7.7/1038 votes#1 - Shawn Takes a New Stand
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1995
When Shawn is laid off, he swallows his pride to ask Pops for a loan.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
8.8/1029 votes#2 - 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
8.5/1028 votes#3 - Blood is Thicker Than Watercolor
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1995
When Marlon is mistaken for a rising artist, his head swells until Lou bursts his bubble.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
8.3/1028 votes#4 - Two Men and a Baby
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Maiya Williams
7.9/1031 votes#5 - Loot
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1995
Shawn, Marlon, Pops, Lou and Monique dream of the good life when they find $100,000 in an ashtray in the lobby. But Lou is determined to carry out the Niedermeyer Building rule requiring a classified ad be placed in the newspaper so that the owner can come forward -- and if it's claimed within five days, their dreams will go up in smoke.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1028 votes#6 - The Liar's Club
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/1995
Marlon gets jealous when Monique pretends to be married to Shawn in order to impress Otis Campbell, her college rival. When Otis takes the ""couple"" to a chic Moroccan restaurant, Marlon sneaks in and convinces Shawn to leave so that he can convey his strong feelings to Monique. Monique is surprised to see Marlon, but more horrified that he will ruin her cover by letting Otis know she really isn't married. When Marlon confesses his emotions, Monique is embarrassed, but then proudly sends Otis away, realizing that Marlon is sincere. In the end, she agrees to be friends with Marlon.
Director: N/A
Writer: Maiya Williams
8.4/1028 votes#7 - Scared Straight
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1027 votes#8 - Head of State
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Liz Sage
8.4/1025 votes#9 - The Sting
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1025 votes#10 - Think Fast
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1995
When Marlon quits the family basketball team, Pops turns to Monique, who can make his son jump through hoops. It's the basketball game of the season for the Williams brothers when they go up against the Jones brothers -- their life-long arch rivals. But before the match begins, Shawn and Marlon begin arguing over strategies, and a disgusted Marlon storms off the court in disgust. A forfeit seems inevitable, until Monique steps in and convinces Marlon to express his own individual style while following Shawn's game plan.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: N/A
7.6/1027 votes#11 - Farmer's Daughter
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1995
Shawn and Marlon dread a visit from their rural cousin Sheila. When she arrives, they discover how distraught she is over losing her boyfriend. In an effort to cheer her up and improve her social life, the guys change her image and turn her from a plain girl into a hip-hop beauty. But her new ways turn off Shawn and Marlon, who wish they'd kept her down on the farm.
Director: N/A
Writer: Maiya Williams
8.5/1031 votes#12 - Psycho Santa
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1995
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1029 votes#13 - Getting It
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1996
Shawn and Marlon become desperately lonely men, and at Pops' suggestion, attend a church bazaar where Shawn meets the girl of his dreams. The situation is complicated when Shawn discovers something about his new love which may make their romance difficult to continue: she insists on staying a virgin.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1022 votes#14 - Who's in Charge Here?
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/1996
With Pops secretly enjoying being sick in bed, the boys try to force his hand by turning the diner over to White Mike, hoping he'll do so a bad job that Pops with rush back. But Mike turns the diner into a health-food spot to attract the gym clientele, and a suspiciously delicious ""fat-free"" cheesecake proves very popular -- leaving Pops feeling unwanted and unnecessary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1023 votes#15 - The Odd Couples
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1024 votes#16 - Hearts and Flowers
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/14/1996
Shawn's romantic Valentine's Day plans go awry when his girlfriend wises up to his two-timing ways and spurns him for Marlon. Meanwhile, Dee thinks her secret admirer is Pops, but it's really Maurice the custodian.
Director: N/A
Writer: Maiya Williams
8.0/1024 votes#17 - Love Letter
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/1996
White Mike asks Shawn to ghost write a love letter for him to Tatiana, the new waitress at Pops' diner. The letter gets into Dee's hands and she mistakenly believes Shawn left it there for her. The letter continues to inadvertently get passed around the lobby, with each recipient jumping to the wrong conclusions. The miscommunications build up to the annual Valentine's Day party in the Niedermeyer Building, where the truth is revealed and White Mike succeeds in winning over Tatiana.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1024 votes#18 - The Ghetto Gourmets
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1996
When the producer of a Regis & Kathie Lee type morning talk show invites Pops to cook his chili on the program, Marlon and Shawn tag along as his assistants. They're a hit and get invited back, only to discover that the show's hosts, Ken & Kiki, want the boys to do the segment without Pops, who they think is too old to appeal to the ""younger demographic."" Upset about Pops' firing, the boys sacrifice their budding TV careers and get even with Ken & Kiki by chiding the two hosts into an on-air brawl with each other. Meanwhile, street hustler T.C. becomes a security guard.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1022 votes#19 - A Hero's Story
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1996
Shawn rescues a boy hit by a car in front of the Niedermeyer Building. After reviving him with CPR, Shawn goes to call 911, leaving Marlon with the boy. When the boy regains consciousness, he thinks Marlon saved him. Before Marlon can contradict him, a crowd gathers, cheering his heroism. Caught up in the adulation and subsequent publicity, Marlon begins to believe he truly was a hero -- and to envision his own line of action figures -- until Pops helps him see the truth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1025 votes#20 - It Takes a Thief
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/13/1996
When Dee falls for a con man, a smooth-talking jewelry salesman who rips off lonely single women, Shawn and Marlon must find a way to open her eyes before the wedding.
Director: Scott Baio
Writer: Alison Taylor
7.8/1021 votes#21 - New Lease on Life
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/1996
It's decision-making time for Shawn when Mrs. Niedermeyer, the owner of the building where his newsstand is housed, makes a pass at him, and Shawn must decide whether he will return the attention to keep his lease intact. While Mrs. Niedermeyer is beautiful, she's also got a jealous husband. Shawn is torn between doing what's right and saving his newsstand.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
8.6/1023 votes#22 - Mama, I Wanna Act
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/1996
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
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#23 - Trial and Error
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/1996
Marlon slips in Shawn's spilled coffee and breaks his leg, which knocks him out of the cash prize he was sure to win in a dance contest. Marlon sues Shawn in small claims court for the two grand, but in the end admits all he really wanted from Shawn was an apology.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 2
Every episode of The Wayans Bros. Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 2!
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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Network:The WB
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Shawn Takes a New Stand" is the best rated episode of "The Wayans Bros." season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by N/A, it aired on 9/6/1995. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Fatal Subtraction".