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In the House
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Winifred Hervey
Starring	LL Cool J; Maia Campbell; Alfonso Ribeiro (1996-1999); Kim Wayans (1996-1999); Debbie Allen (1995-1996); Jeffery Wood (1995-1996)
Theme music composer	Quincy Jones III; Theodore Miller
Composer(s)	Anthony Hale, Jr; Theodore Miller
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	76
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bob Burris; Gary Hardwick; Winifred Hervey; Quincy Jones; Michael Ware
Producer(s)	Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.; Teri Schaffer Hick; Michelle Jones; Werner Walian
Running time	22 mins. (approx)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC (1995-1996); UPN (1996-1999)
Original run	April 10, 1995 – August 11, 1999

In the House is an American sitcom that premiered on April 10, 1995 on NBC. The series moved to UPN after its second season where it remained for an additional three seasons until it was canceled on August 11, 1999. In the House starred LL Cool J and Maia Campbell.

[edit] Synopsis

Marion Hill (LL Cool J) is a former professional football player with the Los Angeles Raiders. Because of his financial predicament, Marion is forced to rent out most rooms in his house to newly divorced single mother Jackie Warren (Debbie Allen) and her two children, Tiffany (Maia Campbell) and Austin (Jeffery Wood).^[1]

After the second season, the series was retooled, becoming more adult oriented. Jackie and Austin both moved back East while Tiffany stayed with Marion to finish high school. Joining the cast for the third season was former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro as Dr. Maxwell "Max" Stanton and In Living Color cast member Kim Wayans as Tonia Harris. Both Maxwell and Tonia helped Marion manage the Los Angeles sports clinic he owns.^[2]

[edit] Fresh Prince of Bel-Air connection

In the House and Fresh Prince were both executive produced by Winifred Hervey, David Salzman and Quincy Jones. During the second season's first episode, Alfonso Ribeiro and Tatyana Ali appeared as their Fresh Prince characters (Carlton and Ashley Banks) in the crossover episode "Dog Catchers". Later that season, James Avery (Phillip Banks) appeared as a mediator in the episode "Love on a One-Way Street".

Lark Voorhies, who appeared as Mercedes Langford Maxwell Stanton's (Alfonso Ribeiro) girlfriend turned wife, also played Cindy, a character who was romantically involved with Ribeiro's Fresh Prince character Carlton Banks. In the Season 4 episode "My Pest Friend's Wedding", James Avery and Daphne Maxwell Reid (Vivian Banks) guest starred as Dr. Maxwell Stanton's parents. Both Avery and Reid portrayed the parents of Ribeiro's Fresh Prince character. Joseph Marcell, who played the wisecracking Geoffrey Butler on Fresh Prince, also appeared as an officiating minister in the same episode.

[edit] Move to UPN

NBC canceled the series after its second season in May 1996. That same month, In the House was picked up by then-new UPN network where it was placed on the network's Monday night schedule.^[3]The series ran for three additional seasons on UPN before it was canceled in 1999.

[edit] Cast

LL Cool J — Marion Hill
Kim Wayans — Tonia Harris (1995-1998)
Maia Campbell — Tiffany Warren (1995-1998)
Alfonso Ribeiro — Dr. Maxwell Stanton (1996-1999)
Debbie Allen — Jackie Warren (1995-1996)
Jeffery Wood — Austin Warren (1995-1996)
Dee Jay Daniels — Rodney (1996)

Supporting Cast

Lisa Arrindell Anderson — Heather Comstock (1995-1996)
Ken Lawson — Carl (1996-1999)
Paulette Braxton — Natalie Davis (1997-1998)
Gabrielle Carmouche — Raynelle (1997-1999)
Luis Antonio Ramos — Tito Gonzoles (1997-1998)
Lark Voorhies — Mercedes Langford (1997-1999)
Kenya Moore — Valerie Bridgeforth (1999)
John Amos — Coach Sam Wilson
Chris Browning — Clayton
Mel Jackson — Graham
Michael Warren — Milton
Derek McGrath — Bernie/Agent Dick Kelly
Phil Morris — Goldwire

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1996	Young Artist Awards	Nominated	Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten - Television	Jeffery Wood
	Young Artist Awards	Nominated	Best Performance by a Young Actress - TV Comedy Series	Maia Campbell
	NAACP Image Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	John Amos
			Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	LL Cool J
			Outstanding Comedy Series	-
1997			Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	LL Cool J
1998			Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	LL Cool J
1998		Won	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Alfonso Ribeiro
1999		Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Alfonso Ribeiro
1997	Emmy Award	Nominated	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series	Art Busch (For episode "Curse of the Hill House")

[edit] References

^ "Debbie Allan LL Cool J win laughs in new TV show 'In the House.'". Jet. 1995-04-25. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_/ai_16862308. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^ Whetstone, Muriel L. (1996-10). "Cosby is back, but Black-oriented shows decline". Ebony. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n12_v51/ai_18736492?tag=content;col1. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^ Carter, Bill (1996-05-17). "UPN Is Adding Comedies With Black Casts". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07EEDE1339F934A25756C0A960958260. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[edit] External links

In the House at the Internet Movie Database
In the House at TV.com
In the House at epguides.com

[0] "Debbie Allan LL Cool J win laughs in new TV show 'In the House.'". Jet. 1995-04-25. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_/ai_16862308. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[1] Whetstone, Muriel L. (1996-10). "Cosby is back, but Black-oriented shows decline". Ebony. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n12_v51/ai_18736492?tag=content;col1. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[2] Carter, Bill (1996-05-17). "UPN Is Adding Comedies With Black Casts". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07EEDE1339F934A25756C0A960958260. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

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