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The Wayans Bros.

TV·1995–1999·5 seasons, 101 episodes·The WB·Comedy·23m·7.2·Created by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Leslie Ray

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Brothers Shawn and Marlon are on the lookout for money and success, though the two are complete opposites. Shawn is responsible and conservative while Marlon is free-spirited and liberal. They are not immune to sibling rivalry, but frequently enjoy being each other's partner in crime.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Wayans Bros. S05E04Romeo & J'LeetaS05E04 · 10.0The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Romeo and Juliet"" situation arises. Shawn starts dating Rick's daughter, something that definitely doesn't please Pops. Family arguments then raise the stakes.
  2. 02The Wayans Bros. S05E07The KissS05E07 · 10.0Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, but Marlon has a tape of them in bed and it's going to air on TV, on America's Video Bloopers.
  3. 03The Wayans Bros. S05E09MiseryS05E09 · 10.0Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himself captured as well when he attempts a rescue.

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Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1995Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Wayans Bros. S01E01Goop-Hair-It-IsJanuary 11, 1995Shawn and Marlon's latest scheme becomes a hair-raising nightmare when they take over the manufacture and marketing of a grooming product ca
  2. S01E02The Wayans Bros. S01E02First ClassJanuary 18, 1995Marlon is flying high when he's mistaken for basketball star John Starkes and scores the athlete's first-class airplane tickets.
  3. S01E03The Wayans Bros. S01E03I'm Too Sexy for My BrotherJanuary 25, 1995 9.0Shawn 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
  4. S01E04The Wayans Bros. S01E04Free WallyFebruary 1, 1995When Lisa and Shawn's relationship hits rough waters due to Marlon's constant interference, Marlon goes overboard to make amends -- sending
  5. S01E05The Wayans Bros. S01E05My Fair MarlonFebruary 8, 1995Shawn 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 t
  6. S01E06The Wayans Bros. S01E06Pops Moves InFebruary 15, 1995Shawn 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 thei
  7. S01E07The Wayans Bros. S01E07Afro CabFebruary 22, 1995Shawn's efforts to steer his brother into a new career backfire when Marlon becomes the unsuccessful driver of an "Afro Cab."
  8. S01E08The Wayans Bros. S01E08The Shawn-Shank RedemptionMarch 1, 1995Shawn and Marlon get involved in another fine mess when they get sidetracked en route to paying their overdue parking tickets and wind up in
  9. S01E09The Wayans Bros. S01E09ERMarch 15, 1995After sitting on a staple gun, Marlon borrows Shawn's health-care cards to ensure immediate medical attention for himself, but the brothers'
  10. S01E10The Wayans Bros. S01E10The Poppa-CabanaMarch 22, 1995Before leaving on his vacation, Pops decides to take a chance on Marlon and let him temporarily run the diner. Unfortunately, Marlon's half-
  11. S01E11The Wayans Bros. S01E11It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!May 3, 1995Shawn and Marlon think they're "movin' on up" when a slumlord offers them jobs as superintendents.
  12. S01E12The Wayans Bros. S01E12Pulp MarlonMay 10, 1995Marlon may learn the real meaning of the expression "love hurts" after he becomes involved with the wife of a hit man.
  13. S01E13The Wayans Bros. S01E13Brazilla vs. RodneyMay 24, 1995Shawn and Marlon decide to become children's entertainers, but the party may be over before it begins thanks to a rival performer named Braz

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes1995–96AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Wayans Bros. S02E01Shawn Takes a New StandSeptember 6, 1995When Shawn is laid off, he swallows his pride to ask Pops for a loan.
  2. S02E02The Wayans Bros. S02E02Fatal SubtractionSeptember 13, 1995When Shawn's girlfriend showers him with gifts, Marlon sees her as controlling.
  3. S02E03The Wayans Bros. S02E03Blood is Thicker Than WatercolorSeptember 20, 1995When Marlon is mistaken for a rising artist, his head swells until Lou bursts his bubble.
  4. S02E04The Wayans Bros. S02E04Two Men and a BabySeptember 27, 1995Shawn and Marlon find an infant left at their door with a note to the unnamed father from ""T."" Which one is the daddy? Each claims it's th
  5. S02E05The Wayans Bros. S02E05LootOctober 4, 1995Shawn, Marlon, Pops, Lou and Monique dream of the good life when they find $100,000 in an ashtray in the lobby. But Lou is determined to car
  6. S02E06The Wayans Bros. S02E06The Liar's ClubOctober 11, 1995Marlon gets jealous when Monique pretends to be married to Shawn in order to impress Otis Campbell, her college rival. When Otis takes the "
  7. S02E07The Wayans Bros. S02E07Scared StraightOctober 25, 1995Every Halloween, Pops puts out a cup of coffee and a doughnut to please the spirit of a dead woman, Cassandra Malloy, which he believes resi
  8. S02E08The Wayans Bros. S02E08Head of StateNovember 8, 1995When Marlon finds out that President Clinton's motorcade will be passing by Pops' diner, and that the bathroom will be made available to the
  9. S02E09The Wayans Bros. S02E09The StingNovember 15, 1995Shawn listens carefully to Pops' lecture on the evils of poker -- then risks everything on a single hand, losin g his newsstand to T.C. Afte
  10. S02E10The Wayans Bros. S02E10Think FastNovember 22, 1995When Marlon quits the family basketball team, Pops turns to Monique, who can make his son jump through hoops. It's the basketball game of th
  11. S02E11The Wayans Bros. S02E11Farmer's DaughterNovember 29, 1995Shawn and Marlon dread a visit from their rural cousin Sheila. When she arrives, they discover how distraught she is over losing her boyfrie
  12. S02E12The Wayans Bros. S02E12Psycho SantaDecember 20, 1995Santa's loading a gun and checking it twice, then taking Pops and the boys hostage for not showing the right Christmas spirit. He's only a p
  13. S02E13The Wayans Bros. S02E13Getting ItJanuary 10, 1996Shawn and Marlon become desperately lonely men, and at Pops' suggestion, attend a church bazaar where Shawn meets the girl of his dreams. Th
  14. S02E14The Wayans Bros. S02E14Who's in Charge Here?January 31, 1996With Pops secretly enjoying being sick in bed, the boys try to force his hand by turning the diner over to White Mike, hoping he'll do so a
  15. S02E15The Wayans Bros. S02E15The Odd CouplesFebruary 7, 1996After an argument with Shawn, Marlon decides it's time for him to claim his independence and move out. Marlon ends up rooming with White Mik
  16. S02E16The Wayans Bros. S02E16Hearts and FlowersFebruary 14, 1996Shawn's romantic Valentine's Day plans go awry when his girlfriend wises up to his two-timing ways and spurns him for Marlon. Meanwhile, Dee
  17. S02E17The Wayans Bros. S02E17Love Letter / The Ghetto GourmetsFebruary 21, 1996When the producer of a Regis & Kathie Lee type morning talk show invites Pops to cook his chili on the program, Marlon and Shawn tag along a
  18. S02E18The Wayans Bros. S02E18A Hero's StoryFebruary 28, 1996Shawn rescues a boy hit by a car in front of the Niedermeyer Building. After reviving him with CPR, Shawn goes to call 911, leaving Marlon w
  19. S02E19The Wayans Bros. S02E19It Takes a ThiefMarch 13, 1996When Dee falls for a con man, a smooth-talking jewelry salesman who rips off lonely single women, Shawn and Marlon must find a way to open h
  20. S02E20The Wayans Bros. S02E20New Lease on LifeMay 1, 1996It's decision-making time for Shawn when Mrs. Niedermeyer, the owner of the building where his newsstand is housed, makes a pass at him, and
  21. S02E21The Wayans Bros. S02E21Mama, I Wanna ActMay 8, 1996Marlon's acress friend Stacey convinces him to help her audition for the Tisch School of Performing Arts. Marlon begins to consider an actin
  22. S02E22The Wayans Bros. S02E22Trial and ErrorMay 15, 1996Marlon slips in Shawn's spilled coffee and breaks his leg, which knocks him out of the cash prize he was sure to win in a dance contest. Mar

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0322Episodes1996–97Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S03E01The Wayans Bros. S03E01Grandma's in the Hiz-HouseSeptember 4, 1996Shawn and Marlon let Grandma move in, then plot to drive her out after she cramps their bachelor lifestyle. The problem: she won't take a hi
  2. S03E02The Wayans Bros. S03E02Unbrotherly LoveSeptember 11, 1996Dumbfounded that his girlfriend would dump him for Marlon, Shawn convinces himself she's just trying to make him jealous. So he sets up a do
  3. S03E03The Wayans Bros. S03E03Movin' On UpSeptember 18, 1996Shawn falls in with a yuppie crowd, spurning his old pals from the 'hood and masquerading as a business executive, until Marlon sets out to
  4. S03E04The Wayans Bros. S03E04Gots to Have a J.O.B.September 25, 1996Marlon achieves celebrity status by starring in a series of malt-liquor commercials, but there's trouble brewing when he portrays a ghetto s
  5. S03E05The Wayans Bros. S03E05Trippin'October 2, 1996Contest-obsessed Marlon hits the jackpot. His prize is a vacation for two, but it's no day at the beach when Shawn, Pops and Grandma battle
  6. S03E06The Wayans Bros. S03E06Drama for Yo' MamaOctober 9, 1996To win Mama a chair, the brothers concoct a family sob story and win $5,000 in a magazine's Wish of the Year contest, then have to stage an
  7. S03E07The Wayans Bros. S03E07Family BusinessOctober 16, 1996A food fight breaks out when Uncle Nate parks his lunch truck across from Pops' diner, taking away his patrons.
  8. S03E08The Wayans Bros. S03E08An Officer and a HomegirlNovember 6, 1996Dee flies off the handle when her sister Natalie thinks about giving up her promising Air Force career to be with airhead Marlon.
  9. S03E09The Wayans Bros. S03E09The Return of the TemptonesNovember 13, 1996Pops reunites with his old singing group for a comeback try, but it seems times have changed. And thanks to modern surgery, so has one of it
  10. S03E10The Wayans Bros. S03E10Going to the NetNovember 20, 1996Shawn falls for an older woman (Grier), while Marlon meets a young thrill-seeker and finds that love is just a hop, skip and bungee jump awa
  11. S03E11The Wayans Bros. S03E11Do the Wrong ThingNovember 27, 1996Shawn becomes Marlon's agent and undermines his client's sputtering acting career by demanding the full star treatment. Meanwhile, Pops trie
  12. S03E12The Wayans Bros. S03E12Boyz in the WoodsJanuary 8, 1997Pops browbeats the boys into going camping, but he's hurt to find their idea of ""quality time"" is partying with babes in the woods.
  13. S03E13The Wayans Bros. S03E13Life Without MarlonJanuary 15, 1997In a twist on the film It's a Wonderful Life, Marlon's guardian angel shows him how the family would have fared had he never been born. (Not
  14. S03E14The Wayans Bros. S03E14Unusual SuspectsJanuary 22, 1997Marlon suspects a friend in need is a friend with greed when his apartment is burglarized after he rebuffed T.C.'s plea for a loan.
  15. S03E15The Wayans Bros. S03E15Goodbye Mr. GibbsJanuary 29, 1997Shawn and Marlon decide to play a prank on a hated teacher from junior high -- but find themselves delivering his eulogy when he drops dead
  16. S03E16The Wayans Bros. S03E16Risky Bid-nessFebruary 5, 1997 9.0Shawn figures he's movin' on up when he lands a job at the ad agency in the building, but he's knocked off the fast track when his boss Ted
  17. S03E17The Wayans Bros. S03E17Pops' SecretFebruary 12, 1997When Pops starts dressing in fine clothes, closing the diner early and staying out late, Shawn and Marlon suspect the reason is another woma
  18. S03E18The Wayans Bros. S03E18I Do...February 19, 1997Marlon's relationship with his girlfriend is suddenly altared -- er, altered -- when her brother, a neighborhood bully, learns how close the
  19. S03E19The Wayans Bros. S03E19Dee's Baby DaddyFebruary 26, 1997Dee delivers a woman's baby, and her maternal instincts surface.
  20. S03E20The Wayans Bros. S03E20The Black WidowerApril 30, 1997The boys fear it's a match made in hell after introducing a lonely Grandma to Fred, a smooth-talking diner regular who they later believe is
  21. S03E21The Wayans Bros. S03E21Say It Ain't So MarlonMay 7, 1997Marlon looks to even the score with an old Little League teammate who supposedly ruined his chances at a big-league career by hogging all th
  22. S03E22The Wayans Bros. S03E22Marlon Goes On the RoadMay 14, 1997Shawn's plans to expand ""Williams Brothers News"" are interrupted when Marlon lands a part in a national musical starring R&B artist Keith

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0422Episodes1997–98AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The Wayans Bros. S04E01Marlon's ReturnSeptember 17, 1997Marlon returns home after a successful three-month tour in a musical starring Keith Sweat. But Shawn soon has to warn his little brother of
  2. S04E02The Wayans Bros. S04E02Prom FrightSeptember 24, 1997Shawn comes to the conclusion that all of his relationship problems can be traced back to the prom date who stood him up. Marlon helps Shawn
  3. S04E03The Wayans Bros. S04E03Pops' DaughterOctober 1, 1997Pops receives shocking news from a beautiful young woman who's been hanging around the diner asking a lot of questions about his past.
  4. S04E04The Wayans Bros. S04E04Stand Up GuyOctober 8, 1997Marlon is hot on his first night as a stand-up comic, but jokes about Pops's cooking and Dee's love life cause the family to turn a cold sho
  5. S04E05The Wayans Bros. S04E05Unspoken TokenOctober 15, 1997Upset when he learns he's been hired by a high-tech company simply because he's black, Shawn dreams that he's J.J. Evans on his favorite sho
  6. S04E06The Wayans Bros. S04E06Odd Man OutOctober 22, 1997Marlon is on the receiving end of a number of childish practical jokes after Shawn's old high-school buddy Terrell returns. But Marlon think
  7. S04E07The Wayans Bros. S04E07Pops' Last HurrahNovember 5, 1997At first Shawn and Marlon are afraid -- then they're petrified -- after a series of misunderstandings lead them to believe that Pops has jus
  8. S04E08The Wayans Bros. S04E08I Was En Vogue's Love SlaveNovember 12, 1997Marlon's gonna get it -- ""it"" being a $25 million lawsuit -- after a tabloid prints a false story about him being the ""love slave"" of th
  9. S04E09The Wayans Bros. S04E09Can I Get A Witness?November 19, 1997The Williams family is placed under police protection after Marlon observes a bank robbery and the culprit sends his big brother to deal wit
  10. S04E10The Wayans Bros. S04E10Ted's RevengeDecember 10, 1997Shawn's former boss Ted is released from a mental institution and plots revenge against Shawn for causing him to lose his job at an ad agenc
  11. S04E11The Wayans Bros. S04E11All in the Family FeudJanuary 14, 1998When the Williams family is chosen to compete on the TV quiz show ""Family Battle,"" Pops and Shawn try to improve their odds of winning by
  12. S04E12The Wayans Bros. S04E12Raging MarlonJanuary 21, 1998Marlon reluctantly steps into the ring with former boxing champ Hector ""Hot-Pepper"" Lopez after he brags about accidentally knocking him o
  13. S04E13The Wayans Bros. S04E13The Son of MarlonJanuary 28, 1998When Shawn introduces Marlon to a beautiful woman, he fails to mention one little thing: her 7-year-old son. But Marlon forms an instant bon
  14. S04E14The Wayans Bros. S04E14Dee's DeelemmaFebruary 5, 1998Dee's relationship with a shy dentist starts to decay thanks to Marlon and Shawn.
  15. S04E15The Wayans Bros. S04E15Independence DayFebruary 11, 1998Marlon's dream of moving on up to his own place turns into a nightmare when his seemingly deluxe apartment starts falling apart, and he lear
  16. S04E16The Wayans Bros. S04E16Help A Brother OutFebruary 18, 1998Marlon befriends a homeless man in order to study him prior to auditioning for a role as a vagrant in an upcoming film.
  17. S04E17The Wayans Bros. S04E17The Rich GirlFebruary 25, 1998Shawn worries that his family will embarrass him in front of his girlfriend's wealthy father.
  18. S04E18The Wayans Bros. S04E18Busta Saves the DayMarch 4, 1998Shawn and Marlon get busted while scalping tickets at a Busta Rhymes concert, so they throw themselves on the mercy of the rapper and tell h
  19. S04E19The Wayans Bros. S04E19Talk is CheapApril 29, 1998Shawn and Marlon appear as guests on ""The Jerry Springer Show,"" and the host surprises the brothers by airing some dirty laundry about the
  20. S04E20The Wayans Bros. S04E20Bringing It All Back HomeMay 6, 1998The boys plot to prevent Pops from selling his house.
  21. S04E21The Wayans Bros. S04E21Recipe for SuccessMay 15, 1998Shawn and Marlon try to warn an enthusiastic Pops that the chili he is entering in a high-class food festival has one ""un-gourmet"" ingredi
  22. S04E22The Wayans Bros. S04E22Fire!May 20, 1998Shawn feels the heat after a crooked accountant leaves him awash in debt. Then the newsstand suddenly burns down and all of his problems see

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes1998–99Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S05E01The Wayans Bros. S05E01Brother Can You Spare A Dime?September 18, 1998 9.0Amazing as it sounds, Marlon has an acting gig and Shawn is the one hard up for cash. With the newsstand still out of circulation, Shawn has
  2. S05E02The Wayans Bros. S05E02Six Degrees of MarlonSeptember 25, 1998 9.0Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.
  3. S05E03The Wayans Bros. S05E03Pops' CampaignOctober 1, 1998 9.0When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.
  4. S05E04The Wayans Bros. S05E04Season's bestRomeo & J'LeetaOctober 8, 1998 10.0The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Rome
  5. S05E05The Wayans Bros. S05E05Ho's on FirstOctober 15, 1998 9.0Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and
  6. S05E06The Wayans Bros. S05E06Escorting Ain't EasyOctober 29, 1998 9.0An old flame may be stoking Pops' fires of passion, so Shawn and Marlon set out to convince the woman that she chose the wrong family to get
  7. S05E07The Wayans Bros. S05E07The KissNovember 5, 1998 10.0Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, b
  8. S05E08The Wayans Bros. S05E08The High LifeNovember 12, 1998 5.0Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big auditi
  9. S05E09The Wayans Bros. S05E09MiseryNovember 19, 1998 10.0Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himse
  10. S05E10The Wayans Bros. S05E10Marlon Joins A CultDecember 10, 1998 9.0Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class. Marlon thinks he's signed up for an acting semina
  11. S05E11The Wayans Bros. S05E11A Country ChristmasDecember 17, 1998 9.0Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits a
  12. S05E12The Wayans Bros. S05E12Green CardJanuary 14, 1999 9.0When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant so she can be granted citizenship, the woman must live with him for six months. But he soon comes t
  13. S05E13The Wayans Bros. S05E13Big BrotherJanuary 21, 1999 10.0Shawn follows in Marlon's footsteps as a ""big brother"" to a youngster, but it turns out that his new little charge already has a jail reco
  14. S05E14The Wayans Bros. S05E14Saving Private MarlonJanuary 28, 1999 9.0After landing an important role in a war movie, Marlon decides to do research on a military base where the head officer offers to show him t
  15. S05E15The Wayans Bros. S05E15Jump!February 4, 1999 9.0Marlon and Shawn's teasing about Dee's role as a security guard gets her suspended without pay and the duo must try to win her job back.
  16. S05E16The Wayans Bros. S05E16Pops Gets EvictedFebruary 11, 1999Shawn's ideas on making better use of the lobby space catch the eye of the building's owner who offers him the chance to run a new cafe. But
  17. S05E17The Wayans Bros. S05E17Crazy 4 UFebruary 18, 1999Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just move
  18. S05E18The Wayans Bros. S05E18Hip Hop PopsFebruary 25, 1999Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.
  19. S05E19The Wayans Bros. S05E19Everybody Loves ShawnApril 29, 1999 9.0Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.
  20. S05E20The Wayans Bros. S05E20DreamgirlMay 6, 1999A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections.
  21. S05E21The Wayans Bros. S05E21Three on a CouchMay 13, 1999After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success.
  22. S05E22The Wayans Bros. S05E22Rope-a-DopeMay 20, 1999Shawn and Marlon sell Pops' boxing memorabilia, but when their dad's feelings are hurt, they try to retrieve the goods from the new owner.

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