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Original Release
08/15/1999
US Release
08/15/1999
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chris Mulkey | Colliar Sims |
| Shari Dyon Perry | Young Rene Jackson |
| Lorraine Toussaint | Rene Jackson |
| Annie Potts | Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims / Mary Elizabeth Sims |
| Mae Middleton | Young Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' O'Brien / Young M.E. O'Brien |
| Olivia Friedman | Kelly Sims / Kelly Sims Williams |
| Donzaleigh Abernathy | Sara Jackson |
| Calvin DeVault | Davis Sims |
| Dan Byrd | Young Colliar Sims / Young Collier Sims |
| John LaFayette | James Jackson |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Promise? I Promise | Sunday, 15 August 1999 |
| 2 | You Really Believe in That Stuff? | Sunday, 22 August 1999 |
| 3 | It's a Man's World | Sunday, 05 September 1999 |
| 4 | Don't Say Anything | Sunday, 12 September 1999 |
| 5 | Heads or Tails | Sunday, 19 September 1999 |
| 6 | So This Is Intimacy? | Sunday, 26 September 1999 |
| 7 | It's Not You, It's Me | Sunday, 10 October 1999 |
| 8 | Family Is Family | Sunday, 17 October 1999 |
| 9 | It's Not About the Butter: Part 1 | Sunday, 24 October 1999 |
| 10 | It's Not About the Butter: Part 2 | Sunday, 24 October 1999 |
| 11 | Elephants in the Room | Sunday, 31 October 1999 |
| 12 | That's Our Son, Bobby | Sunday, 28 November 1999 |
| 13 | Say Something | Sunday, 05 December 1999 |
| 14 | Eyes Wide Open | Sunday, 12 December 1999 |
| 15 | A Parent's Job | Sunday, 19 December 1999 |
| 16 | Homegirl | Sunday, 02 January 2000 |
| 17 | From This Day On | Sunday, 09 January 2000 |
| 18 | Hey, Ugly! | Sunday, 16 January 2000 |
| 19 | Pay Your Dues | Sunday, 23 January 2000 |
| 20 | You Think I Am Lying to You? | Sunday, 30 January 2000 |
| 21 | The Toolshed Behind the Church | Sunday, 05 March 2000 |
| 22 | Who Abandoned Who? | Sunday, 12 March 2000 |
Directors
Artie Mandelberg, Michael Zinberg, Jan Eliasberg, Demetri Fields, Joe Ann Fogle, Valerie E. Norman, Janet Davidson, Joanna Kerns, Michael Pavone, Elodie Keene, Bob McCracken
Writers
Dee Johnson, Mark Israel, Valerie Woods, Bob Lowry, Sibyl Gardner, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Nancy Miller, Dayna Lynne North, Star Frohman
Creators
Nancy Miller, Deborah Joy LeVine
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chris Mulkey | Colliar Sims |
| Shari Dyon Perry | Young Rene Jackson |
| Lorraine Toussaint | Rene Jackson |
| Annie Potts | Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims / Mary Elizabeth Sims |
| Mae Middleton | Young Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' O'Brien / Young M.E. O'Brien |
| Olivia Friedman | Kelly Sims / Kelly Sims Williams |
| Donzaleigh Abernathy | Sara Jackson |
| Calvin DeVault | Davis Sims |
| Dan Byrd | Young Colliar Sims / Young Collier Sims |
| John LaFayette | James Jackson |
| Nancy McLoughlin | Catherine O'Brien |
| Ivan Fichev | Ajoni Williams |
| Richard Biggs | Bill Moody |
| Bronson Picket | Joe Lozano |
| Taneka Johnson | Lakeisha Reynolds |
| Elise Shirley | Young Teresa O'Brien |
| William Converse-Roberts | Matthew O'Brien |
| Mary-Pat Green | Odessa |
| Robert M. Bouffard | Police Officer |
| Tony Barriere | Young Tully |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dee Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Nancy Miller | Executive Producer |
| Sheldon Pinchuk | Executive Producer |
| Gary A. Randall | Executive Producer |
| Sibyl Gardner | Producer |
| Bob Lowry | Producer |
| Valerie Woods | Producer |
| Kathleen McGhee-Anderson | Producer |
| Lori-Etta Taub | Producer |
| Jonathan Levin | Producer |
| Mark Israel | Producer |
