The Wayans Bros.: Season 04 (1997)

The Wayans Bros. launches its fourth season with most of its familiar regulars back on the job: Shawn Wayans as hardworking newspaper-stand owner Shawn Williams, Marlon Wayans as Shawn's footloose brother, Marlon, John Witherspoon as the boys' restauranteur father, John "Pops" Williams, and Anna Maria Horsford as security guard Dee Baxter. The season begins as Marlon returns from a three-month tour with musician Keith Sweat, more determined than ever to find success in show business. Meanwhile, level-headed Shawn must work overtime to keep Marlon's head from either swelling to astronomical proportions or leaving his body entirely! Season highlights include a classic "fantasy" episode in which the regulars assume the leading roles in the old sitcom Good Times, with Shawn Wayans as J.J. ("Dy-no-MIIIITE!") Among the year's guest stars are Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Gloria Gaynor, En Vogue, Busta Rhymes, and even Jerry Springer. Season four ends as Shawn's newsstand is destroyed by an electrical fire, thereby setting up a curious role reversal, with Shawn unemployed and Marlon bringing in a weekly paycheck. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi