Color By Fox: The Fox Network and the Revolution in Black Television by Kristal Brent Zook (1999)
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- CreatorBill CosbyStarsLisa BonetKadeem HardisonJasmine GuyA group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsSherman HemsleyClifton DavisAnna Maria HorsfordRev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
- StarsJohn WalshDaniel David SimDon LaFontaineTrue crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.
- CreatorPaul HenningStarsBuddy EbsenDonna DouglasIrene RyanA nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.
- CreatorDarren StarStarsJason PriestleyShannen DohertyLuke PerryA group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.
- CreatorBill CosbyEd. WeinbergerMichael ZagorStarsBill CosbyJoyce BulifantOlga JamesChet Kincaid, gym teacher at an inner-city Los Angeles high school, deals with students, Principal Langford and counselor Marsha Peterson. He lives with his mother Rose, brother Brian, and sister-in-law Verna, who focus on his social life.
- CreatorTom PalmerStarsDondré T. WhitfieldKira Arne' VericaLenny VenitoSuccessful DJ Curtis and his pregnant wife Tamara integrate the upscale community of Woodland Heights. They make friends with Italian couple Lisa and Carmine plus attorney Becca and her novelist husband Will, who are in a mixed-religion marriage. Everyone gathers at the local grocer to gossip and make outrageous comments.
- DirectorMarlon RiggsStarsSteven BochcoDiahann CarrollRuby DeeAnalyzes the evolution of television's earlier, unflattering portrayal of blacks from 1948 until 1988, when they are depicted as prosperous and as having achieved the American dream, a portrayal that is inconsistent with reality.
- CreatorDavid BlackWilliam LinkStarsJames NaughtonBill CosbyYasiin BeyGuy Hanks is a criminologist who works for the New York Police Department. After winning the lottery, he retires. But feeling bored, he occasionally returns to help his friends, Detective Adam Sully and M.E. John Chapman, in tough cases.
- CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal WarnerThe goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
- StarsKid CapriMartin LawrenceD.L. HughleyA stand-up comedy series from Russell Simmons showcasing legendary comedians including Bernie Mac, Steve Harvey, Martin Lawrence, DL Hughley, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and more.
- CreatorCarl ReinerStarsDick Van DykeMary Tyler MooreRose MarieThe misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.
- CreatorJeff HarrisBernie KukoffStarsGary ColemanTodd BridgesConrad BainThe misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
- CreatorMichael CrichtonStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyJulianna MarguliesThe doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCraryThe Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
- CreatorSteve AspisStarsMark FrankelJohn HoffmanKim FazeThe weekly adventures of former British agent Carlton Dial, who now works for a private corporation called Intercept, which is in the business of recovering stolen property. Dial uses the latest in technological gadgetry to complete his missions, and relies on his nerdy partner Harry Flask for help from headquarters.
- CreatorHugh WilsonStarsTim ReidRobert HarperDaphne ReidA professor from Boston runs his late father's New Orleans restaurant.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzStarsWill SmithJames AveryAlfonso RibeiroA streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
- CreatorDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowFollows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
- DirectorWilliam CranJim GilmorePaul JudgeStarsGarth AncierKen AulettaPat BowlenIn last forty years, Rupert Murdoch has gone from publisher of a marginal newspaper in Adelaide, Australia.
- CreatorNorma Safford VelaStarsGeorge ForemanSheryl Lee RalphAnne HaneyAn American sitcom starring George Foreman as a retired boxer who runs an after-school program for troubled kids. The series aired from November , 1993 to January 19, 1994 on the ABC network.
- CreatorBrian PollackMert RichBob IllesStarsSherman HemsleyDorien WilsonAlex DatcherA man is released on parole under one condition: he must stay under house arrest in care of his son who hadn't spoken to him in years. The son is not too crazy about this idea at all and son's shocked wife and teen daughter even less so.
- CreatorGarry MarshallStarsRon HowardHenry WinklerMarion RossThe Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
- CreatorKevin CurranJeff MartinStarsBruce GreenwoodNeal BoushellMike StarrThe Pioneers is a baseball team that struggles to stay out of last place, annoying crusty owner Mitzi . Happy is the team manager which includes new pitcher Dave, egotistical Frank, and Arnold, the debonair 2nd baseman.
- CreatorEhrich Van LoweStarsFlex AlexanderDarryl M. BellRhona BennettStraight-laced Morris Clay and fun-loving Tyberius Walker are two Han Solo wannabes who fly around the galaxy in the Space Hoopty, a used starship that looks like a winged car and comes with a smart-mouthed computer called Loquatia, who has the hots for Morris. Ty and Morris go on wild adventures while taking abuse from Ty's brother-in-law Vashti and get shown up by gorgeous bounty hunter Amma most of the time.
- CreatorCarmen FinestraDavid McFadzeanMatt WilliamsStarsTim AllenEarl HindmanTaran Noah SmithThe daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.
- CreatorPaul AttanasioStarsRichard BelzerClark JohnsonYaphet KottoAn American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
- CreatorDavid Bar KatzJohn LeguizamoStarsJorge Luis AbreuTammi CubiletteYelba Zoe McCourtJohn Leguizamo's edgy sketch comedy show and spiritual sequel to "In Living Color".
- CreatorMatt WicklineD.L. HughleyStarsD.L. HughleyElise NealEric Allan KramerDarryl Hughley is a successful businessman who seems to have achieved the American dream.
- StarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceThe wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.
- CreatorKeenen Ivory WayansStarsKeenen Ivory WayansJim CarreyKelly Coffield ParkThe Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsLL Cool JMaia CampbellAlfonso RibeiroA once-famous football player must rent part of his house to support himself. A single mother and her two kids are the latest tenants. He also owns a sports clinic that he barely manages to run with help from his friends.
- CreatorBentley Kyle EvansJamie FoxxStarsJamie FoxxGarrett MorrisGarcelle BeauvaisJamie King is an aspiring actor from Terrell, Texas, who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. To support himself, he works at his family's hotel.
- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerA nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsDiahann CarrollLloyd NolanMarc CopageJulia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.
- CreatorSusan Fales-HillTim ReidStarsSteven WilliamsGolden BrooksGeorg Stanford BrownAn American television series starring Steven Williams as the owner of "Linc's Bar and Grill" in Washington, D.C., and co-stars Pam Grier and Golden Brooks. The series aired on the Showtime cable network from 1998 to 2000.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsQueen LatifahKim ColesErika AlexanderFollows the lives of several single male and female roommates and friends in 1990s Brooklyn, New York.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserKaryn ParsonsLori PettyStarsLori PettyKaryn ParsonsFab FilippoIf you know the plot of Two Broke Girls then you know Lush Life. Lori Petty is a struggling quirky artist and her roommate is more well off.
- CreatorJoel MadisonStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerEddie GriffinKaren Malina WhiteApparently, opposites do attract. Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine, but they're best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers without killing each other.
- CreatorSam HammSam RaimiStarsCarl LumblyRoger ReesChris GartinA paralyzed African-American scientist builds a powerful exo-skeleton in order to walk again, and uses his new abilities to fight crime.
- CreatorRon LeavittMichael G. MoyeStarsEd O'NeillChristina ApplegateKatey SagalAl is the quintessential working class dad. Peggy, his wife, always wants more from him. With their children, they go through the highs and lows of ordinary life.
- CreatorJohn BowmanTopper CarewMartin LawrenceStarsMartin LawrenceTisha CampbellThomas Mikal FordSassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
- DirectorEllen BrownStarsMartin LawrenceChristopher Reid[HBO] HD. Comedy and film star Martin Lawrence is seen performing onstage in an on-the-way-up stand-up performance.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksAllan BurnsStarsMary Tyler MooreEdward AsnerGavin MacLeodThe lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
- CreatorRob DamesLeonard RippsBob MyerStarsMadge SinclairSteve HarveyChaz Lamar ShepherdWidower Steve Tower is raising three very different sons, Artis, William, and Andrew, with the help of his mother-in-law, Mary. When not at his video store, he is interacting with Artis, William, or Andrew, or his girlfriend, Amelia.
- StarsLee BowmanRocky GrazianoHugh LawrenceA cop in Miami Beach is hired by a big hotel to privately investigate criminal activity around the area.
- CreatorAnthony YerkovichStarsDon JohnsonPhilip Michael ThomasSaundra Santiago-Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion, and vibe, "Miami Vice" follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of Miami, Florida.
- CreatorSara Finney-JohnsonVida SpearsStarsBrandy NorwoodWilliam Allen YoungMarcus T. PaulkA teenager struggles to come to terms with everything life throws at her.
- CreatorMaiya WilliamsJack ElinsonRalph FarquharStarsSheryl Lee RalphPhyllis Yvonne StickneyKaren Bankhead"New Attitude" is an American sitcom inspired by Shelly Garrett's stage play "Beauty Shop." It aired on ABC as part of its TGIF lineup.
- CreatorSteven BochcoDavid MilchStarsDennis FranzJimmy SmitsGordon ClappDetectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonStarsRalph Louis HarrisJojo SmollettJazz SmollettWhen the seven Jerrico siblings are left orphaned by a tragic accident, eldest brother Josh takes charge, determined that the family won't be split up and put into foster care.
- CreatorAndrew NichollsRobert TownsendDarrell VickersStarsRobert TownsendSuzzanne DouglasReagan Gomez-PrestonA college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsKathy BakerTom SkerrittLauren HollyAn aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.
- CreatorReggie Rock BythewoodShaun CassidyIce-TStarsIce-TCostas MandylorFrank John HughesThree scam-artist convicts satisfy their parole requirements by helping out the FBI.
- CreatorStan DanielsStarsCharles S. DuttonElla JoyceRocky CarrollCharles Dutton plays a married garbage man who proves by his actions and his altruistic ways that though he collects refuse for a job, his life and relationships total more than mere garbage.
- CreatorRoseanne BarrMatt WilliamsStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfA revival of the popular 1990s sitcom "Roseanne," which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsRedd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
- CreatorLorne MichaelsStarsThe Saturday Night Live BandDon PardoDarrell HammondA famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
- CreatorJohn BowmanMatt WicklineStarsSam SederT'Keyah Crystal KeymáhChris SpencerA white writer joins the staff of a Black television series.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightHarry ShearerThe satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
- CreatorDave CaplanMichael JacobsBrian LaPanStarsSinbadT.K. CarterErin DavisDavid (Sinbad) is a single foster father for Zana and LJ, and he's very new to the game. He learns as much from the children as they learn from him.
- CreatorKim BassGary GilbertFred ShaffermanStarsTia MowryTamera Mowry-HousleyJackée HarryTia Landry and Tamera Campbell are twins separated at birth who learn of each other's existence and come together as teenagers.
- CreatorSam EganTim ReidStarsTim ReidDaphne ReidTroy Curvey Jr.A husband and wife find themselves regularly embroiled in murder mysteries around Washington, D.C.
- StarsDon CorneliusDiana PuskasQueen TurnerCreated by music impresario Don Cornelius, Soul Train is an African-American focused music-dance television program that aired 35 years, primarily featuring performances by R&B, soul, funk, pop, and hip hop artists.
- CreatorMichael J. WeithornRalph FarquharStarsTina LiffordLarenz TateTasha ScottJoan Mosley, tries to raise her two children in a troubled neighborhood after a son is killed. Andre is 17, is attracted to the wealthy Nicole and hangs with buddy Rashad. Tasha is her studious daughter and Deion her mute foster child.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsJames AveryMiguel A. Núñez Jr.Terrence HowardAlonzo Sparks is a lawyer who has a practice in Compton. His two sons Maxie and Greg join the practice. Maxie is basically an "ambulance chaser" who doesn't do things by the book. Greg is the complete opposite but lacks self-confidence. Wilma Cuthbert is an attractive lawyer who joins the practice and the boys battle over her. Denice is Alonzo's secretary and Lamarr is their errand boy.
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsSteve HarveyCedric The EntertainerMerlin SantanaA former funk star named Steve Hightower enlists as a high school music teacher away from his original career in Chicago.
- StarsMelissa GilbertCicely TysonRonny CoxA young attorney goes to work with her late mother's best friend, a civil-rights activist, much to her conservative father's displeasure.
- CreatorRobert TownsendStarsRobert TownsendJohn WitherspoonBarry DiamondFeatures guests from movies, television and music; and regular shorts like private investigator extraordinare, "Nigel Spider".
- CreatorLeslie RayDavid Steven SimonMarlon WayansStarsShawn WayansMarlon WayansJohn WitherspoonThe wacky escapades of brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams, along with their wise but eccentric father.
- CreatorStu SilverStarsEmmanuel LewisAlex KarrasSusan ClarkThe post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode.
- CreatorLon DiamondStarsTim ConlonPaul RuddPaula MarshallShort lived (four weeks) comedy about Jack Slayton and Brian Grant, two twenty-somethings living together in Chicago. Shelly Thomas was Jack's ex-girlfriend who was being dated by Brian. The rest of the cast were also twenty-somethings who only had sex on the brain.
- CreatorBill BoulwareJack ElinsonMichael G. MoyeStarsHelen MartinMarla GibbsHal WilliamsThis series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.
- CreatorDamon WayansDean LoreyJanine Sherman BarroisStarsShari HeadleyJesse L. MartinKelly Coffield Park413 Hope Street is the physical address of a crisis center, catering to inner city youth and their families. The doctors, surgeons, psychologists, and social workers work together to provide the best possible support to anyone walking in their door. The show is a drama, ranging in issues from a girl getting gonorrhea who had an affair with her father; to a kid who repeatedly witnessed his cop-father abuse his mother; to characters living up to the responsibility of caring for their infant children.