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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.
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- 01
Romeo & J'LeetaThe 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. - 02
The KissShawn 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. - 03
MiserySemi-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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Goop-Hair-It-IsJanuary 11, 1995—Shawn and Marlon's latest scheme becomes a hair-raising nightmare when they take over the manufacture and marketing of a grooming product ca - S01E02
First ClassJanuary 18, 1995—Marlon is flying high when he's mistaken for basketball star John Starkes and scores the athlete's first-class airplane tickets. - S01E03
I'm Too Sexy for My BrotherJanuary 25, 1995Shawn 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 - S01E04
Free WallyFebruary 1, 1995—When Lisa and Shawn's relationship hits rough waters due to Marlon's constant interference, Marlon goes overboard to make amends -- sending - S01E05
My Fair MarlonFebruary 8, 1995—Shawn 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 - S01E06
Pops Moves InFebruary 15, 1995—Shawn 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 - S01E07
Afro CabFebruary 22, 1995—Shawn's efforts to steer his brother into a new career backfire when Marlon becomes the unsuccessful driver of an "Afro Cab." - S01E08
The Shawn-Shank RedemptionMarch 1, 1995—Shawn and Marlon get involved in another fine mess when they get sidetracked en route to paying their overdue parking tickets and wind up in - S01E09
ERMarch 15, 1995—After sitting on a staple gun, Marlon borrows Shawn's health-care cards to ensure immediate medical attention for himself, but the brothers' - S01E10
The Poppa-CabanaMarch 22, 1995—Before leaving on his vacation, Pops decides to take a chance on Marlon and let him temporarily run the diner. Unfortunately, Marlon's half- - S01E11
It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!May 3, 1995—Shawn and Marlon think they're "movin' on up" when a slumlord offers them jobs as superintendents. - S01E12
Pulp MarlonMay 10, 1995—Marlon may learn the real meaning of the expression "love hurts" after he becomes involved with the wife of a hit man. - S01E13
Brazilla vs. RodneyMay 24, 1995—Shawn and Marlon decide to become children's entertainers, but the party may be over before it begins thanks to a rival performer named Braz
Season02
- S02E01
Shawn Takes a New StandSeptember 6, 1995—When Shawn is laid off, he swallows his pride to ask Pops for a loan. - S02E02
Fatal SubtractionSeptember 13, 1995—When Shawn's girlfriend showers him with gifts, Marlon sees her as controlling. - S02E03
Blood is Thicker Than WatercolorSeptember 20, 1995—When Marlon is mistaken for a rising artist, his head swells until Lou bursts his bubble. - S02E04
Two Men and a BabySeptember 27, 1995—Shawn 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 - S02E05
LootOctober 4, 1995—Shawn, 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 - S02E06
The Liar's ClubOctober 11, 1995—Marlon gets jealous when Monique pretends to be married to Shawn in order to impress Otis Campbell, her college rival. When Otis takes the " - S02E07
Scared StraightOctober 25, 1995—Every 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 - S02E08
Head of StateNovember 8, 1995—When Marlon finds out that President Clinton's motorcade will be passing by Pops' diner, and that the bathroom will be made available to the - S02E09
The StingNovember 15, 1995—Shawn 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 - S02E10
Think FastNovember 22, 1995—When 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 - S02E11
Farmer's DaughterNovember 29, 1995—Shawn and Marlon dread a visit from their rural cousin Sheila. When she arrives, they discover how distraught she is over losing her boyfrie - S02E12
Psycho SantaDecember 20, 1995—Santa'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 - S02E13
Getting ItJanuary 10, 1996—Shawn and Marlon become desperately lonely men, and at Pops' suggestion, attend a church bazaar where Shawn meets the girl of his dreams. Th - S02E14
Who's in Charge Here?January 31, 1996—With 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 - S02E15
The Odd CouplesFebruary 7, 1996—After 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 - S02E16
Hearts and FlowersFebruary 14, 1996—Shawn'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 - S02E17
Love Letter / The Ghetto GourmetsFebruary 21, 1996—When 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 - S02E18
A Hero's StoryFebruary 28, 1996—Shawn 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 - S02E19
It Takes a ThiefMarch 13, 1996—When 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 - S02E20
New Lease on LifeMay 1, 1996—It'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 - S02E21
Mama, I Wanna ActMay 8, 1996—Marlon's acress friend Stacey convinces him to help her audition for the Tisch School of Performing Arts. Marlon begins to consider an actin - S02E22
Trial and ErrorMay 15, 1996—Marlon 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
Season03
- S03E01
Grandma's in the Hiz-HouseSeptember 4, 1996—Shawn 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 - S03E02
Unbrotherly LoveSeptember 11, 1996—Dumbfounded 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 - S03E03
Movin' On UpSeptember 18, 1996—Shawn falls in with a yuppie crowd, spurning his old pals from the 'hood and masquerading as a business executive, until Marlon sets out to - S03E04
Gots to Have a J.O.B.September 25, 1996—Marlon achieves celebrity status by starring in a series of malt-liquor commercials, but there's trouble brewing when he portrays a ghetto s - S03E05
Trippin'October 2, 1996—Contest-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 - S03E06
Drama for Yo' MamaOctober 9, 1996—To 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 - S03E07
Family BusinessOctober 16, 1996—A food fight breaks out when Uncle Nate parks his lunch truck across from Pops' diner, taking away his patrons. - S03E08
An Officer and a HomegirlNovember 6, 1996—Dee flies off the handle when her sister Natalie thinks about giving up her promising Air Force career to be with airhead Marlon. - S03E09
The Return of the TemptonesNovember 13, 1996—Pops 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 - S03E10
Going to the NetNovember 20, 1996—Shawn 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 - S03E11
Do the Wrong ThingNovember 27, 1996—Shawn becomes Marlon's agent and undermines his client's sputtering acting career by demanding the full star treatment. Meanwhile, Pops trie - S03E12
Boyz in the WoodsJanuary 8, 1997—Pops browbeats the boys into going camping, but he's hurt to find their idea of ""quality time"" is partying with babes in the woods. - S03E13
Life Without MarlonJanuary 15, 1997—In 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 - S03E14
Unusual SuspectsJanuary 22, 1997—Marlon 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. - S03E15
Goodbye Mr. GibbsJanuary 29, 1997—Shawn and Marlon decide to play a prank on a hated teacher from junior high -- but find themselves delivering his eulogy when he drops dead - S03E16
Risky Bid-nessFebruary 5, 1997Shawn 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 - S03E17
Pops' SecretFebruary 12, 1997—When Pops starts dressing in fine clothes, closing the diner early and staying out late, Shawn and Marlon suspect the reason is another woma - S03E18
I Do...February 19, 1997—Marlon's relationship with his girlfriend is suddenly altared -- er, altered -- when her brother, a neighborhood bully, learns how close the - S03E19
Dee's Baby DaddyFebruary 26, 1997—Dee delivers a woman's baby, and her maternal instincts surface. - S03E20
The Black WidowerApril 30, 1997—The 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 - S03E21
Say It Ain't So MarlonMay 7, 1997—Marlon 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 - S03E22
Marlon Goes On the RoadMay 14, 1997—Shawn's plans to expand ""Williams Brothers News"" are interrupted when Marlon lands a part in a national musical starring R&B artist Keith
Season04
- S04E01
Marlon's ReturnSeptember 17, 1997—Marlon returns home after a successful three-month tour in a musical starring Keith Sweat. But Shawn soon has to warn his little brother of - S04E02
Prom FrightSeptember 24, 1997—Shawn 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 - S04E03
Pops' DaughterOctober 1, 1997—Pops receives shocking news from a beautiful young woman who's been hanging around the diner asking a lot of questions about his past. - S04E04
Stand Up GuyOctober 8, 1997—Marlon 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 - S04E05
Unspoken TokenOctober 15, 1997—Upset 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 - S04E06
Odd Man OutOctober 22, 1997—Marlon is on the receiving end of a number of childish practical jokes after Shawn's old high-school buddy Terrell returns. But Marlon think - S04E07
Pops' Last HurrahNovember 5, 1997—At first Shawn and Marlon are afraid -- then they're petrified -- after a series of misunderstandings lead them to believe that Pops has jus - S04E08
I Was En Vogue's Love SlaveNovember 12, 1997—Marlon'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 - S04E09
Can I Get A Witness?November 19, 1997—The Williams family is placed under police protection after Marlon observes a bank robbery and the culprit sends his big brother to deal wit - S04E10
Ted's RevengeDecember 10, 1997—Shawn'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 - S04E11
All in the Family FeudJanuary 14, 1998—When 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 - S04E12
Raging MarlonJanuary 21, 1998—Marlon reluctantly steps into the ring with former boxing champ Hector ""Hot-Pepper"" Lopez after he brags about accidentally knocking him o - S04E13
The Son of MarlonJanuary 28, 1998—When 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 - S04E14
Dee's DeelemmaFebruary 5, 1998—Dee's relationship with a shy dentist starts to decay thanks to Marlon and Shawn. - S04E15
Independence DayFebruary 11, 1998—Marlon'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 - S04E16
Help A Brother OutFebruary 18, 1998—Marlon befriends a homeless man in order to study him prior to auditioning for a role as a vagrant in an upcoming film. - S04E17
The Rich GirlFebruary 25, 1998—Shawn worries that his family will embarrass him in front of his girlfriend's wealthy father. - S04E18
Busta Saves the DayMarch 4, 1998—Shawn 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 - S04E19
Talk is CheapApril 29, 1998—Shawn and Marlon appear as guests on ""The Jerry Springer Show,"" and the host surprises the brothers by airing some dirty laundry about the - S04E20
Bringing It All Back HomeMay 6, 1998—The boys plot to prevent Pops from selling his house. - S04E21
Recipe for SuccessMay 15, 1998—Shawn 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 - S04E22
Fire!May 20, 1998—Shawn feels the heat after a crooked accountant leaves him awash in debt. Then the newsstand suddenly burns down and all of his problems see
Season05
- S05E01
Brother Can You Spare A Dime?September 18, 1998Amazing 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 - S05E02
Six Degrees of MarlonSeptember 25, 1998Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy. - S05E03
Pops' CampaignOctober 1, 1998When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud. - S05E04
Season's bestRomeo & J'LeetaOctober 8, 1998The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Rome - S05E05
Ho's on FirstOctober 15, 1998Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and - S05E06
Escorting Ain't EasyOctober 29, 1998An 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 - S05E07
The KissNovember 5, 1998Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, b - S05E08
The High LifeNovember 12, 1998Shawn 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 - S05E09
MiseryNovember 19, 1998Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himse - S05E10
Marlon Joins A CultDecember 10, 1998Marlon'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 - S05E11
A Country ChristmasDecember 17, 1998Cousin 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 - S05E12
Green CardJanuary 14, 1999When 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 - S05E13
Big BrotherJanuary 21, 1999Shawn 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 - S05E14
Saving Private MarlonJanuary 28, 1999After 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 - S05E15
Jump!February 4, 1999Marlon 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. - S05E16
Pops Gets EvictedFebruary 11, 1999—Shawn'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 - S05E17
Crazy 4 UFebruary 18, 1999—Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just move - S05E18
Hip Hop PopsFebruary 25, 1999—Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster. - S05E19
Everybody Loves ShawnApril 29, 1999Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin. - S05E20
DreamgirlMay 6, 1999—A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections. - S05E21
Three on a CouchMay 13, 1999—After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success. - S05E22
Rope-a-DopeMay 20, 1999—Shawn 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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