Half & Half

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Half & Half
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Jeffrey Klarik
Starring	Rachel True Essence Atkins Telma Hopkins Valarie Pettiford Chico Benymon Alec Mapa
Opening theme	written by Kip Collins performed by Melonie Daniels
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	91
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	UPN
Original run	September 23, 2002 – May 15, 2006
External links
Official website

Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 22, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco.

It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up (next to Girlfriends) and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances -- including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—there was no available space on the schedule.

Half & Half was not presented in the 2006–2007 CW lineup, but it is in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the US on TV One (Radio One).

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main cast 1.2 Recurring characters 1.3 Episodes 2 Trivia 3 External links

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main cast

• Rachel True as Mona Thorne
• Essence Atkins as Dee Dee Thorne
• Telma Hopkins as Phyllis Thorne, Mona's mother
• Valarie Pettiford as "Big" Dee Dee Thorne (née LaFontaine), Dee Dee's mother
• Chico Benymon as Spencer Williams, Mona's best friend and co-worker
• Alec Mapa as Adam Benet, Mona's friend and assistant

[edit] Recurring characters

• MC Lyte as Kai Owens, Mona's boss
• Obba Babatundé as Charles Thorne, Mona and Dee Dee's father; ex-husband of Phyllis and current husband of Big Dee Dee
• Joey Lawrence as Brett Mahoney
• Coby Bell as Firefighter Glen
• Keith Robinson as Neil Crawford
• Michelle Williams as Naomi Dawson
• Penny Bae Bridges as Young Mona
• Gabby Soleil as Young Dee Dee
• Yvette Nicole Brown as Ceci
• Louis Gossett, Jr. as Ray Willis, Spencer's father

[edit] Episodes

Season 1

1. The Big Pilot Episode (9/23/02)
2. The Big Forget-Me-Not Episode (9/30/02)
3. The Big Crappy Birthday Episode (10/07/02)
4. The Big Pimpin' Episode (10/14/2002)
5. The Big Dose of Reality Episode (10/21/02)
6. The Big Award Episode (10/28/02)
7. The Big Sistah Sans Soul Episode (11/04/02)
8. The Big Ex-expectations Episode (11/11/02)
9. The Big in with the crowd episode (11/18/02)
10. The Big Thanks For Forgiving Episode (11/25/02)
11. The Big Upsetting Set-Up Episode (12/16/02)
12. The Big Hit It & Quit It Episode (1/20/03)
13. The Big Condom-nation Episode (2/03/03)
14. The Big Game Of Love Episode (2/10/03)
15. The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 1 (2/17/03)
16. The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 2 (2/18/03)
17. The Big Mixed Up Mojo Episode (3/17/03)
18. The Big Sexy Shame Episode (3/24/05)
19. The Big Falling For It Episode (4/21/03)
20. The Big I Have A Dream Episode (4/21/03)
21. The Big Much I Do About Nothing Episode (4/28/03)
22. The Big Mother's of a Mother's Day Episode (5/5/03)
23. The Big Bad Neighbor Episode (5/12/03)

Season 2

1. The Big Mis-Conception Episode: Part 1 (9:15:03)
2. The Big Mis-Conception Episode: Part 2 (9:22:03)
3. The Big Keep Your Eyes off My Prize Episode (9:29:03)
4. The Big Birth-Quake Episode (10:06:03)
5. The Big Big No-Substitutions Please (10:13:03)
6. The Big Butting In Episode (10:20:03)
7. The Big Foot In My Mouth Episode (11:03:03)
8. The Big Forbidden Fruit Episode (11:10:03)
9. The Big College Admission Episode (11:17:03)
10. The Big Bitter Shower Episode (11:24:03)
11. The Big How the Ex Stole Christmas Episode (12:15:03)
12. The Big Double Date With My Mate (1:12:04)
13. The Big You're Not The Boss of Me Episode (2:09:04)
14. The Big Love Is Here and Now You're Gone Episode (2:16:04)
15. The Big I Haven't the Vegas Idea Episode (2:23:04)
16. The Big Labor of Love Episode (3:01:04)
17. The Big Typecast Episode (3:29:04)
18. The Big Good Help Is Hard to Find Episode (3:29:04)
19. The Big Practice What You Preach Episode (4:12:04)
20. The Big Employee Benefits Episode (4:26:04)
21. The Big Mother of Mother's Day Rides Again Episode (5:03:04)
22. The Big Fetish What You Started Episode (5:10:04)
23. The Big Rules of Engagement Episode (5:17:04)
24. The Big Lover, My Brother Episode (5:17:04)

Season 3

1. The Big My Little Pony Episode (9:20:04)
2. The Big Birth-Date Episode (9:27:04)
3. The Big Advice to Put It on Ice (10:04:04)
4. The Big One Wedding and a Funeral Episode (10:11:04)
5. The Big Don't Leave Me This Way Episode (10:18:04)
6. The Big Not So Loyal Family Episode (10:25:04)
7. The Big Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls Episode (11:08:04)
8. The Big My Life & Kids Episode (11:15:04)
9. The Big Thanks For Nothing Episode (11:22:04)
10. The Big Parent Trap Episode (11:29:04)
11. The Big Home Is Where The Car Is Episode (1:03:05)
12. The Big All Bets Are Off Episode (1:31:05)
13. The Big Credit Card Check Episode (2:07:05)
14. The Big Performance Anxiety Episode (2:14:05)
15. The Big Fast Track Episode: Part 1 (2:21:05)
16. The Big Fast Track Episode: Part 2 (2:28:05)
17. The Big Undercover Lover Episode (3:28:05)
18. The Big Doormat No More Episode (4:25:05)
19. The Big Who's Wooing Who Episode (5:02:05)
20. The Big Mothers for Others Episode (5:09:05)
21. The Big Throne in My Side Episode (5:16:05)
22. The Big Pomp & Circumstance Episode (5:23:05)

Season 4

1. The Big Gen: Why Me? Episode (9:19:05)
2. The Big Dollars & Sense Episode (9:26:05)
3. The Big Frozen Assets Episode (10:03:05)
4. The Big Training Day Episode (10:10:05)
5. The Big Young & The Restless Episode (10:17:05)
6. The Big Off Pitch Episode (10:24:05)
7. The Big State of the Reunion Episode (11:07:05)
8. The Big How to Do & Undo It Episode (11:14:05)
9. The Big Days of Wine & Neuroses Episode (11:21:05)
10. The Big Sexism in the City Episode (11:28:05)
11. The Big Sweet Smell of Excess Episode (12:12:05)
12. The Big Turning Over a New Leaf Episode (1:16:06)
13. The Big Diva Down Episode (2:06:06)
14. The Big My Funny Valentine Episode (2:13:06)
15. The Big Take Me as I Am Episode (2:20:06)
16. The Big Reality Bites Episode (2:27:06)
17. The Big Stuck in the Middle Episode (3:27:06)
18. The Big 'What Have We Done?' Episode (4:17:06)
19. The Big Nervous Breakup Episode (4:24:06)
20. The Big Mother's What?! Episode (5:01:06)
21. The Big Hide & Sneak Episode (5:15:06)
22. The Big Who You Gonna Call Episode (5:15:06)

[edit] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (October 2008)

• In the Season One pilot, Dee Dee's apartment is on the right side of the building. However in the next episode, she is living on the left side.
• Season 1 - "Big Pimpin'" was Merlin Santana's final television appearance. Santana -- Essence Atkins' castmate from the short-lived CBS drama Under One Roof -- was murdered a few weeks after this episode aired. It should be noted that he is seen on the video monitor in another episode and his character Dante is mentioned. Sadly, He died on November 9, 2002 at the age of 26.
• The credits mistakenly list Antonio Sabato Jr.'s character, Carlo, as "Roger." (Season 1 - Double Date With My Mate)
• The show's tag line was "Two women with nothing in common but their father."
• Melonie Daniels sings the theme song.
  • The theme song used for the pilot episode is "Video" by India.Arie.
• Charles never mentions Spencer by his name - he always calls him "Chester."
• Alicia Calaway, prominent for appearing on two seasons of Survivor, guest starred in 2004.
• The house that is used for exterior shots is the same house used in the filming of the movie Pacific Heights starring Michael Keaton as a con artist tenant from hell.

[edit] External links

• Official show website
• Half & Half at the Internet Movie Database
• Half & Half at TV.com