Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco.
It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances—including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—Half & Half was left off the final Fall 2006 schedule and ended production. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the United States on TV One.
Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco.
It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances—including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—Half & Half was left off the final Fall 2006 schedule and ended production. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the United States on TV One.
Season 1 episodes
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Mona, a self-reliant record executive, is set to move into the penthouse apartment that her father has always promised her. But her plans of getting settled in her new apartment soon come to an end when she learns that her spoiled half sister, Dee Dee, and Dee Dee's overbearing mother also lay claim to the apartment. The sisters' relationship is further strained when Dee Dee inadvertently attracts a man whom Mona was pining for.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Jeffrey KlarikGuest stars James Lesure
When Dee Dee befriends Spencer, Mona becomes concerned that her sister is stealing her best friend. Meanwhile, Mona leads Dee Dee and Spencer into believing she is still dating Brian the exterminator even though he hasn't call her after their very hot date.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Jamie WootenGuest stars James Lesure
Dee Dee attempts to get closer to Mona by planning a joint birthday party, reminding Mona of bad memories from their childhood. Meanwhile, Dee Dee unwittingly reveals that Phyllis lied to Mona about things that have shaped her world view since she was young; and, as a birthday gift, Phyllis finally tells Mona the truth.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Jay DyerGuest stars Gabby Soleil, Alec Mapa, Penny Bae Bridges
Mona's music-video shoot for a rapper may end in disaster when he refuses to leave the dressing room—until he meets Dee Dee. While Mona is pleased with the rapper's newfound enthusiasm for the shoot, she soon begins to worry that he's using Dee Dee.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by David M. MatthewsGuest stars Laz Alonso, Merlin Santana, Lamont Johnson
In an attempt to win Mona's respect and stop living off her father's largesse, Dee Dee takes a job as a waitress. Meanwhile, Phyllis persuades Mona to give a video-dating service a try.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Carla Banks WaddlesGuest stars Laz Alonso, Suzy Nakamura, Lisa Arturo
Dee Dee persuades Mona to attend a banquet that's being held in honor of their father, but the experience reminds Mona that she's the odd one out within her dad's ""new"" family.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Beth Seriff, Geoff TarsonGuest stars Gabby Soleil, Ethan Phillips, Penny Bae Bridges, Shauna Sand, Nathan Alexander, Shirley Prestia
While at a club with Spencer, Mona meets the hunky Miles. They hit it off, but their budding romance quickly trips up over matters of taste: For one, she enjoys Dawson's Creek, while he prefers BET. After a night on the dance floor, where Mona displays her lack of rhythm, Miles breaks up with her for not being ""black enough."" In an attempt to win him back, Mona remakes herself into what Dee Dee calls ""a Nubian disco queen.""
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Winifred HerveyGuest stars Jason George, DMX, Denyce Lawton, Marianela Pereyra, Eric Dearborn, Bazaar Royale
Dee Dee is smitten with her new beau, but the romance sours when she learns that he and Mona dated in high school. Although Mona gives her blessing to the union, she soon changes her mind.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Jim Pond, Bill FullerGuest stars Alec Mapa, Suzy Nakamura, Keith D. Robinson
Dee Dee invites Mona to a ""girls night"" with her friends, but Mona instantly feels out of place amidst the ritzy women. When Dee Dee gives Mona an expensive purse, Mona deduces that her half-sister is trying to make her over. Meanwhile, Spencer is attracted to one of Dee Dee's friends.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Michaela FeeleyGuest stars Nicole Scherzinger, Melanie Chartoff, Sarah Lancaster, Penny Bae Bridges, Hailee Dickens, Jennia Fredrique
Mona and Phyllis attend Thanksgiving dinner at Big Dee Dee's, where Mona's grandmother is the guest of honor. But Dee Dee becomes jealous when she learns the older woman showers Mona with affection. Meanwhile, Phyllis and Big Dee Dee make a deal; and Spencer blurts out one of Mona's secrets to her mother.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Beth Seriff, Geoff TarsonGuest stars Diahann Carroll
When Mona and Dee Dee set Spencer up on blind date with a woman they met from the gym, Spencer falls for her hard and fast. But when Mona finds out the girl is only using Spencer to get back at her ex, she tries to warn him -- only he thinks Mona is jealous.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Jay DyerGuest stars Jazsmin Lewis, Trina McGee, Sarah Lancaster, Daphnée Duplaix Samuel
When Dee Dee becomes frustrated with Neil because he does not seem interested in getting intimate, he divulges that he is celibate. Meanwhile, Mona is under pressure at work and takes up smoking again, but she is too embarrassed to admit it and tries to hide it from her family.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Carla Banks WaddlesGuest stars Alec Mapa, Keith D. Robinson
Mona fears a lonely Valentine's Day, but her tears may be for naught when two men from her (recent) past both ask her on dates. Also, Dee Dee is miffed that Neil would choose work over her. Meanwhile, Big Dee Dee is angry with her husband, who also chooses work over her.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Jamie WootenGuest stars Jason George, James Lesure, Suzy Nakamura, Milo Edwards, Keith D. Robinson
When Mona mistakes a dinner date with a handsome reporter as a personal affair, she unwittingly gets quoted in a music magazine saying disparaging things about one of her music label's artists that ends up getting her fired. Meanwhile, Dee Dee utilizes her law school knowledge to try to get the story retracted.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Beth Seriff, Geoff TarsonGuest stars Alec Mapa, Nicole Pulliam, Josh Meyers, Aaron D. Spears, Loretta Devine, Ian Virgo
While Mona struggles to find work after poisoning her reputation in the record industry, the reporter whose article got her fired tries to make amends and sets up a meeting for Mona to plead her case to Big Phat Slim Jim, the artist she disparaged, in hopes of getting her old job back. Meanwhile, Mona's family and friends offer their encouragement and support in their own special ways during her difficult job search.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by David M. MatthewsGuest stars Chris Spencer, Josh Meyers, Aaron D. Spears, Estelle Harris, Loretta Devine, Jacory Gums, Stacy Francis
In a strange reversal of fortunes, Dee Dee's charmed life seems to hit an unlucky streak at every turn while, ironically, the usually pessimistic Mona's life becomes auspicious from one moment to the next. When Dee Dee starts doubting herself after failing her assigned mock-court competition at school, with Mona's help she manages to regain her waning confidence by confronting a crooked businessman.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by David M. GittelsohnGuest stars Albert Hall, Nicole Lyn, Wren T. Brown, Ping Wu, Raffaele Di Blasio
Mona dates a hunk whose looks almost compensate for his lack of brains. As a result, she tries to hide him from her friends and family, but the effort is for naught when they're invited to her father's dinner party for a U.S. senator.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Stacy A. LittlejohnGuest stars Robert Pine, Carolyn Hennesy, Tyrese Gibson, Jason Olive, Matthew Rimmer
Mona drags Dee Dee to a self-defense class, where she accidentally hurts her little sister while practicing a back flip. Overwhelmed with guilt, she waits on Dee Dee hand and foot, unaware that Dee Dee's milking the injury.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Temple NorthupGuest stars Alec Mapa, Penny Bae Bridges, Cris Judd, Johari Johnson
Mona becomes antsy about her friendship with Spencer after she has a romantic dream about him. Meanwhile, Dee Dee---who thinks the dream was about a woman---introduces Mona to a lesbian friend of hers.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Michaela FeeleyGuest stars Tyson Beckford, Suzy Nakamura, Marquita Terry
When Mona has Spencer masquerade as her beau at a friend's wedding, Spencer realizes that he has romantic feelings for her, and has had them since college. Meanwhile, Dee Dee dumps her boyfriend when she learns he has matrimony on the mind.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Winifred HerveyGuest stars Alec Mapa, Jamia Simone Nash, Malinda Williams, Alanna Boatright, Kente Scott, Donn Swaby, Keith D. Robinson, Chris Boyd
For Mother's Day weekend, Big Dee Dee and Dee Dee vacation at an exclusive spa. Not to be outdone, Phyllis and Mona do the same, and end up in the room next door. The weekend quickly goes from weird to worse when Dee Dee blurts out that she wishes her mom was more like Phyllis.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Jay DyerGuest stars Linda Kee
The gals' already tenuous friendship spirals toward dissolution when Dee Dee celebrates the end of her school year by hosting a raucous celebration that keeps Mona awake all night. Things get worse when Dee Dee installs a hot tub, which floods Mona's apartment. Stepping in to mediate, their father, Charles, reminds them that ""like it or not, we're family."" But the squabbling continues, until a medical emergency involving their dad arises.
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Directed by Ellen GittelsohnWritten by Carla Banks WaddlesGuest stars Gabby Soleil, Sugar Ray Leonard, Penny Bae Bridges, Jennia Fredrique, Gichi Gamba, Elena Varela
Jamie Wooten, Carla Banks Waddles, Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson, David M. Matthews, Yvette Lee Bowser, Michaela Feeley, Winifred Hervey, Heather MacGillvray, Linda Mathious, Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington, Temple Northup, David L. Moses, Jay Dyer, Bill Fuller, Jim Pond, Tamiko K. Brooks, Alec Mapa, Jeffrey Klarik, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Lisa Michelle Payton, Michaela Freeley, David M. Gittelsohn
