The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

1995
The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

7.3 | TV-PG | en | Comedy

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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Seasons & Episodes

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EP22  Rope-a-Dope
May. 20,1999
Rope-a-Dope

Shawn and Marlon sell Pops' boxing memorabilia, but when their dad's feelings are hurt, they try to retrieve the goods from the new owner.

EP21  Three on a Couch
May. 13,1999
Three on a Couch

After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success.

EP20  Dreamgirl
May. 06,1999
Dreamgirl

A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections.

EP19  Everybody Loves Shawn
Apr. 29,1999
Everybody Loves Shawn

Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.

EP18  Hip Hop Pops
Feb. 25,1999
Hip Hop Pops

Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.

EP17  Crazy 4 U
Feb. 18,1999
Crazy 4 U

Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just moved into the building.

EP16  Pops Gets Evicted
Feb. 11,1999
Pops Gets Evicted

Shawn's ideas on making better use of the lobby space catch the eye of the building's owner who offers him the chance to run a new cafe. But first he'll have to evict Pops.

EP15  Jump!
Feb. 04,1999
Jump!

Marlon and Shawn's teasing about Dee's role as a security guard gets her suspended without pay and the duo must try to win her job back.

EP14  Saving Private Marlon
Jan. 28,1999
Saving Private Marlon

After landing an important role in a war movie, Marlon decides to do research on a military base where the head officer offers to show him the ropes -- until Marlon discovers that the soldier has a long-standing grudge against Pops.

EP13  Big Brother
Jan. 21,1999
Big Brother

Shawn follows in Marlon's footsteps as a ""big brother"" to a youngster, but it turns out that his new little charge already has a jail record.

EP12  Green Card
Jan. 14,1999
Green Card

When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant so she can be granted citizenship, the woman must live with him for six months. But he soon comes to regret the decision after the woman invites other family members to move in.

EP11  A Country Christmas
Dec. 17,1998
A Country Christmas

Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits and may lose her property if she can't pay her mortgage.

EP10  Marlon Joins A Cult
Dec. 10,1998
Marlon Joins A Cult

Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class. Marlon thinks he's signed up for an acting seminar to help with focus training, but he's really joined a cult called the Inner Light Institute.

EP9  Misery
Nov. 19,1998
Misery

Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himself captured as well when he attempts a rescue.

EP8  The High Life
Nov. 12,1998
The High Life

Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big audition coming up.

EP7  The Kiss
Nov. 05,1998
The Kiss

Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, but Marlon has a tape of them in bed and it's going to air on TV, on America's Video Bloopers.

EP6  Escorting Ain't Easy
Oct. 29,1998
Escorting Ain't Easy

An old flame may be stoking Pops' fires of passion, so Shawn and Marlon set out to convince the woman that she chose the wrong family to get involved with.

EP5  Ho's on First
Oct. 15,1998
Ho's on First

Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and Shawn isn't sure whether to mention that after finding her alone with a handsome stranger. Marlon learns about it anyway, and though he claims not to be bothered by it, he really is.

EP4  Romeo & J'Leeta
Oct. 08,1998
Romeo & J'Leeta

The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Romeo and Juliet"" situation arises. Shawn starts dating Rick's daughter, something that definitely doesn't please Pops. Family arguments then raise the stakes.

EP3  Pops' Campaign
Oct. 01,1998
Pops' Campaign

When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.

EP2  Six Degrees of Marlon
Sep. 25,1998
Six Degrees of Marlon

Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.

EP1  Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
Sep. 18,1998
Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

Amazing as it sounds, Marlon has an acting gig and Shawn is the one hard up for cash. With the newsstand still out of circulation, Shawn has do some major maneuvering to get a little money out of Marlon.

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7.3 | TV-PG | en | Comedy | More Info
Released: 1995-01-11 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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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Cast

Shawn Wayans , Marlon Wayans , Anna Maria Horsford

Director

Billy Van Zandt

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Reviews

supergenius808-1 Between huge hits "In Living Color" and "Scary Movie," Shawn and Marlon Wayans co-created their own sitcom. The premise -- two brothers and roommates in New York, working with their Pops (John Witherspoon) -- gave the audience the unique pleasure of watching two hilarious brothers who truly loved and cared about each other. Every episode usually escalated into Shawn and Marlon pushing the boundaries of what was considered "appropriate." They seemed to take the extreme sensibilities of "In Living Color" and sketch comedy and apply them to a sitcom (Something that had never been done before.) This extreme sensibility went on to serve them well in their future blockbusters "Scary Movie" and "White Chicks." The series also was notable for some extraordinary casting and episodes include guests like Blaxploitation superstars and the Wayans childhood heroes "Shaft," "Superfly," "Huggy Bear," Pam Grier and 70s stars Gary Coleman, the cast of "Good Times," and other guest stars like Paula Abdul, Michael Clarke Duncan, Bernie Mac, Keith Sweat, Missy Elliot, Busta Rhymes, etc...
MikeFab1 This was one of the first of what I call Average African-American Shows.(See my review of One On One for more details) It's basically a show noton the Top 4 networks that is mostly made up of African American actors.The thing that makes these shows different from shows like The CosbyShow, Jeffersons, Good Times, etc... is that they aren't exactlysupposed to appeal to White America. In fact they appeal to a more Urbanaudience. I guess that's why I liked this show so much. There'ssomething about a show that doesn't try to appeal to the majority thathelps make it funnier and cutting-edge. Much like their previous show,In Living Colour, Marlon and Shawn show they have what it takes to makeyoung audiences laugh. My brother and I especially love the beginningtheme song: "We're brothers. We're happy and we're singing and we'recolored. Give me a HIGH-FIVE!" Then they help an old lady get run overby a bus which they somehow got on. HILARIOUS!! Another incident mybrother and I love is the episode where their father says he's going tostand up to their mother. The next day he shows up with his suitcases attheir apartment and he says he told their mother everything he wanted totell her. They Wayans brothers then ask what happened next. The fatherreplies, "I don't know. When I came to some stranger was helping me onthe bus." I LOVED IT! Too bad it was cancelled so darn ear
pixiedust18577 The show is so great! it is the most hilarious show I have ever seen! And Marlon is so cute!I wish they could put the show back on air! everybody misses it!
dgordon-1 I have always been a fan of the Wayan's family, from Keenan all the way down to Marlon. Marlon & Shawn were priceless with some of their comedy in this show. It's not only what they said, but how they said it and the facial expressions all rolled into one. I was sorry to see this show cancelled back in 1999. From what I remember, the WB was going to cancel the show after the second season, but it ended up running for 2 more seasons before it's demise. I am glad that Marlon & Shawn have moved on to other things, and the rest of the family are doing great too because they have a rare gift of comedy that cannot be beat!