Malcolm & Eddie was a television sitcom-comedy that premiered August 26, 1996 on the UPN Network, and ran for four seasons. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. This show was cancelled after its fourth season, and aired its final episode on April 22, 2000. The series was distributed by Columbia TriStar Television.

Synopsis

Malcolm McGee (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) is a responsible and sensible twenty something who ends up sharing a Kansas City, Missouri apartment and a business venture with relentlessly enthusiastic tow truck owner Eddie Sherman (Eddie Griffin). A fast talker with outlandish frenetic energy, Eddie's charming naivete always seems to get the two into hot water. But no matter what the situation, these opposites always end up bailing each other out (even if they drive each other crazy).

When the guys unexpectedly became recipients of a considerable sum of money, Malcolm and Eddie decided to buy not only the old Irish pub below their apartment, but the entire building, including Eddie's garage, as an investment. As new bar owners, the guys gave the place a facelift by turning it into a sports bar and renaming it McGee's. There, they hang out with local regulars, including Tim (Jaime Cardriche), a gentle giant working as a male nurse, and Nicolette (Karen Malina White), the motor-mouth police academy cadet with a love-crazed obsession for Eddie. As Malcolm manages McGee's and Eddie tries to bolster his fledging one-man/one-truck towing operation into a fleet, success for these two could be as simple as staying out of trouble. (SonyPictures.com)

Cast

• Malcolm-Jamal Warner — Malcolm McGee
• Eddie Griffin — Edward 'Eddie' Sherman
• Jaime Cardriche — Tim
• Karen Malina White — Nicolette Vandross (1996-2000)
• Angelle Brooks — Holly Brooks (1996-1997)
• Tucker Smallwood — Theodore Roosevelt Hawkins
• Christopher Daniel Barnes — Leonard Rickets
• Ron Pearson — Doug
• Enya Flack — Bridget

supporting cast

• Karyn Bryant — Antoinette Chapman
• Tommy Davidson — Dexter Sherman (1999-2000)
• Michelle Hurd — Simone
• Kina Lane — McGee's Patron
• Freez Luv — Hecto

Regular guests:

• Alexia Robinson — Ashley (5 episodes)
• Andray Johnson — Irate Audience Member (4 episodes)
• Kellita Smith — Danielle (4 episodes)
• Dawn McMillan — Mia (4 episodes)
• JoNell Kennedy — Maura McGee (3 episodes)

Awards & nominations

• Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series — Malcolm-Jamal Warner & Eddie Griffin

External links

1990s TV shows in the United States | 2000s TV shows in the United States | Black sitcoms | Sony Pictures Television shows | Sitcoms | UPN network shows