You Take the Kids (1990)

Name: You Take the Kids
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Yasiin Bey, Roger E. Mosley, Nell Carter, Trent Cameron, Caryn Ward

Comedy

You Take the Kids is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 1990 to January 1991. The series stars Nell Carter, who also performed the theme song "Nobody's Got It Easy". You Take the Kids, which was perceived as being the black answer to Roseanne due to its portrayal of a working-class African-American family, featured Carter as a crass, no-nonsense mother and wife.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (42 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Yasiin Bey Raymond Kirkland
Roger E. Mosley Michael Kirkland
Nell Carter Nell Kirkland
Trent Cameron Nate Kirkland
Caryn Ward Lorette Kirkland
Marlon Taylor Peter Kirkland

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

9.35 avg 6 episodes 9.1 → 9.3

Consistent

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	9.1	51
2	Merry Christmas to All and a Pointy Hat to You	9.4	47
3	The Eggs & I	9.5	47
4	Fishes Are Like Sisters... You Can't Flush Them Without Feeling Guilty	9.3	46
5	What I Did for Love	9.5	46
6	Bad Boy	9.3	48

You Take the Kids (1990)

Cast

Seasons

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