Episode
The Wayans Bros.: Marlon's Return
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Wayans Bros.
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1997-09-17
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Marlon's Return is Episode 1 in Season 4 of The Wayans Bros.. It aired on 1997-09-17. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 3: Pops' Daughter
Pops receives shocking news from a beautiful young woman who's been hanging around the diner asking a lot of questions about his past.
Episode 4: Stand Up Guy
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
Episode 5: Unspoken Token
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.
Episode 6: Odd Man Out
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.
Episode 7: Pops' Last Hurrah
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.
Episode 8: I Was En Vogue's Love Slave
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.
Episode 9: Can I Get A Witness?
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.
Episode 10: Ted's Revenge
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.
Episode 11: All in the Family Feud
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.
Episode 12: Raging Marlon
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.