The War at Home A Bitter Pill to Swallow (Season 2, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | Comedy, Romance

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The War at Home

A Bitter Pill to Swallow (Season 2, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | Comedy, Romance

Larry rejects the idea of being put on medication, much to the dismay of his parents. Dave finds a pill of his own hard to take when he finds out his daughter isn't "daddy's little girl" anymore.

Director

Andy Cadiff

Writers

Rob Lotterstein (created by) (written by) | Earl Davis (staff writer) | Jenn Lloyd (staff writer) | Kevin Bonani (staff writer) & 2 more

Producer

Al Lowenstein

Composers

W.G. Snuffy Walden | Joseph Williams (as Joseph Stanley Williams)

Cinematographer

John Simmons

Editor

Andrew Chulack

Casting Directors

Reyna Karp (as Reyna Karp Hadar) | Susan Vash

Production Designer

John Shaffner

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 1, 2007

Release date

Apr 1, 2007 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Rapaport Dave Gold Dave Gold See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Anita Barone Vicky Gold Vicky Gold See fewer	Friends (1994)
Kaylee DeFer Hillary Gold Hillary Gold See fewer	Red State (2011)
Kyle Sullivan Larry Gold Larry Gold See fewer	Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Dean Collins Mike Gold Mike Gold See fewer	Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Richard Whiten Omar Omar See fewer	The Island (2005)
Lil' Fizz Taye (as Dreux Frederic) Taye (as Dreux Frederic) See fewer	You Got Served (2004)
Anthony De Longis Fencing Instructor (as Anthony DeLongis) Fencing Instructor (as Anthony DeLongis) See fewer	Masters of the Universe (1987)
Erika Arshaye Vanessa Vanessa See fewer	Mad TV Live and Almost Legal (2001)
Devin Keaton Kevin Kevin See fewer	Renner (2025)
Adam Irizarry Parent (uncredited) Parent (uncredited) See fewer	Luna's Goodbye (2008)