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The Wayans Bros.

  • TV-PG
  • 1995–1999
  • 5 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 7.2

Our brothers!

Brothers Shawn and Marlon are on the lookout for money and success, though the two are complete opposites. Shawn is responsible and conservative while Marlon is free-spirited and liberal. They are not immune to sibling rivalry, but frequently enjoy being each other's partner in crime.

Episodes

22 episodes
  1. 1Grandma's in the Hiz-House

    30 minSep 4, 1996

    Shawn and Marlon let Grandma move in, then plot to drive her out after she cramps their bachelor lifestyle. The problem: she won't take a hint.

  2. 2Unbrotherly Love

    30 minSep 11, 1996

    Dumbfounded that his girlfriend would dump him for Marlon, Shawn convinces himself she's just trying to make him jealous. So he sets up a double date to show her that two can play that game.

  3. 3Movin' On Up

    30 minSep 18, 1996

    Shawn falls in with a yuppie crowd, spurning his old pals from the 'hood and masquerading as a business executive, until Marlon sets out to downsize his ego.

  4. 4Gots to Have a J.O.B.

    30 minSep 25, 1996

    Marlon achieves celebrity status by starring in a series of malt-liquor commercials, but there's trouble brewing when he portrays a ghetto stereotype.

  5. 5Trippin'

    30 minOct 2, 1996

    Contest-obsessed Marlon hits the jackpot. His prize is a vacation for two, but it's no day at the beach when Shawn, Pops and Grandma battle over the second ticket.

  6. 6Drama for Yo' Mama

    30 minOct 9, 1996

    To win Mama a chair, the brothers concoct a family sob story and win $5,000 in a magazine's Wish of the Year contest, then have to stage an elaborate performance when a reporter checks up on them.

  7. 7Family Business

    30 minOct 16, 1996

    A food fight breaks out when Uncle Nate parks his lunch truck across from Pops' diner, taking away his patrons.

  8. 8An Officer and a Homegirl

    30 minNov 6, 1996

    Dee flies off the handle when her sister Natalie thinks about giving up her promising Air Force career to be with airhead Marlon.

  9. 9The Return of the Temptones

    30 minNov 13, 1996

    Pops reunites with his old singing group for a comeback try, but it seems times have changed. And thanks to modern surgery, so has one of its members.

  10. 10Going to the Net

    30 minNov 20, 1996

    Shawn falls for an older woman (Grier), while Marlon meets a young thrill-seeker and finds that love is just a hop, skip and bungee jump away -- unless he wimps out.

  11. 11Do the Wrong Thing

    30 minNov 27, 1996

    Shawn becomes Marlon's agent and undermines his client's sputtering acting career by demanding the full star treatment. Meanwhile, Pops tries to foist spoiled food on the church mission.

  12. 12Boyz in the Woods

    30 minJan 8, 1997

    Pops browbeats the boys into going camping, but he's hurt to find their idea of ""quality time"" is partying with babes in the woods.

  13. 13Life Without Marlon

    30 minJan 15, 1997

    In a twist on the film It's a Wonderful Life, Marlon's guardian angel shows him how the family would have fared had he never been born. (Not half badly, actually.)

  14. 14Unusual Suspects

    30 minJan 22, 1997

    Marlon suspects a friend in need is a friend with greed when his apartment is burglarized after he rebuffed T.C.'s plea for a loan.

  15. 15Goodbye Mr. Gibbs

    30 minJan 29, 1997

    Shawn and Marlon decide to play a prank on a hated teacher from junior high -- but find themselves delivering his eulogy when he drops dead at his retirement party.

  16. 16Risky Bid-ness

    30 minFeb 5, 1997

    Shawn figures he's movin' on up when he lands a job at the ad agency in the building, but he's knocked off the fast track when his boss Ted takes credit for his slogan. Meanwhile, Marlon is left to run the newsstand, where he hires Dupree as his assistant.

  17. 17Pops' Secret

    30 minFeb 12, 1997

    When Pops starts dressing in fine clothes, closing the diner early and staying out late, Shawn and Marlon suspect the reason is another woman.

  18. 18I Do...

    30 minFeb 19, 1997

    Marlon's relationship with his girlfriend is suddenly altared -- er, altered -- when her brother, a neighborhood bully, learns how close they've become and forces young Williams to propose.

  19. 19Dee's Baby Daddy

    30 minFeb 26, 1997

    Dee delivers a woman's baby, and her maternal instincts surface.

  20. 20The Black Widower

    30 minApr 30, 1997

    The boys fear it's a match made in hell after introducing a lonely Grandma to Fred, a smooth-talking diner regular who they later believe is a wanted murderer known as ""The Black Widower.""

  21. 21Say It Ain't So Marlon

    30 minMay 7, 1997

    Marlon looks to even the score with an old Little League teammate who supposedly ruined his chances at a big-league career by hogging all the glory.

  22. 22Marlon Goes On the Road

    30 minMay 14, 1997

    Shawn's plans to expand ""Williams Brothers News"" are interrupted when Marlon lands a part in a national musical starring R&B artist Keith Sweat.

Where to watch The Wayans Bros.

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Series cast

Shawn WayansShawn Williams101 episodes
Marlon WayansMarlon Williams101 episodes
John WitherspoonJohn 'Pops' Williams101 episodes
Anna Maria HorsfordDeirdre 'Dee' Baxter88 episodes
Phill LewisT.C.20 episodes
Lela RochonLisa Saunders13 episodes
Mitch MullanyWhite Mike7 episodes
Roxanne BeckfordStacey3 episodes
Shari HeadleyDawn2 episodes
Thea VidaleBig Mama2 episodes
Kim WayansSheila2 episodes
Paul BatesBurl2 episodes
Mike HagertyBrazilla2 episodes
Constance ZimmerVanessa2 episodes
Rick DucommunBernie2 episodes
Keith SweatTravis / Self2 episodes
Johnny BrownBookman2 episodes
Jack PlotnickTed2 episodes

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