The Wayans Bros. is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from January 11, 1995, to May 20, 1999, with 101 episodes produced spanning five seasons. The series starred Shawn and Marlon Wayans as brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams living in New York City.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | January 11, 1995 (1995-01-11) | May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24) | |
| 2 | 22 | September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06) | May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15) | |
| 3 | 22 | September 4, 1996 (1996-09-04) | May 14, 1997 (1997-05-14) | |
| 4 | 22 | September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17) | May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20) | |
| 5 | 22 | September 17, 1998 (1998-09-17) | May 20, 1999 (1999-05-20) | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1995)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Goop-Hair-It-Is" | Shelley Jensen | Jane Milmore & Billy Van Zandt | January 11, 1995 (1995-01-11) | 456853 | 2.9 |
| Shawn and Marlon's latest scheme becomes a hair-raising nightmare when they take over the manufacture and marketing of a grooming product called "Goop, Hair-It-Is." While Marlon comes up with a concoction that makes his hair look great, Shawn decides to sell the hair goop on an infomercial. They shoot the infomercial live, with Gary Coleman acting as a celebrity spokesperson. While Gary is doing his pitch for "Goop, Hair-It-Is," the chemicals from the product cause his hair to catch fire. Shawn and Marlon's dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs also go down in flames. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "First Class" | Joel Zwick | Boyd Hale | January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18) | 456851 | 3.6 |
| Marlon pretends to be basketball player John Starks to get first class seats on an airplane. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "I'm Too Sexy for My Brother" | Shelley Jensen | Phil Beauman | January 25, 1995 (1995-01-25) | 456852 | 3.5 |
| Marlon auditions for a modeling job with Shawn being the one that actually gets a job instead. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Free Wally" | John Bowab | Adam Markowitz | February 1, 1995 (1995-02-01) | 456855 | 3.0 |
| Marlon's constant interference pushes Lisa too far, so Marlon goes overboard to make it up to her and Shawn by sending them on a ferry cruise on the harbor. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "My Fair Marlon" | John Bowab | David Wyatt | February 8, 1995 (1995-02-08) | 456856 | 4.1 |
| The woman of Marlon's dreams loves poetry, so he gets Shawn to help him write her love poems. However, things turn sour when Lisa discovers the poems and thinks Shawn is cheating on her. At a restaurant, Marlon confronts his new lady friend about this and realizes that she is only in love with the words, not him as a person. Insulted, he leaves. Shawn tries to patch things up between her and Marlon, but she instead pines over him for his poetry, kissing him as Lisa arrives with a friend. Lisa confronts Shawn about cheating on him and when he asks the woman to say she was with Marlon, she coldly replies that she doesn't know a Marlon. Marlon overhears this and gets insulted even more, yelling at her for pretending he doesn't even exist. Validating Shawn's claims, Lisa apologizes and gets back together with Shawn, after they properly pie the shallow woman for her ego. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Pops Moves In" | Rob Schiller | Adam Markowitz | February 15, 1995 (1995-02-15) | 456857 | 3.2 |
| Pops moves with Shawn and Marlon after by getting kicked out by the boy's mother taking advice from his sons. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Afro Cab" | Rob Schiller | David Wyatt | February 22, 1995 (1995-02-22) | 456858 | 3.0 |
| Marlon fools Shawn into thinking that his cab service is successful, when its really not. Until, Shawn quits his delivery job to join Marlon. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Shawn-Shank Redemption" | John Bowab | Matt Ember | March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01) | 456854 | 3.4 |
| Shawn and Marlon end up in jail for unpaid parking tickets. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "ER" | Shelley Jensen | Matt Ember | March 15, 1995 (1995-03-15) | 456860 | 3.4 |
| After accidentally sitting on a staple gun, Marlon is rushed to the hospital using Shawn's healthcare card. But the doctor that treats him is Lisa's father, Dr. Saunders (Richard Roundtree). Marlon must now pretend to be Shawn so Shawn's relationship with Lisa isn't ruined. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Poppa-Cabana" | Joel Zwick | Phil Beauman | March 22, 1995 (1995-03-22) | 456861 | 3.2 |
| Shawn and Marlon turn Pop's diner into nightclub while he is away in Atlantic City with brother Leon (Garrett Morris). | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!" | Joel Zwick | David Wyatt | May 3, 1995 (1995-05-03) | 456862 | 2.5 |
| Shawn and Marlon's apartment complex is beginning to fall apart. They meet with the landlord, Mr. Stone (Sherman Hemsley), who manipulates them into becoming apartment managers. The complex is soon in worse shape. When Mr. Stone visits the building, he yells at them for doing such a poor job. Mr. Stone fires Shawn and Marlon and takes over as superintendent. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Pulp Marlon" | Rob Schiller | Phil Beauman | May 10, 1995 (1995-05-10) | 456859 | 2.4 |
|
Marlon becomes involved with Mia (Paula Jai Parker), a woman who happens to be the wife of a hit man. Note: Paula Jai Parker makes her first appearance in the series. She would later join the cast as Monique in season 2. Lela Rochon makes her final appearance as Lisa. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Brazilla vs. Rodney" | Shelley Jensen | Charleen Easton & Kurt Schindler | May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24) | 456863 | 2.7 |
| Shawn decides to get in the children's party entertainment business, with a less-than enthusiastic Marlon dressed in a costume. | |||||||
Season 2 (1995–96)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Shawn Takes a New Stand" | Shelley Jensen | Rick Hawkins | September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06) | 457701 | 4.0 |
|
Shawn borrows money from Pops to buy a newsstand in a public building after the owner dies. Note: Paula Jai Parker and Jill Tasker both join the cast as Monique and Lou, respectively. | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Fatal Subtraction" | Shelley Jensen | Devon Shepard | September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13) | 457702 | 3.3 |
|
Shawn's new girlfriend Rachel (Garcelle Beauvais) gives him expensive gifts but is a domineering type. Note: Garcelle Beauvais would star later on the fellow WB sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, which premiered a year later after The Wayans Bros. on the same night that aired on Wednesdays. | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Blood is Thicker Than Watercolor" | Gerren Keith | Phil Beauman | September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20) | 457703 | 3.7 |
| An art critic likes Marlon's less-than artistic paintings. | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Two Men and a Baby" | Glenn Casale | Maiya Williams | September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27) | 457705 | 4.4 |
| A woman leaves a baby on Shawn and Marlon's doorstep, with one of the brothers possibly being the child's father. | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Loot" | Glenn Casale | Jim Evering | October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04) | 457706 | 4.6 |
| Shawn, Marlon, Pops and friends find $100,000 in a garbage bag. | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | "The Liar's Club" | Glenn Casale | Maiya Williams | October 11, 1995 (1995-10-11) | 457708 | 4.3 |
| Marlon becomes jealous when Monique asks Shawn to pretend to be her husband to impress a visiting ex-boyfriend from college. | |||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Scared Straight" | Glenn Casale | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio | October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25) | 457707 | 4.8 |
| Shawn and Marlon scoff at Pops about a spirit that haunts the Neidermeyer Building every Halloween. | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | "Head of State" | Glenn Casale | Liz Sage | November 8, 1995 (1995-11-08) | 457709 | 5.0 |
|
Everyone is excited that President may stop by to use the bathroom at Pop's diner. Marlon is determined to shake the President's hand believing that exact moment will guarantee a positive future for him. Note: Anna Maria Horsford makes her first appearance as Dee Baxter, staying for the remainder of the series. She replaces Lou (Jill Tasker) as the security guard in the Neidermeyer Building. | |||||||
| 22 | 9 | "The Sting" | Tony Singletary | Xavier R. Cook & Devon Shepard | November 15, 1995 (1995-11-15) | 457710 | 4.6 |
| Shawn bets the newsstand in a poker game, eventually losing to T.C. (Phill Lewis). | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Think Fast" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Linda M. Yearwood | November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22) | 457704 | 3.5 |
|
Marlon quits the family basketball team due to Pops' tough coaching tactics. Note: In production order, this episode marks Jill Tasker's final appearance as Lou. She was already replaced by Anna Maria Horsford in the episode "Head of State". | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Farmer's Daughter" | Tony Singletary | Maiya Williams | November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29) | 457712 | 4.0 |
|
Shawn and Marlon make over their visiting farm cousin Sheila (Kim Wayans) to a hip hop beauty. Note: Paula Jai Parker makes her final appearance as Monique; Kim Wayans also co-starred with Shawn and Marlon on In Living Color. | |||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Psycho Santa" | Tony Singletary | Phil Beauman | December 20, 1995 (1995-12-20) | 457713 | 5.5 |
| An insane man dressed as Santa Claus (Barney Martin) holds the gang hostage. | |||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Getting It" | Tony Singletatry | Manny Basanese | January 10, 1996 (1996-01-10) | 457711 | 5.0 |
| Shawn begins to question his morals when he becomes sexually attracted to Amy (Tammy Townsend), a church-going woman who is keeping her virginity safe until marriage. | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | "Who's In Charge Here?" | Tony Singletary | Barry Gold | January 31, 1996 (1996-01-31) | 457716 | 4.3 |
| While Pops enjoys being sick in bed, White Mike (Mitch Mullany) turns the diner to a health food spot. | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | "The Odd Couples" | John Sgueglia | Manny Basanese | February 7, 1996 (1996-02-07) | 457715 | 3.9 |
| After an argument with Shawn, Marlon moves in with White Mike and T.C. moves in with Shawn to take Marlon's place. | |||||||
| 29 | 16 | "Hearts and Flowers" | Buzz Sapien | Maiya Williams | February 14, 1996 (1996-02-14) | 457718 | 4.2 |
| Shawn asks out two women for Valentine's Day. However, he is left heartbroken when one cancels on him and the other one leaves him for Marlon. | |||||||
| 30 | 17 | "The Ghetto Gourmets" | Buzz Sapien | Devon Shepard | February 21, 1996 (1996-02-21) | 457714 | 4.5 |
| Pops is invited to a cooking segment on a Regis and Kathie Lee-type morning show. | |||||||
| 31 | 18 | "A Hero's Story" | Tony Singletary | Carrie Honigblum & Renee Phillips | February 28, 1996 (1996-02-28) | 457717 | 3.9 |
| Marlon takes credit from Shawn for saving a boy's life after the boy is hit a by a car. | |||||||
| 32 | 19 | "It Takes a Thief" | Scott Baio | Alison Taylor | March 13, 1996 (1996-03-13) | 457721 | 4.6 |
| Shawn and Marlon try to expose a smooth-talking jewelry salesman who is dating Dee, until Dee announces that they are getting married. | |||||||
| 33 | 20 | "New Lease on Life" | Gerren Keith | Xavier R. Cook | May 1, 1996 (1996-05-01) | 457719 | 3.7 |
| Mrs. Neidermeyer (Adrienne Barbeau) the wife of Mr. Neidermeyer (Pat Harrington Jr.) the owner of the building named after him tries to seduce Shawn. | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | "Mama, I Wanna Act" | Gerren Keith | Devon Shepard | May 8, 1996 (1996-05-08) | 457722 | 4.1 |
| Marlon decides he wants to pursue an acting career much to Shawn's dislike. | |||||||
| 35 | 22 | "Trial and Error" | Buzz Sapien | Phil Beauman | May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15) | 457720 | 3.9 |
| Marlon takes Shawn to small claims court after slipping on Shawn's spilled coffee and breaking his leg. | |||||||
Season 3 (1996–97)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "Grandma's in the Hiz-House" | Gerren Keith | Phil Kellard & Tom Moore | September 4, 1996 (1996-09-04) | 466101 | 5.1 |
| Grandma Ellington (Ja'net Dubois) stays over at Shawn and Marlon's apartment cramping their style. | |||||||
| 37 | 2 | "Unbrotherly Love" | Scott Baio | Josh Goldstein | September 11, 1996 (1996-09-11) | 466102 | 4.7 |
| Shawn's new girlfriend Vanessa (Monica Calhoun) becomes more attracted to Marlon. | |||||||
| 38 | 3 | "Movin' On Up" | Scott Baio | Maiya Williams | September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18) | 466103 | 4.3 |
| Shawn deserts his friends after getting a job on Wall Street. | |||||||
| 39 | 4 | "Gots to Have a J.O.B." | Glynn Turman | Xavier R. Cook & Devon Shepard | September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25) | 466104 | 4.2 |
| A liquor commercial that Marlon stars in offends the African-American community. | |||||||
| 40 | 5 | "Trippin'" | Rae Kraus | Buddy Johnson | October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02) | 466105 | 4.3 |
| Shawn, Pops and Grandma compete to get Marlon's second ticket for a vacation for two. | |||||||
| 41 | 6 | "Drama for Yo' Mama" | Scott Baio | Xavier R. Cook | October 9, 1996 (1996-10-09) | 466106 | 6.6 |
| Shawn and Marlon create a fake story to win $5,000 to buy Dee's mother a chair. | |||||||
| 42 | 7 | "Family Business" | Glynn Turman | Phil Beauman | October 16, 1996 (1996-10-16) | 466107 | 6.0 |
| Pops' brother Nate (Antonio Fargas) parks his new lunch truck across the street from the diner, stealing Pops' customers. | |||||||
| 43 | 8 | "An Officer and a Homegirl" | Buzz Sapien | Maiya Williams | November 6, 1996 (1996-11-06) | 466108 | 5.5 |
| Dee's sister Natalie (Devika Parikh) wants to forget about her Air Force career to be with Marlon, much to Dee's dislike. | |||||||
| 44 | 9 | "The Return of the Temptones" | Gary Halvorson | Robert Bruce | November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13) | 466109 | 4.7 |
| Pops reunites his old music group, The Temptones. | |||||||
| 45 | 10 | "Going to the Net" | Gary Halvorson | Dennis Snee | November 20, 1996 (1996-11-20) | 466110 | 5.0 |
| Shawn falls for an older woman named Erica (Pam Grier). Meanwhile, Marlon dates a young thrill-seeker. | |||||||
| 46 | 11 | "Do the Wrong Thing" | Rae Kraus | Robert Bruce | November 27, 1996 (1996-11-27) | 466111 | 4.4 |
| Shawn becomes Marlon's agent and demands that he gets full-star treatment in all his projects. | |||||||
| 47 | 12 | "Boyz in the Woods" | Glynn Turman | Phil Beauman | January 8, 1997 (1997-01-08) | 466112 | 5.29 |
| Pops plans a getaway in the woods with his sons, until Shawn and Marlon invite their friends for a party. | |||||||
| 48 | 13 | "Life Without Marlon" | Terri McCoy | Xavier R. Cook | January 15, 1997 (1997-01-15) | 466113 | 4.95 |
| In this It's a Wonderful Life-inspired episode, a guardian angel that resembles Shawn shows Marlon what life would've been like without him. | |||||||
| 49 | 14 | "Unusual Suspects" | Buzz Sapien | Buddy Johnson | January 22, 1997 (1997-01-22) | 466114 | 5.32 |
| Marlon accuses T.C. of robbing the apartment. | |||||||
| 50 | 15 | "Goodbye Mr. Gibbs" | John Bowab | Josh Goldstein | January 29, 1997 (1997-01-29) | 466117 | 5.10 |
| Shawn plans to pull a prank on his old junior high teacher Mr. Gibbs, until the man drops dead at his retirement party. | |||||||
| 51 | 16 | "Risky Bid-ness" | Terri McCoy | Robert Bruce | February 5, 1997 (1997-02-05) | 466116 | 4.58 |
| Shawn gets a new job at an advertisement agency with everything going well until his boss Ted (Jack Plotnick) begins stealing his ideas. | |||||||
| 52 | 17 | "Pops' Secret" | Glynn Turman | Maiya Williams | February 12, 1997 (1997-02-12) | 466115 | 4.60 |
| Shawn and Marlon suspect that Pops is seeing another woman. | |||||||
| 53 | 18 | "I Do..." | John Bowab | Maiya Williams | February 19, 1997 (1997-02-19) | 466119 | 5.20 |
| A street hustler (Bernie Mac) demands that Marlon propose to his sister (Melissa De Sousa) after seeing how serious their relationship has become. | |||||||
| 54 | 19 | "Dee's Baby Daddy" | Joel Zwick | Maiya Williams | February 26, 1997 (1997-02-26) | 466118 | 3.24 |
| After helping a woman deliver a baby in the lobby, Dee's maternal instincts kicks in with her deciding to have a child and requesting that Shawn be the father. | |||||||
| 55 | 20 | "The Black Widower" | Buzz Sapien | Robert Bruce & Buddy Johnson | April 30, 1997 (1997-04-30) | 466121 | 3.85 |
| Shawn and Marlon fear for Grandma's life thinking that her latest beau Fred (Bill Cobbs) is a serial killer nicknamed "The Black Widower". | |||||||
| 56 | 21 | "Say It Ain't So, Marlon" | Buzz Sapien | Dennis Snee | May 7, 1997 (1997-05-07) | 466120 | 5.50 |
| Marlon tries to outdo a former little league rival (Kenny Lofton). | |||||||
| 57 | 22 | "Marlon Goes On the Road" | Glynn Turman | Xavier R. Cook & Devon Shepard | May 14, 1997 (1997-05-14) | 466122 | 4.14 |
| Marlon gets a part in traveling nationwide play with R&B singer Keith Sweat, just when Shawn has plans to expand the newsstand. | |||||||
Season 4 (1997–98)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 1 | "Marlon's Return" | John Bowab | Phil Kellard & Tom Moore | September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17) | 466402 | 4.79 |
| Marlon returns from his musical tour with an inflated ego and debt to match. | |||||||
| 59 | 2 | "Prom Fright" | John Bowab | Xavier R. Cook | September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24) | 466401 | 4.91 |
|
Shawn tries to reunite with a woman that stood him up at his high school prom, believing that she is the reason for all his subsequent bad relationships. Note: At the end of the episode, Shawn reprises his role as DJ SW-1 since the sketch comedy TV series In Living Color. | |||||||
| 60 | 3 | "Pops' Daughter" | John Bowab | Josh Goldstein | October 1, 1997 (1997-10-01) | 466404 | 6.10 |
| A woman named Donna (Tembi Locke) claims that Pops is her biological father. | |||||||
| 61 | 4 | "Stand Up Guy" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman | October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08) | 466403 | 4.71 |
| Marlon takes an interest in stand up comedy, but his routine offends his family members. | |||||||
| 62 | 5 | "Unspoken Token" | John Bowab | Buddy Johnson | October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15) | 466405 | 5.21 |
| Shawn is thrilled to be hired by a high-tech company, only to learn that he was only hired to fill the company's racial quota. He then dreams that he is J.J. Evans on the television sitcom Good Times. | |||||||
| 63 | 6 | "Odd Man Out" | John Bowab | Robert Bruce | October 22, 1997 (1997-10-22) | 466406 | 5.63 |
|
Marlon learns that Shawn's old friend Terrell (Casey Lee) is a deadbeat and plans on not giving back any of the money he borrowed from Shawn. Note: Casey Lee had worked with the Wayans brothers as a DJ on the sketch comedy series In Living Color. | |||||||
| 64 | 7 | "Pops' Last Hurrah" | Buzz Sapien | Robert Bruce | November 5, 1997 (1997-11-05) | 466407 | 4.73 |
| A misunderstanding leads Shawn and Marlon to believe that Pops is dying. | |||||||
| 65 | 8 | "I Was En Vogue's Love Slave" | Glynn Turman | Josh Goldstein | November 12, 1997 (1997-11-12) | 466408 | 5.77 |
| Marlon is sued for fabricating a story involving himself and the R&B group En Vogue. | |||||||
| 66 | 9 | "Can I Get a Witness?" | Glynn Turman | Buddy Johnson | November 19, 1997 (1997-11-19) | 466409 | 5.79 |
| The family is put in police protection after Marlon identifies a robber in a police lineup and in turn causes the robber to send his brother after the family. | |||||||
| 67 | 10 | "Ted's Revenge" | Buzz Sapien | Maiya Williams | December 10, 1997 (1997-12-10) | 466410 | 5.38 |
| Ted (Jack Plotnick), Shawn's old boss returns after serving a stint in a mental institution and wants to be friends with him, much to Shawn's dislike. | |||||||
| 68 | 11 | "All in the Family Feud" | Erma Elzy-Jones | Kenny Buford | January 14, 1998 (1998-01-14) | 466414 | 5.00 |
| Shawn and Pops replace dimwitted Marlon with "cousin" Dee to win in the game show "Family Battle" (a parody of Family Feud). | |||||||
| 69 | 12 | "Raging Marlon" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman & Craig Wayans | January 21, 1998 (1998-01-21) | 466411 | 5.35 |
| Champion boxer Héctor Camacho challenges Marlon to a boxing match, after Marlon bragged that he knocked him out cold with a sucker punch. | |||||||
| 70 | 13 | "The Son of Marlon" | Aaron Speiser | Maiya Williams | January 28, 1998 (1998-01-28) | 466412 | 4.87 |
| Marlon begins dating a woman with a seven-year-old son. | |||||||
| 71 | 14 | "Dee's Deelemma" | Buzz Sapien | Josh Goldstein | February 4, 1998 (1998-02-04) | 466413 | 5.2 |
| Dee starts to think that her dentist boyfriend is romantically shy. | |||||||
| 72 | 15 | "Independence Day" | Ted Lange | Buddy Johnson | February 11, 1998 (1998-02-11) | 466415 | 5.19 |
| Marlon's dream deluxe apartment is a nightmare, after he signs a ten-year lease. | |||||||
| 73 | 16 | "Help a Brother Out" | John Bowab | Maiya Williams | February 18, 1998 (1998-02-18) | 466418 | 4.26 |
| Marlon studies a homeless man named Reggie (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), to prepare for an acting role. | |||||||
| 74 | 17 | "The Rich Girl" | John Bowab | Xavier R. Cook | February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25) | 466417 | 4.31 |
| Shawn is afraid his family will embarrass him in front of his new rich girlfriend Tanya (Elise Neal). | |||||||
| 75 | 18 | "Busta Saves the Day" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman | March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04) | 466419 | 6.38 |
| Shawn and Marlon are caught scalping tickets for a Busta Rhymes concert and then plead with the rapper to perform at Dee's church to prevent it from closing down. | |||||||
| 76 | 19 | "Talk is Cheap" | Buzz Sapien | Robert Bruce & Buddy Johnson | April 29, 1998 (1998-04-29) | 466420 | 6.04 |
| Shawn and Marlon appear on The Jerry Springer Show and learn that they have both been dating the same woman. | |||||||
| 77 | 20 | "Bringing It All Back Home" | John Bowab | Robert Bruce | May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06) | 466416 | 4.51 |
| Shawn and Marlon try to scare away potential buyers after Pops decides to sell their old childhood home. | |||||||
| 78 | 21 | "Recipe for Success" | Fred Parker | Maiya Williams | May 13, 1998 (1998-05-13) | 466421 | 4.83 |
| Shawn and Marlon try to warn Pops that the Chili he is entering in a festival contains dog food. | |||||||
| 79 | 22 | "Fire!" | John Bowab | Xavier R. Cook | May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20) | 466422 | 3.88 |
| Shawn 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. | |||||||
Season 5 (1998–99)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" | John Bowab | Phil Kellard & Tom Moore | September 17, 1998 (1998-09-17) | 467951 | 3.51 |
| Shawn puts his pride aside and asks Marlon for a loan to rebuild the newsstand. | |||||||
| 81 | 2 | "Six Degrees of Marlon" | John Bowab | Maiya Williams | September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24) | 467952 | 2.00 |
| Shawn accidentally arranges for Marlon to have a kissing scene on his new sitcom "Everybody Loves Everybody", but the scene is with a guy. | |||||||
| 82 | 3 | "Pops' Campaign" | John Bowab | Robert Bruce | October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01) | 467953 | 3.27 |
| Pops runs for city council against a corrupt politician (Ronnie Schell). | |||||||
| 83 | 4 | "Romeo & J'Leeta" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman | October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08) | 467954 | 4.03 |
| Shawn falls for J'Leeta (Tracey Cherelle Jones) the daughter of Pop's long-time restaurant rival Rick (Earl Billings). | |||||||
| 84 | 5 | "Ho's on First" | Buzz Sapien | Xavier R. Cook | October 15, 1998 (1998-10-15) | 467956 | 3.44 |
| Shawn has a hard time telling Marlon that his new girlfriend Angel (Angelle Brooks) has had a sexually promiscuous past. | |||||||
| 85 | 6 | "Escorting Ain't Easy" | John Bowab | Mitchell Marchand & Craig Wayans | October 29, 1998 (1998-10-29) | 467958 | 2.92 |
| Shawn and Marlon gets Pops involved in their new male escort business with Pops reuniting with Susan Sparks (Chip Fields), an old flame. | |||||||
| 86 | 7 | "The Kiss" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman & Tom Bryant | November 5, 1998 (1998-11-05) | 467957 | 3.76 |
| Shawn and Dee go to a Missy Elliott concert together. The next day, they are in bed together, believing that they had sex, or did they?... | |||||||
| 87 | 8 | "The High Life" | John Bowab | Robert Bruce | November 12, 1998 (1998-11-12) | 467960 | 3.80 |
| Inspired to be like his favorite actor Rico Da Vinci (Nick Spano), Marlon smokes marijuana and ends up ruining an acting audition that Shawn set up for him. | |||||||
| 88 | 9 | "Misery" | Buzz Sapien | Xavier R. Cook | November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19) | 467959 | 3.06 |
| In this episode that parodies the film Misery, Marlon is trapped in the house of a crazed fan named Phyllis (Kym Whitley). | |||||||
| 89 | 10 | "Marlon Joins a Cult" | John Bowab | Buddy Johnson | December 10, 1998 (1998-12-10) | 467955 | 3.48 |
|
Marlon is fooled into joining a cult thinking it is an acting seminar. Note: Kelly Coffield guest starred in this episode; she had been a cast member on In Living Color with Shawn and Marlon Wayans. She also co-starred with the Wayans brothers and John Witherspoon in the 2006 film Little Man. Also, this is Gary Coleman's second appearance on the show, the first being the pilot episode "Goop-Hair-It-Is". | |||||||
| 90 | 11 | "A Country Christmas" | Buzz Sapien | Maiya Williams | December 17, 1998 (1998-12-17) | 467961 | 3.73 |
| Cousin Sheila (Kim Wayans) invites the family to stay at the farm for the holidays. They then learn that she is in financial trouble. | |||||||
| 91 | 12 | "Green Card" | Buzz Sapien | Buddy Johnson | January 14, 1999 (1999-01-14) | 467962 | 4.52 |
| When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant (JoNell Kennedy) 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. | |||||||
| 92 | 13 | "Big Brother" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman & Craig Wayans | January 21, 1999 (1999-01-21) | 467963 | 4.69 |
| Shawn and Marlon take part in a Big Brother, Little Brother program until the big brother in the program is accused of stealing the newsstand money and The little brother confesses to stealing the money. | |||||||
| 93 | 14 | "Saving Private Marlon" | Buzz Sapien | Charlie Bonomo & Buddy Johnson | January 28, 1999 (1999-01-28) | 467964 | 4.07 |
| In an attempt to do research for a role in a war film, Marlon visits an army base and accidentally signs up for the actual army. | |||||||
| 94 | 15 | "Jump!" | John Bowab | Maiya Williams | February 4, 1999 (1999-02-04) | 467966 | 4.39 |
| Shawn and Marlon's teasing about Dee's job habits gets her fired. | |||||||
| 95 | 16 | "Pops Gets Evicted" | Aaron Speiser | Eric Monte | February 11, 1999 (1999-02-11) | 467965 | 4.12 |
| Shawn is hired to come up with new ideas for the Neidermeyer Building lobby. But his new ideas also involve removing Pops' diner. | |||||||
| 96 | 17 | "Crazy 4 You" | Phil Kellard | Robert Bruce | February 18, 1999 (1999-02-18) | 467968 | 3.4 |
| Marlon and Shawn compete for the attention of Dawn (Shari Headley), an attractive psychiatrist who is new to the Neidermeyer Building. | |||||||
| 97 | 18 | "Hip Hop Pops" | John Bowab | Esa Lewis | February 25, 1999 (1999-02-25) | 467967 | 4.20 |
| Pops has a hip hop makeover for his 50th birthday. | |||||||
| 98 | 19 | "Everybody Loves Shawn" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman & Buddy Johnson | April 29, 1999 (1999-04-29) | 467971 | 3.33 |
| Shawn gets a guest spot on "Everybody Loves Everybody" taking the spotlight away from Marlon. | |||||||
| 99 | 20 | "Dream Girl" | John Bowab | Maiya Williams | May 6, 1999 (1999-05-06) | 467969 | 3.11 |
| Sasha (Paula Abdul), a famous singer asks Shawn to father her a child, but not be in the baby's life. | |||||||
| 100 | 21 | "Three on the Couch" | Marlon Wayans | Robert Bruce | May 13, 1999 (1999-05-13) | 467970 | 3.07 |
|
After meeting up with a successful old friend, Shawn blames his family for holding him back in life. Note: This episode is a clip show of past episodes. | |||||||
| 101 | 22 | "Rope-a-Dope" | John Bowab | Phil Beauman & Buddy Johnson | May 20, 1999 (1999-05-20) | 467972 | 2.25 |
| Pops is upset at Shawn and Marlon for selling his old boxing memorabilia. They then find out the new owner is champion boxer Roy Jones Jr. | |||||||
References
- Getrig, A. (Ed.). (2005, July 30). The Wayans Bros. Summary. Retrieved December 11, 2012, from TV.com
- DeRosa, Robin (January 18, 1995). "'ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- DeRosa, Robin (January 25, 1995). "'ER' helps NBC to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- DeRosa, Robin (January 25, 1995). "'ER' helps NBC to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 8, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 15, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 1, 1995. p. 3D.
- DeRosa, Robin (March 8, 1995). "'Murphy,' 'Dust' help push CBS to No. 1 tie". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 22, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 29, 1995. p. 3D.
- DeRosa, Robin (May 10, 1995). "Ratings go to the movies". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 17, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 31, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 13, 1995. p. 3D.
- Graham, Jefferson (September 20, 1995). "A scrambling CBS slips behind Fox". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- Graham, Jefferson (September 27, 1995). "NBC Sunday starters stumble". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 4, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 11, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 18, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 1, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 15, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 22, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 29, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 6, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 27, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 17, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 7, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1996. p. 3D.
- DeRosa, Robin (February 21, 1996). "Powerhouse Thursday propels NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 6, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 20, 1996. p. 3D.
- DeRosa, Robin (May 8, 1996). "'ER,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Beast' lead NBC sweep". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 15, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 22, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 11, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 18, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 25, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 2, 1996. p. 3D.
- Graham, Jefferson (October 9, 1996). "Baseball on NBC helps CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 16, 1996. p. 3D.
- DeRosa, Robin (October 23, 1996). "Fox gets major league boost to No. 3". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 13, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 20, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 27, 1996. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 4, 1996. p. 3D.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times. January 29, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 27–Feb. 2)". Los Angeles Times. February 3, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16)". The Los Angeles Times. February 20, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17–23)". The Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 24–March 2)". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (April 28–May 4)". The Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 5-11)". The Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 15–21)". The Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 22–28)". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 29–Oct. 5)". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 6–12)". The Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 13–19)". The Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 10–16)". The Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 17–23)". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 8–14)". The Los Angeles Times. December 17, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 19–25)". The Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 26–Feb. 1)". The Los Angeles Times. February 4, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 11, 1998. p. 3D.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 9-15)". The Los Angeles Times. February 19, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 16-22)". The Los Angeles Times. February 25, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 23–March 1)". The Los Angeles Times. March 4, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (March 2-8)". The Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (April 27-May 3)". The Los Angeles Times. May 6, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 4-10)". The Los Angeles Times. May 13, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 11-17)". The Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 18-24)". The Los Angeles Times. May 28, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 14-20)". The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 21-27)". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 28-Oct. 4)". The Los Angeles Times. October 7, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 5-11)". The Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 26-Nov. 1)". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 2-8)". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 9-15)". The Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 16-22)". The Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 7-13)". The Los Angeles Times. December 16, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 14-20)". The Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1998. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 11-17)". The Los Angeles Times. January 20, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 18-24)". The Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 25-31)". The Los Angeles Times. February 3, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 1-7)". The Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 8-14)". The Los Angeles Times. February 18, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending February 21, 1999". Ratings Ryan. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 22-28)". The Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (April 26-May 2)". The Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times. May 12, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 10-16)". The Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "National Nielsen Viewership (May 17-23)". The Los Angeles Times. May 26, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.