The Big House (2004)

Name: The Big House
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Faizon Love, Keith David, Yvette Nicole Brown, Arnetia Walker, Kevin Hart

Comedy

The Big House is an American prime time television sitcom starring actor/comedian Kevin Hart. It ran on the ABC television network in April 2004, lasting for only six episodes. The series represents a mirror-opposite of the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Kevin Hart is a wealthy, pampered student from Malibu. After his father is arrested and imprisoned for embezzlement, Kevin moves to Philadelphia to live with his working-class aunt, uncle and cousins, and enrolls in Drexel University.

IMDb rating: 6.1 (168 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 +1.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.55 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 6.2

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hart Transplant	7.8	10
2	Almost Touched by an Angel	7.5	8
3	A Friend in Need	8.7	9
5	The Anniversary Party	6.2	7