My Brother and Me
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| My Brother and Me | |
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 Title card from the show "My Brother and Me" |
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| Format | Family Sitcom |
| Created by | Calvin Brown Jr. Ilunga Adell |
| Starring | Arthur Reggie III Ralph Woolfolk IV Jimmy Lee Newman Jr. Aisling Sistrunk Karen E. Fraction Jim R. Coleman |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes (incl. commercials) |
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| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | October 15, 1994 – February 2, 1995 |
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My Brother and Me is a sitcom on Nickelodeon that premiered on, October 15, 1994 and ran for a total of 1 season. The show was about an African American family living in the West Side of Charlotte, North Carolina, who experience the highs and lows of everyday life. Jennifer and Roger Parker had two sons, Alfie and Dee Dee. Alfie was the cool elder brother and Dee Dee was the younger brother, who always followed Alfie around. The family also had a smarter, older daughter named Melanie. Another main character of the show was Alfie's best friend Milton 'Goo' Berry.
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[edit] Catchphrases
A common (though unofficial) catchphrase used in the show by multiple characters was "Don't hold your breath!" This was a typical response to an outlandish suggestion by another character (for example, Goo asking Melanie for a kiss). Another common catchphrase would occur when Dee Dee would interrupt Goo in whatever story he was telling, and promptly after Goo telling Dee Dee off, he would say, "Now, before I was SO RUDELY interrupted...." and would continue onward with his story. This occurrence happened quite a lot on the show. There was also the use of the phrase "you didn't say Fuzzy Wuzzy" when Dee Dee would convince Alfie to play the Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear Game.
[edit] Awards
In 1996 and 1997, My Brother and Me was nominated for the NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special).
[edit] Interior monologues
The show extensively used interior monologues. Almost every episode featured the character's "thoughts," usually overreacted responses to something another character said. This was especially prevalent in scenes revolving around the boys' father (Jim Coleman), who frequently told painfully boring stories about his brother, the kids' uncle Lawrence and forced the kids to endure his favorite dish, Mumbo-jumbo gumbo. Another feature in the series was the over-exaggerated canned laughter.
[edit] Cancellation
It was always believed that the show never caught on when figuring out why the series only lasted 13 episodes. Ralph Woolfolk explained in an interview that the show was canceled due to disagreements between the producers and creators of the show, a second season was planned but the two parties had different visions for the show that caused a major fallout. [1] Reruns continued to air on the network for several years after the cancellation.
[edit] Cast
- Arthur Reggie III as Alfred "Alfie" Parker
- Ralph Woolfolk IV as Derek "Dee Dee" Parker
- Jimmy Lee Newman Jr. as Milton "Goo" Berry
- Aisling Sistrunk as Melanie Parker
- Karen E. Fraction as Jennifer Parker
- Jim R. Coleman as Roger Parker
- Stefan Wernli as Donnell Wilbur
- Amanda Seales as Deonne Wilbur
- Christopher Guerriero as Milton Garcia
- Bubba Naylor as Harry White
[edit] References
- ^ "Ralph Woolfolk Interview" in the "CAU Panther Student newspaper" Nov. 2007
