TIMMY AND PEGGY ENGAGE IN A STUBBORN BATTLE OF WILLS AFTER TIMMY ENTERS A POETRY CONTEST WITH A PLAGIARIZED POEM ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF 'THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT,' TUESDAY, OCT. 23

"Timmy's Poem" - To Peggy's dismay, Timmy decides to enter a poetry contest to win the money he needs to repair his ventriloquist dummy. Stumped, he decides to plagiarize a poem and soon realizes he's not the only one who passed it off as his own. Meanwhile, Mike and Lawrence continue to butt heads when Lawrence complains that there are no fresh vegetables in the family's diet, on TUESDAY, OCT. 23 (8:31-9:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

"The Kids Are Alright" stars Michael Cudlitz as Mike Cleary, Mary McCormack as Peggy Cleary, Sam Straley as Lawrence Cleary, Caleb Foote as Eddie Cleary, Sawyer Barth as Frank Cleary, Christopher Paul Richards as Joey Cleary, Jack Gore as Timmy Cleary, Andy Walken as William Cleary and Santino Barnard as Pat Cleary.

"Timmy's Poem" was written by Lisa K. Nelson and directed by Randall Einhorn.

The series is inspired by the childhood of creator/executive producer Tim Doyle, who also narrates in voiceover as older Timmy. The series is from ABC Studios.

"The Kids Are Alright" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. This episode carries a TV-PG parental guideline.