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The Worst Episodes of The Wayans Bros.

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The Worst 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 Trial and Error
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Trial and Error

    S2:E23

    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.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The High Life
    5.1/10(38 votes)

    #2 - The High Life

    S5:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Poppa-Cabana
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #3 - The Poppa-Cabana

    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Hearts and Flowers
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #4 - Hearts and Flowers

    S2:E16

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  5. Background image for Free Wally
    7.4/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Free Wally

    S1:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  6. Background image for Do the Wrong Thing
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Do the Wrong Thing

    S3:E11

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for My Fair Marlon
    7.5/10(41 votes)

    #7 - My Fair Marlon

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Afro Cab
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #8 - Afro Cab

    S1:E7

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Shawn-Shank Redemption
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #9 - The Shawn-Shank Redemption

    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Ember
  11. Background image for I'm Too Sexy for My Brother
    7.6/10(48 votes)

    #10 - I'm Too Sexy for My Brother

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(38 votes)

    #11 - ER

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Writer:Matt Ember
  13. Background image for It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!
    7.6/10(37 votes)

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

    S1:E11

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

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    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for New Lease on Life
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #13 - New Lease on Life

    S2:E21

    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.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Pops' Daughter
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #14 - Pops' Daughter

    S4:E3

    Pops receives shocking news from a beautiful young woman who's been hanging around the diner asking a lot of questions about his past.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Pops Moves In
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Pops Moves In

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  17. Background image for Pulp Marlon
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    #16 - Pulp Marlon

    S1:E12

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Shawn Takes a New Stand
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #17 - Shawn Takes a New Stand

    S2:E1

    When Shawn is laid off, he swallows his pride to ask Pops for a loan.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Liar's Club
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #18 - The Liar's Club

    S2:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  20. Background image for Farmer's Daughter
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #19 - Farmer's Daughter

    S2:E11

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  21. Background image for Think Fast
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #20 - Think Fast

    S2:E10

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Ghetto Gourmets
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #21 - The Ghetto Gourmets

    S2:E18

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Going to the Net
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #22 - Going to the Net

    S3:E10

    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.

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  24. Background image for Boyz in the Woods
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #23 - Boyz in the Woods

    S3:E12

    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.

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    Director:Glynn Turman
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Busta Saves the Day
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Busta Saves the Day

    S4:E18

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for First Class
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #25 - First Class

    S1:E2

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

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    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Trial and Error" is the worst rated episode of "The Wayans Bros.". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/15/1996. This episode scored 5.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The High Life".