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The Worst Episodes of The Wayans Bros.

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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.

Genre:Comedy
Network:The WB

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "The Wayans Bros." is "Trial and Error", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Gerren Keith and written by N/A. "Trial and Error" aired on 5/15/1996 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The High Life".

  • Trial and Error
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #1 - 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 High Life
    5.2/10 33 votes

    #2 - The High Life

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1998

    Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big audition coming up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • The Poppa-Cabana
    7.2/10 30 votes

    #3 - The Poppa-Cabana

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/1995

    Before leaving on his vacation, Pops decides to take a chance on Marlon and let him temporarily run the diner. Unfortunately, Marlon's half-baked ideas land him in hot water.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • Hearts and Flowers
    7.3/10 23 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Free Wally
    7.4/10 39 votes

    #5 - Free Wally

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/1995

    When Lisa and Shawn's relationship hits rough waters due to Marlon's constant interference, Marlon goes overboard to make amends -- sending them on a romantic ferry cruise on the harbor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Adam Markowitz

  • ER
    7.4/10 34 votes

    #6 - ER

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/1995

    After sitting on a staple gun, Marlon borrows Shawn's health-care cards to ensure immediate medical attention for himself, but the brothers' clandestine operation may be exposed when they learn that Marlon's doctor is Lisa's father.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Matt Ember

  • Do the Wrong Thing
    7.4/10 22 votes

    #7 - Do the Wrong Thing

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1996

    Shawn becomes Marlon's agent and undermines his client's sputtering acting career by demanding the full star treatment. Meanwhile, Pops tries to foist spoiled food on the church mission.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bruce

  • My Fair Marlon
    7.5/10 37 votes

    #8 - My Fair Marlon

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/1995

    Shawn plays Cyrano to help Marlon win the woman of his dreams, whom he met at a poetry reading -- but winds up turning his own life into a tragicomedy when Lisa discovers his love poems.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Afro Cab
    7.5/10 34 votes

    #9 - Afro Cab

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/1995

    Shawn's efforts to steer his brother into a new career backfire when Marlon becomes the unsuccessful driver of an "Afro Cab."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Shawn-Shank Redemption
    7.5/10 34 votes

    #10 - The Shawn-Shank Redemption

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/1995

    Shawn and Marlon get involved in another fine mess when they get sidetracked en route to paying their overdue parking tickets and wind up in a holding pen with several tough-looking guys.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Matt Ember

  • Pops' Daughter
    7.5/10 24 votes

    #11 - 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

  • I'm Too Sexy for My Brother
    7.6/10 43 votes

    #12 - I'm Too Sexy for My Brother

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/1995

    Shawn gets a dressing down from his younger brother when he horns in on Marlon's budding modeling career and winds up getting hired by a top designer.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Pops Moves In
    7.6/10 39 votes

    #13 - Pops Moves In

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/1995

    Shawn and Marlon egg on Pops to defy their mother--but they wind up getting burned when he gets kicked out of the house and shows up on their doorstep.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Adam Markowitz

  • It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!
    7.6/10 32 votes

    #14 - It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/3/1995

    Shawn and Marlon think they're "movin' on up" when a slumlord offers them jobs as superintendents.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • Pulp Marlon
    7.6/10 30 votes

    #15 - Pulp Marlon

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/10/1995

    Marlon may learn the real meaning of the expression "love hurts" after he becomes involved with the wife of a hit man.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Farmer's Daughter
    7.6/10 27 votes

    #16 - 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

  • Shawn Takes a New Stand
    7.7/10 38 votes

    #17 - 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

  • The Liar's Club
    7.7/10 28 votes

    #18 - 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

  • New Lease on Life
    7.8/10 21 votes

    #19 - 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

  • Going to the Net
    7.8/10 29 votes

    #20 - Going to the Net

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1996

    Shawn falls for an older woman (Grier), while Marlon meets a young thrill-seeker and finds that love is just a hop, skip and bungee jump away -- unless he wimps out.

    Director: Gary Halvorson

    Writer: Dennis Snee

  • Boyz in the Woods
    7.8/10 24 votes

    #21 - Boyz in the Woods

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1997

    Pops browbeats the boys into going camping, but he's hurt to find their idea of ""quality time"" is partying with babes in the woods.

    Director: Glynn Turman

    Writer: N/A

  • Busta Saves the Day
    7.8/10 22 votes

    #22 - 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

  • First Class
    7.9/10 49 votes

    #23 - First Class

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/1995

    Marlon is flying high when he's mistaken for basketball star John Starkes and scores the athlete's first-class airplane tickets.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • Brazilla vs. Rodney
    7.9/10 34 votes

    #24 - Brazilla vs. Rodney

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/24/1995

    Shawn and Marlon decide to become children's entertainers, but the party may be over before it begins thanks to a rival performer named Brazilla who wants to squash their careers.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Loot
    7.9/10 31 votes

    #25 - 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