Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993 to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends. who shared personal and professional experiences while living in Brooklyn brownstone.
Along the way, Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of his era, ranking among the top five in African-American rankings in all five seasons. The series is produced by Yvette Lee Bowser company, Sister Lee, in collaboration with Warner Bros.. Television. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" - first on Sunday night and then on Thursday night in the 1990s - many African-American and Latin audiences flocked to Fox. For the 1993-94 season, Living Single was aired on Sunday night between Martin and Married... with Children , and then on Thursday night from 1994 until 1998.
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Sinopsis
Living Single centered on six people consisting of four women and two men who live single lives in the heart of Brooklyn, New York.
The series focuses on two different households in one brownstone, one shared by an independent female trio and another shared by a pair of male friends who have known each other since they spent their youth in Cleveland, Ohio. In the first apartment, Khadijah James (Queen Latifah), an editor and publisher who works hard from the monthly independent urban fiction Flavor, lives with her cute yet naive cousin Synclaire James (Kim Coles), a candidate actress who works as receptionist Khadijah and has an interest for Troll dolls; and his childhood friend from East Orange, New Jersey, Regina "RÃ © Â © gine" Hunter (Kim Fields), a conscious buyer of images, who is constantly looking for rich men to spend his life together (and spend his money). Later in the series, RÃÆ' Â © gine became the costume assistant for the soap opera Palo Alto . When the show was canceled, she became a wedding planner and left the apartment to move with her fiancé, Dexter Knight (Don Franklin). Maxine "Max" Shaw (Erika Alexander), sharp-tongued lawyer and best friend Khadijah from their university classes at Howard University, often drop by to share her unique insights, keep them entertained by sharing the day, to make sure the girls' refrigerators are not over stock, and start trouble with Kyle.
Kyle Barker (T.C. Carson) lives in a second apartment with Overton Wakefield Jones (John Henton). Kyle is a stockbroker whose constant verbal strife with Max does not hide their obvious sexual attraction. Overton is a friendly, but country man, a maintenance for their building owners (and neighbors) who have a deep affection for Synclaire and many wisely homespun wisdom for others. Kyle and Max end up pursuing sexual relations, but when he decides to take a job in London and invites Max to join him, he refuses it. Maxine later became confused over his decision and, after defending a man who claimed to be the second coming of Jesus (Harold Perrineau), he began to seriously seek his life purpose. Through a series of events, Max decides that his goal should be a mother and during the process of insemination without consciously taking Kyle's sperm specimen based on the list of qualities he wants for his son to have. Kyle is back in the final series and both are at peace. Overton and Synclaire also gathered and their relationship peaked in marriage at the end of the fourth season. In season five, they move together, leaving Overton and Kyle's apartment open for new character Roni DeSantos (Idalis DeLeon), a New York regional DJ, to move on. Finally it was revealed that DeSantos had an affair with Ira Lee "Tripp" Williams III, (Mel Jackson), new roommate Khadijah and RÃÆ'Â © gine who moved when Synclaire's room was available. Tripp is a songwriter. Synclaire joins an improvisational comedy group in which he gets the attention of Tony Jonas, a Warner Bros. television executive who hired him as a nun for a new comedy series he developed.
Along with trying to make Flavor a success, Khadija also spent time searching for Mr. Right. He finally finds it in childhood friend Scooter (Cress Williams) with whom he left brownstone for the last time in the final series.
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Transmission and character
Main characters
- Queen Latifah - Khadija James , editor and publisher of Flavor , an independent magazine devoted to the interests of the urban community.
- Kim Coles - Synclaire James-Jones , Khadija's good cousin and roommate; receptionist at Flavor and actress.
- Erika Alexander - Maxine "Max" Felice Shaw , a strong-willed lawyer and Khadija's best friend from college; spending most of his time in a women's apartment.
- T.C. Carson - Kyle Barker (Episode 1-107; guest appearance in the final series) , stockbrokers and women's neighbors; Max sparing partner sparring and on-again, off-again etc. Love the flowers.
- John Henton - Overton "Obie" Wakefield Jones , Kyle's roommate and brown mason; Synclaire's lover.
- Kim Fields - Regina "Regine" Hunter , roommate who loves gossip and Khadijah and Synclaire; Khadijah's childhood friend.
- Mel Jackson - Ira Lee "Tripp" Williams (Season 5) , Khadijah's new roommate and Regine; songwriter aspires.
Minor characters
- Cress Williams - Terrence "Scooter" Williams , Khadijah's childhood friend and sometimes likes flowers
- Richard Lyons - Michael Janson (Season 1-2) , Max "old stand-by".
- Shaun Baker - Russell Montego , Jamaica-born music editor at Flavors
- Bobby Hosea - Lawrence (Season 1-3) , Kyle's rival at the broker
- Chip Field - Laverne Hunter , Regine's mom
- Rita Owens - Rita James (Season 1-4) , Khadijah's mother
- Heavy D - Darryl (Season 2-4) , Regine's friend
- Steven Gilborn - Jeffrey Higgins (Season 2-4) , Kyle's boss
- Bumper Robinson - Ivan Ennis (Season 3-4) , the age messenger transforms into Flavored (Flavored) aide; infatuated with Khadija; majoring in journalism at New York University
- J. Anthony Brown - Tibby Jones (Season 3-4) , Overton's favorite uncle
- Khalil Kain - Keith (Season 3-4) , Regine artist girlfriend
- Dorien Wilson - Pdt. Leslie Taylor (Season 3-4) , pastor in church group
- Isaiah Washington - Dr. Charles Roberts (Season 4) , girlfriend Khadija.
- Idalis DeLeon - Roni De Santos
(Season 5) , popular broadcaster of New York City and likes Tripp flowers
Popular guest appearance
Episode
Ratings
DVD and release DVD & amp; Digital Download
Warner Home Video released the first full season of Living Single on DVD in Region 1 on February 14, 2006. The entire series is also available for digital download on Amazon.com and iTunes Store.
Warner Archive has released Season 2 on September 19, 2017 on DVD in Region 1. This is an Industry-on-Demand release (MOD), available from sellers like Warner online store and Amazon.com. Season 3 was released on November 21, 2017. Season 4 was released on March 20, 2018. Season 5 was released on 05 June 2018.
Crossovers
Half & amp; Half : Erika Alexander and T.C. Carson overhauled their roles Maxine Shaw and Kyle Barker on the UPN sitcom, Half & amp; Half (series produced by Yvette Lee Bowser). In the episode (The Big Performance Anxiety Episode), Dee Dee's ambitious law student learns that her mother's playmate in the drama is engaged to Maxine, idol Dee Dee, but her mother gets Maxine's beau, Kyle, fired because she's afraid she'll distract him. This episode also revealed that Maxine and Kyle remain in pairs and are proud parents of their seven-year-old daughter Kyla.
The Crew : In an episode of "The Mating Season" from Fox's short-lived comedy The Crew , Regine became a passenger on the flight and argued with the flight attendant sassy in hopes of upgrading to first class. In another episode, "The Worst Noel", Synclaire is also a passenger. This episode serves as a bridge for The Crew and its main show, Living Single .
Syndication
Living Single started reruns in syndication on September 22, 1997. The reruns of this series run daily on TV One, TV Logo and Oxygen. Starting October 2nd, 2017, Bounce TV will relaunch the series. Since January 11, 2018, all episodes begin streaming in Hulu.
Special reunion
A special retrospective hour, Living Single: The Reunion Special , aired on TV One on September 22, 2008. Coles, Henton, Fields, Carson and Alexander reunited to share fond memories with fans. Queen Latifah and Mel Jackson can not participate.
The special clips are displayed and reveal the players' secrets from the show for five years.
Revival
In January 2017, Queen Latifah reported that the resurrection of "Living Single" was working with the original cast and that she was planning to serve as a producer.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Living Single on IMDb
- Living Single on TV.com
- Living Single on TV.com
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