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The girls themselves are, of course, [[Different As Night and Day|two sides of the same coin]]: Tia is a studious girl, somewhat shy and bookish. Tamera is a wild and crazy girl, prone to wild displays of emotion. Each one is quite the opposite of her adoptive parent: Tia under wacky Lisa, and Tamera under prudish Ray.
 
A frequent [[Drop in-In Character]] was Ray's next-door neighbor Roger Evans (actor/R&B singer Marques Houston), who of course had a mad crush on both girls, and wasn't afraid to show it. He was [[Phrase Catcher|frequently told]], "Go home, Roger!" whenever someone was annoyed with him (which was practically all the time).
 
For the first four seasons, the girls experienced wacky hijinks and [[Twin Switch|twin switches]] galore. Starting in the fifth season, the show was [[Retool|re-tooled]] to separate the girls more: Each got her own style, Tia stopped wearing a fake mole to look exactly identical to Tamera, etc. The girls also got boyfriends that season: Tia had Tyreke (RonReaco Lee), while Tamera took Jordan (Deon Richmond).
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* [[Different As Night and Day]]: Of course, it's even highlighted in the theme song. Tia is the smart one; Tamera's the party girl. Each girl is the opposite of the parent that raised her: Tia by Lisa, Tamera by Ray.
* [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune]]: During the final two seasons.
* [[Drop in-In Character]]: Roger.
* [[Expository Theme Tune]]: "Sister Sister! Never knew how much I missed ya! Now that everybody knows, I ain't ever gonna let, you, go!"
* [[The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry]]
* [[Happily Adopted]]
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*** [[Crossover|...including one from his own show,]] ''[[Smart Guy (TV series)|Smart Guy]]''
* [[Mistaken for An Impostor]]: Roger claims to know the lead singer of Immature and can get them to play a school party. When he can't get the band, he impersonates Batman (the lead singer)...badly. Then the real Batman shows up ([[Identical Stranger|played by Marques Houston]] [[As Himself]])...and everyone naturally thinks he's Roger.
* [[Opinion-Changing Dream]]: The episode "I Had A Dream" (1998) features one of the sisters ridiculing the deeds of her African-American ancestors and is reluctant to carry on with her own miserable life. In her dream she is visited by several historical Afro-American characters who all claim they want to give up and do something else. She convinces them to do otherwise and do the historical deed that they are famous for. When she wakes up she respects her ancestors.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: The sisters' biological parents throughout the series. Season 6's "Father Day" explained the circumstances. {{spoiler|Their bi-racial parents, Racelle and Matt, were unmarried and in different countries as part of their careers. They intended to get married upon their reunion, but Racelle died before then. Since they weren't married and Matt was white, [[Daddy Had a Good Reason For Abandoning You|he couldn't prove he was the girls' father and wasn't allowed near them]].}}
* [[Phrase Catcher]]: "Go home, Roger!"
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Lisa and Ray. They clash A LOT, but they're (usually) good at working together to raise their daughters and eventually form a friendship.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Well, who do you think?
* [[Right Through the Wall]]: Lisa's mother doesn't approve of her living with Ray while they're not married, so she lies and says they are - then fakes sex noises at the wall when she stays with them, so she believes they really are newlyweds.