The series surrounds her as she starts to live a more complicated daily life when her ex-husband dates a younger woman, also named Christine.

Louis-Dreyfus received critical acclaim for her performance as Christine, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2006.

Christine's competitive and aggressive nature are common factors that get in the way of her happiness, such as in the episode "Ritchie Has Two Mommies", where she refuses to let her son meet her ex-husband's new girlfriend, fearing he'll like her more.

In "Strange Bedfellows", Christine attempts to get more involved with the world to be a good role model for her son, which goes horribly wrong when she supports a cause sponsored by the oil company.

Lindsay and Marly (Alex Kapp Horner and Tricia O'Kelley), terrible and lazy moms at Ritchie's school.

Although Julia Louis-Dreyfus' run on Seinfeld ran for nine seasons, the actress struggled to find success after that sitcom ended.

As Christine Campbell, Louis-Dreyfus plays the part of a mother, a characteristic not present in her previous two roles on television.

[6] Lindsay Soll writes, "In addition to her emotional baggage, The New Adventures of Old Christine’s mom (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) totes Julie K's leather 'Rianne' purse.