The Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 4
Every episode of The Wayans Bros. Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wayans Bros. Season 4!
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 Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that aired from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.
Season 4 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Wayans Bros." season 4 is "Marlon's Return", rated 8.7/10 from 21 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Marlon's Return" aired on 9/17/1997 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Prom Fright".
8.7/10 21 votes#1 - 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
8.5/10 25 votes#2 - Prom Fright
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1997
Shawn comes to the conclusion that all of his relationship problems can be traced back to the prom date who stood him up. Marlon helps Shawn reenact his traumatic senior prom after the elder Williams brother's fear of commitment causes him to lose yet another girlfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 24 votes#3 - Pops' Daughter
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1997
Pops receives shocking news from a beautiful young woman who's been hanging around the diner asking a lot of questions about his past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 25 votes#4 - Stand Up Guy
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1997
Marlon is hot on his first night as a stand-up comic, but jokes about Pops's cooking and Dee's love life cause the family to turn a cold shoulder toward the new comedian
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/10 26 votes#5 - 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
8.3/10 20 votes#6 - Odd Man Out
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1997
Marlon is on the receiving end of a number of childish practical jokes after Shawn's old high-school buddy Terrell returns. But Marlon thinks the biggest joke may be on Shawn, who keeps loaning money to his supposedly well-off friend.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert Bruce
9.3/10 21 votes#7 - 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
8.4/10 20 votes#8 - I Was En Vogue's Love Slave
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1997
Marlon's gonna get it -- ""it"" being a $25 million lawsuit -- after a tabloid prints a false story about him being the ""love slave"" of the En Vogue singers. En Vogue performs ""Let It Flow"" in a cameo appearance.
Director: Glynn Turman
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 24 votes#9 - Can I Get A Witness?
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1997
The Williams family is placed under police protection after Marlon observes a bank robbery and the culprit sends his big brother to deal with any witnesses.
Director: Glynn Turman
Writer: N/A
8.9/10 21 votes#10 - 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
8.7/10 19 votes#11 - 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
8.9/10 25 votes#12 - Raging Marlon
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/1998
Marlon reluctantly steps into the ring with former boxing champ Hector ""Hot-Pepper"" Lopez after he brags about accidentally knocking him out at the gym.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 26 votes#13 - The Son of Marlon
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/1998
When Shawn introduces Marlon to a beautiful woman, he fails to mention one little thing: her 7-year-old son. But Marlon forms an instant bond with the boy, prompting him to consider becoming both a daddy and a husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: Maiya Williams
8.4/10 25 votes#14 - Dee's Deelemma
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/1998
Dee's relationship with a shy dentist starts to decay thanks to Marlon and Shawn.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 21 votes#15 - Independence Day
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1998
Marlon's dream of moving on up to his own place turns into a nightmare when his seemingly deluxe apartment starts falling apart, and he learns he can't get out of the 10-year lease he signed.
Director: Ted Lange
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 23 votes#16 - 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
8.4/10 21 votes#17 - The Rich Girl
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1998
Shawn worries that his family will embarrass him in front of his girlfriend's wealthy father.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 22 votes#18 - Busta Saves the Day
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/1998
Shawn and Marlon get busted while scalping tickets at a Busta Rhymes concert, so they throw themselves on the mercy of the rapper and tell him they were trying to raise money to save Dee's church.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/10 39 votes#19 - 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
8.6/10 24 votes#20 - Bringing It All Back Home
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/1998
The boys plot to prevent Pops from selling his house.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert Bruce
8.6/10 21 votes#21 - Recipe for Success
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/1998
Shawn and Marlon try to warn an enthusiastic Pops that the chili he is entering in a high-class food festival has one ""un-gourmet"" ingredient -- dog food.
Director: N/A
Writer: Maiya Williams
8.6/10 20 votes#22 - Fire!
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/1998
Shawn feels the heat after a crooked accountant leaves him awash in debt. Then the newsstand suddenly burns down and all of his problems seem to be solved -- until he and the family are suspected of arson.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A