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I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay
In observance of Black History Month, Nicholas must choose a famous African-American to portray at a school assembly. Nicholas shocks his family when he tells them he wants to be Buckwheat. Robert suggests to Nicholas that he choose an African-American figure with a more positive image. However, Nicholas is adamant about his choice so Robert decides to lend his son support. At the assembly, Nicholas comes out dressed in Buckwheat garb and speaks in the almost unintelligible style, which was Buckwheat's trademark. However, midway through his speech, Nicholas takes off his Buckwheat wig to explain that during Buckwheat's era, black actors had to portray stereotypical characters if they wanted to be in movies at all, and that we should honor these black film pioneers for making it easier for future generations of African-American actors. Meanwhile, Cece wants to be more like her big sister Zaria by emulating her.
Aired: Feb 21, 1996 Genre: ComedyCasts: Robert Townsend Suzzanne Douglas Reagan Gomez-Preston Curtis Williams Ashli Amari Adams Faizon Love Tyrone Burton Bobby McGeeCreated By: Robert TownsendProducers: David SteinbergDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Warren & Rinsler Productions, The Townsend Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Television
Episodes
01: Robert in the 'Hood02: A Kiss is Just a Kiss03: Don't Take My Wife, Please04: Track Dreams05: Wendell and Muriel's Wedding06: The Taxi Man07: Papa Was a Rolling Stone08: Welcome Back, Robert09: Not With My Daughter10: Just Say Yes, No or Maybe11: The Man Who Canceled Christmas12: One Man and a Baby13: Little Bitty Pretty One14: Substitute's Pet15: The Lost Weekend16: I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay17: Torn Between Two Brothers18: An American Class President19: We Don't Need Another Hero20: I Never Danced for My Mother21: Ode to Billy Stankbreath22: Reconcilable Differences