| In the House | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Winifred Hervey |
| Starring | LL Cool J Maia Campbell Alfonso Ribeiro (1996-1999) Kim Wayans (1996-1999) Debbie Allen (1995-1996) Jeffery Wood (1995-1996) |
| Theme music composer | Quincy Jones III Theodore Miller |
| Composer(s) | Anthony Hale, Jr Theodore Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 76 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bob Burris Gary Hardwick Winifred Hervey Quincy Jones Michael Ware |
| Producer(s) | Walter Allen Bennett, Jr. Teri Schaffer Hick Michelle Jones Werner Walian |
| Running time | 22 mins. (approx) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC (1995-1996) UPN (1996-1999) |
| Original run | April 10, 1995 – August 11, 1999 |
In the House is an American sitcom that premiered on April 10, 1995 on NBC. The series moved to UPN after its second season where it remained for an additional three seasons until it was canceled on August 11, 1999. In the House starred LL Cool J and Maia Campbell.
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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 newly divorced single mother Jackie Warren (Debbie Allen) and her two children, Tiffany (Maia Campbell) and Austin (Jeffery Wood).[1]
After the second season, the series was retooled, becoming more adult oriented. Jackie and Austin both moved back East while Tiffany stayed with Marion to finish high school. Joining the cast for the third season was former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro as Dr. Maxwell "Max" Stanton and In Living Color cast member Kim Wayans as Tonia Harris. Both Maxwell and Tonia helped Marion manage the Los Angeles sports clinic he owns.[2]
In the House and Fresh Prince were both executive produced by Winifred Hervey, David Salzman and Quincy Jones. During the second season's first episode, Alfonso Ribeiro and Tatyana Ali appeared as their Fresh Prince characters (Carlton and Ashley Banks) in the crossover episode "Dog Catchers". Later that season, James Avery (Phillip Banks) appeared as a mediator in the episode "Love on a One-Way Street".
Lark Voorhies, who appeared as Mercedes Langford Maxwell Stanton's (Alfonso Ribeiro) girlfriend turned wife, also played Cindy, a character who was romantically involved with Ribeiro's Fresh Prince character Carlton Banks. In the Season 4 episode "My Pest Friend's Wedding", James Avery and Daphne Maxwell Reid (Vivian Banks) guest starred as Dr. Maxwell Stanton's parents. Both Avery and Reid portrayed the parents of Ribeiro's Fresh Prince character. Joseph Marcell, who played the wisecracking Geoffrey Butler on Fresh Prince, also appeared as an officiating minister in the same episode.
Supporting Cast
| Season | TV Season | Network | Ratings Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | NBC | #44[3] | 11.1[3] |
| 2 | 1995–1996 | NBC | #59[4] | 9.4[4] |
| 3 | 1996–1997 | UPN | #189[5] | 3.3[5] |
| 4 | 1997–1998 | UPN | #152[6] | 2.8[6] |
| 5 | 1999 | UPN | N/A | N/A |
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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| 1996 | Young Artist Awards | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten - Television | Jeffery Wood |
| Best Performance by a Young Actress - TV Comedy Series | Maia Campbell | |||
| NAACP Image Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | John Amos | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | LL Cool J | |||
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| 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | LL Cool J | ||
| 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | LL Cool J | ||
| Won | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Alfonso Ribeiro | ||
| 1999 | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Alfonso Ribeiro | |
| 1997 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series | Art Busch (For episode "Curse of the Hill House") |