todd foolery's video: how My Brother and Me changed DIVERSITY in kid s tv

happy holidays, everyone! my gift to y’all is my final video of the year! (and one i’ve been wanting to do for a VERY long time) … a retrospective on the old 90s Nickelodeon classic that made Nickelodeon history as the first sitcom with a predominately black cast - My Brother & Me. while it only ran a single season with 13 episodes (surprising, i know), it seriously changed diversity in kid’s television. so, in this video, i talk about its history, how it made a lasting impression on black youth, why it was cancelled, were the actors are now, & whether or not a show like it could work today. i even talked to one of the creators (calvin brown jr), so i got some behind-the-scenes details too. this is definitely my favorite video of 2021, so let’s have some fun with this 90s Nickelodeon retrospective! chapters: 00:00 - intro 01:56 - setting the nostalgic vibe 04:07 - brief overview of the show 07:10 - the culture, comedy & chemistry 10:59 - the storytelling, sentiment, & staff 14:49 - why it got cancelled 17:06 - where are the actors today? 19:08 - conclusion creators ilunga adell & calvin brown jr cast alfred (alfie) parker - arthur reggie iii derek (dee dee) parker - ralph woolfolk iv melanie parker - aisling sistruck roger parker - jim r. cole jennifer parker - karen e. fraction goo (milton) berry - jimmy lee newman deonne wilburn - amanda seales donnell wilburn - stefan j. wernli harry white - keith ‘bubba’ naylor mrs. pinckney - kym whitley _______________________________ thanks so much for watching & i hope you enjoy this trip back to 1994 to revisit My Brother and Me. this was seriously my favorite show as little kid, so i loved EVERY second of this rewatch. did you watch it? what was your favorite episode or storyline? tell me all about it & let’s discuss down below! don't forget to like, subscribe, hit the notification bell - all that stuff. then follow me on the internet. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/todd.alexx/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toddd_foolery Twitter: https://twitter.com/toddd_foolery YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ToddFoolery/ *help support my future projects!* CashApp: $toddfoolery Venmo: toddfoolery PayPal: paypal.me/toddfoolery _______________________________ footage courtesy of: ViacomCBS, Disney Studios, NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia & Discovery, Inc fair use disclaimer: I do not own any pictures/videos contained within this video. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." music: pink sand - pala lake michigan montage - pala 1987 - pala we’re just kids at heart - pala bay bounce - ghost beatz metaverse mania - pala morning routine and chill - ghost beatz wavy lays breh - mikey geiger la jolla lambo - pala references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brother_and_Me https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108871/ https://nickelodeon.fandom.com/wiki/1994 https://web.archive.org/web/20090122210324/http://media.www.thecaupanther.com/media/storage/paper292/news/2007/11/14/ArtsEntertainment/My.Brother.And.Me.Actor.Attends.Morehouse-3085826.shtml https://nickelodeon.fandom.com/wiki/My_Brother_and_Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWhwptv2FB4&ab_channel=BilaalSmith https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/how-my-brother-and-me-resonated-with-a-generation-of-young-black-men-666725/ https://nickelodeon.fandom.com/wiki/The_%2790s_Are_All_That https://newtheory.com/my-brother-and-me-cast-where-are-they-now/ special thanks: @JusticeNetwork, @nextofken, @BreakfastClubPower1051FM, @TheRealDaytime, & @NickRewind