The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

1995
7.1
5 Seasons
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.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

Goop-Hair-It-Is

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."

Episode 2
Ep 2

First Class

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

Episode 3
Ep 3

I'm Too Sexy for My Brother

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.

Episode 4
Ep 4

Free Wally

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.

Episode 5
Ep 5

My Fair Marlon

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.

Episode 6
Ep 6

Pops Moves In

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.

Episode 7
Ep 7

Afro Cab

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

Episode 8
Ep 8

The Shawn-Shank Redemption

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.

Episode 9
Ep 9

ER

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.

Episode 10
Ep 10

The Poppa-Cabana

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.

Episode 11
Ep 11

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

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

Episode 12
Ep 12

Pulp Marlon

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

Episode 13
Ep 13

Brazilla vs. Rodney

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.

Cast

Shawn Wayans

Shawn Wayans

Shawn Williams

Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Marlon Williams

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

John 'Pops' Williams