My Brother and Me

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My Brother and Me
Created by
Written by
  • Ilunga Adell
  • Demetrius A. Bady
  • Bootsie
  • Calvin Brown, Jr.
  • Donelle Q. Buck
  • Bobby Crawford
  • Merrie Dudley
  • Angella Harris
  • Fred Johnson
  • J. Stanford Parker
Directed by
Starring
  • Arthur Reggie III
  • Ralph Woolfolk IV
  • Jimmy Lee Newman, Jr.
  • Aisling Sistrunk
  • Karen E. Fraction
  • Jim R. Coleman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • Calvin Brown, Jr.
  • Ilunga Adell
  • Bonnie Burns
Production locationsNickelodeon Studios, Orlando, Florida
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time24 minutes
Production companyBurns & Burns
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) –
January 15, 1995 (1995-01-15)

My Brother and Me is an American sitcom, created by Ilunga Adell and Calvin Brown Jr., that originally aired on Nickelodeon. My Brother and Me is about the Parkers, a family living in the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina.

It premiered on October 15, 1994, and ended on January 15, 1995, with a total of 13 episodes over the course of one season. In June 2014, Nickelodeon released My Brother & Me: The Complete Series as a two-disc manufacture on demand (MOD) release through Amazon in region 1. Production on the series wrapped in August 1994.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Arthur Reggie III as Alfred "Alfie" Parker
  • Ralph Woolfolk IV plays as Derek "Dee-Dee" Parker
  • Jimmy Lee Newman, Jr. as Milton "Goo" Berry
  • Aisling Sistrunk as Melanie Parker
  • Karen E. Fraction as Jennifer Parker
  • Jim R. Coleman as Roger Parker

Recurring[edit]

  • Stefan J. Wernli as Donnell Wilburn
  • Amanda Seales as Deonne Wilburn
  • Christopher Guerriero as Milton Garcia
  • Keith "Bubba" Naylor as Harry White
  • Kym Whitley as Mrs. Pickney
  • Willie Brunson as Moo Berry
  • Florence Anthony as Aunt Helen
  • Vanessa Baden as Janie
  • Avis Marie Barnes as Mrs. Wilburn

Episodes[edit]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Nobody's Baby"Arlando SmithDonnelle BuckOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)105
2"Partners"Adam WeissmanDonnelle BuckOctober 23, 1994 (1994-10-23)101
3"Dance"Adam WeissmanIlunga AdellOctober 30, 1994 (1994-10-30)102
4"A Stranger Among Us"Susan DansbyFred JohnsonNovember 6, 1994 (1994-11-06)103
5"The Bully"Arlando SmithFred JohnsonNovember 13, 1994 (1994-11-13)106
6"The Candy Sale"Arlando SmithDemetrius A. Bady & Calvin Brown, Jr.November 20, 1994 (1994-11-20)107
7"Hit the Open Man"Arlando SmithJ. Stanford ParkerDecember 4, 1994 (1994-12-04)108
8"Real Men Don't Wear Tights"Arlando SmithBobby Crawford & Fred JohnsonDecember 11, 1994 (1994-12-11)109
9"The Surprise"Arlando SmithIlunga Adell & Angela HarrisDecember 18, 1994 (1994-12-18)110
10"The Quest for Kendall's Autograph"Arlando SmithCalvin Brown Jr.December 31, 1994 (1994-12-31)104
11"Sensitive Goo"Adam WeissmanDonnelle Buck & Merrie DudleyJanuary 1, 1995 (1995-01-01)111
12"The Joke's On You"Adam WeissmanDemetrius A. Bady & Calvin Brown, Jr.January 8, 1995 (1995-01-08)112
13"The Hair Cut"Adam WeissmanIlunga Adell & Calvin Brown, Jr.January 15, 1995 (1995-01-15)113

Cancellation[edit]

The show was Nickelodeon's first series featuring a predominantly black cast and ran for 13 episodes. In a 2007 interview, Ralph Woolfolk IV, who played Dee Dee, stated that the show was canceled due to disagreements between the producers and creators of the show; the two parties had different visions for the show, which caused a major fallout.[1]

Home media[edit]

"My Brother and Me: The Complete Series" was released on June 23, 2014, exclusively on Amazon.com. This release contains two discs. It is published on demand onto DVD-Rs.[2] All My Brother and Me episodes can be found on iTunes.

Awards and nominations[edit]

In 1996 and 1997, My Brother and Me was nominated for the NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special).

References[edit]

  1. ^ My Brother and Me Actor Attends Morehouse: Tells What Happened To Show Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine in the "CAU Panther Student newspaper" Nov. 2007
  2. ^ "My Brother and Me: The Complete Series". Amazon. 23 June 2014.

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