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Mammy Dearest

Mammy Dearest

1991TV Episode⏱️ 22mTV-PG
Comedy
8.2
IMDB Rating
76 votes

Whitley throws herself into an art exhibit in order to forget her break-up with Dwayne, and Kim is furious that Whitley wants to include stereotypical "Mammy" items in the exhibit. Whitley discovers an unpleasant truth about one o...

Director
Debbie Allen
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jasmine Guy, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison
Release Date
December 5, 1991
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Jasmine Guy
Jasmine Guy
as Whitley Gilbert
Dawnn Lewis
Dawnn Lewis
as Jaleesa Vinson
Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison
as Dwayne Wayne
Lou Myers
Lou Myers
as Vernon Gaines
Darryl M. Bell
Darryl M. Bell
as Ron Johnson
Charnele Brown
Charnele Brown
as Kim Reese
Cree Summer
Cree Summer
as Freddie Brooks
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
as Colonel Brad Taylor
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
as Lena James
Ajai Sanders
Ajai Sanders
as Gina Devereaux

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Carsey-Werner Company

🏷️ Keywords

title directed by female

🎯 Categories

Comedy

💡 Did You Know?

Production of this episode was tense throughout due to the sensitive subject matter. Many of the cast and crew found the use of racist imagery to be unsettling. No one laughed during the entire table read of the script written by Glenn Berenbiem who is white. Berenbeim feared that he would be fired. Lou Myers felt that the episode should be scrapped. Cree Summer felt very uncomfortable wearing blackface which bothered Charnele Brown who felt it was an insult to her dark complexion.

📖 Synopsis

Whitley throws herself into an art exhibit in order to forget her break-up with Dwayne, and Kim is furious that Whitley wants to include stereotypical "Mammy" items in the exhibit. Whitley discovers an unpleasant truth about one o...