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The Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros.

Genre:Comedy
Network:The WB

Every episode of The Wayans Bros. ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros.!

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and...
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  • Pops' Last Hurrah
    9.3/10(22)
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    #1 - Pops' Last Hurrah

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/5/1997

    At first Shawn and Marlon are afraid -- then they're petrified -- after a series of misunderstandings lead them to believe that Pops has just a few weeks to live. Gloria Gaynor sings ""I Will Survive"" in a cameo appearance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

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  • The Kiss
    9.3/10(29)
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    #2 - The Kiss

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 11/5/1998

    Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, but Marlon has a tape of them in bed and it's going to air on TV, on America's Video Bloopers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Return of the Temptones
    9.2/10(38)
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    #3 - The Return of the Temptones

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/13/1996

    Pops reunites with his old singing group for a comeback try, but it seems times have changed. And thanks to modern surgery, so has one of its members.

    Director: Gary Halvorson

    Writer: Robert Bruce

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  • Big Brother
    9.2/10(29)
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    #4 - Big Brother

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 1/21/1999

    Shawn follows in Marlon's footsteps as a ""big brother"" to a youngster, but it turns out that his new little charge already has a jail record.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Talk is Cheap
    9.1/10(39)
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    #5 - Talk is Cheap

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 4/29/1998

    Shawn and Marlon appear as guests on ""The Jerry Springer Show,"" and the host surprises the brothers by airing some dirty laundry about their new girlfriend Jasmine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

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  • Gots to Have a J.O.B.
    9.0/10(27)
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    #6 - Gots to Have a J.O.B.

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 9/25/1996

    Marlon achieves celebrity status by starring in a series of malt-liquor commercials, but there's trouble brewing when he portrays a ghetto stereotype.

    Director: Glynn Turman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hip Hop Pops
    9.0/10(29)
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    #7 - Hip Hop Pops

    Season 5 Episode 18

    Aired 2/25/1999

    Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Unspoken Token
    8.9/10(26)
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    #8 - Unspoken Token

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 10/15/1997

    Upset when he learns he's been hired by a high-tech company simply because he's black, Shawn dreams that he's J.J. Evans on his favorite show Good Times, with Grandma as Willona, Pops as James, and Marlon as Michael.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
    8.9/10(28)
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    #9 - Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/18/1998

    Amazing as it sounds, Marlon has an acting gig and Shawn is the one hard up for cash. With the newsstand still out of circulation, Shawn has do some major maneuvering to get a little money out of Marlon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Marlon Joins A Cult
    8.9/10(22)
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    #10 - Marlon Joins A Cult

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 12/10/1998

    Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class. Marlon thinks he's signed up for an acting seminar to help with focus training, but he's really joined a cult called the Inner Light Institute.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ted's Revenge
    8.8/10(23)
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    #11 - Ted's Revenge

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 12/10/1997

    Shawn's former boss Ted is released from a mental institution and plots revenge against Shawn for causing him to lose his job at an ad agency.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maiya Williams

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  • Misery
    8.8/10(26)
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    #12 - Misery

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 11/19/1998

    Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himself captured as well when he attempts a rescue.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Jump!
    8.8/10(25)
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    #13 - Jump!

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 2/4/1999

    Marlon and Shawn's teasing about Dee's role as a security guard gets her suspended without pay and the duo must try to win her job back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maiya Williams

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  • Fatal Subtraction
    8.7/10(30)
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    #14 - Fatal Subtraction

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/13/1995

    When Shawn's girlfriend showers him with gifts, Marlon sees her as controlling.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Unusual Suspects
    8.7/10(25)
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    #15 - Unusual Suspects

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 1/22/1997

    Marlon suspects a friend in need is a friend with greed when his apartment is burglarized after he rebuffed T.C.'s plea for a loan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pops' Secret
    8.7/10(24)
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    #16 - Pops' Secret

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 2/12/1997

    When Pops starts dressing in fine clothes, closing the diner early and staying out late, Shawn and Marlon suspect the reason is another woman.

    Director: Glynn Turman

    Writer: Maiya Williams

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  • Marlon's Return
    8.7/10(21)
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    #17 - Marlon's Return

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/17/1997

    Marlon returns home after a successful three-month tour in a musical starring Keith Sweat. But Shawn soon has to warn his little brother of fame's fleeting nature after Marlon's ego -- and debt -- explodes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • All in the Family Feud
    8.7/10(19)
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    #18 - All in the Family Feud

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 1/14/1998

    When the Williams family is chosen to compete on the TV quiz show ""Family Battle,"" Pops and Shawn try to improve their odds of winning by replacing the dim-witted Marlon with ""cousin"" Dee.

    Director: Erma Elzy-Jones

    Writer: N/A

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  • Help A Brother Out
    8.7/10(23)
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    #19 - Help A Brother Out

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 2/18/1998

    Marlon befriends a homeless man in order to study him prior to auditioning for a role as a vagrant in an upcoming film.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Maiya Williams

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  • Romeo & J'Leeta
    8.7/10(27)
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    #20 - Romeo & J'Leeta

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 10/8/1998

    The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Romeo and Juliet"" situation arises. Shawn starts dating Rick's daughter, something that definitely doesn't please Pops. Family arguments then raise the stakes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Saving Private Marlon
    8.7/10(21)
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    #21 - Saving Private Marlon

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 1/28/1999

    After landing an important role in a war movie, Marlon decides to do research on a military base where the head officer offers to show him the ropes -- until Marlon discovers that the soldier has a long-standing grudge against Pops.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Three on a Couch
    8.7/10(26)
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    #22 - Three on a Couch

    Season 5 Episode 21

    Aired 5/13/1999

    After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

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  • Rope-a-Dope
    8.7/10(30)
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    #23 - Rope-a-Dope

    Season 5 Episode 22

    Aired 5/20/1999

    Shawn and Marlon sell Pops' boxing memorabilia, but when their dad's feelings are hurt, they try to retrieve the goods from the new owner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Grandma's in the Hiz-House
    8.6/10(27)
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    #24 - Grandma's in the Hiz-House

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/4/1996

    Shawn and Marlon let Grandma move in, then plot to drive her out after she cramps their bachelor lifestyle. The problem: she won't take a hint.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

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  • Marlon Goes On the Road
    8.6/10(23)
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    #25 - Marlon Goes On the Road

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 5/14/1997

    Shawn's plans to expand ""Williams Brothers News"" are interrupted when Marlon lands a part in a national musical starring R&B artist Keith Sweat.

    Director: Glynn Turman

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pops' Last Hurrah" is the best rated episode of "The Wayans Bros.". It scored 9.3/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Robert Bruce, it aired on 11/5/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Kiss".