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- CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal WarnerThe goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
- CreatorJohn BowmanTopper CarewMartin LawrenceStarsMartin LawrenceTisha CampbellThomas Mikal FordSassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzStarsWill SmithJames AveryAlfonso RibeiroA streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
- CreatorRalph FarquharSara Finney-JohnsonVida SpearsStarsMo'NiqueDorien WilsonCountess VaughnNikki and Kim Parker attend Santa Monica college to earn their college degrees.
- CreatorMara Brock AkilStarsTracee Ellis RossGolden BrooksPersia WhiteA look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni, Maya, Lynn, and Joan.
- CreatorBentley Kyle EvansJamie FoxxStarsJamie FoxxGarrett MorrisGarcelle BeauvaisJamie King is an aspiring actor from Terrell, Texas, who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. To support himself, he works at his family's hotel.
- CreatorLarry WilmoreStarsBernie MacKellita SmithJeremy SuarezA stand up comedian suddenly becomes a father when he takes custody of his sister's three children.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsDiahann CarrollLloyd NolanMarc CopageJulia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.
- CreatorMike EvansNorman LearEric MonteStarsJa'net DuBoisRalph CarterBernNadette StanisA poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsQueen LatifahKim ColesErika AlexanderFollows the lives of several single male and female roommates and friends in 1990s Brooklyn, New York.
- CreatorEunetta T. BooneStarsKyla PrattRobert Ri'chardFlex AlexanderA sportscaster must take on the responsibility of being a full-time dad when his teenage daughter moves in with him.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsRedd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
- CreatorIssa RaeLarry WilmoreStarsIssa RaeYvonne OrjiJay EllisFollows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
- CreatorStan DanielsStarsCharles S. DuttonElla JoyceRocky CarrollCharles Dutton plays a married garbage man who proves by his actions and his altruistic ways that though he collects refuse for a job, his life and relationships total more than mere garbage.
- CreatorKeenen Ivory WayansStarsKeenen Ivory WayansJim CarreyKelly Coffield ParkThe Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksStarsLloyd HaynesDenise NicholasMichael ConstantineTeacher Pete Dixon tries to teach the students at Walt Whitman High to be tolerant. He's assisted by girlfriend and school counselor, Liz and student teacher (later teacher) Alice. The students love him.
- CreatorNeal BrennanDave ChappelleStarsDave ChappelleDonnell RawlingsRudy RushComedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.
- CreatorJoel MadisonStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerEddie GriffinKaren Malina WhiteApparently, opposites do attract. Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine, but they're best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers without killing each other.
- StarsMichaela CoelDanielle WaltersRobert LonsdaleThe life of Tracey and the mishaps of her neighbourhood, friends and family, and of course, her boyfriend.
- CreatorMichael J. WeithornRalph FarquharStarsTina LiffordLarenz TateTasha ScottJoan Mosley, tries to raise her two children in a troubled neighborhood after a son is killed. Andre is 17, is attracted to the wealthy Nicole and hangs with buddy Rashad. Tasha is her studious daughter and Deion her mute foster child.
- CreatorAli LeRoiChris RockStarsTerry CrewsTichina ArnoldTequan RichmondA young African-American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all-white school in the 1980s.
- CreatorLeslie RayDavid Steven SimonMarlon WayansStarsShawn WayansMarlon WayansJohn WitherspoonThe wacky escapades of brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams, along with their wise but eccentric father.
- CreatorAndrew NichollsRobert TownsendDarrell VickersStarsRobert TownsendSuzzanne DouglasReagan Gomez-PrestonA college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.
- CreatorBarry O'BrienCheryl AluStarsKadeem HardisonDondré T. WhitfieldKelly PerineCharles and James Winston are good-looking young brothers with conflicting differences: Charles is a workaholic journalist, and James is a fun playboy.
- CreatorKevin HartChris SpencerRalph FarquharStarsDuane MartinKevin HartNick CannonKevin Hart and other celebrities play a comic fictionalized version of themselves in this parody of similarly named reality shows. Episodes often feature Kevin Hart's attempts to gain celebrity and his jealousy of his friends.
- CreatorJeff FranklinStarsMark CurryHolly Robinson PeeteSandra QuartermanAmerican comedy with a larger-than-life teacher and his housemates.
- CreatorDave CaplanMichael JacobsBrian LaPanStarsSinbadT.K. CarterErin DavisDavid (Sinbad) is a single foster father for Zana and LJ, and he's very new to the game. He learns as much from the children as they learn from him.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCraryThe Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
- CreatorCharles J. CorrellFreeman F. GosdenStarsAlvin ChildressSpencer WilliamsTim MooreStories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated.
- CreatorAllan KatzStarsFlip WilsonGladys KnightFran RobinsonFollows the Richmond family, headed by dad Charlie, a blue-collar worker, and his wife Diana.
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsLL Cool JMaia CampbellAlfonso RibeiroA once-famous football player must rent part of his house to support himself. A single mother and her two kids are the latest tenants. He also owns a sports clinic that he barely manages to run with help from his friends.
- StarsScoey MitchellTracy ReedThelma CarpenterNewlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter struggle to survive their first year of matrimony in NYC.
- CreatorLance CroutherLes FiresteinBruce HelfordStarsWanda SykesPhil MorrisDale GodboldoWanda Hawkins is a stand up comic who is also working as a correspondent on a political talk show in Washington, D.C. while at home, she must manage her sister-in-law who is raising two children.
- CreatorSara Finney-JohnsonVida SpearsStarsBrandy NorwoodWilliam Allen YoungMarcus T. PaulkA teenager struggles to come to terms with everything life throws at her.
- CreatorJeffrey KlarikStarsEssence AtkinsRachel TrueChico BenymonMona and Dee Dee are half-sisters with the same father who didn't really know each other when they were little and are complete opposites, but as adults they live in the same apartment building and at least try to bond.
- CreatorKen EstinDwayne Johnson-CochranRondell SheridanStarsRondell SheridanWendy Raquel RobinsonMitchell WhitfieldPhiladelphian Ron Aimes, a child psychologist, has a shrewd wife Rachel plus precocious tykes Trevor and Emma. He shares ditzy receptionist Darby with fastidious dentist Bruce and anxious pediatrician Francine.
- CreatorKell CahoonMethod ManStarsMethod ManRedmanAnna Maria HorsfordTwo street-wise, urban rap artists move into a comfortable suburban neighborhood in New Jersey and try to fit in with the predominantly white residents.
- CreatorDan FogelmanStarsHolly Robinson PeeteDiane FarrJ. Mack SlaughterTwo families -- one black, one white -- who share the same house work together to overcome their differences to create a home.
- CreatorLila GarrettMort LachmanStarsDemond WilsonDenise NicholasKim FieldsRay Ellis returns to his wife after seven years of abandonment, only to find she is engaged to another man.
- CreatorDavid IsraelJim O'DohertyStarsTracy MorganTamala JonesMarc John JefferiesTracy Morgan plays an owner of an auto-repair shop who is married with two kids. Tamela Jones from "Head of State" plays his wife and rapper Heavy "D" plays one of the mechanics.
- CreatorBrian RobbinsPhil BeaumanAlonzo BrownStarsRondell SheridanAngela MeansMeagan GoodFollows a boy who has come to live with his cousin and his family. Both of them get into all sorts of funny situations.
- CreatorJerrod CarmichaelWillie HunterAri KatcherStarsJerrod CarmichaelAmber Stevens WestLil Rel HoweryStand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael navigates through life with his therapist-in-training girlfriend and his heavily-opinionated family.
- CreatorRanada ShepardStarsDanielle NicoletMeagan HolderEva MarcilleJenna (Danielle Nicolet), a 34 year-old up-and-coming blogger, decides to become celibate.
- StarsNorman BeatonIsabelle LucasLenny HenrySamuel Foster works hard trying to support his family in a South London multi-storey council flat.
- CreatorClaude BrooksDanny CastroAnthony MarshallStarsTracee Ellis RossAi WanDread Archie Jr.Comedy sketches are performed through hip hop-style rhyming.
- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerA nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsSherman HemsleyClifton DavisAnna Maria HorsfordRev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
- CreatorBill BoulwareJack ElinsonMichael G. MoyeStarsHelen MartinMarla GibbsHal WilliamsThis series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.
- CreatorBrian PollackMert RichBob IllesStarsSherman HemsleyDorien WilsonAlex DatcherA man is released on parole under one condition: he must stay under house arrest in care of his son who hadn't spoken to him in years. The son is not too crazy about this idea at all and son's shocked wife and teen daughter even less so.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsJames AveryMiguel A. Núñez Jr.Terrence HowardAlonzo Sparks is a lawyer who has a practice in Compton. His two sons Maxie and Greg join the practice. Maxie is basically an "ambulance chaser" who doesn't do things by the book. Greg is the complete opposite but lacks self-confidence. Wilma Cuthbert is an attractive lawyer who joins the practice and the boys battle over her. Denice is Alonzo's secretary and Lamarr is their errand boy.
- CreatorNorma Safford VelaStarsGeorge ForemanSheryl Lee RalphAnne HaneyAn American sitcom starring George Foreman as a retired boxer who runs an after-school program for troubled kids. The series aired from November , 1993 to January 19, 1994 on the ABC network.
- CreatorDennis KleinStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadDoug E. DougHilton Lucas was forced by his employer to retire. His wife has trouble with him always being at home and so does he.
- CreatorNat BernsteinMitchel KatlinStarsGregory HinesWendell PierceRobin RikerAn American television sitcom starring Gregory Hines as a publishing agent and widower, who's dedicated to raising his 12-year old son Matty (Brandon Hammond) along with returning to the dating scene following a year and a half absence. The series premiered September 15, 1997 on CBS, and began airing regularly on Friday nights as part of the networks "Block Party". The series ended on February 27, 1998 after airing 15 of the 22 episodes produced.
- CreatorLeo BenvenutiSteve RudnickDamon WayansStarsDamon WayansDavid Alan GrierGreg PittsThe adventures of Damon, a talented police officer living in Chicago with his loser older brother.
- CreatorGreg AntonacciEddie MurphyStarsDella ReeseMariann AaldaSylver GregoryAl Royal and his wife Victoria have just settled down to retire when their daughter Elizabeth, newly divorced from a man that Al always hated, moves back home with her three children: Curtis, Kim, and Hillary.
- CreatorMichael JacobsEhrich Van LoweStarsDoug E. DougFlex AlexanderShaun BakerThe TV series focused on New York City high-school student Doug and his two best friends., Reggie and Malcolm. Most of the stories revolved around their neighborhood and involved Doug, his friends, and his family--mother, father, and younger sister.
- CreatorMatt WicklineD.L. HughleyStarsD.L. HughleyElise NealEric Allan KramerDarryl Hughley is a successful businessman who seems to have achieved the American dream.
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonStarsRalph Louis HarrisJojo SmollettJazz SmollettWhen the seven Jerrico siblings are left orphaned by a tragic accident, eldest brother Josh takes charge, determined that the family won't be split up and put into foster care.
- CreatorEhrich Van LoweStarsFlex AlexanderDarryl M. BellRhona BennettStraight-laced Morris Clay and fun-loving Tyberius Walker are two Han Solo wannabes who fly around the galaxy in the Space Hoopty, a used starship that looks like a winged car and comes with a smart-mouthed computer called Loquatia, who has the hots for Morris. Ty and Morris go on wild adventures while taking abuse from Ty's brother-in-law Vashti and get shown up by gorgeous bounty hunter Amma most of the time.
- CreatorCalvin Brown Jr.Ilunga AdellStarsArthur Reggie IIIRalph Woolfolk IVJimmy Lee NewmanAlfie and Dee-Dee experience how life affects them with different aspects each day, such as learning life lessons.
- CreatorBernie KukoffStarsThea VidaleAdam JeffriesJason WeaverThea is a tough, no-nonsense widow raising four children while holding various low-paying jobs.
- CreatorMike ClattenburgAaron McGruderStarsGerald 'Slink' JohnsonJohn WitherspoonCorey HolcombThe hijinks of a street-smart savior living in modern-day Compton, on a mission to spread love and kindness throughout the crime-ridden L.A. neighborhood with his small group of followers.
- CreatorKim BassGary GilbertFred ShaffermanStarsTia MowryTamera Mowry-HousleyJackée HarryTia Landry and Tamera Campbell are twins separated at birth who learn of each other's existence and come together as teenagers.
- CreatorDanny KallisBrian SuskindStarsTahj MowryJohn Marshall JonesJason WeaverA 10-year-old genius goes from elementary school to high school.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsHolly Robinson PeeteJames LesureTamala JonesThree couples try to counsel one another on how to deal with the opposite sex.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzRob EdwardsStarsPatti LaBelleMorris ChestnutVivica A. FoxSitcom about a singer who runs an L.A. nightclub, a young graduate and his irresponsible best friend and roommate who help her, her daughter, and their Scottish neighbor. Set in the same universe as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsSteve HarveyCedric The EntertainerMerlin SantanaA former funk star named Steve Hightower enlists as a high school music teacher away from his original career in Chicago.
- CreatorBill CosbyEd. WeinbergerMichael ZagorStarsBill CosbyJoyce BulifantOlga JamesChet Kincaid, gym teacher at an inner-city Los Angeles high school, deals with students, Principal Langford and counselor Marsha Peterson. He lives with his mother Rose, brother Brian, and sister-in-law Verna, who focus on his social life.
- CreatorKellie R. GriffinStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerNadji JeterZoé HendrixPsychologist Carla Reed and Professor Alex Reed balance their professional lives as doctors and personal lives in a blended family with three kids.
- CreatorJeff GreensteinJennifer WeinerStarsRaven-SymonéMajandra DelfinoLoretta DevineGeorgia Chamberlain, a confident aspiring actress with a larger-than-life personality, moves to the city from the South in order to make it on Broadway. Along with her quirky best friend and science-geek Jo, she'll pursue her acting dreams as she tackles part-time jobs and countless auditions, often with hilarious results.
- CreatorBentley Kyle EvansStarsMark Adair-RiosBresha WebbAlphonso McAuleyA young woman looks for a second chance at life by obtaining her real estate license, but when her brother moves in, her whole life is turned upside down.
- CreatorJacque EdmondsStarsBert BelascoJoyful DrakeNadine EllisCouples navigate the highs and lows of modern relationships in this romantic-comedy series.
- CreatorAli LeRoiStarsShad MossTerry CrewsEssence AtkinsBased on the hit film, centers on the blended Kingston-Persons of Seattle facing the challenges of everyday life in a new blended family.
- CreatorChristopher MoynihanMarlon WayansStarsMarlon WayansEssence AtkinsBresha WebbA loving but immature father with a larger-than-life personality is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. For Marlon, family always comes first--even if he's the biggest kid of all.
- CreatorDavid FlebotteStarsSherri ShepherdKali RochaTammy TownsendIt's not just a comedy...it's her life.
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsLaVan DavisCassi DavisAllen PayneA multi-generational family lives together under one roof.
- CreatorJohn RidleyStarsOmar GoodingGbenga AkinnagbeAnna BrownThe daily life of a Chicago based Barbershop owner.
- CreatorBennie R. Richburg Jr.Eunetta T. BooneStarsShannon ElizabethShondrella AveryRashaan NallKevin, the son of the former owner, and Tiffany, the daughter of the current owner, team up to manage a hair salon/day spa, in this spinoff of "One on One."
- CreatorMichelle Listenbee BrownRalph FarquharStarsBoris KodjoeNicole Ari ParkerBrian WhiteAfter failing at it the first time, a Black American couple decides to give marriage to each other a second chance.
- CreatorStephen EngelDavid ZuckermanStarsKevin HartKeith DavidYvette Nicole BrownA spoiled rich kid has to live with his working-class aunt, uncle, and their family.
- CreatorBonnie TurnerTerry TurnerWhoopi GoldbergStarsWhoopi GoldbergWren T. BrownElizabeth RegenA faded singer decides to reopen her hotel's lounge.
- CreatorBetsy BornsWill SmithJada Pinkett SmithStarsDuane MartinLisaRaye McCoyKhamani GriffinThe estranged wife of a television reporter returns to invade his new life.
- CreatorMarco PennetteAdam GlassAnthony AndersonStarsAnthony AndersonRoz RyanDamani RobertsA struggling actor tries to provide a good life for his young son when he makes the tough decision to move back in with his parents, however he instantly remembers why he left home in the first place.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsTracey Cherelle JonesAlexia RobinsonGuy TorryYoung acting pastor David Randolph (David Ramsey) is designated to Compton, California's African American Church of Life. Initially, the majority of the church's members balk at the young pastor's new position and resent him for replacing their former pastor. With help from the church's secretary, Vera Hudson (Rose Jackson Moye), Randolph attempts to reunite the church and help his congregation.
- CreatorJeff HarrisBernie KukoffStarsGary ColemanTodd BridgesConrad BainThe misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
- CreatorRedd FoxxBernie OrensteinSaul TurteltaubStarsWhitman MayoCarol ColeJoe MortonThe solo adventures of Fred Sanford's pal Grady, who has moved on up to Los Angeles.
- CreatorLarry GelbartGene ReynoldsStarsStu GilliamHilly HicksVal BisoglioDrivers and the other largely African-American staff at the U.S. Third Army's Red Ball Express during WWII try to squeeze in a life and a few laughs dealing with the Army and being thousands of miles from hometowns and families.
- CreatorDon ReoDamon WayansStarsDamon WayansTisha CampbellGeorge Gore IIMichael Kyle longs for a traditional life, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and brooding daughters Claire and Kady make his dream just that ... a dream.
- CreatorGregory Thomas GarciaDavid W. DuclonWarren HutchersonStarsPaul WinfieldJeremy SuarezGeoffrey OwensAn American television sitcom set in Washington, D.C. that centers around a family-run business headed by Royale Watkins. The series premiered September 24, 1997 on NBC and ended October 15, 1997 after airing 8 episodes.
- CreatorRob DamesLeonard RippsBob MyerStarsMadge SinclairSteve HarveyChaz Lamar ShepherdWidower Steve Tower is raising three very different sons, Artis, William, and Andrew, with the help of his mother-in-law, Mary. When not at his video store, he is interacting with Artis, William, or Andrew, or his girlfriend, Amelia.
- CreatorCedric The EntertainerSuzanne MartinStarsCedric The EntertainerNiecy NashWesley Jonathan"The Soul Man" revolves around R&B superstar-turned-minister Reverend Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine, who was living the high life in Las Vegas at the top of the music charts when he got the calling to go from soul singer to soul saver. He relocated to St. Louis with his wife Lolli and his daughter Lyric to take over the preaching duties in his father's church, but his family is not exactly eager to give up the fabulous superstar life for a humble one.
- CreatorBob ComfortRick KellardStuart SheslowStarsRedd FoxxRosanna DeSotoPamela AdlonAn American sitcom starring Redd Foxx as a newsstand owner who adopts a street smart teenage daughter, played by Pamela Adlon. The series premiered January 18, 1986 on the ABC television network and was canceled after 13 episodes.
- CreatorCharles GordonLawrence GordonStarsT.K. CarterRichard GillilandEllen MaxtedA modern city guy gains a genie: a hip, wisecracking Black guy named Shabu.
- CreatorGarry MarshallStarsRon GlassDemond WilsonJohn SchuckAn African American remake of the television series inspired by the Neil Simon play about two friends living together despite their completely disparate attitudes to life.
- CreatorPeter EngelScott Spencer GordenPaul CorriganStarsWesley JonathanScott WhyteCaitlin MowreyManhattan High School students Jamal Grant and Chris Anderson try to get through life and avoid the ire of their principal, Karen Noble.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsRobert GuillaumeJames NobleInga SwensonJessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the executive mansion.
- CreatorMaria Perez-BrownStarsChristina VidalKhaliah AdamsChris KnowingsFifteen-year-old Taina Morales dreams of being a singer and actor, and must juggle family values and friends while attending the Manhattan School for the Performing Arts.
- StarsRichard PryorRobin WilliamsEdie McClurgAn American comedy series hosted by comedian Richard Pryor
- StarsChris RockGrandmaster FlashMonteria IveyAmerica's funniest comedian in a less than PC setting. It's hilarious !
- CreatorStu SilverStarsEmmanuel LewisAlex KarrasSusan ClarkThe post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode.