The Wayans Bros.
Opening title to The Wayans Bros.
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Leslie Ray David Steven Simon
Starring	Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans John Witherspoon Lela Rochon (Season 1) Anna Maria Horsford (Season 2+) Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins (Season 3–4) Ja'net DuBois (Season 3–4) Phill Lewis (Season 2–4)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	103
Production
Location(s)	New York City
Running time	21 Min. Aprox.
Production company(s)	Warner Bros. Television
Broadcast
Original channel	The WB Television Network
Original run	January 11, 1995 – May 20, 1999

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from 1995 to 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Shawn Wayans was already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color, and Marlon for The Sixth Man and Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.

Contents 1 Premise 2 Episodes 3 Music 4 Production notes 5 Cast 6 DVD releases 7 External links

[edit] Premise

Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans portray Shawn and Marlon Williams, two brothers who live in New York City in a one bedroom apartment and try to deal with their father, John "Pops" Williams (John Witherspoon) and a security guard Dee (Anna Maria Horsford).

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Music

The theme song was changed twice throughout its four-year run (1995-1999). In the first two seasons, from early 1995, until 1996, the show's theme song was A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation" (used both in the 1994-95, and the 1995-96 seasons). In the third season (1996-97), the theme song changed to a song with a fast beat. In the final two seasons (1997-1998 & 1998-1999), the show's theme song was changed again to a regular hip hop instrumental beat (which was produced by the Wayans Bros. & Omar Epps.)

[edit] Production notes

In the show's second season, Pops' Diner was moved into the Neidermeyer Building, where the location was changed from Harlem to Rockefeller Center, Manhattan.

[edit] Cast

• Shawn Wayans - Shawn Williams
• Marlon Wayans - Marlon Williams
• John Witherspoon - John "Pops" Williams
• Anna Maria Horsford - Deirdre "Dee" Baxter (1996-1999)
• Ja'net Du Bois - Grandma Ellington (1996-1998)
• Phill Lewis - T.C. (1995-1998)
• Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins - Dupree (1996-1998)
• Jeremy Hittel - Carwash (1996-1999)
• Jill Tasker - Lou Malino (1995)
• Lela Rochon - Lisa Saunders
• Antonio Fargas - Uncle Nate (1 episode)
• Garret Morris - Uncle Leon (1 episode)
• Bernie Mac - Shank (1 episode)
• Mitch Mullany - White Mike (6 episodes)

[edit] DVD releases

The first season of The Wayans Bros. was released on DVD in February 8, 2005. The series only DVD release to date.

[edit] External links

• The Wayans Bros. at the Internet Movie Database
• The Wayans Bros. at TV.com