After Pops takes Marlon's advice, he gets into an argument with Mom's and she kicks him out of the house causing Pop's to move in with Shawn and Marlon

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Afro Cab

Wed, Feb 22, 1995

The brothers start a cab company which is soon in financial trouble.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Shawn-Shank Redemption

Wed, Mar 1, 1995

Marlon and Shawn get arrested for unpaid parking tickets.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ ER

Wed, Mar 15, 1995

Marlon goes to the E.R. after accidentally sitting on a staple gun, then he has to use Shawn's insurance to see a doctor.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Poppa-Cabana

Wed, Mar 22, 1995

Seeing a golden financial opportunity, Marlon and Shawn turn the diner into a high-priced nightclub when Pops goes out of town, leaving Marlon the diner.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!

Wed, May 3, 1995

Shawn and Marlon are promised jobs as supers by their obnoxious slumlord (guest star Sherman Hensley).

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Pulp Marion

Wed, May 10, 1995

Marlon and Shawn are placed on a mob hit list because of Marlon's dream girl's jealous husband (guest star Paula Jai Parker).

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Brazilla vs. Rodney

Wed, May 24, 1995

Shawn convinces Marlon to take a demeaning job as Rodney the roach for extra cash.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Go to be there

Sun, Jun 30, 1996

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17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Take care of Two Brothers

Mon, Aug 7, 2023

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1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Shawn Takes a New Stand

Wed, Sep 6, 1995

Shawn loses his job as a delivery driver and decides to open a newsstand in the lobby of the Neidermyer building

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Fatal Subtraction

Wed, Sep 13, 1995

When Shawn's girlfriend (guest star Garcelle Beauvais) showers him with gifts, Marlon sees her as controlling.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Blood Is Thicker Than Watercolor

Wed, Sep 20, 1995

Marlon is "discovered" as an Artist which goes to his head. Shawn tries to keep him grounded, but it's not easy.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Two Men and a Baby

Wed, Sep 27, 1995

Shawn and Marlon find a baby on the doorstep with a note claiming one of them the father.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Loot

Wed, Oct 4, 1995

Shawn and Marlon find $100,000 stashed in a garbage bag and debates it's destiny.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Liar's Club

Wed, Oct 11, 1995

Marlon tells Monique his true feelings about her while she's pretending to be married to Shawn.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Scared Straight

Wed, Oct 25, 1995

Marlon and Shawn try to prove to their pops ghosts don't exist.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Head of State

Wed, Nov 8, 1995

When the President is expected to stop by Pop's diner for a bathroom pit stop, Marlon has high hopes to be able to shake his hand.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Sting

Wed, Nov 15, 1995

Shawn loses the newsstand to T.C. in a card game and issues a new challenge with Pop's diner as the prize.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Think Fast

Wed, Nov 22, 1995

Marlon and Shawn face archrivals in a basketball match.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Farmer's Daughter

Wed, Nov 29, 1995

Shawn and Marlon's cousin Sheila gets dumped by her fiance so the guys decide to give her a make over which back fires

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Psycho Santa

Wed, Dec 20, 1995

Santa's loading a gun and checking it twice, then taking Pop's and the boys hostage for not showing any Christmas spirit. He's only a part-time dress up Santa, but the gun is for real.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Getting It

Wed, Jan 10, 1996

After becoming desperately lonely men, Shawn and Marlon head to a church bazaar in search of women.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Who's in Charge Here?

Wed, Jan 31, 1996

Shawn and Marlon are forced to take over operations at the diner when Pops succumbs to the flu.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ The Odd Couples

Wed, Feb 7, 1996

Marlon and Shawn grow tired of each other's bad habits, forcing them to seek out others to room with.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Hearts and Flowers

Wed, Feb 14, 1996

Marlon steals Shawn's girl.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Love letter

Wed, Feb 21, 1996

Shawn and Marlon dream of fame when they help Pops host a cooking segment on the "Ken and Kiki Show".

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ A Hero's Story

Wed, Feb 28, 1996

Marlon steals Shawn's recognition after saving a kid from being hit.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ It Takes a Thief

Wed, Mar 13, 1996

When Dee falls for a con man, a smooth-talking jewelry salesman, who rips off lonely single women, Shawn and Marlon must find a way to open her eyes before the wedding.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ New Lease on Life

Wed, May 1, 1996

Shawn's landlady makes a pass at him and Shawn must decide how to deal with the unwanted attention.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Mama, I Wanna Act

Wed, May 8, 1996

Marlon decides acting is in his future and wants to get out of the newsstand business. Los Angeles Clippers Brent Barry guest stars.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Trial and Error

Wed, May 15, 1996

After breaking his leg in a fall at the newsstand, Marlon decides to sue Shawn for his injuries.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Grandma's in the Hiz-House

Wed, Sep 4, 1996

Shawn and Marlon let Grandma live with them, then finds she's overbearing.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Unbrotherly Love

Wed, Sep 11, 1996

It's girl troubles for Shawn when his girlfriend decides Marlon is more her type.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Movin' on Up

Wed, Sep 18, 1996

Shawn sees a new side of himself as he discovers his street-self.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Gots to Have a J.O.B.

Wed, Sep 25, 1996

Marlon lands a commercial role but finds it exploits African-Americans.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Trippin'

Wed, Oct 2, 1996

Marlon must decide which lucky person will share his prize winnings--a trip for two to Bermuda.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Drama for Yo' Mama

Wed, Oct 9, 1996

Dee's letter is selected as the winner in a magazine contest.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Family Business

Wed, Oct 16, 1996

Pop's loans his brother Nate money to start a trucking business, but Nate goes into the catering business instead.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ An Officer and a Homegirl

Wed, Nov 6, 1996

Marlon takes a romantic interest in Dee's sister Natalie only to be rejected.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ The Return of the Temptones

Wed, Nov 13, 1996

After Shawn and Marlon find Pops' old diary, they decide to reunite his favorite group the Temptones.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Goin' to the Net

Wed, Nov 20, 1996

Marlon interferes with a thrill-seeking woman while trolling the Internet for love.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Do the Wrong Thing

Wed, Nov 27, 1996

Marlon has trouble finding an acting job so Shawn decides to become his agent, but he quickly finds out how difficult it can get.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Boyz in the Woods

Wed, Jan 8, 1997

Marlon and Shawn's idea of getting back to nature while camping makes Pops feel rejected.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Life Without Marlon

Wed, Jan 15, 1997

When Marlon gambles away the money for pops birthday gift he wishes he was never born and it comes true.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Unusual Suspects

Wed, Jan 22, 1997

Marlon and Shawn gets T.C. arrested after their apartment was robbed.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Goodbye Mr. Gibbs

Wed, Jan 29, 1997

When Shawn and Marlon are invited to their mean old high school teachers birthday party they decide to get a little pay back with a stink bomb for a gift and he suddenly dies.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Risky Bid-ness

Wed, 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.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Pops' Secret

Wed, Feb 12, 1997

The brothers suspect Pops is having an affair when he starts dressing up in fine clothes and staying out late.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ I Do...

Wed, Feb 19, 1997

The neighborhood bully (guest star Bernie Mac) forces Marlon to marry his sister.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Dee's Baby Daddy

Wed, Feb 26, 1997

After performing an emergency delivery Dee realizes she wants her own child and turns to Shawn, Marlon and Pops for help.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ The Black Widower

Wed, Apr 30, 1997

Shawn and Marlon tries to save Grandma from a killer.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Say It Ain't So, Marlon

Wed, May 7, 1997

When baseball player Kenny Lofton visits Marlon and Shawn recall when the three of them were Little Leaguers.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Marlon Goes on the Road

Wed, May 14, 1997

Marlon lands a role in a play with singer Keith Sweat and Shawn feels left behind when Marlon's play goes on tour.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Marlon's Return

Wed, Sep 17, 1997

Marlon shares the stage with music star Keith Sweat (appearing as himself).

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Prom Fright

Wed, Sep 24, 1997

Shawn blames all his relationship problems on Kelly, who stood him up at the prom eight years earlier.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Pops' Daughter

Wed, Oct 1, 1997

Shawn and Marlon become jealous when a mysterious visitor tells Pops that she's his daughter.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Stand Up Guy

Wed, Oct 8, 1997

Marlon becomes a stand-up comedian.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Unspoken Token

Wed, Oct 15, 1997

When Shawn discovers his employment was based on the color of his skin, he dreams about a simpler life.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Odd Man Out

Wed, Oct 22, 1997

Marlon discovers Shawn's old buddy is a deadbeat.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Pops' Last Hurrah

Wed, Nov 5, 1997

Shawn and Marlon believes Pops is dying so they arrange for him to meet singer Gloria Gaynor.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ I Was En Vogue's Love Slave

Wed, Nov 12, 1997

Marlon gets sued by En Vouge for telling lies about them in a magazine.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Can I Get a Witness?

Wed, Nov 19, 1997

Marlon witnesses a bank robbery and his cooperation with the police puts him in danger.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Ted's Revenge

Wed, Dec 10, 1997

A former co-worker now an Internal Revenue Service agent, threatens Shawn.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ All in the Family Feud

Wed, Jan 14, 1998

Marlon's letter-writing campaign gets the Williams family on a TV game show, but Shawn thinks Marlon should stay home.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Raging Marlon

Wed, Jan 21, 1998

Marlon accidently challenges a boxing champion(guest star Hector "Macho" Camacho) to a fight.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ The Son of Marlon

Wed, Jan 28, 1998

Marlon begins dating a single mother and finds he has a lot in common with her 7-year old son (guest star Jeremy Suarez).

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Dee's Dee-lemma

Wed, Feb 4, 1998

Shawn and Marlon takes Dee's new boyfriend out for a night on the town.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Independence Day

Wed, Feb 11, 1998

Marlon is tricked into signing a lease for a tenement apartment then asks Shawn to help him get out of it.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Help a Brother Out

Wed, Feb 18, 1998

Marlon's research for an audition leads to a homeless man moving in with him.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ The Rich Girl

Wed, Feb 25, 1998

Shawn worries that Pops will embarrass him when he meets his rich girlfriend's father. (Else Neal and Tucker Smallwood guest star.)

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Busta Saves the Day

Wed, Mar 4, 1998

Shawn and Marlon gets arrested for scalping tickets for a Busta Rhymes concert.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Talk Is Cheap

Wed, Apr 29, 1998

Shawn and Marlon go on "The Jerry Springer Show" and end up battling over Marlon's girlfriend.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Bringing It All Back Home

Wed, May 6, 1998

Shawn and Marlon plot to keep Pops from selling the family house by making it less marketable.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Recipe for Success

Wed, May 13, 1998

Pops' famous chilli contains dog food.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Fire!

Wed, May 20, 1998

After Shawn is swindled by a business agent, Marlon takes an acting gig to help his brother.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Episode #4.23

Wed, Jun 30, 1999

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1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Brother Can You Spare a Dime?

Fri, Sep 18, 1998

Marlon's new role as the breadwinner goes to his head, making life miserable for Shawn.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Six Degrees of Marlon

Fri, Sep 25, 1998

Shawn manages Marlon's sitcom deal.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Pops' Campaign

Thu, Oct 1, 1998

Pops challenges a politician running for councilman and insists on avoiding a mudslinging campaign.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Romeo & J'Leeta

Thu, Oct 8, 1998

Shawn romances the daughter of Pops rival.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Ho's on First

Thu, Oct 15, 1998

Marlon's new girlfriend has a bad reputation.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Escorting Ain't Easy

Thu, Oct 29, 1998

Shawn starts a escort service employing his male friends and family.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ The Kiss

Thu, Nov 5, 1998

Shawn and Dee go to a Missy Elliot concert.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ The High Life

Thu, Nov 12, 1998

Shawn suspects Marlon's new movie-star friend is having a bad influence on his brother.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Misery

Thu, Nov 19, 1998

Marlon pursues a woman (guest star Kim Whitley) who becomes his biggest fan.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Marlon Joins a Cult

Thu, Dec 10, 1998

Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ A Country Christmas

Thu, Dec 17, 1998

Cousin Sheila invites the family for a country Christmas on the farm.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Green Card

Thu, Jan 14, 1999

Shawn agrees to marry a woman who needs a husband to avoid deportation.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Big Brother

Thu, Jan 21, 1999

Shawn gets more than he bargained for when he tries to impress Marlon by getting a "little brother".

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Saving Private Marlon

Thu, Jan 28, 1999

Marlon gets tricked into enlisting when he researches a military role.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Jump!

Thu, Feb 4, 1999

Marlon and Shawn's joking about Dee's competence as a security guard backfires.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Pops Gets Evicted

Thu, Feb 11, 1999

Shawn is excited about the revamping of his newsstand's building until he realizes that Pops' diner is not included.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Crazy 4 U

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Marlon and Shawn ignores Pops' advice when he tells them not to fight over a woman.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Hip Hop Pops

Thu, Feb 25, 1999

Marlon and Shawn's surprise party for Pops' 50th birthday only depresses Pops.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Everybody Loves Shawn

Thu, Apr 29, 1999

Marlon is called back to appear on "Everybody Loves Everybody" but bringing Shawn proves to be a mistake.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Dream Girl

Thu, May 6, 1999

When pop star Sasha(guest star Paula Abdul) visits, Shawn's laid-back demeanor triumphs over Marlon's excessive enthusiasm.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Three on a Couch

Thu, May 13, 1999

Shawn feels unsuccessful after an encounter with an old friend (guest star Ski-Ter Jones); Marlon and Pops recall bad memories.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Rope-a-Dope

Thu, May 20, 1999

When Marlon and Shawn auction of boxing memorabilia, boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. (guest starring as himself) is a bidder.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Long vacation

Sun, Jul 30, 2023

Shawn and marlon go on a long vacation they hang out together.