Malcolm & Eddie

Malcolm & Eddie

(From left to right) Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin
Created by Joel Madison
Starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Eddie Griffin
Jaime Cardriche (seasons 1-2)
Karen Malina White (seasons 2-4)
Miriam Flynn (season 1)
Christopher Daniel Barnes (seasons 3-4)
Ron Pearson (seasons 3-4)
Theme music composer George Duke,
Eddie Griffin &
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Opening theme "The World is Ours"
Composer(s) Jonathan Wolff
& Paul Buckley
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 89
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Weiskopf (season 1)
David W. Duclon (season 3)
Jeff Franklin (seasons 2-4)
Location(s) Kansas City, Missouri (setting)
Los Angeles, California (taping location)
Camera setup Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time Approx. 22 minutes
Production company(s) Jeff Franklin Productions
TriStar Television (seasons 1-3, 19961999)
Columbia TriStar Television (season 4, 19992000)
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network UPN
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original release August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26) – May 22, 2000 (2000-05-22)

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

Cast

Supporting cast

Regular guests

U.S. Television Ratings

Season TV Season Ratings Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1 1996–1997 #135[1] 3.4[1]
2 1997–1998 #149[2] 3.0[2]
3 1998–1999 #148[3] 2.3[3]
4 1999–2000 #137[4] N/A

DVD release

On April 21, 2009, Shout! Factory released the first season of Malcolm & Eddie on DVD in Region 1.[5]

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 deriative network, Centric. Currently, it is airing on the British Channel, Trouble & on MTV2 as of July 1, 2011. It is also airing on Australia's 7mate. Selected Minisodes from the first two seasons are available to view for free on Crackle. The series will begin airing on FamilyNet on September 1, 2014.[6]

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")

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

References

External links

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