The Wayans Bros.

30min

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.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television

Baby Way Productions

Next to Last Productions

Episodes

Cast

Goop-Hair-It-Is

1. Goop-Hair-It-Is

30min

11th Jan 1995

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."

First Class

2. First Class

30min

18th Jan 1995

Marlon is flying high when he's mistaken for basketball star John Starkes and scores the athlete's first-class airplane tickets.

I'm Too Sexy for My Brother

3. I'm Too Sexy for My Brother

30min

25th Jan 1995

Shawn gets a dressing down from his younger brother when he horns in on Marlon's budding modeling career and winds up getting hired by a top designer.

Free Wally

4. Free Wally

30min

1st Feb 1995

When Lisa and Shawn's relationship hits rough waters due to Marlon's constant interference, Marlon goes overboard to make amends -- sending them on a romantic ferry cruise on the harbor.

My Fair Marlon

5. My Fair Marlon

30min

8th Feb 1995

Shawn plays Cyrano to help Marlon win the woman of his dreams, whom he met at a poetry reading -- but winds up turning his own life into a tragicomedy when Lisa discovers his love poems.

Pops Moves In

6. Pops Moves In

30min

15th Feb 1995

Shawn and Marlon egg on Pops to defy their mother--but they wind up getting burned when he gets kicked out of the house and shows up on their doorstep.

Afro Cab

7. Afro Cab

30min

22nd Feb 1995

Shawn's efforts to steer his brother into a new career backfire when Marlon becomes the unsuccessful driver of an "Afro Cab."

The Shawn-Shank Redemption

8. The Shawn-Shank Redemption

30min

1st Mar 1995

Shawn and Marlon get involved in another fine mess when they get sidetracked en route to paying their overdue parking tickets and wind up in a holding pen with several tough-looking guys.

ER

9. ER

30min

15th Mar 1995

After sitting on a staple gun, Marlon borrows Shawn's health-care cards to ensure immediate medical attention for himself, but the brothers' clandestine operation may be exposed when they learn that Marlon's doctor is Lisa's father.

The Poppa-Cabana

10. The Poppa-Cabana

30min

22nd Mar 1995

Before leaving on his vacation, Pops decides to take a chance on Marlon and let him temporarily run the diner. Unfortunately, Marlon's half-baked ideas land him in hot water.

It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!

11. It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!

30min

3rd May 1995

Shawn and Marlon think they're "movin' on up" when a slumlord offers them jobs as superintendents.

Pulp Marlon

12. Pulp Marlon

30min

10th May 1995

Marlon may learn the real meaning of the expression "love hurts" after he becomes involved with the wife of a hit man.

Brazilla vs. Rodney

13. Brazilla vs. Rodney

30min

24th May 1995

Shawn and Marlon decide to become children's entertainers, but the party may be over before it begins thanks to a rival performer named Brazilla who wants to squash their careers.

First air date

11th Jan 1995

Last air date

20th May 1999

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks