Wheeler, catch some of the re runs. Two Of A Kind is a funny and entertaining show.

I think that Two of a Kind is a really great show. I wish that ABC hadn't cancelled it. It had a really great cast, and kids could watch it. Maybe someday they'll make a movie or something, because millions of fans want to know how it ends.

The olsen twins rule, although i am a frequent viewer of So Little time their current series,i much prefer this Carrie and kevin are hilarious along with the amazing performances by mary-kate and ashley. I definately recommend this comedy. A++++++++

I watch this show every day when I get home from school on the Fox Family Channel, and now they've started showing it in the morning (three times a day for a show that has less than 30 episodes.) The plots ARE full of dumb sitcom cliches, but it's all good because it's still funny, and they seem to actually make it more enjoyable. Lots of fun to watch and usually has some really funny moments, even if the dad's personality is so cliched that he isn't convincing as a human being. A thoroughly enjoyable show.

I'm so tired of reading how people think the twins act like their 25. What a crock of s***. If they act anything, it's like a little kid, which is exactly what they are, kids. I always enjoyed watching Mary-Kate and Ashley. I always thought it would be cool to have a twin sister. I never knew about this show when it was on the regular stations. I started watching it when it was on 6:30 in the morning on the family stations. I just wish they would have made more episodes because I'm tired of watching the old ones all the time.

Like a lot of these other reviews, I have to disagree with the negative comments about the twins. As an Olsen twin enthusiast I fell in love with this show! Both MK and Ashley deliver such a great performance. I love how the show keeps moving and the energy is always high. Each actor delivered such a distinguished personality to their characters which is easy to identify! I love the characters and appreciate how the show eases into the friendship between Carrie and Kevin. The cliff hanger at the end makes it 20x better and makes me want more!! Such a disappointment that this show did not get picked up for a 2nd season, I and many others would've been so grateful to see these actors back on screen. This show is definitely on my favorites list and I have no problem recommending it to others!!

This program is very good its wacky and funny with an unbelievably touch. It can be stupid at times with the Olsen twins but on the most part its good when their old neighbours drop in it's brill!! Their Dad Kevin wears the weirdest cloths and their 30 "babysitter" is really annoying when Kevin and her are flitting in the most obvious tennie bopper way which by the third episode gets annoying!!!

I love these girls! Wonderful child actresses. I just about grew up w/ them on Full House. Great show!

This TV series is probably the one of the most stupid series that I have ever seen. it's almost as bad as "So Little Time," and that's saying something. Sorry to you fans, if I'm tearing down your whole world, but if I am, that's kind of pathetic. the characters are completely unidentifiable. The twins are the worst young actresses that have come around in a long time. It was fine when they were little, because all they had to do was act cute, but now, they're trying to create a world for themselves. They've had many failed series and recent films, plus they're designing "fashions." what kind of crap is that. Plus, all of their bad shows and movies are on Fox Family, what does that say about the twins (and the channel, for that matter)? they may still have several fans, but the world would be a whole lot better if they would just give up. sorry to say it, but it's the truth.

I was a fan of the Olsen majorly back in the time. The girls are very sucessful now and are worth $150m each. Now for 17 that is not bad. TOAK was cool. I always loved it and i still do. The Olsen twins always get bashed and i get why.. their work is always the same and the same storylines.. they meet boys.. boys love them. In every film it's the same.. and every storyline is similar. They tend to over act and it's kinda corny too.. i see MKA as more kids actresses.. whether that's what they want or not i dunno but their work always seems to be for younger girls.. i love kids shows.. i am a teen so not far off it but kids shows rock! And i do like this show.. i would recommend it. Even if you don't tune in everytime to see it. if it's on, watch it

A new comedy with the Olsen twins. This however is probably their best. Now they both are on set and act as a single father's two daughters. The show will bring laughs as the girls become teenagers and get help from their cool, hip-hop sitter. I would watch it once and see how you like it. Perfect for boys and girls between 7-14.

This is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. Not intentionally, mind you, but how it cracks me up. This show is so brilliant in the way it follows every formula that the writers could possibly dream up - I can just imagine them pitching the show to a producer: "The girls are like the 'Odd Couple' (tell me more) we have a *crazy* scenario for them... the are living with a single dad (hmmm, it worked in 'Full House', go on..) the is a spicy chemistry between their dad and their baby sitter (this gets better and better) and they have two comic sidekicks in their next-door neighbours, one's a streetsmart black kid (right, so we won't be eliminating the black audience, good) and the other is a quirky little white kid, just made for goofy one liners (boys, you've got yourself a deal!)" Every convention is thus followed to the letter, and, you can do nothing except find it so bad it's funny - unless you find it so bad it's not funny.

This TV show is great, but there needs to be more episodes. Now on Fox Family the replays are doing better than ever! The only problem is people want to see new episodes and it will never happen. If you watch this show for a month or even less you will see every episode then get sick of it. If you happen to catch a replay you'll love it because it has comedy and a lesson about life. I like it a lot and wish there was more then one season.

It's quite a good show, even though I'm not really a big fan of the Olsen twins but I still seem to not get enough of this show. Maybe it's because of Carrie, she's quite a looker. I'm quite disappointed to discover that the show has been axed. The show just started airing in Australia only a few months ago. Well, I guess I'll have to take in every episode that comes my way.