In the world of network television, familiarity breeds, well, what, exactly?

"At the beginning, everybody is on their best behavior, but familiarity breeds contempt," he said.

If familiarity breeds contempt, it's only because we see that the facts don't add up to what he says.

Familiarity breeds not so much contempt as it does a lack of appreciation.

As opposed to the residents, for whom familiarity breeds contempt, so to speak.

"You know what they say: familiarity breeds contempt, too," he said.

Perhaps familiarity breeds contempt - among teachers as well as children.

My father used to say, "Familiarity breeds, content," and that's always been my experience.

And we all know what such familiarity breeds.

The cliche that familiarity breeds contempt is indeed appropriate when assessing this issue.