“Afraid to risk embarrassing yourself? But, that’s what the greatest part of parenting is, it gets you out of your comfort zone.” – Will Cooper

The new must-see show “Single Parents,” premiered on Sept. 26 on ABC at 8:30 p.m. The TV series is created and written by J.J. Philbin and Elizabeth Meriwether.

Before “Single Parents,” Meriwether was responsible for creating Fox’s hit series “New Girl” and Philbin was best known for her work on “The O.C.”

The TV series is also directed by Jason Winer, who is best known for directing the pilot episodes of “Life in Pieces.”

“Single Parents” is a comedy about five parents who help each other raise their 7-year-old kids, while also dealing with their own personal lives.

In the first episode, the group of single parents meet Will Cooper (Taran Killam), a 30-year old guy who loses sight of who he is as a man by just focusing on raising his daughter.

The group consists of four other parents: Angie D’Amato (Leighton Meester), Poppy Banks (Kimrie Lewis), Miggy Park (Jake Choi) and Douglas Fogerty (Brad Garrett).

When they see how much of Cooper’s daughter’s life he has been involved in, the group begins to help him realize that being an amazing parent does not mean that he must give up his own identity or life.

How the parents became single is very confusing because the pilot starts with no backstory. There is not much information as to what happened to some of their spouses until episode three as well as little information about how they became friends with each other.

On the upside, the kids have big personalities. The most developed is Poppy’s son Rory (Devin Trey Campbell) who was introduced as a “fashionista” or a devoted follower of fashion. He even wore a fancy purple suit to school on the first day.

The one adult who stands out in the show is Will. On television, Killam has been on six seasons of “Saturday Night Live.”

The second episode titled, “Sleepover Ready,” is about the kids having a sleepover, no one is prepared for it and Will tries making friends with Douglas.

The show really finds its footing in Episode three titled “A Leash is Not a Guinea Pig.” Poppy encourages Douglas and the twins to stop repressing their feelings after their pet guinea pig dies, while Angie develops feelings of jealousy when she sees how close her son Graham (Tyler Wladis) and Will are becoming.  The humor in these episodes is consistent as the characters’ bonds become stronger.

Overall, the show portrays the humorous qualities that make us human, but its particular strength is the heartfelt plots. It has a few problems that need to be fixed in the future, but it is a solid family comedy.