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The Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros.

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

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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  1. Background image for Romeo & J'Leeta
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Romeo & J'Leeta

    S5:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Kiss
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Kiss

    S5:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Misery
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Misery

    S5:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Big Brother
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Big Brother

    S5:E13

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Risky Bid-ness
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Risky Bid-ness

    S3:E16

    Shawn figures he's movin' on up when he lands a job at the ad agency in the building, but he's knocked off the fast track when his boss Ted takes credit for his slogan. Meanwhile, Marlon is left to run the newsstand, where he hires Dupree as his assistant.

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    Director:Terri McCoy
  6. Background image for Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

    S5:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Six Degrees of Marlon
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Six Degrees of Marlon

    S5:E2

    Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. Background image for Pops' Campaign
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Pops' Campaign

    S5:E3

    When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.

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    Director:Unknown
  10. Background image for Ho's on First
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Ho's on First

    S5:E5

    Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and Shawn isn't sure whether to mention that after finding her alone with a handsome stranger. Marlon learns about it anyway, and though he claims not to be bothered by it, he really is.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Escorting Ain't Easy
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Escorting Ain't Easy

    S5:E6

    An old flame may be stoking Pops' fires of passion, so Shawn and Marlon set out to convince the woman that she chose the wrong family to get involved with.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Marlon Joins A Cult
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Marlon Joins A Cult

    S5:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for A Country Christmas
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - A Country Christmas

    S5:E11

    Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits and may lose her property if she can't pay her mortgage.

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    Director:Unknown
  14. Background image for Green Card
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Green Card

    S5:E12

    When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant so she can be granted citizenship, the woman must live with him for six months. But he soon comes to regret the decision after the woman invites other family members to move in.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Saving Private Marlon
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Saving Private Marlon

    S5:E14

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Jump!
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Jump!

    S5:E15

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  17. Background image for Everybody Loves Shawn
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Everybody Loves Shawn

    S5:E19

    Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Fatal Subtraction
    8.6/10(34 votes)

    #17 - Fatal Subtraction

    S2:E2

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Blood is Thicker Than Watercolor
    8.5/10(32 votes)

    #18 - Blood is Thicker Than Watercolor

    S2:E3

    When Marlon is mistaken for a rising artist, his head swells until Lou bursts his bubble.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Scared Straight
    8.5/10(32 votes)

    #19 - Scared Straight

    S2:E7

    Every Halloween, Pops puts out a cup of coffee and a doughnut to please the spirit of a dead woman, Cassandra Malloy, which he believes resides in the building. As a joke, Shawn and Marlon sneak in and eat the offerings. Soon, strange things begin to occur at the building and the guys admit their prank to Pops. To resolve the problem, Monique agrees to perform an exorcism.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Psycho Santa
    8.5/10(35 votes)

    #20 - Psycho Santa

    S2:E12

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Mama, I Wanna Act
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Mama, I Wanna Act

    S2:E22

    Marlon's acress friend Stacey convinces him to help her audition for the Tisch School of Performing Arts. Marlon begins to consider an acting career for himself -- an idea that Shawn thinks is ridiculous and unrealistic. Pops helps Shawn come to see that he should be offering Marlon his support, not doubting his abilities. Meanwhile, Marlon uses the anger from his argument with Shawn to fuel his performance in the audition and ends up getting a scholarship. Special appearance by NBA star Brent Barry

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Sting
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #22 - The Sting

    S2:E9

    Shawn listens carefully to Pops' lecture on the evils of poker -- then risks everything on a single hand, losin g his newsstand to T.C. After T.C. takes over ownership, Shawn's pride is on the line, and he challenges T.C. to double or nothing, with Pops' diner as the prize.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Odd Couples
    8.4/10(27 votes)

    #23 - The Odd Couples

    S2:E15

    After an argument with Shawn, Marlon decides it's time for him to claim his independence and move out. Marlon ends up rooming with White Mike, while Shawn takes in T.C. Unexpectedly, Mike and T.C. dump Shawn and Marlon as roommates, forcing them back together -- something we later discover was engineered by Pops, who wanted the boys to reconcile.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Two Men and a Baby
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #24 - Two Men and a Baby

    S2:E4

    Shawn and Marlon find an infant left at their door with a note to the unnamed father from ""T."" Which one is the daddy? Each claims it's the other until the bonding begins.

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    Director:Unknown
  26. Background image for Head of State
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #25 - Head of State

    S2:E8

    When Marlon finds out that President Clinton's motorcade will be passing by Pops' diner, and that the bathroom will be made available to the leader should he need to use it, Marlon determines to shake the President's hand.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Liz Sage

Best Episodes Summary

"Romeo & J'Leeta" is the best rated episode of "The Wayans Bros.". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/8/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Kiss".