Frank (played by Alec Baldwin) is a protagonist in Drunk Parents.
Frank is the financially ruined father at the center of the story. After an artificial heart valve investment received bad publicity, he lost everything, leaving his company near bankruptcy and his house in foreclosure. He and Nancy try to sell belongings and rent property while drinking heavily and coping with Rachel's costly college enrollment. Nancy (played by Salma Hayek Pinault) is a protagonist in Drunk Parents.
Nancy is Frank's wife and Rachel's mother, sharing responsibility for the family's worsening financial crisis. She helps place household belongings outside, considers renting to anyone who can pay, and joins Frank in switching houses after the dangerous rental mistake. Her concern about Frank's teasing and their dependence on wine show the strain of their situation. Nigel (played by Aasif Mandvi) appears in Drunk Parents.
Nigel is the neighbor whose house is empty because he is away for several months. Frank and Nancy were supposed to look after it, but the property becomes central to their financial desperation when they give its key to Carl and accept six months of rent in advance. This arrangement triggers the mistaken-identity crisis. Rachel (played by Michelle Veintimilla) appears in Drunk Parents.
Rachel is Frank and Nancy's daughter, whom they drive for five hours to an Ivy League college so she can study to become a veterinarian. Her education is a major source of the family's financial pressure because her parents have sent her to a school they cannot afford. She has also been dating Jason.
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Characters
Frank
(played by Alec Baldwin) — protagonist
Frank is the financially ruined father at the center of the story. After an artificial heart valve investment received bad publicity, he lost everything, leaving his company near bankruptcy and his ho...
Nancy
(played by Salma Hayek Pinault) — protagonist
Nancy is Frank's wife and Rachel's mother, sharing responsibility for the family's worsening financial crisis. She helps place household belongings outside, considers renting to anyone who can pay, an...
Nigel
(played by Aasif Mandvi) — supporting
Nigel is the neighbor whose house is empty because he is away for several months. Frank and Nancy were supposed to look after it, but the property becomes central to their financial desperation when t...
Rachel
(played by Michelle Veintimilla) — supporting
Rachel is Frank and Nancy's daughter, whom they drive for five hours to an Ivy League college so she can study to become a veterinarian. Her education is a major source of the family's financial press...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Nancy → Nigel
(Professional Temporary Caretaker)
The plot states that Nigel is away and that the Teagartens receive access to his house with the expectation that they will look after it.
Frank → Nigel
(Professional Temporary Caretaker)
Nigel is away for several months, and the Teagartens are given the key to his house and are meant to look after it.
Nancy → Rachel
(Family Mother)
Nancy travels with Frank to take Rachel to college and shares responsibility for supporting her education.
Frank → Rachel
(Family Father)
Frank and Nancy drive Rachel five hours to an Ivy League college where she will study to become a veterinarian.
Frank → Nancy
(Family Spouse)
The plot consistently presents Frank and Nancy as a married couple traveling together, managing their household, and facing financial problems as a un...
Story Analysis
A financially ruined couple uses increasingly reckless schemes to support their daughter while drinking through the consequences.
