The Wayans Bros.

The WB

Series

1995

TVPG

Sitcom

Two close-knit brothers with opposing personalities run a newsstand in New York City while striving to achieve success.

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Cast & Crew

Marlon Wayans Marlon Williams

Shawn Wayans Shawn Williams

John Witherspoon John "Pops" Williams

Paula Jai Parker Monique Lattimore

Jill Tasker Lou Malino

Darrel Heath Reggie

Anna Maria Horsford Dee Baxter

Billy Van Zandt Executive Producer

Rick Hawkins Executive Producer

Marlon Wayans Creator

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1995–2023 Series 5 Seasons103 Episodes

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Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Tuesday, May 20

1:00 AM

Six Degrees of Marlon

Season 5 • Episode 2

Shawn steps in to manage a better deal for Marlon on his sitcom.

Tuesday, May 20

1:30 AM

Pops' Campaign

Season 5 • Episode 3

Pops runs for city council against a dirty politician (Ronnie Schell).

Tuesday, May 20

2:00 AM

Romeo & J'Leeta

Season 5 • Episode 4

Pops feuds with his restaurant rival, Rick, while Shawn romances Rick's daughter, J'Leeta.

Tuesday, May 20

2:30 AM

Ho's on First

Season 5 • Episode 5

Marlon's new girlfriend (Angelle Brooks) has a bad reputation.

Wednesday, May 21

1:00 AM

Dating Service

Season 5 • Episode 6

Shawn starts an escort service employing his male friends and family.

Wednesday, May 21

1:30 AM

The Kiss

Season 5 • Episode 7

Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, for dancing and more.

Wednesday, May 21

2:00 AM

The High Life

Season 5 • Episode 8

Shawn suspects Marlon of using drugs when he hangs around a movie star.

Wednesday, May 21

2:30 AM

Misery

Season 5 • Episode 9

Marlon is drugged and chained by a woman claiming to be his biggest fan.

Wednesday, May 21

1:00 PM

Marlon Joins a Cult

Season 5 • Episode 10

Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class.

Wednesday, May 21

1:30 PM

A Country Christmas

Season 5 • Episode 11

Cousin Sheila invites the family for a country Christmas on the farm.

Wednesday, May 21

2:00 PM

Green Card

Season 5 • Episode 12

Shawn agrees to marry a woman who needs a husband to avoid deportation.

Wednesday, May 21

2:30 PM

Big Brother

Season 5 • Episode 13

Marlon and Shawn mentor two young men who need a little help.

Wednesday, May 21

3:00 PM

Saving Private Marlon

Season 5 • Episode 14

Marlon gets tricked into enlisting when he researches a military role.

Wednesday, May 21

3:30 PM

Jump

Season 5 • Episode 15

Marlon and Shawn's jokes about Dee's competence may cost her her job.

Wednesday, May 21

4:00 PM

Pop Gets Evicted

Season 5 • Episode 16

A real-estate mogul buys the building housing the newsstand and the diner.

Wednesday, May 21

4:30 PM

Crazy 4 You

Season 5 • Episode 17

Marlon and Shawn vie for the attentions of a beautiful psychiatrist (Shari Headley).

Wednesday, May 21

5:00 PM

Hip Hop Pops

Season 5 • Episode 18

Marlon and Shawn take depressed Pops to a dance club on his birthday.

Wednesday, May 21

5:30 PM

Everybody Loves Shawn

Season 5 • Episode 19

Shawn accompanies Marlon to the set of his show and wins a bit role.

Wednesday, May 21

6:00 PM

Dream Girl

Season 5 • Episode 20

A famous singer (Paula Abdul) finds Shawn's indifference irresistible.

Wednesday, May 21

6:30 PM

Three on a Couch

Season 5 • Episode 21

Shawn questions his own goals and seeks therapy after seeing a successful old pal.

Thursday, May 22

1:00 AM

Rope-a-Dope

Season 5 • Episode 22

Marlon and Shawn auction off boxing memorabilia Pops gave them.

Thursday, May 22

1:30 AM

Goop-Hair-It-Is

Season 1 • Episode 1

Marlon invents a really hot hair-care product; with Gary Coleman, Greg Morris.

Thursday, May 22

2:00 AM

First Class

Season 1 • Episode 2

After he is mistaken for a famous basketball player, Marlon flies first class.

Thursday, May 22

2:30 AM

I'm Too Sexy for My Brother

Season 1 • Episode 3

Marlon is crushed when Shawn tries to horn in on his new modeling career.

Thursday, May 22

7:00 PM

Free Wally

Season 1 • Episode 4

Lisa delivers an ultimatum: either Shawn goes or she does.

Thursday, May 22

7:30 PM

My Fair Marlon

Season 1 • Episode 5

Marlon uses Shawn's poetry to woo a woman, only to have his plan backfire.

Thursday, May 22

8:00 PM

Pops Moves In

Season 1 • Episode 6

Kicked out, Pops (John Witherspoon) moves in with Shawn and Marlon.

Thursday, May 22

8:30 PM

Afro Cab

Season 1 • Episode 7

The brothers start a cab company which is soon in financial trouble.

Thursday, May 22

9:00 PM

The Shawn-Shank Redemption

Season 1 • Episode 8

Shawn and Marlon are thrown into jail for unpaid parking tickets.

Thursday, May 22

9:30 PM

ER

Season 1 • Episode 9

Marlon uses Shawn's insurance card for an emergency-room visit.

Thursday, May 22

10:00 PM

The Poppa-Cabana

Season 1 • Episode 10

Seeing a golden financial opportunity, Marlon and Shawn turn the diner into a high-priced nightclub.

Thursday, May 22

10:30 PM

It's Shawn, It's Marlon, It's Superboys

Season 1 • Episode 11

A slum lord (Sherman Hemsley) hires the brothers as building superintendents.

Friday, May 23

1:00 AM

Pulp Marlon

Season 1 • Episode 12

Marlon and Shawn are placed on a mob hit list because of Marlon's dream girl's jealous husband.

Friday, May 23

1:30 AM

Brazilla vs. Rodney

Season 1 • Episode 13

Children's party-givers Shawn and Marlon deal with a jealous competitor.

Friday, May 23

2:00 AM

Shawn Takes a New Stand

Season 2 • Episode 1

When Shawn is laid off from work, he swallows his pride to ask Pops for a new business loan.

Friday, May 23

2:30 AM

Fatal Subtraction

Season 2 • Episode 2

On the rebound, Shawn falls for a girl he met at the newsstand.

Saturday, May 24

1:00 AM

Blood Is Thicker Than Watercolor

Season 2 • Episode 3

When Marlon is mistaken for a rising artist, his head swells until Lou bursts his bubble.

Saturday, May 24

1:30 AM

Two Men and a Baby

Season 2 • Episode 4

Shawn and Marlon find a baby on their doorstep with a note claiming one of them is the father.

Saturday, May 24

2:00 AM

Loot

Season 2 • Episode 5

Shawn and Marlon find $100,000 stashed in a garbage bag and debate its destiny.

Saturday, May 24

2:30 AM

The Liars Club

Season 2 • Episode 6

Marlon tells Monique his true feelings about her while she's pretending to be married to Shawn.

Sunday, May 25

12:00 AM

Scared Straight

Season 2 • Episode 7

Cynics Marlon and Shawn eat goodies intended for a restless spirit.

Sunday, May 25

12:30 AM

Head of State

Season 2 • Episode 8

President Clinton may stop at Pop's diner.

Sunday, May 25

1:00 AM

The Sting

Season 2 • Episode 9

Shawn loses his newsstand to T.C. in a poker game.

Sunday, May 25

1:30 AM

Think Fast

Season 2 • Episode 10

Monique coaxes Marlon back onto the basketball court after an argument with Shawn.

Sunday, May 25

2:00 AM

Farmer's Daughter

Season 2 • Episode 11

Shawn and Marlon play Pygmalion with their country-girl cousin and get shocking results.

Sunday, May 25

2:30 AM

Psycho Santa

Season 2 • Episode 12

A Santa-clad gunman takes the gang hostage.

Sunday, May 25

3:00 AM

Getting It

Season 2 • Episode 13

After becoming desperately lonely men, Shawn and Marlon head to a church bazaar in search of women.

Sunday, May 25

3:30 AM

Who's in Charge Here?

Season 2 • Episode 14

Shawn and Marlon are forced to take over operations at the diner when Pops succumbs to the flu.

Sunday, May 25

4:00 AM

The Odd Couples

Season 2 • Episode 15

Tired of each other's bad habits, Shawn and Marlon get new roommates.

Sunday, May 25

4:30 AM

Hearts and Flowers

Season 2 • Episode 16

Dateless Marlon steals Shawn's girl; Dee has a secret admirer.

Sunday, May 25

5:00 AM

The Ghetto Gourmets

Season 2 • Episode 18

Shawn and Marlon help Pops with a cooking segment on a TV show.

Sunday, May 25

5:30 AM

A Hero's Story

Season 2 • Episode 19

Marlon steals Shawn's recognition after Shawn saves a boy from death.

Sunday, May 25

6:00 AM

It Takes a Thief

Season 2 • Episode 20

Dee falls for a con artist.

Sunday, May 25

6:30 AM

New Lease on Life

Season 2 • Episode 21

The landlady (Adrienne Barbeau) makes a pass at Shawn; with Pat Harrington.

Sunday, May 25

7:00 AM

Mama, I Wanna Act

Season 2 • Episode 22

Marlon decides acting is in his future and wants to get out of the newsstand business.

Sunday, May 25

7:30 AM

Trial and Error

Season 2 • Episode 23

After breaking his leg in a fall at the newsstand, Marlon decides to sue Shawn for his injuries.

Sunday, May 25

8:00 PM

Grandma's in the Hiz-ouse

Season 3 • Episode 1

Shawn and Marlon let Grandma live with them, then find she's overbearing.

Sunday, May 25

8:30 PM

Unbrotherly Love

Season 3 • Episode 2

It's girl troubles for Shawn when his girlfriend decides Marlon is more her type.

Sunday, May 25

9:00 PM

Movin' On Up

Season 3 • Episode 3

Shawn sees a new side of himself as he discovers his street-self.

Sunday, May 25

9:30 PM

Gots to Have a J.O.B.

Season 3 • Episode 4

Marlon lands a commercial role but finds it exploits African-Americans.

Sunday, May 25

10:00 PM

Trippin'

Season 3 • Episode 5

Marlon must decide which lucky person will share his prize winnings -- a trip for two to Bermuda.

Sunday, May 25

10:30 PM

Drama for Yo' Mama

Season 3 • Episode 6

To win Mama a chair, Marlon and Shawn rewrite Dee's letter to a magazine.

Sunday, May 25

11:00 PM

Family Business

Season 3 • Episode 7

Pop's brother Leon sets up a catering truck across the street from the business.

Sunday, May 25

11:30 PM

An Officer and a Homegirl

Season 3 • Episode 8

Marlon takes a romantic interest in Dee's sister Natalie, only to be rejected.

Monday, May 26

12:00 AM

The Return of the Temptones

Season 3 • Episode 9

Pops reunites his old singing group.

Monday, May 26

12:30 AM

Goin' to the Net

Season 3 • Episode 10

Marlon interfaces with a thrill-seeking woman while trolling the Internet for love.

Monday, May 26

1:00 AM

Do the Wrong Thing

Season 3 • Episode 11

Shawn becomes Marlon's agent to help Marlon get an acting job.

Monday, May 26

1:30 AM

Boyz in the Woods

Season 3 • Episode 12

Marlon and Shawn's idea of getting back to nature while camping makes Pops feel rejected.

Monday, May 26

2:00 AM

Life Without Marlon

Season 3 • Episode 13

A guardian angel shows Marlon what life would be like without him.

Monday, May 26

2:30 AM

Unusual Suspects