In the House (TV series)
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| In the House | |
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 The In The House cast. Clockwise from top: Marion Hill (LL Cool J), Dr. Maxwell Stanton (Alfonso Ribeiro), Tiffany Warren (Maia Campbell), and Tonia Harris (Kim Wayans). |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Creator(s) | Mike Costa Walter Allen Bennett Jr. Quincy Jones |
| Starring | LL Cool J Maia Campbell et al. |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original channel | NBC/UPN |
| Original run | April 10, 1995–August 11, 1999 |
| No. of episodes | 103 |
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| TV.com summary | |
In the House was a television sitcom-comedy that premiered April 10, 1995 originally on NBC (seasons 1 and 2 aired on NBC, and seasons 3, 4, and 5 aired on UPN). The series starred LL Cool J and Maia Campbell. The series ran for five seasons, and aired its last episode on August 11, 1999.
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[edit] Synopsis
Marion Hill (LL Cool J) is a former professional football player with the Los Angeles Raiders. Because of his financial predicament, Marion is forced to rent out most rooms in his house to single mother Jackie Warren (Debbie Allen) and her two children, Tiffany Warren (Maia Campbell) and Austin Warren (Jeffery Wood). In subsequent seasons, Debbie Allen and Jeffery Wood exited the show and the series was restructured with Marion becoming the legal guardian for Tiffany because Jackie and Austin moved east.
The show was noted for its unique take on the character of Marion Hill. LL Cool J stated in interviews that he was interested in making Marion a more well rounded character than is often depicted of male African Americans in television and cinema. To that end, Marion partook of various "alternative" means of healing from his sports injuries, such as meditation, aroma therapy, visualization, etc. A running gag on the show during the first few seasons was the other characters' belittlement of Marion's non-mainstream spiritual and holistic healing interests.
Marion was also an employee at a Los Angeles sports clinic. One of his coworkers was the flirtatious Tonia Harris (Kim Wayans), and two later additions to the show were Dr. Maxwell "Max" Stanton (Alfonso Ribeiro) and his fiancée, Mercedes Langford (Lark Voorhies).
[edit] Cast
- LL Cool J — Marion Hill
- Kim Wayans — Tonia Harris (1995-1998)
- Maia Campbell — Tiffany Warren (1995-1998)
- Alfonso Ribeiro — Dr. Maxwell Stanton (1996-1999)
- Debbie Allen — Jackie Warren (1995-1996)
- Jeffery Wood — Austin Warren (1995-1996)
- Dee Jay Daniels — Rodney (1996)
supporting cast
- Lisa Arrindell Anderson — Heather Comstock (1995-1996)
- Ken Lawson — Carl (1996-1999)
- Paulette Braxton — Natalie Davis (1997-1998)
- Gabrielle Carmouche — Raynelle (1997-1999)
- Luis Antonio Ramos — Tito Gonzoles (1997-1998)
- Lark Voorhies — Mercedes Langford (1997-1998)
- Kenya Moore — Valerie Bridgeforth (1999)
- John Amos — Coach Sam Wilson
- Chris Browning — Clayton
- Mel Jackson — Graham
- Michael Warren — Milton
- Derek McGrath — Bernie/Agent Dick Kelly
- Phil Morris — Goldwire
[edit] Trivia
- Marion was a vegetarian.
- The show had a heavy Fresh Prince influence on it. During the second season, Alfonso Ribeiro reprised his Fresh Prince role of Carlton Banks, and Tatyana Ali played his sister Ashley Banks. When Max and Mercedes got married, James Avery and Daphne Maxwell Reid played Max's parents. Avery and Reid were Philip Banks and Vivian Banks on The Fresh Prince, respectively.
- In one episode when Marion is sued by a police officer, James Avery played the judge during the mediation between the two.
- In addition, Joseph Marcell, who had played the wisecracking Geoffrey Butler on Fresh Prince, was the officiating minister at the wedding. A memorable moment in the wedding episode occurs when, at the reception, Avery's character asks the minister to fill his drink, to which the minister answers: "I'm God's servant, not yours." It is at that moment that Avery tells Reid that the minister looks like someone they once knew (although Max's parents are neither from Los Angeles nor Philadelphia, but rather from Boston).
- The series was cancelled in the Summer of 1998 by UPN and went into syndication. However, for a week in August 1999, NBC aired several unaired episodes which were taped a year earlier; including the series finale, at 1:35 a.m. Currently the show airs on the TV One cable network.
