My Brother and Me

My Brother and Me is an American sitcom, created by Ilunga Adell and Calvin Brown Jr., that originally aired on Nickelodeon. My Brother and Me is about the Parkers, a family living in the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina.

It premiered on October 15, 1994, and ended on January 15, 1995, with a total of 13 episodes over the course of one season. In June 2014, Nickelodeon released My Brother & Me: The Complete Series as a two-disc manufacture on demand (MOD) release through Amazon in region 1. Production on the series wrapped in August 1994.

Cast

Main

• Arthur Reggie III as Alfred "Alfie" Parker
• Ralph Woolfolk IV as Derek "Dee-Dee" Parker
• Jimmy Lee Newman, Jr. as Milton "Goo" Berry
• Aisling Sistrunk as Melanie Parker
• Karen E. Fraction as Jennifer Parker
• Jim R. Coleman as Roger Parker

Recurring

• Stefan J. Wernli as Donnell Wilburn
• Amanda Seales as Deonne Wilburn
• Christopher Guerriero as Milton Garcia
• Keith "Bubba" Naylor as Harry White
• Kym Whitley as Mrs. Pickney
• Willie Brunson as Moo Berry
• Florence Anthony as Aunt Helen
• Vanessa Baden as Janie
• Avis Marie Barnes as Mrs. Wilburn

Episodes

Cancellation

The show was Nickelodeon's first series featuring a predominantly black cast and ran for 13 episodes. In a 2007 interview, Ralph Woolfolk IV, who played Dee Dee, stated that the show was canceled due to disagreements between the producers and creators of the show; the two parties had different visions for the show, which caused a major fallout.

Home media

"My Brother and Me: The Complete Series" was released on June 23, 2014, exclusively on Amazon.com. This release contains two discs. It is published on demand onto DVD-Rs. All My Brother and Me episodes can be found on iTunes.

Awards and nominations

In 1996 and 1997, My Brother and Me was nominated for the NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special).

References

External links

• My Brother and Me at IMDb
• Retro Junk – My Brother and Me