My Brother and Me

Not to be confused with My Brother, My Brother and Me.

For the album by Ying Yang Twins, see My Brother & Me.

My Brother and Me is an American sitcom, created by Ilunga Adell and Calvin Brown Jr., that originally aired on Nickelodeon. My Brother and Me is about the Parkers, a family living in the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina.

My Brother and Me
Genre	Slice of life Family sitcom
Created by	Ilunga Adell Calvin Brown, Jr.
Written by	Ilunga Adell Demetrius A. Bady Bootsie Calvin Brown, Jr. Donelle Q. Buck Bobby Crawford Merrie Dudley Angella Harris Fred Johnson J. Stanford Parker
Directed by	Arlando Smith Adam Weissman
Starring	Arthur Reggie III Ralph Woolfolk IV Jimmy Lee Newman, Jr. Aisling Sistrunk Karen E. Fraction Jim R. Coleman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Calvin Brown, Jr. Ilunga Adell Bonnie Burns
Production locations	Nickelodeon Studios, Orlando, Florida
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production company	Burns & Burns
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) – January 15, 1995 (1995-01-15)

It premiered on October 15, 1994, and ended on January 15, 1995, with a total of 13 episodes over the course of one season. In June 2014, Nickelodeon released My Brother & Me: The Complete Series as a two-disc manufacture on demand (MOD) release through Amazon in region 1. Production on the series wrapped in August 1994.

Cast

Main

• 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

Recurring

• Stefan J. Wernli as Donnell Wilburn
• Amanda Seales as Deonne Wilburn
• Keith "Bubba" Naylor as Harry White
• Kym Whitley as Mrs. Pickney
• Willie Brunson as Moo Berry
• Florence Anthony as Aunt Helen
• Vanessa Baden as Janie
• Avis Marie Barnes as Mrs. Wilburn

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Nobody's Baby"	Arlando Smith	Donnelle Buck	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)	105
2	"Partners"	Adam Weissman	Donnelle Buck	October 23, 1994 (1994-10-23)	101
3	"Dance"	Adam Weissman	Ilunga Adell	October 30, 1994 (1994-10-30)	102
4	"A Stranger Among Us"	Susan Dansby	Fred Johnson	November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06)	103
5	"The Bully"	Arlando Smith	Fred Johnson	November 13, 1994 (1994-11-13)	106
6	"The Candy Sale"	Arlando Smith	Demetrius A. Bady & Calvin Brown, Jr.	November 20, 1994 (1994-11-20)	107
7	"Hit the Open Man"	Arlando Smith	J. Stanford Parker	December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04)	108
8	"Real Men Don't Wear Tights"	Arlando Smith	Bobby Crawford & Fred Johnson	December 11, 1994 (1994-12-11)	109
9	"The Surprise"	Arlando Smith	Ilunga Adell & Angela Harris	December 18, 1994 (1994-12-18)	110
10	"The Quest for Kendall's Autograph"	Arlando Smith	Calvin Brown Jr.	December 31, 1994 (1994-12-31)	104
11	"Sensitive Goo"	Adam Weissman	Donnelle Buck & Merrie Dudley	January 1, 1995 (1995-01-01)	111
12	"The Joke's On You"	Adam Weissman	Demetrius A. Bady & Calvin Brown, Jr.	January 8, 1995 (1995-01-08)	112
13	"The Hair Cut"	Adam Weissman	Ilunga Adell & Calvin Brown, Jr.	January 15, 1995 (1995-01-15)	113

Cancellation

The show was Nickelodeon's first series featuring a predominantly black cast and ran for 13 episodes. In a 2007 interview, Ralph Woolfolk IV, who played Dee Dee, stated that the show was canceled due to disagreements between the producers and creators of the show; the two parties had different visions for the show, which caused a major fallout.

Home media

"My Brother and Me: The Complete Series" was released on June 23, 2014, exclusively on Amazon.com. This release contains two discs. It is published on demand onto DVD-Rs. All My Brother and Me episodes can be found on iTunes.

Awards and nominations

In 1996 and 1997, My Brother and Me was nominated for the NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special).

External links

• My Brother and Me at IMDb
• Retro Junk – My Brother and Me
• My Brother and Me at TV Tango