List of One on One characters
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[edit] Main Characters
[edit] Flexter "Flex Washington" Alexander Barnes
The character of Flex Washington, born Flexter Alexander Barnes, was portrayed by Flex Alexander. Flex was born to Richard and Eunice Barnes and is the oldest of three children. In high school, Flex met Nicole, his first serious girlfriend. Before that, Flex had a reputation with women which caused many fathers in his neighborhood to dislike him. At age 18, Flex got Nicole pregnant while still seniors in high school, later giving birth to a baby girl named Breanna. A couple of years later, Flex and Nicole went their separate ways with Flex persued a career in the NBA playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. During a game however, he blew out his knee and was sidelined. Luckily, he had a communications degree in college to fall back on (which he admitted he tried to get twice) and became a sportscaster in Baltimore for television station WYNX News 3.
After his daughter stays over for a weekend, Nicole springs news that she got a job in Nova Scotia and wants to take Breanna with her. Flex unwittingly volunteers to take care of Breanna, even though it may hamper his bachelor lifestyle. After his divorce from Nicole, Flex took on a player persona and even had a 30-day rule (not to date a woman for more than 30 days, otherwise it becomes a relationship). He broke that rule when he dated Natalie, Breanna's art teacher, which they broke up a year into the relationship because she didn't want to have children of her own though she wanted to be a good stepmom to Breanna. A year later, he began dating Danielle, a therapist who initially didn't want to date Flex because she was his and Breanna's therapist. They eventually became engaged. Around the same time, his show "The Flex Files" became syndicated. After Breanna moved out of Flex's apartment and moved to California, he made occasional visits to see Breanna when his job allowed.
[edit] Breanna Latrice Barnes
The character of Breanna Barnes was portrayed by Kyla Pratt. Breanna is the daughter of Flex Washington and Nicole Barnes, born when the two were barely out of high school. When Breanna finds out that her mom Nicole got a job in Nova Scotia, it is Breanna who comes up with the idea to have Flex take care of her. During her stay with Flex, she (along with Spirit, whom she coerced into joining with her) joined the cheerleading squad which she initially would have never thought to try out for until the head cheerleader eggs her on about it and tries everything she can to keep her from joining.
She also had several crushes including Arnaz, one of her two best friends, who became an on-again/off-again love interest during the series and whom she didn't show any romantic interest in until towards the end of the first season. Breanna dated Josh, a handsome but somewhat lackwitted boy, whom became part of a love triangle between Breanna, Josh and Arnaz. Eventually, Breanna and Arnaz became a couple, only to be broken up when Josh and Arnaz' ex-girlfriend Ginger came up with a plan to break the two up, in which Breanna caught Ginger kissing Arnaz. During the third season, Arnaz and Breanna seemed to be on the way to getting back together until he revealed he wasn't a virgin one night when Breanna wanted to lose her virginity to Arnaz in order to stay popular with the cheerleaders (she didn't go through with it after she found out). It was then that Breanna decided to remain a virgin until she was ready to have sex, even if it wasn't until she was married.
By the fourth season, Breanna and Arnaz finally became a couple but Breanna had to endure jealousy when Charlie, a French girl, joined Arnaz' band as the lead singer. Nothing happened between Arnaz and Charlie because his heart was with Breanna. In the fourth season finale, Breanna and Arnaz broke up after Flex and Nicole came up with a plot to keep Breanna from making the same mistakes they did when they were her age after Breanna announced she was going to live with Arnaz and Flex tried to convince Arnaz to let Breanna go to California to attend CalArts University. Arnaz went on the plane that Breanna was taking to California to tell her he couldn't live without her. They eventually went to California where they moved in with four other roommates. They broke up again when Arnaz and their roommate D-Mack's sister began getting closer. She started dating Calvin, a manager at McDonald's, only to break up later. She then was caught sleeping with D-Mack by their roommate Sara.
[edit] Arnaz Leroy Ballard
The character of Arnaz Ballard, Breanna's on-again, off-again love interest, was portrayed by Robert Ri'chard. Arnaz is an aspiring rock star and was born to a Caucasian mother and a African-American father, who owned a crab restaurant. Arnaz had his own rock band named Zanra (which is his first name spelled backwards). Arnaz had a massive crush on Breanna when she and Arnaz met and would stop at nothing to impress her. Towards the end of season one, however, his attention turned to Ginger, who became Breanna's rival.
After he and Ginger broke up, Arnaz attempted to get Breanna back but Breanna was dating Josh at the time. One Christmas, Breanna was given a half-heart pendant by Arnaz, who kept half of the pendant to show he would always keep Breanna close to his heart. In the fourth season premiere, Arnaz, Breanna and Spirit ran off to New York to pursue their dreams (Breanna's acting, Arnaz' music and Spirit's fashion design). After three years of a "will they, won't they" situation between them, Arnaz and Breanna became a couple in the fourth season.
A year later, Arnaz and Breanna's relationship hit the skids when their roommate D-Mack's sister Michelle (Brandy Norwood) visited and eventually Arnaz and Michelle became close friends. One night, the two slept on the couch, Michelle fully clothed and Arnaz wearing pants but no shirt. Breanna and their roommates, Sara, D-Mack, Lisa and Cash caught them and afterwards, Breanna and Arnaz broke up. Eventually, Michelle and Arnaz went their separate ways after Michelle realized his heart was still with Breanna. However, since the series didn't have a sixth season, it was undetermined whether Breanna and Arnaz would eventually get back together.
[edit] Cloteal Spirit Freedom Jones
The character of Spirit Jones was portrayed by Sicily Sewell from seasons 1-4. Spirit is the daughter of Leilani and Cooper Jones, two black hippies who run an incense shop. Spirit knew Arnaz since they were younger kids and became best friends with Breanna. Spirit has an unusual fashion style of her own which has given her the distinction of being the "Black Blossom Russo." It was revealed in one episode that Spirit once kissed Arnaz in a game of Spin the Bottle, a secret which Breanna was angry at since she liked Arnaz, but the two friends apologized for the situation as Breanna realized that Spirit was one of Breanna's few true friends.
A running gag in the series is how Spirit never had a boyfriend. This changed in the fourth season when Spirit started dating A-Train, Arnaz' rival in a Battle of the Bands contest. Their relationship strained her and Arnaz' for a little while, but eventually they mended fences.
[edit] Duane Odell Knox
The character of Duane Odell Knox was portrayed by Kelly Perine from seasons 1-4. Duane was a used car salesman for Big Sal's Used Cars who lived up to the stereotype that car salesmen cheat their customers. As he says in the episode "Playing Possum", he "eats sleaze for breakfast and washes it down with a tall glass of dishonesty." Duane was Flex's best friend since they were kids. Duane had lived in his mother's basement well into his 20s and 30s, eventually moving into an apartment next door to Flex. He had an on-again/off-again relationship with Candace Taylor (known as Candy), a manicurist at Flex's father's barbershop Phatheadz. They first broke up after Duane lied to her about losing his job at Big Sal's, later getting back together, became engaged but then broke off their engagement.
When Duane found out he had a "serious health problem" (he had high cholesterol), he needed to contact his father since high cholesterol might be genetic in his family. He met his father Vaughn Odell Knox (Smokey Robinson) after months of searching for him. Not long after, Vaughn asked Duane for a kidney, which turned out to be for Duane's half-brother Dewayne (Orlando Brown). After losing his car salesman job, he started his own business, D's Dubs and Subs, which was a cross between a Subway restaurant and a custom auto parts shop.
[edit] Cash Bagen
The character of Cash Bagen was portrayed by Jonathan Chase during season 5. Cash is one of the four roommates Breanna and Arnaz live with when they move out to California. Cash is a paparazzi who will stop at nothing to get a shot of a celebrity. One time, when Breanna got a job as an assistant working for a talk show host Sherri St. Croix (Jackeé Harry), he took photos of her kissing what turned out to be a Jay Leno lookalike. After Sherri found out, it turned out that she wanted to have the pictures come out in public for publicity (Breanna tore up the photos).
[edit] Lisa Sanchez
The character of Lisa Sanchez was portrayed by Camille Mana during season 5. Lisa is one of the four roommates Breanna and Arnaz live with when they move out to California. She is somewhat overlooked by people other than her roommates such as D-Mack's sister Michelle who doesn't remember her at all even though she lived with D-Mack when they were living in a dormitory. Lisa has had a long-standing crush on D-Mack, nearly letting it slip at times. She eventually started dating Benjamin, the manager of The Blog, where Arnaz and at one point, Breanna worked.
[edit] Darrell "D-Mack" McGinty
The character of Darrell McGinty, nicknamed "D-Mack", was portrayed by Ray J. during season 5. D-Mack is one of the four roommates Breanna and Arnaz live with when they move out to California. D-Mack has a hip-hop persona although his lifestyle as a Malibu rich kid comes out at times. He was a bit weirded out by the fact that his sister Michelle became close to Arnaz. He took an interest in Breanna, even though she was dating Arnaz. He eventually got his wish come true when he and Breanna slept together in a unbridled and impromtu moment.
[edit] Sara Crawford
The character of Sara Crawford was portrayed by Nicole Paggi during season 5. Sara is one of the four roommates Breanna and Arnaz live with when they move out to California. Sara is considered a gold digger, dating guys just for their money and has had a dream of being a trophy wife, since she grew up in a trailer park in Iowa. She once dated Andrew, whom she met while she and Lisa accompanied Breanna to a clinic to get information on contraceptives when Breanna prepared to have sex with Arnaz just to keep him from straying from her (they didn't have sex that time), however his need to get to know Sara before having sex with her tired her to the point she broke up. Her passiveness turned him on but the next night, Sara caught Andrew with another woman.
[edit] Recurring Characters
Arranged by the season(s) they appeared:
- Ron Canada as Richard, Flex's father (seasons 1-3).
- Joan Pringle as Eunice, Flex's mother (seasons 1-3).
- Tamala Jones as Tonya, an old girlfriend of Flex's (seasons 1 and 3).
- Tichina Arnold as Nicole Barnes, Flex's ex-wife and Breanna's mother (seasons 1-5).
- Holly Robinson Peete as Stacy, Flex's co-worker (season 1).
- Khanya Mkhize as Ginger, Breanna's rival and Arnaz's former girlfriend (seasons 1-3).
- Omar Gooding as Malik, a barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-3).
- Rashaan Nall as Walt, a barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-4).
- Laz Alonso as Manny, a barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-3).
- Shondrella Avery as Candy, a nail stylist at Phatheadz and love interest for Duane (seasons 2-4).
- Melissa De Sousa as Natalie Odessa, Breanna's teacher who later dates Flex (seasons 2-3).
- Josh Henderson as Josh, Breanna's new love interest after her break-up with Arnaz (seasons 2-3).
- Kim Coles as Leilani Jones, Spirit's mother (seasons 2-4).
- Edward "Grapevine" Fordham, Jr. as Ace Fields, a new barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-3).
- Saskia Garel as Danielle, Flex's girlfriend (season 4).
- Lloyd as A-Train (season 4)
- Kel Mitchell as Manny Sellers, the former child actor and Breanna's landlord (season 5).
- Ernie Grunwald as Benjamin (season 5).
- Brandy Norwood as Michelle, D-Mack's sister (season 5).
