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[[Sitcom]] that ran on [[The WB]] from [[The Nineties|1995 to 1999]], staring real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. The series' premise was pretty simple: The two brothers lived in a shared one-bedroom apartment in New York. Said apartment was above their father's restaurant, called simply "Pops", which the two would visit on occasion during the first season.

 

In the second season, Pops moved his restaurant to the Neidermeyer Building, where Shawn managed to acquire a newspaper stand and worked alongside Marlon. The rest of the series took place here. The newspaper stand came with a security guard (Lou in the second season, Dee for the remainder of the show) who became a close friend of theirs. The boys also moved into a brownstone which still had one bedroom.

 

 

* [[Acquired Situational Narcissism]]: Even though he always have been a bit arrogant, it happens to Marlon who, after becoming an stage actor and embarked on a successful tour with Keith Sweat, acts like a total dick until he screwed up and the play was cancelled.

** Shawn as well in the season one episode "I'm Too Sexy For My Brother", in which he steals Marlon's thunder and becomes a model. Of course Shawn then-girlfriend [[Put on a Bus|Lisa]] called him out at the end.

** In one episode Marlon says, "I haven't see Dee this angry since they cancelled [[Amen]]!" the actress who played Dee starred on the show.

* [[Age-Inappropriate Dress]]: the episode "Hip-Hop Pops" where Pops starts dressing and acting like someone in his 20's.

* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Some of the cold openings in the first season had Marlon electrocuted from fixing a toaster, burning alive from trying to cook french fries and having his [[Your Head Asplode|head explode]] from blowing up the hundtreth balloon for a party. Usually Shawn reacts nonchalantly about these situations.

* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Marlon

* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Shawn and Marlon do this when trying to lure a burglar back to their apartment to catch him.

** They also did it to sweet talk Pops to give his brother the loan.

* [[BBW]]: Dee

* [[Big Applesauce]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: Done a few times, but the best example is in the episode "Unspoken Token" where Shawn dreams that he is on an episode of ''[[Good Times]]'', in which the brothers have referenced a few times before.

* [[Show Within a Show]]: In the later seasons, Marlon gets a job on the show ''Everybody Loves Everybody''.

* [[Take That]]: Several celebrity jabs made by the brothers.

* [[Token White]]: White Mike

* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Marlon sort of displays this in character on his show.

[[Category:Comedy Series]]

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[[Category:TV Series]]