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Synopsis

The series is centered around bachelors Sean Barker (Hardwick) and Jared Harris (Robinson), and Jared's six-year-old brother Maestro (

), who comes to live with them after Jared's father accepts a freelance position overseas. Now the two bachelors must give up some of their perks to develop their crude parenting skills. The show's premise, in which a younger sibling moves in with their older sibling after a parent gets a job overseas, would later be applied to the premise of two other sitcoms created by Dan Schneider,

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Timeslot

The first 4 episodes aired on Mondays at 8PM & then starting with the fifth episode the remaining episodes aired at 8:30PM on Mondays, however the series finale never aired.

Cancellation

Due to low ratings, UPN cancelled the show after its first season.

Cast

Main

as Sean Barker * Bumper Robinson as Jared Harris *

as Maestro Harris *

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as Kim

Recurring

* Linda Cardellini as Jude

Episodes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{UPN 1990s American black sitcoms 1990s American sitcoms 1998 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings English-language television shows UPN original programming Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television series created by Dan Schneider