The Wayans Bros. (1995)
The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that aired from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.
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Episode 1 - Marlon's Return
Release Date: 1997-09-17Marlon returns home after a successful three-month tour in a musical starring Keith Sweat. But Shawn soon has to warn his little brother of fame's fleeting nature after Marlon's ego -- and debt -- explodes.
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Episode 2 - Prom Fright
Release Date: 1997-09-24Shawn comes to the conclusion that all of his relationship problems can be traced back to the prom date who stood him up. Marlon helps Shawn reenact his traumatic senior prom after the elder Williams brother's fear of commitment causes him to lose yet another girlfriend.
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Episode 3 - Pops' Daughter
Release Date: 1997-10-01Pops receives shocking news from a beautiful young woman who's been hanging around the diner asking a lot of questions about his past.
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Episode 4 - Stand Up Guy
Release Date: 1997-10-08Marlon is hot on his first night as a stand-up comic, but jokes about Pops's cooking and Dee's love life cause the family to turn a cold shoulder toward the new comedian
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Episode 5 - Unspoken Token
Release Date: 1997-10-15Upset when he learns he's been hired by a high-tech company simply because he's black, Shawn dreams that he's J.J. Evans on his favorite show Good Times, with Grandma as Willona, Pops as James, and Marlon as Michael.
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Episode 6 - Odd Man Out
Release Date: 1997-10-22Marlon is on the receiving end of a number of childish practical jokes after Shawn's old high-school buddy Terrell returns. But Marlon thinks the biggest joke may be on Shawn, who keeps loaning money to his supposedly well-off friend.
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Episode 7 - Pops' Last Hurrah
Release Date: 1997-11-05At first Shawn and Marlon are afraid -- then they're petrified -- after a series of misunderstandings lead them to believe that Pops has just a few weeks to live. Gloria Gaynor sings ""I Will Survive"" in a cameo appearance.
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Episode 8 - I Was En Vogue's Love Slave
Release Date: 1997-11-12Marlon's gonna get it -- ""it"" being a $25 million lawsuit -- after a tabloid prints a false story about him being the ""love slave"" of the En Vogue singers. En Vogue performs ""Let It Flow"" in a cameo appearance.
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Episode 9 - Can I Get A Witness?
Release Date: 1997-11-19The Williams family is placed under police protection after Marlon observes a bank robbery and the culprit sends his big brother to deal with any witnesses.
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Episode 10 - Ted's Revenge
Release Date: 1997-12-10Shawn's former boss Ted is released from a mental institution and plots revenge against Shawn for causing him to lose his job at an ad agency.
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Episode 11 - All in the Family Feud
Release Date: 1998-01-14When the Williams family is chosen to compete on the TV quiz show ""Family Battle,"" Pops and Shawn try to improve their odds of winning by replacing the dim-witted Marlon with ""cousin"" Dee.
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Episode 12 - Raging Marlon
Release Date: 1998-01-21Marlon reluctantly steps into the ring with former boxing champ Hector ""Hot-Pepper"" Lopez after he brags about accidentally knocking him out at the gym.
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Episode 13 - The Son of Marlon
Release Date: 1998-01-28When Shawn introduces Marlon to a beautiful woman, he fails to mention one little thing: her 7-year-old son. But Marlon forms an instant bond with the boy, prompting him to consider becoming both a daddy and a husband.
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Episode 14 - Dee's Deelemma
Release Date: 1998-02-05Dee's relationship with a shy dentist starts to decay thanks to Marlon and Shawn.
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Episode 15 - Independence Day
Release Date: 1998-02-11Marlon's dream of moving on up to his own place turns into a nightmare when his seemingly deluxe apartment starts falling apart, and he learns he can't get out of the 10-year lease he signed.
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Episode 16 - Help A Brother Out
Release Date: 1998-02-18Marlon befriends a homeless man in order to study him prior to auditioning for a role as a vagrant in an upcoming film.
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Episode 17 - The Rich Girl
Release Date: 1998-02-25Shawn worries that his family will embarrass him in front of his girlfriend's wealthy father.
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Episode 18 - Busta Saves the Day
Release Date: 1998-03-04Shawn and Marlon get busted while scalping tickets at a Busta Rhymes concert, so they throw themselves on the mercy of the rapper and tell him they were trying to raise money to save Dee's church.
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Episode 19 - Talk is Cheap
Release Date: 1998-04-29Shawn and Marlon appear as guests on ""The Jerry Springer Show,"" and the host surprises the brothers by airing some dirty laundry about their new girlfriend Jasmine.
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Episode 20 - Bringing It All Back Home
Release Date: 1998-05-06The boys plot to prevent Pops from selling his house.
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Episode 21 - Recipe for Success
Release Date: 1998-05-15Shawn and Marlon try to warn an enthusiastic Pops that the chili he is entering in a high-class food festival has one ""un-gourmet"" ingredient -- dog food.
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Episode 22 - Fire!
Release Date: 1998-05-20Shawn feels the heat after a crooked accountant leaves him awash in debt. Then the newsstand suddenly burns down and all of his problems seem to be solved -- until he and the family are suspected of arson.