Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1995
Shawn and Marlon's latest scheme becomes a hair-raising nightmare when they take over the manufacture and marketing of a grooming product called "Goop, Hair It Is." Gary Coleman and Garrett Morris guest star as themselves. Pops: John Witherspoon. Lisa: Lela Rochon. Marlon: Marlon Wayans. Shawn: Shawn Wayans.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1995
When Marlon is mistaken for athlete John Starkes, he ends up with Starkes' first class airplane tickets.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1995
When Marlon decides to go into modeling, Shawn wants a piece of the action too.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1995
Marlon's pesky interference in Shawn and Lisa's relationship causes the couple a lot of tension. Marlon tries to correct the situation by sending them on a romantic ferry ride together.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1995
Shawn helps Marlon woo a sophisticated woman, but complications develop when she gets suspicious.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1995
When Pops moves in with Shawn and Marlon, it's just like when they were kids--a little too much so.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1995
Shawn and Marlon start their own taxi company but soon find a few roadblocks to success.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1995
When Shawn and Marlon buy an expensive piece of jewelry instead of paying their outstanding traffic tickets, big trouble follows.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1995
Marlon pretends to be Shawn to get treated at the hospital, but the plan becomes complicated when the doctor turns out to be Lisa's father, who is anxious to meet Shawn.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1995
Pops takes a vacation in Atlantic City, but leaving the diner in Marlon's care is an even bigger gamble. GARRETT MORRIS guest stars as Uncle Leon.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: May 3, 1995
Shawn and Marlon get unexpected results when they complain to their obnoxious landlord (SHERMAN HEMSLEY - "The Jeffersons").
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: May 10, 1995
Marlon's got a sexy new girlfriend--but she's got a dangerous secret that gets him and Shawn in big trouble.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 24, 1995
When Shawn and Marlon start a children's entertainment business, they meet some tough competition.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 6, 1995
Shawn buys the building's newsstand and hires Marlon--with disastrous results.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 13, 1995
Shawn finds his perfect woman, but Marlon tries to convince him that she's not what she seems.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1995
Marlon gets discovered by an art patron and creates his own unique paintings.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1995
Shawn and Marlon find a baby on their doorstep--and one of them might be its father!
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 4, 1995
Everyone wants to split the huge stash of money they find in the building--but the owner may still come get it.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 11, 1995
Marlon gets jealous when Monique pretends to be married to Shawn to impress her competitive ex-boyfriend.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1995
Shawn and Marlon play a Halloween prank on Pops, but when terrible things begin to happen around the building, they wonder if they offended an evil spirit.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1995
Marlon is excited that U.S. President Clinton might visit the diner. The guys meet the building's tough new security guard.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1995
Shawn loses the newsstand in a poker game and relies on Pops to get him out of trouble.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1995
Shawn and Marlon get the chance to beat their rivals at basketball, but Marlon's attitude doesn't help.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1995
Shawn and Marlon try to change their country cousin into a hip city girl.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1995
A gunman demands that everyone in the building show some Christmas spirit.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1996
Shawn meets his perfect woman--but problems arise when he wants to get intimate with her.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1996
With Pops sick, Shawn and Marlon reluctantly operate the diner.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1996
Shawn and Marlon argue and try living with different roommates.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1996
Dee thinks that Pops loves her, and Shawn has no date for his own Valentine's Day party.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1996
White Mike asks Shawn to ghost write a love letter for him to Tatiana, the new waitress at Pops' diner. The letter gets into Dee's hands and she mistakenly believes Shawn left it there for her. The letter continues to be inadvertently passed around the lobby, with each recipient jumping to the wrong conclusions.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1996
Shawn and Marlon help Pops host a television cooking show.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Feb 28, 1996
Shawn heroically saves a boy's life--but Marlon gets all the credit.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1996
Shawn and Marlon must protect Dee from an amorous con man.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 1, 1996
The beautiful building owner wants something special from Shawn in order to renew his newsstand lease.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 8, 1996
Marlon catches the acting bug and neglects the newsstand, angering Shawn, who thinks he's acting like a fool. Stacey: Roxanne Beckford. Lovejoy: Faizon Love. T.C.: Phill Lewis. Pops: John Witherspoon.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: May 15, 1996
When Marlon slips in some spilled coffee and injures himself, he sues Shawn.
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 4, 1996
Shawn and Marlon's Grandma (JA'NET DU BOIS) moves into their apartment and their lives. Special appearance by DIONNE WARWICK.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 11, 1996
Shawn behaves ridiculously to get back a woman who likes Marlon better.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1996
In order to impress a famous businessman, Shawn pretends to be highly successful and shuns Marlon.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1996
Marlon's budding acting career gets a boost when he stars in a series of liquor commercials, but causes a stir when he portrays a sterotypical ghetto thug.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1996
Marlon wins a trip for two to the Bahamas--and Shawn, Pops and Grandma all want to go with him.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1996
The brothers fabricate a story of hardship to win a magazine contest--and now the magazine wants to meet their pitiful family.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1996
Pop's furious when Uncle Nate parks his lunch truck across from the diner, stealing business. Antonio Fargas guest stars.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1996
Marlon and Dee's sister are in love--and Dee is horrified.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1996
Pop and his old singing group reunites for an attempt at a comeback. Jazzmun guest stars.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1996
Marlon meets a risk-taking woman via the computer, while Shawn dates an older woman despite his family's disapproval. PAM GRIER guest stars.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1996
Shawn derails Marlon's acting career when he becomes his agent.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1997
Wanting to have quality time with his sons, Pops invites them on a camping trip. But the brothers try to combine the family outing with a party--and women.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1997
Marlon gambles away the money he collected for Pops' birthday gift and feels like a failure, until an angel reveals what life would be like without Marlon.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1997
The brothers' home is burglarized--and Marlon thinks T.C. is the crook.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1997
Shawn and Marlon think they accidentally killed their former teacher.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1997
Shawn dreams of success when he's hired at an ad agency, but his boss promptly steals his first slogan. Erik Estrada guest stars.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1997
When Pops behaves suspiciously, the brothers follow him and conclude that he's having an affair.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1997
Marlon proposes to his girlfriend when her threatening brother suggests this would be a good idea. Bernie Mac and Michael Clarke Duncan guest star.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1997
Dee wants a baby--and she wants Shawn as the dad.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1997
To avoid being Grandma's constant companions, the brothers find her a man--but their matchmaking suddenly gets dangerous. ("Batman" TV series) makes a special appearance.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: May 7, 1997
Marlon is out for revenge when he encounters a Little League rival he feels ruined his chances for big-league glory. Kenny Lofton guest stars.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 14, 1997
Marlon gets a part in a national musical, ruining Shawn's plans to expand the "Williams Brothers News."
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1997
Marlon's ego creates problems between him and his family and friends. Singer KEITH SWEAT guest stars.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1997
Shawn is forced to confront his feelings towards relationship commitments. Marlon helps him understand his attitude by reliving a past experience.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1997
Could a new girl in town be Pops' long-lost daughter? Or is the diner under surveillance by the health department?
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1997
Marlon learns that success may prove difficult when his comedy act insults his friends and family. DAVID LEISURE guest stars.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1997
Shawn's new job with a high-tech government research company seems too good to be true. JA'NET DUBOIS, BERNADETTE STANIS and JOHNNY BROWN guest star, reprising their roles from "Good Times."
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1997
Shawn's old high school friend comes to town for a visit, and Marlon questions his intentions.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1997
Believing that Pops is dying, Marlon and Shawn arrange for him to meet his favorite entertainer. Disco diva GLORIA GAYNOR guest stars as herself.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1997
Marlon meets his dream girls, singing group EN VOGUE (themselves), but ends up in a multimillion dollar lawsuit.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1997
Marlon and his family are in danger when Marlon is asked to testify against a notorious criminal.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1997
Shawn's got trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, thanks to his old enemy Ted, who seeks vengeance against him.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1998
The Williams are chosen for a TV game show, but Pops and Shawn bring in a ringer - Dee - to replace Marlon. Fred Willard guest stars.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1998
Marlon inadvertently challenges a professional boxer to a fight. HECTOR "MACHO" CAMACHO guest stars.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1998
Marlon surprises everyone when he proposes to a woman with a son.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1998
When Dee wants her mild-mannered dentist boyfriend to loosen up, Shawn and Marlon transform him into a wild man.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1998
Yearning for independence, Marlon moves into his own apartment but gets tricked into signing a 10-year lease.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1998
Marlon befriends a homeless man as research for a movie audition, only to have the man move in with him--much to Shawn's chagrin.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1998
Shawn's integrity is in question when he dates someone outside of his social group.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1998
Marlon and Shawn sell tickets to a rap concert to raise money for Dee's church. But the plan goes awry, and it's up to rapper BUSTA RHYMES (himself) to rescue the bumbling brothers.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1998
On "The Jerry Springer Show," Marlon and Shawn argue over a woman. Talk-show host JERRY SPRINGER (himself) guest stars.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: May 6, 1998
Pops wants to sell the family home against Shawn and Marlon's wishes.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: May 15, 1998
Pops' famous chili impresses everyone--even the Pope. Only Shawn and Marlon know what gives it a unique flavor.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: May 20, 1998
After losing his business to an embezzler, Shawn and his family are questioned about a suspicious fire that destroys the newsstand.
Season 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1998
Brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams experience a reversal of fortune that changes the balance of power between them.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1998
As Marlon's agent, Shawn gets unexpected results when he convinces the producers of his brother's sitcom to change Marlon's unintelligent character.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1998
Shawn and Marlon convince Pops to challenge a corrupt politician (RONNIE SCHELL) up for reelection.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1998
Shawn angers his father by dating the daughter of Pops' rival, while Marlon becomes "favorite son" by helping Pops plot revenge.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1998
When Marlon vows not to let his new girlfriend's promiscuous past affect him. But will he succeed?
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1998
Shawn starts his own male-escort service for women.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1998
Friends Shawn and Dee fear they may have consummated their relationship after attending a concert together. Hip-hop artists MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT and NICOLE WRAY guest star as themselves.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1998
In this powerful episode about the repercussions of drug experimentation, Marlon is too star-struck to resist smoking marijuana with a famous movie star (NICK SPANO).
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1998
When Marlon receives a fan letter, Shawn warns him not to meet the sender.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1998
The family has to rescue Marlon when he accidentally joins a cult, thinking it was an intensive acting seminar. Gary Coleman guest stars.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1998
A visit to a cousin's (KIM WAYANS) farm down South teaches the brothers the true meaning of Christmas.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1999
After marrying an illegal alien for $10,000, Shawn angers Marlon when he moves the woman and her family into the brothers' apartment.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1999
Marlon and Shawn each volunteer to mentor a "little brother" from the "Help a Brother Out" program--with varying results.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1999
While doing research at the local military base for a role in a war movie, Marlon unknowingly enlists in the army.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1999
After unintentionally assisting in getting Dee suspended from her job, Shawn and Marlon risk their lives to save it.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1999
When his proposal for revamping the building that houses the newsstand earns Shawn a leading position on the project, will he evict Pops?
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1999
Shawn and Marlon are both "crazy" about a psychiatrist (SHARI HEADLEY), but she thinks only one of them is truly insane.
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1999
When Marlon and Shawn take Pops to a dance club on his 50th birthday, they unleash a monster.
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1999
When Shawn gets a small role on Marlon's sitcom and becomes the focus of the show, will the writers kill off Marlon's character?
Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: May 6, 1999
When Shawn dates a superstar (singer PAULA ABDUL), she only wants him as a father.
Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: May 13, 1999
When Shawn blames Pops and Marlon for his own lack of success, the three Williams men seek help from a family therapist. Clips from past episodes highlight this episode directed by series star MARLON WAYANS.
Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: May 20, 1999
After selling Pops' collection of boxing memorabilia to middleweight champion ROY JONES, JR. (himself), the brothers scheme to get it back.