Everybody Hates Chris 

A young African American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all white school in the 1980s.

Creators:

Ali LeRoi, Chris Rock

Stars:

Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 50 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Terry Crews	...	Julius 88 episodes, 2005-2009
Tichina Arnold	...	Rochelle 88 episodes, 2005-2009
Tequan Richmond	...	Drew 88 episodes, 2005-2009
Imani Hakim	...	Tonya 88 episodes, 2005-2009
Vincent Martella	...	Greg Wuliger 88 episodes, 2005-2009
Tyler James Williams	...	Chris 88 episodes, 2005-2009
Chris Rock	...	Narrator / ... 88 episodes, 2005-2009
Travis T. Flory	...	Joey Caruso / ... 54 episodes, 2005-2009
Jacqueline Mazarella	...	Ms. Morello / ... 48 episodes, 2005-2009

Storyline

Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock narrates this very hilarious and touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, NY, in 1982. 1982 is the year that Chris (Tyler James Williams) turns 13. Filled with dreams of being a cool teenager, Chris moves with his family from the projects to the "Bed-Stuy: Do or Die" neighborhood. As the family's emergency adult while his parents are working, he's responsible for taking care of his younger brother Drew (Tequan Richmond), who's taller and more confident than Chris, and sister Tonya (Imani Hakim), who gets all the parents' attention. Chris' rough, cost-conscious father Julius (Terry Crews) works numerous jobs to properly support his family. Sassy mom Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) runs the household on a tight budget, is very strict, and works part-time in a small real estate office. With his mom determined to see him in a good school, though Drew and Tonya go to ...

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Plot Keywords:

neighborhood | home | friend | bus | bully | 

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Taglines:

Inspired by Chris Rock's life...as a kid.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

UPN

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alle hassen Chris

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chris Rock Entertainment,3 Arts Entertainment,Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Rock's real family had mom, dad, 6 other brother, 1 other sister, and himself. He said that using 6 brothers and 1 sister would've been weird, so he thought it'd be better to use some of his sibling's personalities to make 2 siblings for the show.

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Goofs

In many episodes, the adult narrator Chris makes references to 1990s and 2000s pop culture. The series is set in the 1980s, but the narrator is in the present day looking back on his childhood.

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Quotes

Tanya Rock: [repeated line, to Chris] Ooo! I'm gonna tell Mama!

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Connections

Referenced in Flip This House: The Haunted House (2005)

User Reviews

Great for kids and good for adults who can relate

I'm in the same wavelentht with Chris, being 40 and busing to my own "Corleone JHS" mines was Brooklyn's Hudde JHS. In reality the crap that Chris would have endured would have been between 1978~80. The racial tension was heavier then. My 14 y/o son enjoys the show and so do I. Why do I think they chose to use 1982 as the main time line? Is because before 82' nothing was really going on in sense of music and fashion. We were more into the funky wear and funky music like the Commadores. Chris does a great job reminding us of what Brooklyn was like. I hope it stays on for awhile.

Do or Die Bed Sty! :)