Sister, Sister (1994–1999)

Tia and Tamera Mowry are twins separated at birth who learn of each other and come back together in their teen years.

Creators:

Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert, Fred Shafferman

Stars:

Jackée Harry, Tim Reid, Tia Mowry-Hardrict

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jackée Harry	...	Lisa Landry (120 episodes, 1994-1999)
Tim Reid	...	Ray Campbell (120 episodes, 1994-1999)
Tia Mowry-Hardrict	...	Tia Landry (120 episodes, 1994-1999)
Tamera Mowry-Housley	...	Tamera Campbell (120 episodes, 1994-1999)
Marques Houston	...	Roger Evans (97 episodes, 1994-1999)

Storyline

Tia and Tamera Mowry play twins who were separated at birth and by chance meet each other in a shopping mall. Ray Campbell, Tamera's adopted father, is very different from Tia's adopted mother, Lisa Landry, but the twins don't want to be separated so Ray and Lisa end up living together. The series often focuses on the trouble the twins get into due to their identical appearance and the love-hate relationship between Lisa and Ray.

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Plot Keywords:

twins | teen | twins separated at birth | breaking the fourth wall | friendship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cosas de hermanas

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Passe Entertainment, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (120 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the 1994-1995 season, the show ran on the ABC Television Network. However, at the end of the second season, the network canceled the show despite consistently winning it's time slot and being one of the highest rated shows on Friday nights. At that time, The WB Network just launched and picked up the show for the remainder of its run, from 1995-1999. It used to run at the 8:00 PM Sunday night time slot.

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Quotes

Ray: Money doesn't grow on trees
Tamera: Yeah if it did, I'd be outside rakin'.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Peter's Two Dads (2007)

User Reviews

Tia & Tamera are Fine!

What *is* it with you people? Nearly everyone who has reviewed this show has blasted it beyond belief.

Yes - it was corny... it was a family show.

Yes - it was sacchrine and unrealistic... it was a family show.

Yes - it was "The Black Full House"... it was brought in just as Full House was beginning to dwindle in the ratings, but it was more than that.

The simple premise of twin girls separated at birth by completely different parents and then brought back together under coincidental circumstances obviously proved too pathetic to most IMDb reviewers.

Twins Tia and Tamera showed promise - they fine actresses, both good-looking and both can sing.

Although Tim Reid as Ray was a drip, Marques Houston as Roger was great, while Jaquee Harry (Lisa) is an absolute legend! This was a good show, so don't be tryin' to tell me otherwise.