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The Wayans Bros. (1995)
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The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that was aired from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.
Style: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, black cinema
Audience: kids
Plot: african american, black, black sitcom, urban, stoner, american culture, family relations, dating, sibling relationship, teenage love, success, college, bet, love and romance, interracial relations, couples, disorder, siblings relations, workplace, college life, workplace situations, friendship, house, security guard, best friend ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, manhattan, new york city

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, humorous, realistic and semi serious films and TV series with plots about african american, black, urban, american culture, family relations, black sitcom and friends mostly in Comedy, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like The Wayans Bros.: Everybody Hates Chris (2005), Marlon (2017), 227 (1985), The King of Queens (1998), Living Single (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Everybody Hates Chris is an American television narrative sitcom that depicts the troubled teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock while growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. The show is set between 1982 and 1987, but Rock ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, touching, witty ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: comedian, african american, teenage life, youth, sibling rivalry, misfit, family values, friendship, family life, parents and children, eccentric family, social relations ...
Time: 20th century, 2000s, 80s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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Marlon (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: A loving (but immature) father is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. While his misguided fatherly advice, unstoppable larger-than-life personality and unpredictable Internet superstardom might get in the way ...
Style: humorous, light, witty, mumblecore, sitcom
Audience: teens
Plot: family relations, african american, black, youth, marriage, rap, dialogue, lifestyle, black history, black sitcom, love, black cast ...
Place: usa
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227 (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: 227 is an American situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, until May 6, 1990. The series stars Marla Gibbs as a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife, Mary Jenkins. It was produced by Embassy ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, black cinema
Audience: family outing
Plot: african american, black, apartment building, black sitcom, best friend, friendship, black cast, black history, african, american culture, urban, neighbor ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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The King of Queens (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Three's definitely a crowd for parcel post deliveryman Doug Heffernan (Kevin James), whose newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur (Jerry Stiller), has moved in with him and his wife, Carrie (Leah Remini). Doug's no longer the king of his ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot: working class, living with parents, friendship, marital problem, father daughter relationship, family relations, family problems, workplace, friends, buddies, battle of the sexes, love and romance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Living Single (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, black cinema
Plot: black, urban, black sitcom, african american, black history, young heroes, black cast, women, strong female presence, chubby, girl power, african ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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A Different World (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Plot: african american, college, black, black sitcom, racism, education, blues, teenager, urban, girl, american culture, black history ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: usa
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The Tracy Morgan Show (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Tracy Morgan Show is an American sitcom that aired from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004 on NBC. The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 18 episodes.
Style: sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot: family relations, family life, black, workplace, working class, parents and children, family business, urban, friendship, african american, american culture, workplace situations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Jamie Foxx Show is an American television sitcom that aired on the WB Network from August 28, 1996 to January 14, 2001. The series stars Jamie Foxx, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan, Ellia English, and Garrett Morris.
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, black cinema
Plot: black, black sitcom, african american, urban, black cast, american culture, family business, hollywood, aspiring actor, wooing, workplace romance, workplace situations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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The Hughleys (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, touching, offbeat ...
Plot: black, african american, urban, american culture, family relations, society, suburbs, male female relationship, brother sister relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, friend ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Good Times (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive ...
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, retro ...
Plot: african american, black, family relations, ghetto, urban, parents and children, family life, young lovers, love and romance, suburban life, workplace romance, friendship ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: chicago, florida, usa
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38%
Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Malcolm & Eddie is an American television sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on the UPN Network, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: black, african american, roommate, urban, black sitcom, american culture, friendship, friendship between men, twentysomething life, disorder, friends, buddies ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: missouri, kansas, usa, kansas city
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The Parkers (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 20 min.
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Story: The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers features the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker. The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" ...
Style: sitcom, sweet, not serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot: college, black, african american, urban, american culture, parent child relationship, strong female presence, family relations, supportive parent, friends, social relations, couples ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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All of Us (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: All of Us is an American sitcom that premiered on the now-defunct UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. On October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of ...
Style: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: family relations, divorce, reporter, family life, couple relations, buddies, parents and children, black, african american, black sitcom, american culture, urban ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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The Jeffersons (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot: black, urban, black sitcom, maid, marriage, african american, drug, american culture, family affairs, black history, parents, mental health ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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Eve (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Eve is an American sitcom starring Eve, Jason Winston George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks and Sean Maguire. It aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006, with 66 episodes produced spanning 3 seasons. The ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, humorous, touching, sexy ...
Plot: dating, group of friends, couples, love and romance, blonde, seamstress, fashion designer, black, male female relationship, african american, urban, american culture ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
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Amen (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: black, church, african american, urban, american culture, black sitcom, religion, family relations, religions or cults, workplace, clergy, society ...
Time: 80s
Place: philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania
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In the House (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: 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 ...
Style: sitcom, sweet, realistic, semi serious, touching ...
Plot: black, african american, black sitcom, urban, american culture, family relations, football, misfit, down on your luck, fish out of water, clinic, ex athlete ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, los angeles
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37%
The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Steve Harvey Show is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan.
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, talky, feel good ...
Plot: black, african american, teachers and students, high school, urban, black sitcom, american culture, workplace, high school teacher, power relations, urban ghetto, friends ...
Time: 90s
Place: chicago, usa
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One on One (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from September 3, 2001 to May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: african american, high school, black, family relations, parents and children, coming of age, single parent, disorder, mischievous children, love and romance, high school life, singleness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, baltimore
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37%
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Half & Half (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, humorous, touching, realistic ...
Plot: sister sister relationship, dating, family relations, black, battle of the sexes, lifestyle, looking for love, couples, love and romance, culture clash, male female friendship, father daughter relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa, california
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36%
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night
Plot: family relations, african american, youth, teenager, black, culture clash, fish out of water, hip hop, misfit, eccentric family, siblings relations, verbal byplay ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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36%
What I Like About You (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Valerie Tyler is a 28-year-old organization freak who loves her 16-year-old sister Holly. Even if Holly is rambunctious. Spontaneous. Impulsive. Disconcerting. And definitely disorganized. Then Holly moves in with Val, and the sisters discover they ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, witty, humorous, light ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot: family relations, looking for love, roommate, sibling relationship, love and romance, youth, lifestyle, adolescence vs adulthood, first love, teenage life, sister sister relationship, couples ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Martin (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Martin is an American sitcom produced by HBO Independent Productions that aired for five seasons, from August 27, 1992 to May 1, 1997 on Fox. The show is both titled after and stars actor-comedian Martin Lawrence along with supporting characters ...
Style: sitcom, funny, parody, independent film, semi serious ...
Plot: african american, black, black sitcom, radio, urban, black cast, exodus, black girl, american culture, 40 year old, blues, friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: detroit, usa
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Cosby (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely based on the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The program stars Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashād, who previously worked ...
Style: sitcom, children's program, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: black, elderly, african american, american culture, blues, retirement, couple relations, lifestyle, aging, family relations, couples, retiring ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Barbershop (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Calvin Palmer is the owner of a barbershop on the Southside of Chicago. Reluctantly inheriting the neighborhood establishment and popular hangout from his father, he juggles his responsibilities to his clients, his family, and his community as a ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot: barbershop, workplace, hairdresser, family business, society, misfit, buddies, power relations, family relations, workplace situations, everyday life, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
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Kate & Allie (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, touching, feel good ...
Audience: kids
Plot: single mother, female friendship, feminist, best friend, single parent, family relations, friendship, roommate, strong female presence, battle of the sexes, gender, workplace ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
What's Happening!! (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series. With good ratings and reviews, and after the failure of several other shows on the network, ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: black, black sitcom, african american, high school, american culture, siblings, urban, coming of age, friendship between men, working class, teenage life, buddies ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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35%
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Girlfriends (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Girlfriends is an American comedy-drama sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008. The final episode aired on February 11, 2008. When Girlfriends returned ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: eligible bachelor, black, friendship, female friendship, lifestyle, love triangle, best friend, fall in love, couple relations, friends, up and down relationship, looking for love ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: indiana, california, los angeles
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The Geena Davis Show (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Geena Davis Show is an American sitcom starring Geena Davis. The show lasted one season on ABC.
Style: sitcom, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic
Plot: lifestyle, family life, couples, workplace, relationship vs career, love and romance, family relations, strong female presence, suburbs, event planner
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Gimme a Break! (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, melancholic ...
Plot: african american, single father, youth, family problems, parents and children, best friend, family relations, death in the family, family life, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage life, family business ...
Time: 80s
Place: california, new york, usa
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