A sitcom with the premise “father stays at home while wife works and realizes just how difficult a job it is” sounds awfully dated, doesn’t it? Heck, even the title does: “Man with a Plan.”

This is what lured “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc — Joey Tribbiani himself — back to network TV? And after five fantastic seasons on Showtime, lampooning this very thing — where he quasi-played himself in “Episodes” (wrapping for good early next year).

They require snacks after school and never pick up their clothes.

Sure looks that way. “Plan” marks LeBlanc’s foray back into sitcom land, this time on CBS, some 10 years after the much-exalted “Friends” ended.

Over the years he has also been a host for “Top Gear.” “Man with a Plan” also doubles as the first family sitcom for Matt LeBlanc.

Why so late in the season? Especially when LeBlanc will be paired with another sitcom vet, Kevin James, as part of CBS’ Monday night line-up — and “Kevin Can Wait” is already up and running (and similarly themed)?

Well, “Plan” very recently announced that they were recasting Jenna Fischer’s role as the wife. Citing “chemistry issues,” the role went to “Yes, Dear” veteran Liza Snyder. Another actor announced was Kevin Nealon, cast in the role of Leblanc’s older brother.

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Here’s the synopsis: “Adam (LeBlanc) is forced to take a bigger role in raising his children when his wife, previously a stay-at-home mom, goes back to work full-time. Raising three children isn’t easy, which Adam only discovers when he takes a bigger role in his kids’ life. They require snacks after school and never pick up their clothes inside the house; Teddy (Matthew McCann), their middle child, can’t seem to keep his hands out of his pants.”

Really? In 2016 America there is a dad who doesn’t know kids eat snacks after school? They should know just by watching the commercials during Monday Night Football.

And he thought raising three children was easy up until this point? Hey, if anyone can nail the “oblivious dude” thing, it’s the guy who played Joey on “Friends” — but this is still a reach. What’s worse, imagine a show where a mom was learning how hard a 9-to-5 job was? The outcry! The groups that would surely protest!

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As Variety noted, “It feels strangely retro to center a new show around this minor upheaval of traditional gender roles in a family; the deconstruction of the familial unit has historically been one of the obsessions of television storytelling. Even Lucy in ‘I Love Lucy’ pursued work outside her home. This throwback atmosphere makes it a little difficult to settle into ‘Man with a Plan,’ which not only plays up Adam’s bristling masculinity but also repeatedly hammers home the idea that parenting is feminine.”

In one episode, Adam meets another stay-at-home dad who boasts a “bookish demeanor.” This other dad — Lowell (Matt Cook), a series regular — complains about the lack of foreign language curricula for their kindergarteners, his voice occasionally skewing high-pitched. When Adam makes a joke about beer, Lowell is moved, commenting, “It’s so nice to connect on a masculine level again.”

There is sure to be laughs there, but for the very reason the creators of “Plan” seem woefully unaware of: Stay-at-home dads are at an all-time high in the country. LeBlanc’s character being unaware of this is going to be increasingly difficult to sell. But, again, if anyone can, it’s Matt — well — Joey Tribbiani.