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The Wayans Bros.

Season 5 1998 - 1999
TV-PG

  • 1998-09-18T04:00:00Z on The WB
  • 30m
  • 11h (22 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that aired from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.

22 episodes

Season Premiere

1998-09-18T04:00:00Z

5x01 Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

Season Premiere

5x01 Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

  • 1998-09-18T04:00:00Z30m

Amazing 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 do some major maneuvering to get a little money out of Marlon.

1998-09-25T04:00:00Z

5x02 Six Degrees of Marlon

5x02 Six Degrees of Marlon

  • 1998-09-25T04:00:00Z30m

Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.

1998-10-01T04:00:00Z

5x03 Pops' Campaign

5x03 Pops' Campaign

  • 1998-10-01T04:00:00Z30m

When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.

1998-10-08T04:00:00Z

5x04 Romeo & J'Leeta

5x04 Romeo & J'Leeta

  • 1998-10-08T04:00:00Z30m

The 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.

1998-10-15T04:00:00Z

5x05 Ho's on First

5x05 Ho's on First

  • 1998-10-15T04:00:00Z30m

Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and Shawn isn't sure whether to mention that after finding her alone with a handsome stranger. Marlon learns about it anyway, and though he claims not to be bothered by it, he really is.

1998-10-29T05:00:00Z

5x06 Escorting Ain't Easy

5x06 Escorting Ain't Easy

  • 1998-10-29T05:00:00Z30m

An 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 involved with.

1998-11-05T05:00:00Z

5x07 The Kiss

5x07 The Kiss

  • 1998-11-05T05:00:00Z30m

Shawn 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.

1998-11-12T05:00:00Z

5x08 The High Life

5x08 The High Life

  • 1998-11-12T05:00:00Z30m

Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big audition coming up.

1998-11-19T05:00:00Z

5x09 Misery

5x09 Misery

  • 1998-11-19T05:00:00Z30m

Semi-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.

1998-12-10T05:00:00Z

5x10 Marlon Joins A Cult

5x10 Marlon Joins A Cult

  • 1998-12-10T05:00:00Z30m

Marlon'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 seminar to help with focus training, but he's really joined a cult called the Inner Light Institute.

1998-12-17T05:00:00Z

5x11 A Country Christmas

5x11 A Country Christmas

  • 1998-12-17T05:00:00Z30m

Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits and may lose her property if she can't pay her mortgage.

1999-01-14T05:00:00Z

5x12 Green Card

5x12 Green Card

  • 1999-01-14T05:00:00Z30m

When 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 to regret the decision after the woman invites other family members to move in.

1999-01-21T05:00:00Z

5x13 Big Brother

5x13 Big Brother

  • 1999-01-21T05:00:00Z30m

Shawn 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 record.

1999-01-28T05:00:00Z

5x14 Saving Private Marlon

5x14 Saving Private Marlon

  • 1999-01-28T05:00:00Z30m

After 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 the ropes -- until Marlon discovers that the soldier has a long-standing grudge against Pops.

1999-02-04T05:00:00Z

5x15 Jump!

5x15 Jump!

  • 1999-02-04T05:00:00Z30m

Marlon 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.

1999-02-11T05:00:00Z

5x16 Pops Gets Evicted

5x16 Pops Gets Evicted

  • 1999-02-11T05:00:00Z30m

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 first he'll have to evict Pops.

1999-02-18T05:00:00Z

5x17 Crazy 4 U

5x17 Crazy 4 U

  • 1999-02-18T05:00:00Z30m

Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just moved into the building.

1999-02-25T05:00:00Z

5x18 Hip Hop Pops

5x18 Hip Hop Pops

  • 1999-02-25T05:00:00Z30m

Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.

1999-04-29T04:00:00Z

5x19 Everybody Loves Shawn

5x19 Everybody Loves Shawn

  • 1999-04-29T04:00:00Z30m

Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.

1999-05-06T04:00:00Z

5x20 Dreamgirl

5x20 Dreamgirl

  • 1999-05-06T04:00:00Z30m

A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections.

1999-05-13T04:00:00Z

5x21 Three on a Couch

5x21 Three on a Couch

  • 1999-05-13T04:00:00Z30m

After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success.

Season Finale

1999-05-20T04:00:00Z

5x22 Rope-a-Dope

Season Finale

5x22 Rope-a-Dope

  • 1999-05-20T04:00:00Z30m

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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