Wendy Raquel Robinson

A woman discovers that when it comes to love, sometimes opposites really do attract in this romantic comedy-drama. Kenya (Sanaa Lathan) is a successful African-American lawyer in her mid-thirties whose personal life is not going as well as her career. While she's attractive and intelligent, Kenya has rather high standards and isn't willing to settle for a man who isn't everything she wants. While attending a party, Kenya is introduced to Brian (Simon Baker), a landscape architect who handles the gardening at her host's mansion. Brian is immediately and obviously attracted to Kenya, through she doesn't feel the same way at all. However, she likes his work and hires him to refurbish her garden; before long, he asks her out on a date, and against her better judgment she accepts. While Kenya and Brian have little in common, in time they hit it off, and a romance begins to blossom between them. However, Brian happens to be white, which ruffles some feathers among Kenya's friends and family, who try to find her a more suitable, African-American suitor. Also starring Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Blair Underwood, and Alfre Woodard, Something New was the first feature film for director Sanaa Hamri, who previously established herself by directing music videos. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

A guy who's having jitters about his relationship ends up polarizing nearly everyone he knows in this comedy. Robert thinks his life is just the way he wants it until his girlfriend announces one day that she's going to be having his baby. While she wants to get married, Robert isn't sure he wants to make that commitment. When he shares his predicament with his buddies, most of them tell him to stand his ground and are willing to back up their opinions; however, her friends are just as adamant in their support of her, and soon a teetering relationship turns into a battle of the sexes. With or Without You was the first feature film from writer and director G. Stubbs. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Roly-poly comedian Cedric the Entertainer was host and principal instigator of this weekly, half-hour variety series. Combining the best elements of The Jackie Gleason Show and In Living Color, the series offered brash, cutting-edge comedy sketches with a full complement of recurring characters, among them the Love Doctor, Mrs. Cafeteria Lady, and heat-sensitive golf commentator Raj. One of the series' early highlights was the Mexican soap-opera spoof "Que Hora Es?," designed for people who never got past third-year Spanish (in one sketch, two Latino lovers pitched woo at one another by counting to ten in their native tongue). Joining in the general hilarity were regulars Amy Brassette, Shaun Majumber, and Wendy Raquel Robinson. Telecast in tandem with the Fox Network sitcom The Bernie Mac Show, Cedric the Entertainer Presents debuted September 18, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring two of the Original Kings of Comedy, Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer, The Steve Harvey Show created a loyal following during its run. Harvey starred as a one-time R&B hitmaker who has fallen on hard times and goes to work as a music teacher at a school. This compilation puts together the five episodes that scored the highest ratings in the show's history. The episodes are titled "That's My Mama", "Welcome to Bernie's", "Educating Piggy", "Little Stevie Blunder", and "My Whole Left Side". ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

After the success of shock-jock Howard Stern's Private Parts, shock-TV host Jerry Springer made his own foray into celluloid. Fictionalizing only the name of his television show (what is normally called the The Jerry Springer Show, is now called "The Jerry Show"), Springer plays himself as a man who fronts a chair-throwing, dog-and-pony trash TV strip which gets high ratings in the backwoods, armpit communities of America. The story revolves around two sets of guests coming to Los Angeles to be on the show. First, the Zorzak family has slutty 19-year-old Angel (Jaime Pressly), sleeping with her stepdad (Michael Dudikoff). When her mom (Molly Hagan) finds out, she seeks revenge by sleeping with Angel's fiancé, Willie (Ashley Holbrook). The second group consists of Starletta (Wendy Raquel Robinson), who caught her man, Demond (Michael Jai White), sleeping with her best friend, Vonda (Tangie Ambrose). This makes all of them perfect for stardom on The Jerry Show. As all these guests arrive for their big day on national television, more chaos ensues with Springer getting propositioned by Angel and her mother. Even crew members show their stripes by getting involved in the sexual escapades with the guests. The whole scenario is finally brought to a knockdown, gender-bending finale live on national television -- right where it belongs. ~ Chris Gore, All Movie Guide

Grieving over the death of his son Andy Jr., Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) has started drinking again -- resulting in a confrontation with Sylvia (Sharon Lawrence). Lt. Fancy (James McDaniel) sends Sipowicz home, while Simone (Jimmy Smits) does everything he can to track down Andy Jr.'s murderer. A break in the case provides brief comfort for the 15th Precinct -- but morale takes another nosedive when Sipowicz nearly gets killed himself fighting off a gang of street punks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide