The Primetime, Non-Animated Black-centric Sitcom: From Today to the 70's
A 70's Child's virtual retrospective from "Reed Between The Lines" (2011) to "Barefoot In The Park" (1970).
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- CreatorKellie R. GriffinStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerNadji JeterZoé HendrixPsychologist Carla Reed and Professor Alex Reed balance their professional lives as doctors and personal lives in a blended family with three kids.
- CreatorJeff GreensteinJennifer WeinerStarsRaven-SymonéMajandra DelfinoLoretta DevineGeorgia Chamberlain, a confident aspiring actress with a larger-than-life personality, moves to the city from the South in order to make it on Broadway. Along with her quirky best friend and science-geek Jo, she'll pursue her acting dreams as she tackles part-time jobs and countless auditions, often with hilarious results.
- CreatorBentley Kyle EvansStarsMark Adair-RiosBresha WebbAlphonso McAuleyA young woman looks for a second chance at life by obtaining her real estate license, but when her brother moves in, her whole life is turned upside down.
- CreatorJacque EdmondsStarsBert BelascoJoyful DrakeNadine EllisCouples navigate the highs and lows of modern relationships in this romantic-comedy series.
- CreatorAli LeRoiStarsShad MossTerry CrewsEssence AtkinsBased on the hit film, centers on the blended Kingston-Persons of Seattle facing the challenges of everyday life in a new blended family.
- CreatorDavid FlebotteStarsSherri ShepherdKali RochaTammy TownsendIt's not just a comedy...it's her life.
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsTamela J. MannDenise BoutteDavid MannFor Cora Simmons, living at home as a grown adult has its challenges, especially with Mr. Brown for a daddy.
- CreatorDon ReoStarsMichael StrahanDaryl MitchellCarl WeathersThe series stars former NFL star Michael Strahan and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as estranged brothers who are pressured to get along by their parents after Strahan's character moves back to his home town of Houston.
- CreatorGelila AsresDanielle QuarlesStarsCarrie GenzelJesse ReidEmily KurodaA ex-con (Flav) moves in with his wealthy, conservative brother, turning one family's life upside down.
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsLaVan DavisCassi DavisAllen PayneA multi-generational family lives together under one roof.
- CreatorMara Brock AkilStarsHosea ChanchezWendy Raquel RobinsonCoby BellA spinoff of Girlfriends (2000) featuring a group of women who all have relationships with professional football players.
- CreatorAli LeRoiChris RockStarsTerry CrewsTichina ArnoldTequan RichmondA young African-American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all-white school in the 1980s.
- CreatorBennie R. Richburg Jr.Eunetta T. BooneStarsShannon ElizabethShondrella AveryRashaan NallKevin, the son of the former owner, and Tiffany, the daughter of the current owner, team up to manage a hair salon/day spa, in this spinoff of "One on One."
- CreatorJohn RidleyStarsOmar GoodingGbenga AkinnagbeAnna BrownThe daily life of a Chicago based Barbershop owner.
- CreatorMichelle Listenbee BrownRalph FarquharStarsBoris KodjoeNicole Ari ParkerBrian WhiteAfter failing at it the first time, a Black American couple decides to give marriage to each other a second chance.
- CreatorKell CahoonMethod ManStarsMethod ManRedmanAnna Maria HorsfordTwo street-wise, urban rap artists move into a comfortable suburban neighborhood in New Jersey and try to fit in with the predominantly white residents.
- CreatorStephen EngelDavid ZuckermanStarsKevin HartKeith DavidYvette Nicole BrownA spoiled rich kid has to live with his working-class aunt, uncle, and their family.
- CreatorBonnie TurnerTerry TurnerWhoopi GoldbergStarsWhoopi GoldbergWren T. BrownElizabeth RegenA faded singer decides to reopen her hotel's lounge.
- CreatorLance CroutherLes FiresteinBruce HelfordStarsWanda SykesPhil MorrisDale GodboldoWanda Hawkins is a stand up comic who is also working as a correspondent on a political talk show in Washington, D.C. while at home, she must manage her sister-in-law who is raising two children.
- CreatorDavid IsraelJim O'DohertyStarsTracy MorganTamala JonesMarc John JefferiesTracy Morgan plays an owner of an auto-repair shop who is married with two kids. Tamela Jones from "Head of State" plays his wife and rapper Heavy "D" plays one of the mechanics.
- CreatorDan FogelmanStarsHolly Robinson PeeteDiane FarrJ. Mack SlaughterTwo families -- one black, one white -- who share the same house work together to overcome their differences to create a home.
- CreatorMeg DeLoatchStarsEveJason GeorgeAli Landry MonteverdeFollows Shelly and her group of friends as they experience life's highs and lows.
- CreatorBetsy BornsWill SmithJada Pinkett SmithStarsDuane MartinLisaRaye McCoyKhamani GriffinThe estranged wife of a television reporter returns to invade his new life.
- CreatorMarco PennetteAdam GlassAnthony AndersonStarsAnthony AndersonRoz RyanDamani RobertsA struggling actor tries to provide a good life for his young son when he makes the tough decision to move back in with his parents, however he instantly remembers why he left home in the first place.
- CreatorNat BernsteinMitchel KatlinStarsSydney Tamiia PoitierKadeem HardisonRandy J. GoodwinAbby has a complicated life. She dumps Will, her charming, but egocentric jock boyfriend only to agree to remain roommates in order to keep their inexpensive, rent controlled apartment in San Francisco.
- CreatorJeffrey KlarikStarsEssence AtkinsRachel TrueChico BenymonMona and Dee Dee are half-sisters with the same father who didn't really know each other when they were little and are complete opposites, but as adults they live in the same apartment building and at least try to bond.
- CreatorLarry WilmoreStarsBernie MacKellita SmithJeremy SuarezA stand up comedian suddenly becomes a father when he takes custody of his sister's three children.
- CreatorEunetta T. BooneStarsKyla PrattRobert Ri'chardFlex AlexanderA sportscaster must take on the responsibility of being a full-time dad when his teenage daughter moves in with him.
- CreatorMara Brock AkilStarsTracee Ellis RossGolden BrooksPersia WhiteA look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni, Maya, Lynn, and Joan.
- CreatorRalph FarquharSara Finney-JohnsonVida SpearsStarsMo'NiqueDorien WilsonCountess VaughnNikki and Kim Parker attend Santa Monica college to earn their college degrees.
- CreatorSusan Fales-HillTim ReidStarsSteven WilliamsGolden BrooksGeorg Stanford BrownAn American television series starring Steven Williams as the owner of "Linc's Bar and Grill" in Washington, D.C., and co-stars Pam Grier and Golden Brooks. The series aired on the Showtime cable network from 1998 to 2000.
- CreatorMatt WicklineD.L. HughleyStarsD.L. HughleyElise NealEric Allan KramerDarryl Hughley is a successful businessman who seems to have achieved the American dream.
- CreatorDan SchneiderStarsMaestro HarrellBumper RobinsonChris HardwickThree guys help one another become successful.
- CreatorJeff GreensteinJeff StraussStarsVivica A. FoxDuane MartinJon CryerAn American sitcom starring Vivica A. Fox as the new Creative Director of a Chicago-based advertisement company, and the boss of a guy she knew from a bad date (Duane Martin). The series aired on the Fox broadcasting network in 1998.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsHolly Robinson PeeteJames LesureTamala JonesThree couples try to counsel one another on how to deal with the opposite sex.
- CreatorLeo BenvenutiSteve RudnickDamon WayansStarsDamon WayansDavid Alan GrierGreg PittsThe adventures of Damon, a talented police officer living in Chicago with his loser older brother.
- CreatorDanny KallisBrian SuskindStarsTahj MowryJohn Marshall JonesJason WeaverA 10-year-old genius goes from elementary school to high school.
- CreatorNat BernsteinMitchel KatlinStarsGregory HinesWendell PierceRobin RikerAn American television sitcom starring Gregory Hines as a publishing agent and widower, who's dedicated to raising his 12-year old son Matty (Brandon Hammond) along with returning to the dating scene following a year and a half absence. The series premiered September 15, 1997 on CBS, and began airing regularly on Friday nights as part of the networks "Block Party". The series ended on February 27, 1998 after airing 15 of the 22 episodes produced.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsTracey Cherelle JonesAlexia RobinsonGuy TorryYoung acting pastor David Randolph (David Ramsey) is designated to Compton, California's African American Church of Life. Initially, the majority of the church's members balk at the young pastor's new position and resent him for replacing their former pastor. With help from the church's secretary, Vera Hudson (Rose Jackson Moye), Randolph attempts to reunite the church and help his congregation.
- CreatorBarry O'BrienCheryl AluStarsKadeem HardisonDondré T. WhitfieldKelly PerineCharles and James Winston are good-looking young brothers with conflicting differences: Charles is a workaholic journalist, and James is a fun playboy.
- CreatorDavid S. RosenthalStarsArsenio HallVivica A. FoxShawnee SmithIn his return to TV, Arsenio Hall plays Mike Atwood, a broadcaster on an all-sports network based in Atlanta. He gets to work with his wife.
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsSteve HarveyCedric The EntertainerMerlin SantanaA former funk star named Steve Hightower enlists as a high school music teacher away from his original career in Chicago.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsJames AveryMiguel A. Núñez Jr.Terrence HowardAlonzo Sparks is a lawyer who has a practice in Compton. His two sons Maxie and Greg join the practice. Maxie is basically an "ambulance chaser" who doesn't do things by the book. Greg is the complete opposite but lacks self-confidence. Wilma Cuthbert is an attractive lawyer who joins the practice and the boys battle over her. Denice is Alonzo's secretary and Lamarr is their errand boy.
- CreatorSara Finney-JohnsonVida SpearsStarsBrandy NorwoodWilliam Allen YoungMarcus T. PaulkA teenager struggles to come to terms with everything life throws at her.
- CreatorJoel MadisonStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerEddie GriffinKaren Malina WhiteApparently, opposites do attract. Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine, but they're best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers without killing each other.
- CreatorEhrich Van LoweStarsFlex AlexanderDarryl M. BellRhona BennettStraight-laced Morris Clay and fun-loving Tyberius Walker are two Han Solo wannabes who fly around the galaxy in the Space Hoopty, a used starship that looks like a winged car and comes with a smart-mouthed computer called Loquatia, who has the hots for Morris. Ty and Morris go on wild adventures while taking abuse from Ty's brother-in-law Vashti and get shown up by gorgeous bounty hunter Amma most of the time.
- CreatorBentley Kyle EvansJamie FoxxStarsJamie FoxxGarrett MorrisGarcelle BeauvaisJamie King is an aspiring actor from Terrell, Texas, who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. To support himself, he works at his family's hotel.
- CreatorBrian PollackMert RichBob IllesStarsSherman HemsleyDorien WilsonAlex DatcherA man is released on parole under one condition: he must stay under house arrest in care of his son who hadn't spoken to him in years. The son is not too crazy about this idea at all and son's shocked wife and teen daughter even less so.
- CreatorDennis KleinStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadDoug E. DougHilton Lucas was forced by his employer to retire. His wife has trouble with him always being at home and so does he.
- CreatorLeslie RayDavid Steven SimonMarlon WayansStarsShawn WayansMarlon WayansJohn WitherspoonThe wacky escapades of brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams, along with their wise but eccentric father.
- CreatorPaul AaronMichael Henry BrownStarsJoe MortonVanessa Bell CallowayEssence AtkinsShort-lived (6 weeks) show about Neb Langston, a widowed African-American police officer sharing his Seattle home with his family.
- CreatorAndrew NichollsRobert TownsendDarrell VickersStarsRobert TownsendSuzzanne DouglasReagan Gomez-PrestonA college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.
- CreatorKen EstinDwayne Johnson-CochranRondell SheridanStarsRondell SheridanWendy Raquel RobinsonMitchell WhitfieldPhiladelphian Ron Aimes, a child psychologist, has a shrewd wife Rachel plus precocious tykes Trevor and Emma. He shares ditzy receptionist Darby with fastidious dentist Bruce and anxious pediatrician Francine.
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsLL Cool JMaia CampbellAlfonso RibeiroA once-famous football player must rent part of his house to support himself. A single mother and her two kids are the latest tenants. He also owns a sports clinic that he barely manages to run with help from his friends.
- CreatorSteve PepoonDavid SilvermanStephen SustarsicStarsEllen CleghorneGarrett MorrisAlaina Reed-HallFocuses on the life of Ellen Carlson, a single mom trying to raise her 9 year old daughter Akeyla, balance her duties of running a local production company in SoHo, boyfriend Brad, and overbearing parents, Sidney and Lena.
- CreatorKim BassGary GilbertFred ShaffermanStarsTia MowryTamera Mowry-HousleyJackée HarryTia Landry and Tamera Campbell are twins separated at birth who learn of each other's existence and come together as teenagers.
- CreatorMichael J. WeithornRalph FarquharStarsTina LiffordLarenz TateTasha ScottJoan Mosley, tries to raise her two children in a troubled neighborhood after a son is killed. Andre is 17, is attracted to the wealthy Nicole and hangs with buddy Rashad. Tasha is her studious daughter and Deion her mute foster child.
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonStarsRalph Louis HarrisJojo SmollettJazz SmollettWhen the seven Jerrico siblings are left orphaned by a tragic accident, eldest brother Josh takes charge, determined that the family won't be split up and put into foster care.
- CreatorRob DamesLeonard RippsBob MyerStarsMadge SinclairSteve HarveyChaz Lamar ShepherdWidower Steve Tower is raising three very different sons, Artis, William, and Andrew, with the help of his mother-in-law, Mary. When not at his video store, he is interacting with Artis, William, or Andrew, or his girlfriend, Amelia.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsJohn AmosLynnie GodfreyT.E. RussellA Black family, the Cumberbatches, moves into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker years after Bunker had sold the house located at 704 Hauser Street.
- CreatorMichael JacobsEhrich Van LoweStarsDoug E. DougFlex AlexanderShaun BakerThe TV series focused on New York City high-school student Doug and his two best friends., Reggie and Malcolm. Most of the stories revolved around their neighborhood and involved Doug, his friends, and his family--mother, father, and younger sister.
- CreatorDave CaplanMichael JacobsBrian LaPanStarsSinbadT.K. CarterErin DavisDavid (Sinbad) is a single foster father for Zana and LJ, and he's very new to the game. He learns as much from the children as they learn from him.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsQueen LatifahKim ColesErika AlexanderFollows the lives of several single male and female roommates and friends in 1990s Brooklyn, New York.
- CreatorJordan MoffetStarsRoger KablerVanessa Bell CallowayTroy Curvey Jr.The owner (Horsford) of a black radio station hears the soulful voice of Bobby Soul (Kabler) and offers him a job on her station. But is stunned when she discovers that he is white. At first she is apprehensive about having him work there but eventually decides to give him a chance.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzRob EdwardsStarsPatti LaBelleMorris ChestnutVivica A. FoxSitcom about a singer who runs an L.A. nightclub, a young graduate and his irresponsible best friend and roommate who help her, her daughter, and their Scottish neighbor. Set in the same universe as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
- CreatorJohn BowmanTopper CarewMartin LawrenceStarsMartin LawrenceTisha CampbellThomas Mikal FordSassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
- CreatorTracy GambleJerry PerzigianDon SeigelStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerCharles BrownDaryl MitchellGraduate student A.J. volunteers at a youth center that helps troubled kids.
- CreatorJeff FranklinStarsMark CurryHolly Robinson PeeteSandra QuartermanAmerican comedy with a larger-than-life teacher and his housemates.
- CreatorGreg AntonacciEddie MurphyStarsDella ReeseMariann AaldaSylver GregoryAl Royal and his wife Victoria have just settled down to retire when their daughter Elizabeth, newly divorced from a man that Al always hated, moves back home with her three children: Curtis, Kim, and Hillary.
- CreatorStan DanielsStarsCharles S. DuttonElla JoyceRocky CarrollCharles Dutton plays a married garbage man who proves by his actions and his altruistic ways that though he collects refuse for a job, his life and relationships total more than mere garbage.
- CreatorPaul HaggisStephen NathanStarsNell CarterRoger E. MosleyYasiin BeyMichael Kirkland is a bus driver in Pittsburgh living with his wife Nell and their four children, Raymond, Lorette, Peter and Nate. Nell's mother Helen is living in the basement.
- CreatorMichael J. WeithornStarsClaude BrooksBrigid BrannaghAdam JeffriesA new middle-class interracial blended family deals with life's issues with love and humor.
- CreatorGina WendkosKatherine GreenIrma KalishStarsVickilyn ReynoldsLoretta DevineDana HillSisters Vickilyn and Loretta, very dissimilar in personalities, are raising their niece Toby in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Loretta works at a restaurant and aspires to be a singer; traditional Vickilyn runs a mail-order business.
- CreatorMaiya WilliamsJack ElinsonRalph FarquharStarsSheryl Lee RalphPhyllis Yvonne StickneyKaren Bankhead"New Attitude" is an American sitcom inspired by Shelly Garrett's stage play "Beauty Shop." It aired on ABC as part of its TGIF lineup.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzStarsWill SmithJames AveryAlfonso RibeiroA streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
- CreatorGary GilbertAndrew ScheinmanStarsDarryl SivadPenny Johnson JeraldBill CobbsGentle soul Darryl Harper leaves the fast-paced world of advertising for teaching fourth grade; his medical-student wife Vicki supports this decision, but her father Phil just focuses on the money Darryl isn't making. The kids and their Uncle Anthony keep things light.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCraryThe Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
- CreatorHugh WilsonStarsTim ReidRobert HarperDaphne ReidA professor from Boston runs his late father's New Orleans restaurant.
- CreatorBill CosbyStarsLisa BonetKadeem HardisonJasmine GuyA group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
- StarsJimmie 'JJ' WalkerLarry O. Williams Jr.Tyren PerryJimmy Walker is Sonny Barnes, an independent and care-free foster father to a group of kids.
- CreatorBob ComfortRick KellardStuart SheslowStarsRedd FoxxRosanna DeSotoPamela AdlonAn American sitcom starring Redd Foxx as a newsstand owner who adopts a street smart teenage daughter, played by Pamela Adlon. The series premiered January 18, 1986 on the ABC television network and was canceled after 13 episodes.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsSherman HemsleyClifton DavisAnna Maria HorsfordRev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
- StarsErnest ThomasHaywood NelsonShirley Hemphill"What's Happening Now!" is a sequel to "What's Happening!," a TV series about the adult main characters (Raj, Dwayne, Rerun, Shirley, and Dee) as teenagers/children.
- CreatorAllan KatzStarsFlip WilsonGladys KnightFran RobinsonFollows the Richmond family, headed by dad Charlie, a blue-collar worker, and his wife Diana.
- CreatorBill BoulwareJack ElinsonMichael G. MoyeStarsHelen MartinMarla GibbsHal WilliamsThis series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.
- CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal WarnerThe goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
- CreatorGarry MarshallStarsRon GlassDemond WilsonJohn SchuckAn African American remake of the television series inspired by the Neil Simon play about two friends living together despite their completely disparate attitudes to life.
- StarsRedd FoxxDennis BurkleyMarguerite RayThe further adventures of Fred Sanford, featuring the old cast, except for Lamont; Fred has a new partner and a new girlfriend.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsTeddy WilsonTina AndrewsJohn EarlA widower with two children buys the Sanford Arms rooming house.
- CreatorLila GarrettMort LachmanStarsDemond WilsonDenise NicholasKim FieldsRay Ellis returns to his wife after seven years of abandonment, only to find she is engaged to another man.
- StarsErnest ThomasHaywood NelsonDanielle SpencerA trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city.
- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerA nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
- CreatorRedd FoxxBernie OrensteinSaul TurteltaubStarsWhitman MayoCarol ColeJoe MortonThe solo adventures of Fred Sanford's pal Grady, who has moved on up to Los Angeles.
- CreatorDan T. BradleyAllan L. RiceStanley Ralph RossStarsClifton DavisTheresa MerrittTed LangeClifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.
- CreatorMike EvansNorman LearEric MonteStarsJa'net DuBoisRalph CarterBernNadette StanisA poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
- CreatorLarry GelbartGene ReynoldsStarsStu GilliamHilly HicksVal BisoglioDrivers and the other largely African-American staff at the U.S. Third Army's Red Ball Express during WWII try to squeeze in a life and a few laughs dealing with the Army and being thousands of miles from hometowns and families.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsRedd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
- StarsScoey MitchellTracy ReedThelma CarpenterNewlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter struggle to survive their first year of matrimony in NYC.
- CreatorDon ReoDamon WayansStarsDamon WayansTisha CampbellGeorge Gore IIMichael Kyle longs for a traditional life, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and brooding daughters Claire and Kady make his dream just that ... a dream.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsDiahann CarrollLloyd NolanMarc CopageJulia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.