Malcolm & Eddie

Malcolm & Eddie is an American television sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996, on UPN, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. The program was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions in association with TriStar Television in its first three seasons and by Columbia TriStar Television in its final season.

Synopsis

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

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 face lift 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 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 fledgling one-man/one-truck towing operation into a fleet, success for these two could be as simple as staying out of trouble.

Cast

• Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Malcolm McGee
• Eddie Griffin as Eddie Sherman
• Miriam Flynn as Kelly (1996)
• Karen Malina White as Nicolette Vandross
• Jaime Cardriche as Tim (1996–1998)
• Christopher Daniel Barnes as Leonard Rickets (1998–2000)

Supporting cast

• Karyn Bryant as Antoinette Chapman
• Enya Flack as Bridget Goodwin
• Angelle Brooks as Holly Brooks (1996–1997)
• Ron Pearson as Doug Rickets (1998–2000)
• Tommy Davidson as Dexter Sherman (1999–2000)
• Michelle Hurd as Simone (1997–1998)
• Kina Lane as McGee's Patron
• Freez Luv as Hector
• John Kassir as Rooster

Regular guests

• Tucker Smallwood as Theodore Roosevelt Hawkins (7 episodes)
• Alexia Robinson as Ashley Hawkins (5 episodes)
• Andray Johnson as Irate Audience Member (4 episodes)
• Kellita Smith as Danielle (4 episodes)
• Dawn McMillan as Mia (4 episodes)
• JoNell Kennedy as Maura McGee (3 episodes)
• Erik Palladino as Jason (1997–1998)
• Chene Lawson as Leslie Sherman (2 episodes)
• Charlie Robinson as Marcus McGee (2 episodes)

U.S. television ratings

Season	TV Season	Ratings Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1	1996–1997	#135Template:Citation needed
2	1997–1998	No. 149<ref name="sfgate.com">Template:Cite web</ref>	3.0<ref name="sfgate.com" />
3	1998–1999	#148Template:Citation needed
4	1999–2000	#137Template:Citation needed

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Recipient
2000	Nominated	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Malcolm-Jamal Warner
2001				Eddie Griffin
2001	Nominated	Art Directors Guild	Excellence in Production Design Award	Jerry Dunn and Stephanie Marra (For episode "Bullets Over Kansas City")

Home release

On April 21, 2009, Shout! Factory released the first season of Malcolm & Eddie on DVD in Region 1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

DVD name	Ep #	Release date
Season One	22	April 14, 2009

Syndication

Repeats of Malcolm & Eddie aired in local syndication in the early 2000s, and on cable's BET in early-mid 2008; recently, it has begun to air on BET's derivative network, Centric. In the UK, it aired on the British Channel, Trouble, 7mate in Australia & on MTV2 in the United States on July 1, 2011. The series has also aired on FamilyNet on September 1, 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since February 2017, Fuse is currently airing reruns of the show. As of 2018, repeats of the sitcom are being aired. As of 2019, selected seasons are available to view for free on Crackle with the season selection changing by yearly quarters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019, Malcolm & Eddie began airing on StarzEncore and all episodes are available on demand via multiple streaming and cable platforms.

External links

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