One Big Happy Family

One Big Happy Family is an American reality television series featuring the Coles family, an African-American family of four who reside in Indian Trail, [North Carolina]. The series premiered on TLC on December 29, 2009. The show deals with their family life and with their efforts to lose weight,.

Cast

The numbers in parentheses are the age and weight of each family member when the first episode aired.Tameka Coles - Mother of Amber and Shayne and wife of Norris. She works two jobs that leave her little time to get any exercise. She tells the viewers that she began to gain weight after giving birth to Amber and Shayne.Norris Coles - Father of Amber and Shayne and husband of Tameka. He is mainly a stay-at-home parent, though he buys and sells garage sales items for profit.Amber Coles - Amber is the older of the two children. She is a member of the flag corps at her high school.Shayne Coles - Shayne is the younger of the two children.