The UNTOLD Truth About Half & Half | Another Black Sitcom Canceled On An Unresolved Cliffhanger?

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  • @liljay3006
    @liljay3006 7 місяців тому +976

    In my opinion half a half is top 5 of one of the best tv theme songs

    • @PHSDM104
      @PHSDM104 7 місяців тому +54

      Still lives rent-free in my head

    • @LoveableNiki
      @LoveableNiki 7 місяців тому +19

      Absolutely. I have it on my iPod. I love it!!!

    • @ThisIsJ.Nicole
      @ThisIsJ.Nicole 7 місяців тому +20

      It's a bop for real.

    • @nwsmgquis
      @nwsmgquis 7 місяців тому +7

      Hell yeaa it is

    • @nitawilliams8641
      @nitawilliams8641 7 місяців тому +33

      Yesss!! ESPECIALLY "Mona's" part at the end!! Lol I always do that part, INCLUDING the little laugh!! 🤗🤗🤣🤣

  • @AM-fb4pb
    @AM-fb4pb 7 місяців тому +607

    When Phyllis snatched DeeDee wig off and she had another one in her bag🤣🤣

  • @TrvisXXIII
    @TrvisXXIII 7 місяців тому +508

    The casting is amazing when you look at how similar each of the parents resemble the sisters

    • @LisePlansandJournals
      @LisePlansandJournals 7 місяців тому +30

      Yesssss so true

    • @user-cm4io8dz2r
      @user-cm4io8dz2r 7 місяців тому +43

      It was so satisfying to see that as well. I love the similarities in complexions and even hairstyles I’m currently binge watching it right now

    • @QueenMLA28
      @QueenMLA28 7 місяців тому +11

      I always said that too, like they could actually be family!

    • @deljean
      @deljean 6 місяців тому +5

      Always loved tht

    • @ashsmith1364
      @ashsmith1364 6 місяців тому +4

      and i love it

  • @AmoMe2009
    @AmoMe2009 7 місяців тому +482

    I love when Big Dee Dee and Phyllis go at each other. Sophisticated shade of the 2000s. It was a mixture of Martin vs Pam and Dominique Deveraux VS Alexis Colby.

    • @La-wr5dn
      @La-wr5dn 7 місяців тому +18

      Well said.

    • @ThisIsJ.Nicole
      @ThisIsJ.Nicole 7 місяців тому +25

      Yes and from time to time they would bond.

    • @lookingtowardsthesun
      @lookingtowardsthesun 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes!! Very much like the Divas on Dynasty! 😁

    • @mrblue___
      @mrblue___ 3 місяці тому

      Same. Def one of the highlights of the show.
      It made their sensitive, understanding and poignant moments that shared much more powerful because of that.

  • @brownparkproductions3488
    @brownparkproductions3488 7 місяців тому +235

    There should be a documentary about Black sitcoms on UPN and WB.
    Half and Half was brilliant.

    • @tylerwestbrook2392
      @tylerwestbrook2392 7 місяців тому +14

      As a matter of fact, there is one on UA-cam. It was a video done by comedy hype talking about the black sitcoms on UPN and what happened to them. It's no longer than 25 minutes but it's packed with great information. I highly recommend you watch that video.

    • @brownparkproductions3488
      @brownparkproductions3488 7 місяців тому +4

      @@tylerwestbrook2392 thank you!

    • @tylerwestbrook2392
      @tylerwestbrook2392 7 місяців тому +1

      You're welcome

  • @sejejo7565
    @sejejo7565 7 місяців тому +495

    That show could’ve lasted another 5 years easily

    • @truthhurts-365
      @truthhurts-365 7 місяців тому +50

      Exactly, good TV is no longer a thing especially when it comes to Black TV Sitcoms that paint us in a positive light. These networks ONLY want to see us acting a fool per usual.

    • @javiruiz8365
      @javiruiz8365 7 місяців тому +13

      @@truthhurts-365facts, but it’s what people enjoy these days. This is what I grew up with and I really enjoyed

    • @jayvandyke2972
      @jayvandyke2972 7 місяців тому

      @@javiruiz8365 Blame the WB/UPN merge

    • @deborahmatsushita1844
      @deborahmatsushita1844 7 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @qman313
      @qman313 7 місяців тому +11

      Yep. Its always our good black shows that get canceled with explanation outta knowhere.
      Could have at least see who Mona picked! Smh😒

  • @zoeledwards6617
    @zoeledwards6617 7 місяців тому +217

    I forgot Louis Gossett Jr was in Half & Half. He played Spencer’s father. R.I.P

  • @jajuangordy4394
    @jajuangordy4394 7 місяців тому +453

    Half & half was a good show and underrated. I definitely remember the episode where TC Carson and Erika Alexander reprise their Living Single characters Kyle Barker and Maxine Shaw along with the reveal of their daughter.

    • @jasminehill6312
      @jasminehill6312 7 місяців тому +18

      I love that episode!!!

    • @jajuangordy4394
      @jajuangordy4394 7 місяців тому +20

      @@jasminehill6312 yeah I did too. I like that they was playing their Living Single characters on that episode and no one knew if they had a boy or a girl until that episode.

    • @aliciasimmons8473
      @aliciasimmons8473 7 місяців тому +2

      How were the living single characters as max and Kyle introduced into the show were they related to anyone on the show

    • @jajuangordy4394
      @jajuangordy4394 7 місяців тому +30

      @@aliciasimmons8473 nope. Maxine and Kyle was together with their daughter and Kyle was a co-star with big Dee Dee for a movie while Dee Dee idolizes Maxine as she was studying her cases when she was in law school and Dee Dee wanted to meet her. The creator of Living Single was involved with half & half, so that explains the continuity with having Kyle Barker and Maxine Shaw together. No one knew they had a daughter until that episode.

  • @lesliemartin2901
    @lesliemartin2901 7 місяців тому +131

    I just couldn't understand why BET couldn't pick up some of these black sitcoms... makes me sad 😢

  • @OddWomanOut_Pi81
    @OddWomanOut_Pi81 7 місяців тому +62

    I was frickin GUTTED when this show was canceled. 😔 The chemistry of the entire cast was off-the-charts, but my faves HAD to be any and ALL of Phyllis and Big DeeDee's interactions. 😂😂😂 Never a dull moment when those two were on screen, I swear. Lol!

  • @joshuamcdowell9745
    @joshuamcdowell9745 7 місяців тому +74

    Rachel True is 57 and Essence Atkins is 52. They still look the same.

  • @danavixen6274
    @danavixen6274 7 місяців тому +177

    Half & Half was one of my FAVORITE UPN shows. Essence Atkins and Rachel True are so TALENTED! They've barely aged to this day too. Rachel had me at The Craft. Love that movie. ❤

  • @beemocha
    @beemocha 7 місяців тому +286

    “Throughhhh this journey of discoveryyyy…in finding you I’m finding me..”🎤🎤

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 7 місяців тому +2

      🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤

    • @AbbyC543
      @AbbyC543 7 місяців тому +10

      You and Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee….eeeee………

    • @reneerougeaux7046
      @reneerougeaux7046 6 місяців тому +5

      "I'm finding you, I'm finding me...." 🎤🎤

    • @sacs333
      @sacs333 2 місяці тому +1

      ❤ really love the show's theme song!!!!!!!!!!🎶🎶🔥🔥

  • @AmoMe2009
    @AmoMe2009 7 місяців тому +184

    That Romeo Santana episode was 😍 and Joey Lawrence as a recurring character in the last season was 🤤.
    I loved his chemisty with Dee Dee.

    • @LoveableNiki
      @LoveableNiki 7 місяців тому +34

      That was Merlin Santana's last project. His episode aired less than a month before his passing.

    • @Tha90sKid
      @Tha90sKid 7 місяців тому +24

      That song was a bop ❤And it makes me sad to know this was his last work before he was tragically murdered. I recently rewatched that episode on UA-cam. Man 😢💔

    • @newflower8974
      @newflower8974 7 місяців тому +11

      🕊🕊🕊

    • @hometowngirlncurls5669
      @hometowngirlncurls5669 7 місяців тому +31

      I had a feeling the show was going in the direction of Joey Lawrence's character and Dee Dee getting together. That would've been interesting!

    • @OmegaRed-zh2mp
      @OmegaRed-zh2mp 7 місяців тому +20

      Have a seat on my loveee no reservation is required 🎶 Merlin killed that episode and that’s really Spencer singing too 😳

  • @tiffanysmith2407
    @tiffanysmith2407 7 місяців тому +10

    Any episode with a singing battle between Phyllis and Big Dee Dee will always be top tier television. So funny!

  • @poppinc8145
    @poppinc8145 7 місяців тому +142

    Since Netflix picked up some of these incomplete shows, there's nothing stopping them from greenlighting one or two seasons to wrap them up. For example, _Girlfriends_ exec producers Mara Brock Akil and Kelsey Grammer have said for years that they're open to a revival.

    • @ryansingletary7018
      @ryansingletary7018 7 місяців тому +1

      What kind of revival

    • @aliciasimmons8473
      @aliciasimmons8473 7 місяців тому +8

      Girlfriends I heard Mara I believe was the holdout or whoever has the rights all the ladies and Reggie who played William were all on board for a reboot/continuation

    • @Porter5habazz
      @Porter5habazz 7 місяців тому +2

      Yeah but the ladies aren’t for it.

    • @Porter5habazz
      @Porter5habazz 7 місяців тому +4

      @@aliciasimmons8473no, not every one was onboard.

    • @Porter5habazz
      @Porter5habazz 7 місяців тому +16

      @@aliciasimmons8473no, not everyone wanted to be involved. Jill said she wanted to stick to movies (don’t know what movies) but yeah 😂😂😂😂

  • @amandarayforever
    @amandarayforever 7 місяців тому +49

    Really hated how they did Mona's character in the end

  • @angelnicole513
    @angelnicole513 7 місяців тому +42

    That doggone WB/UPN merger left a lot of good shows in the graveyard! RIP! Smh

  • @jd517
    @jd517 7 місяців тому +98

    This is one of my comfort shows.

    • @Trell88
      @Trell88 7 місяців тому +2

      Same! I brought the DVDs again recently in case it leaves streaming for good. I can watch this anytime

    • @AlmondJoie
      @AlmondJoie 7 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@Trell88 Did Half & Half ever come out on DVD? I've checked for it online over the years, but never found it.🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @handsomeX
    @handsomeX 7 місяців тому +124

    The long list of black WB and UPN sitcoms were very entertaining back in the day.

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 7 місяців тому +14

      YES! The 90's gave US quality Black TV shows

    • @rbz1
      @rbz1 7 місяців тому +2

      @@kayshawnsimmons5585 execs: "These black shows narratives are trying to undo all the hood movie and gangsta rap influence we fully promote"....can't have that!

  • @mandeelaw8410
    @mandeelaw8410 7 місяців тому +79

    I'm still watching half and half and living single and girlfriends as if they are recent tv shows!!!

  • @nes96
    @nes96 7 місяців тому +88

    Martin, Living Single, and the Parkers was some of the very few who got a proper ending in black sitcoms of the 90s and 2000s.

    • @madddoggnogood1491
      @madddoggnogood1491 7 місяців тому +4

      I wouldn't call the finales of Martin and living single proper

    • @nes96
      @nes96 7 місяців тому +11

      @@madddoggnogood1491 well i agree they were rushed series finale endings but they still werent left on a cliffhanger unlike moesha, girlfriends, half & half, my wife and kids, one on one and the etc. black 90s / 2000s sitcoms of those eras.

    • @eddierascalhaskell4954
      @eddierascalhaskell4954 7 місяців тому +4

      Living Single ended the moment Kyle left and Martin just was ridiculous to watch in that final season where Gina's gone. The last episode was such a joke.

  • @a.h.2667
    @a.h.2667 7 місяців тому +30

    The two moms were my favorite part of the show.

  • @angelnicole513
    @angelnicole513 7 місяців тому +20

    I loved this show! Big Dee Dee was everything. So talented. She had me literally crying tears of laughter every episode. And I dont laugh out loud easily! Shes a true comedic actress. The writing on this show was top notch.

  • @thebrownbaldy
    @thebrownbaldy 7 місяців тому +115

    Spencer and Mona should've been together by the show's end IMHO. Just like Moesha and My Wife And Kids, this series deserves closure, even if it's 20 years later.

    • @monaalona4744
      @monaalona4744 7 місяців тому +37

      I think Spencer and Mona were better off as friends. She should’ve been with Chase.

    • @thebrownbaldy
      @thebrownbaldy 7 місяців тому +2

      @@EFunkRock Didn't say the show had closure. Reread the comment

    • @EFunkRock
      @EFunkRock 7 місяців тому +5

      @@thebrownbaldy reread it. Misread it. Deleted comment. Apologies.

    • @Novakane78
      @Novakane78 7 місяців тому +14

      On the last episode I was hoping that we got thrown a curve and Spencer was who she called

    • @Tha90sKid
      @Tha90sKid 7 місяців тому +1

      Yes!!

  • @sophiaandre139
    @sophiaandre139 7 місяців тому +45

    Watching it on Netflix, I never skipped the intro. This song is fire 🔥!

    • @LoveableNiki
      @LoveableNiki 7 місяців тому +9

      NEVER skip the intro. ALWAYS sing the intro. ❤

  • @luddacriss
    @luddacriss 7 місяців тому +18

    This show could easily get a Netflix update.

  • @donaldwilson2620
    @donaldwilson2620 7 місяців тому +34

    I love Half & Half. So much great talent on that show, especially the moms, Thelma Hopkins & Valerie Pettiford. Fun Fact: Joey Lawrence, who had a recurring role as Dee Dee's boss, also costared with Thelma on Gimmie A Break.

  • @quiana10030
    @quiana10030 7 місяців тому +47

    Big Dee Dee (Valerie pettiford) sister in real life used to be my drama teacher in middle school lol

    • @donaldwilson2620
      @donaldwilson2620 7 місяців тому +11

      That's awesome. Valerie is a great actress.

    • @jasminenoir8444
      @jasminenoir8444 7 місяців тому +6

      Yes she was my teacher too and her son Jafar was my dance teacher

    • @quiana10030
      @quiana10030 7 місяців тому +5

      @@jasminenoir8444 aww wow. I loved ms pettiford 😭💚

  • @nicolesherman8974
    @nicolesherman8974 7 місяців тому +71

    Rachel True and Essence Atkins are both gorgeous and beautiful ❤️.

  • @StellarAvenger
    @StellarAvenger 7 місяців тому +71

    Half and Half, One on One, The Jeffersons and Moesha all ended on cliffhangers. Give us a novel or something to tie up those lose ends.

    • @ryansingletary7018
      @ryansingletary7018 7 місяців тому +2

      Would a novel work

    • @rmcrae05
      @rmcrae05 7 місяців тому +8

      Technically Girlfriends didn't end in a cliffhanger, but so much was left unresolved.

    • @Kenny-bu4uv
      @Kenny-bu4uv 7 місяців тому +4

      @@rmcrae05if it just abruptly ends with a bunch of main points and storylines not resolved, it’s a cliffhanger, even everyone is killed lol .

    • @donchichi10
      @donchichi10 7 місяців тому +4

      One on one should’ve never taken that direction (LA move) for younger audience

  • @kennethhernandez6499
    @kennethhernandez6499 7 місяців тому +22

    Half and half was an amazing show. Fun fact before the cancellation MC Lyte and Alec Mapa characters were actually stated to have their own spin off but unfortunately never happen. We need a reboot!

    • @dontelindsey5846
      @dontelindsey5846 7 місяців тому +3

      I never knew that. That makes me wonder how it would have done?

    • @djtopaz
      @djtopaz 7 місяців тому +2

      Alec Mapa was sooo funny

  • @ThisIsJ.Nicole
    @ThisIsJ.Nicole 7 місяців тому +22

    1)I wish the show would've gotten a proper ending. Things were turning around for Mona.
    2)Did anyone else think the show was going to get a spin off with Joey Lawrence because I felt it and it would've been great.
    3)Can we get a reunion?!

  • @IceManLikeGervin
    @IceManLikeGervin 7 місяців тому +34

    Another solid sitcom with a very talented cast and interesting storylines...

  • @tamikabrown2927
    @tamikabrown2927 6 місяців тому +7

    Someone needs to talk about how WELL the actress played big deedee….Funny, classy, a little ratchet… can sing and dance. The lady WAS the moment

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 7 місяців тому +72

    The episode with Merlin Santana is a classic

    • @newflower8974
      @newflower8974 7 місяців тому +10

      🕊🕊🕊

    • @igarrett113
      @igarrett113 7 місяців тому +13

      Have a seat on love should have been a real song 😩

    • @maverickg233
      @maverickg233 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@igarrett113 I recently found out a few days ago literally there is a longer version of the song itself, ironic that I came across this video talking about this sitcom as well

    • @randychampion184
      @randychampion184 7 місяців тому +3

      One of his last appearances on film, he was killed a few months later.

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 7 місяців тому +1

      YES! 😍🥰🥰🧐🍿☕

  • @AquariusSoul
    @AquariusSoul 7 місяців тому +22

    I enjoyed this H&H. Essence is gorgeous! It's unfortunate like so many black sitcoms back then it left on a cliffhanger smh I hope the cast mates are doing well.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 7 місяців тому +48

    The Monday night lineup on UPN was awesome!!

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 7 місяців тому +3

      I miss 90's Black TV Shows 😍🧐🍿☕

    • @javiruiz8365
      @javiruiz8365 7 місяців тому +2

      @@kayshawnsimmons5585 Yes!! So many great shows! Now everything is a negative stereotype. People seem to like that and I just can’t

  • @v.a.993
    @v.a.993 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for doing this. I have been rewatching Half & Half last month because a very nice person has uploaded the series to UA-cam. I watched the episode where Mona makes her love interest selection. I did not realize it was the last episode of the series. I spent a couple of weeks looking for the next episode. Now, you have cleared up for me that there is no next episode.

  • @BlackShogun
    @BlackShogun 7 місяців тому +18

    I had such a big crush on Mona growing up lol. That hair is iconic; this took me back

  • @VirgoMastermind
    @VirgoMastermind 7 місяців тому +17

    This show is such an underrated gem 💎 Great cast and chemistry. UA-cam has full episodes of the show too. 😃

  • @punkyreggaeparty8786
    @punkyreggaeparty8786 7 місяців тому +7

    The amount of shows canceled without a proper ending. 🤬

  • @CashMoneyReckadz
    @CashMoneyReckadz 7 місяців тому +9

    Something told me this cast / crew really got along off camera. Glad to hear that they retained majority of the crew from original pilot!

  • @suzieq9578
    @suzieq9578 5 місяців тому +3

    Ending all of these black shows without proper finales is tragic

  • @lauragavins1
    @lauragavins1 7 місяців тому +4

    Their dad owned the building they lived in! Loved this show❤

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 7 місяців тому +21

    The Big Sistah Sans Soul episode with DMX was awesome.

  • @Rise_and_Hustle
    @Rise_and_Hustle 7 місяців тому +21

    Rachel True called it out completely. They do that to most black shows(female or male) before thwy get to the hundred episode mark, because they would have to pay the black actors more at that point. But they will let a corny white show rum forever. Ladies please understand, yall get the BS too!

  • @MrsInMyOwnWorld08
    @MrsInMyOwnWorld08 7 місяців тому +20

    I laugh at the intro song every time. I sound like Mona when I sing🤦🏾‍♀️🤣

    • @nitawilliams8641
      @nitawilliams8641 7 місяців тому +4

      🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣 She is my fav part of the theme song!! Lol

  • @MeneshaBowden
    @MeneshaBowden 7 місяців тому +4

    I watch reruns of this show on Pluto TV along with The Parkers, Moesha,One on One. They run back to back late at night.

  • @michellemoore4585
    @michellemoore4585 7 місяців тому +5

    The DABL over the air channel airs Half & Half.

  • @DetoxMyLifeWithTNichol
    @DetoxMyLifeWithTNichol 7 місяців тому +4

    The casting was superb! My mother always said that the mothers and daughters could have been actually family in real life. And the acting was phenomenal!

  • @AlmondJoie
    @AlmondJoie 7 місяців тому +3

    Fun Fact: Prior to _Half & Half,_ Rachel True and Essence Atkins starred in a TV movie, _Love Song,_ along with R&B singer Monica and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
    _Half & Half_ also airs twice daily on the Dabl TV Network.

  • @jazzymurray2829
    @jazzymurray2829 7 місяців тому +2

    Omg this is one of my favorite shows. I still watch on UA-cam sometimes thanks for the cover.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 7 місяців тому +23

    Gotta love the episode where Max and Kyle from Living Single were in it that episode was amazing

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 7 місяців тому +1

      Kyle and Big Dee Dee acting up singing had me in tears 😹😹😹😹🥰😍

  • @Marvel83
    @Marvel83 7 місяців тому +19

    This was my top 5 shows growing up. But I always found it funny that the attic apartment is not same apartment Dee Dee moved into. She moved into the apartment over Mona instead of the one on the right side. 😂

    • @AlmondJoie
      @AlmondJoie 7 місяців тому +4

      Exactly, and Dee Dee's apt was huge compared to that empty little studio apt that Mona saw. The show's set designer really nailed the apts to reflect the personality of each sister. Dee Dee's apt was even more beautiful than the small space that was shown for Big Dee Dee and Charles' mansion. I like Spencer's apt, and Adam's tiny studio, both of which seemed to fit their personalities as well.

  • @DeliciaatHome
    @DeliciaatHome 7 місяців тому +7

    I never understood when Mona and Dee Dee switched back apartments. It wasn’t the original attic, but the apartment across the hall from that one.

  • @1eaglefan960
    @1eaglefan960 7 місяців тому +3

    This was a really really good black show. The comedy was top-notch! All of the people in the wardrobe were beautiful. And it is a shame that when you have shows like this they just go off with no ending to them. Wishing all of the cast members the very best of luck, light and love!

  • @therealmarlonbellamy
    @therealmarlonbellamy 7 місяців тому +15

    Thank you for this story. Can we please get reviews on the following underrated shows from the 2000s:
    Eve
    For Your Love
    All Of Us
    Everybody Hates Chris
    The Game
    Lincoln Heights

  • @jaym8988
    @jaym8988 7 місяців тому +6

    Why did it take so long to realize Smart Guy and Half & Half is why I like Essence so much.

  • @eyesonthepiescc
    @eyesonthepiescc 7 місяців тому +7

    Rachael True is so beautiful. I wish she got more work.

  • @ckkeidis3585
    @ckkeidis3585 7 місяців тому +2

    THIS SHOW WAS FUN & ENTERTAINING TO WATCH.THE SHADE BETWEEN THE MOTHER’S WAS CLASSIC ❤

  • @JaeBeAStar
    @JaeBeAStar 7 місяців тому +12

    First one on one and now half and half! You’re on a roll 😃😁

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 7 місяців тому +1

      a great Black sitcoms. I miss the 90's man😢😢😢🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @kiga928
    @kiga928 7 місяців тому +3

    I never watched this until Netflix had it, I fell in love

  • @princemastaking
    @princemastaking 7 місяців тому +15

    I like Half & Half. The show was just like "Living Single" and "Girlfriends". But Half & Half had competition other shows like Eve One on One and All of Us on UPN. I've always had a crush on Essence Atkins and Rachel True two beautiful black women, the show also set the tone for STARZ "Run the World".

    • @FlohWW
      @FlohWW 7 місяців тому

      I was really disappointed in run the world ssn2. I wasn’t even sad that it was canceled. I feel like insecure did set the tone for the present girl shows

  • @GameLover-pz5zc
    @GameLover-pz5zc 7 місяців тому +8

    Fun fact: Sumner Redstone & Les Moonves were responsible for the UPN/WB merger into the CW. Moonves is the same man who was after Janet Jackson after her infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show, hellbent on trying to destroy her career.

    • @nadiaroberts9857
      @nadiaroberts9857 7 місяців тому +5

      But didn't karma get him of serious allegations he was doing and he had to step down at President of CBS production his wife stayed at the company due to her doing big brother Julie moonves.

  • @MrsDotWhit
    @MrsDotWhit 7 місяців тому +3

    I used to love this show and was so upset when they cancelled it. I was in my early twenties and it resonated with me so much. 😢

  • @robertrogers074
    @robertrogers074 7 місяців тому +16

    I love Essence Atkins 😍

  • @LoveableNiki
    @LoveableNiki 7 місяців тому +51

    CW literally said we have room for ONE night of Black sitcoms (4 shows). UPN was bulit on the back of Black Shows.
    I guess it is rumor since it wasn't in the video, but Half & Half was supposed to go to the CW for its 5th season. All Of Us was canceled. However, Chris Rock made a call threatening to end Everyone Hates Chris if All Of Us wasn't renewed. (His brother was on the All Of Us cast.) So Half & Half got the boot. I swear I thought this was public knowledge, but I guess it was a rumor.

    • @Aurora0510
      @Aurora0510 7 місяців тому +8

      I thought Will Smith called the network demanding All of Us is renewed. I believe thats why One on One wasnt renewed either because I keep hearing how Half n Half, Eve, and One on One was coming back.

    • @jayvandyke2972
      @jayvandyke2972 7 місяців тому +2

      @@Aurora0510 It was Chris rock demanding

    • @jayvandyke2972
      @jayvandyke2972 7 місяців тому +7

      Yes this Eve Half and Half and one on one was supposed to be going to The CW until chris and will made some calls to the CW it was true

    • @Aurora0510
      @Aurora0510 7 місяців тому +10

      @@jayvandyke2972 Oh I didn’t know about Chris Rock calling as well. Honestly I didn’t really like All of Us, I checked out after season 1.

    • @jayvandyke2972
      @jayvandyke2972 7 місяців тому +10

      @@Aurora0510 It was trash after elise neal left

  • @jimbrown5091
    @jimbrown5091 7 місяців тому +3

    Valerie Pettiford did so much physical comedy on this show...I loved it.

  • @cadillacdeville5828
    @cadillacdeville5828 7 місяців тому +17

    I remember the mother also played in "Stomp The Yard" and a few other movies.

  • @michellejorden1539
    @michellejorden1539 7 місяців тому +6

    They really look like mothers and daughters

  • @bettymillz3178
    @bettymillz3178 7 місяців тому +3

    That was my show!! I could relate to Mona so much and she had my dream job. I was so hurt when they cancelled the show!!

  • @Tha90sKid
    @Tha90sKid 7 місяців тому +8

    This was such a great show. As a teen I mainly watched just to see if Mona and Spencer would finally get together, only to be hit with the Black sitcom cliffhanger curse 😖😭😭 I still think the guy she chose ended up being Spencer.

  • @brandonanderson2689
    @brandonanderson2689 7 місяців тому +12

    Rachel True & Essence Atkins don't age, both are still fine af

  • @Ladyrindy
    @Ladyrindy 7 місяців тому +6

    One of my faves! Such an underrated, fun show. So glad you covered this one!

  • @cosmicbeauty5682
    @cosmicbeauty5682 7 місяців тому +6

    All of these black sitcoms that many of us enjoyed on UPN/CW have one thing in common... They all seemed to have abruptly disappeared with cliffhanger endings 😢. Heck, we still don't know what happened to Myles 🤔 did Joan ever get married, and what's going on with Breanna and Arnaz??? Questions that need answers

  • @alesiawashington7814
    @alesiawashington7814 6 місяців тому +3

    It's sad that many of the shows that we as African American loved, got cancelled. It's as if we can only keep on drug shows

  • @Lladyk95
    @Lladyk95 7 місяців тому +5

    So many good shows back then that got canceled 😭

  • @newflower8974
    @newflower8974 7 місяців тому +12

    Rip Merlin Santana 🕊

  • @divetacranford2057
    @divetacranford2057 5 місяців тому +1

    The lady who sings the theme song Melanie Daniels was also in the "Madea gets a job" play

  • @lobecosc
    @lobecosc 7 місяців тому +6

    I loved this show back then and love me some Rachel True. She looked and acted like my late cousin Jackie. I still watch it in syndication today. They could do what Tyler Perry did with House of Payne and bring it back right for the fifth season, just years later. It could work.

    • @lis-h4w
      @lis-h4w 3 місяці тому

      so ur romantazin her looking like ur cousin? ok

  • @thewrongascendancy
    @thewrongascendancy 7 місяців тому +3

    I remember watching the reruns when I was in college! It came on early in the morning while I had breakfast. I had never heard of it before then.

  • @drayaa_amour
    @drayaa_amour 7 місяців тому +4

    Thank you so much for this! Ms. Yvette always does what she needs to do when it comes to showcasing successful black people! Love to see it 💕

  • @ericanicole1156
    @ericanicole1156 7 місяців тому +3

    I binge-watch this every year this is my show 😂🤣

  • @jayfriday9485
    @jayfriday9485 7 місяців тому +8

    please do ‘city guys’ next🙏

    • @YoursAnonymously
      @YoursAnonymously 7 місяців тому +1

      This right here takes me back. It's good to hear that somebody else remembers that show.

  • @rainbowrabbit
    @rainbowrabbit 7 місяців тому +3

    I enjoyed Rachel True in The Craft, which did influence my decision to give Half & Half a try. I absolutely loved that show and felt it deserved better. Unfortunately, you know when people say don’t meet your heroes? Rachel was so mean to me during a past encounter, which hurt because I was a fan. But I can still appreciate how amazing Half & Half was.

    • @spirituallife6296
      @spirituallife6296 7 місяців тому

      Dang that sucks. I’m a fan of her as well. If you’re into astrology, she’s a Scorpio & they can definitely be moody lol. They can’t really hide if they’re having a bad day; hopefully it was that & not something personal

    • @jessicamcdaniels2337
      @jessicamcdaniels2337 7 місяців тому

      Omg how so?

  • @cindeed4422
    @cindeed4422 7 місяців тому +5

    I always thought Rachel True was the same girl On Boy Meets World, Will’s girlfriend. I loved MC Lytle on the show as the boss as well. It was on Pluto for free.

  • @childfreescallywag
    @childfreescallywag 7 місяців тому +1

    This was one of my FAVORITE shows and I’ll never forgive them for ending on that cliffhanger like that 😭

  • @zzizahacallar
    @zzizahacallar 7 місяців тому +6

    ❤ Half n' Half. One of my favorite shows I watch now

  • @Fraxinus_a
    @Fraxinus_a 7 місяців тому +3

    Yay! So glad you did this video!!!! I love and still rewatch this show. ❤❤

  • @tiliatolbert4865
    @tiliatolbert4865 7 місяців тому +1

    I loved this show!! I still watch it on the Cleo channel

  • @MrBeautiful2908
    @MrBeautiful2908 7 місяців тому +2

    I met Essence and Chico in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio at the Schuster Center in January of 2007 they were very courteous and friendly.

  • @liveesunflower
    @liveesunflower 4 місяці тому +1

    I hate how they did my show. I literally love this show

  • @Soul-cry1
    @Soul-cry1 7 місяців тому +2

    I loved that yhis show was in the living single universe, having max and kyle cameo was great

  • @nancygreen1655
    @nancygreen1655 7 місяців тому +1

    I still watch this show regularly. So glad it’s still on! ❤

  • @asmrdate
    @asmrdate 6 місяців тому

    I loved this show!! Still watch it regularly on UA-cam. A classic!

  • @ToniaAlex13
    @ToniaAlex13 7 місяців тому +1

    I have been seeing this pop up on UA-cam since last year and i watched some episode. It's really good. I used to see it every now and then when i was younger

  • @kacey5324
    @kacey5324 7 місяців тому +9

    I liked this show,big Dee Dee was hilarious 😂

  • @awordperiodradio4067
    @awordperiodradio4067 7 місяців тому +2

    I’m watching half & half as I type this on DABL TV 😂😂😂😂

  • @DymondCrystal
    @DymondCrystal 7 місяців тому +3

    Crazy cause Pluto tv plays this a lot and I be tuned in, sucks to know she not getting proper residuals 😊