Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom franchise created by Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert, and Fred Shafferman, and produced by de Passe Entertainment and Paramount Network Television for the CBS Entertainment Group. The plot of the franchise starts when the identical twin sisters Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell (portrayed by Tia and Tamera Mowry) separated at birth who are reunited as teenagers. The franchise itself never appeared on it's parent channel (which is the CBS) because of the show's television syndication issues from ABC and The WB.
Main characters[]
- Tia Landry; She is honest, responsible, mature, and a straight-A student who graduates from high school at the top of her class; she aspired to go to Harvard but was rejected and attended the University of Michigan. Mostly she and Tamera break the fourth wall to the audience about their everyday day situation. Her main boyfriend is Ray's mechanic, Tyreke Scott, who later becomes a police escort aka campus security at the University of Michigan. Their relationship started in the fifth season, though they broke up briefly in the sixth season then reunited. Tia's often involved in Tamera's schemes, and Tamera sometimes has Tia pose as her.
- Tamera Anne Campbell; She is Tia's total opposite personality-wise. She is highly impulsive, less intellectual than her sister, and a big fan of Coolio. Mostly she and Tia break the fourth wall to the audience about their everyday day situation. She meets Jordan Bennett, editor of her school's newspaper, and they start dating midway through the fifth season and their relationship grew stronger in the sixth season. Never afraid to speak her mind, she often voiced her penchant for the Hush Puppies shoe brand.
- Lisa Landry – Tia's adoptive mother, a fashion-designer; her personality is actually more aligned with Tamera's, sometimes being even more impulsive, lustful, and reckless than Tamera. She often cracks jokes throughout the episodes, typically at Ray's expense. She is prone to bouts of depression, during which she consumes high quantities of food (though it is also a running joke that she has a hearty appetite even when she is not depressed). Until season three, Lisa ran her fashion-design business, "Fashions by Lisa", out of Ray's house. In the third-season episode "History a la Carte", Lisa moves her business to a cart in a local mall, which burns down because of a faulty popcorn machine in the season four episode "Sis-Boom-Bah", after which she goes back to running her business out of Ray's house. Unlike Ray, she isn't strict with the girls, though she has her moments. She marries Victor Sims in the finale.
- Ray Campbell;– Tamera's widowed adoptive father. He runs his own successful limousine service. He becomes Tia's father figure and is very strict with both girls. His biggest weakness is attractive women, who often seduce him. A recurring joke is how he slips when talking to women, like saying "breast" when he means "rest" or "chardonaked" for "chardonnay". He dated Lisa for a time during the fourth season, though he and Lisa once accidentally kissed while dancing in the season-one episode "The Concert" (only to find out that they were both thinking of their high-school crushes while kissing). Though Ray is Tamera's adoptive father, he clearly aligns with Tia's personality; both are intellectual and have more-dignified personalities than Lisa and Tamera. In high school he was a male cheerleader nicknamed "Ra-Ra-Ray" by his classmates. Ray is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and the Republican Party. Ray is conservative and sometimes very cheap.
- Roger Evans;– is Tia and Tamera's nerdy annoying neighbor and friend. The girls frequently reject his advances (which often include sexual innuendo), and the repeated chorus by the various members of the household was "Go Home, Roger!" Roger did actually date them on different occasions (only twice by their choice); after going through a growth spurt in the season-four episode "When a Man Loves Two Women," he asks out both Tia and Tamera, along with several other girls at Roosevelt High. Roger eventually matures into the twins' confidante. Around the time the series began, Houston was a member of the R&B group Immature (later known as IMx); Houston's real-life persona was written in as his character's cousin in the season-five episode "A Friend Indeed". For a number of episodes in season 5, Roger appears infrequently with little to no explanation (Marques Houston's mother had cancer at the time). At the end of season 5, after Tia and Tamera graduate from high school, Roger is not seen or mentioned again (it is presumed that he is still in high school while Tia and Tamera are in college, as it is made clear in earlier episodes that Roger is a year younger than they are). After a long absence, he was written back into the series as he appears in the final episode as a guest at Lisa's wedding and sings a song for her. At the twins' high school graduation, Roger sings "Never Say Goodbye." It is explained that he left the show to tend to his ill mother and the fact that he was about to be written off of the show anyway because his character is a year younger than the twins made it easier for him to leave.
- Tyreke Scott;– Tyreke is Tia's boyfriend during the final two seasons of the series, though he and Tia briefly break up in the sixth season. After realizing he's still in love with Tia, he eventually gets back together with her. He is a high school drop-out, after having a run in with the law and being arrested for his older brother's grand theft auto. He eventually decides to get his GED. And, with some help from Ray, he was permitted to graduate with the girls and Jordan. He goes on to attend and get a job as a security guard at University of Michigan. He is shown to be laid-back, soft spoken and fairly mature. Still, he can be chauvinistic and temperamental at times. He appears in season 5 as a recurring cast member and is a series regular in season 6.
- Jordan Bennett;– Jordan is Tamera's boyfriend during the final two seasons of the series, eventually going to college with the girls. He's goofy, outspoken and just as passionate as Tamera. He's shown to be highly intelligent and ambitious, seeing as he was class president and editor of the school paper during his senior year. We later find out that Jordan suffers from a traumatic event in his childhood, where his mother ran off with a deacon at his church. This left him bitter towards congregations, until Tamera helps ease his pain and find his faith again. He also pledges and eventually join the Gamma Psi fraternity in his college. Like Tyreke, he appears in season 5 as a recurring cast member and is a series regular in season 6.
Main series[]
- Main article: Sister, Sister (television series)
Most of the series origin's takes place at a shopping mall, identical twins Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell meet for the first time, but Lisa gets a job in St. Louis, and Tia is worried that she will not see Tamera again. Tia and Tamera get lost at a local train suburb, where they are found by Lisa and Ray and they discuss Tia and Lisa moving into Tamera and Ray's house.
Since it's debut in 1994, the show originally aired on ABC and later The WB channels. It premiered on April 1, 1994, and ended on May 23, 1999, with a total of 119 episodes over the course of 6 seasons.
Television special[]
- Main article: Sister, Sister: Thanksgiving in Hawaii
In this special, Lisa and Terrence were going to take Tia to a time share in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, but since their break up things are different. Lisa thinks Terrence will not go, and Terrence thinks Lisa will not go. Of course, they both do go. Lisa invites Ray and Tamera to join them for a family Thanksgiving while Terrence invites Tonya, Ray's ex-girlfriend. When they all show up at the condo, chaos ensues. A traditional Thanksgiving this is not. The twins decide to slip out and explore the island, only to find themselves on a sail boat drifting out to sea.
Potential revival[]
In June 2012 interview with TV Guide, both Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry have said they would like to reunite the cast for a reunion film. They were thinking of doing a "Twins in the city" plot, like the twins in New York City.[1]
In 2017, rumors started developing about a potential continuation of Sister, Sister, both Tia and Tamera have confirmed that talks are ongoing and that a sequel series is very close to happening.[2][3]
In October 2017, Tia Mowry stated in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that a revival of the series was "definitely closer than ever" and that she is "getting excited" about the possibility. She also said that she believed Jackée Harry and Tim Reid would be a part of the revival if it were to take place.[4]
On January 16, 2018, while appearing on Steve, Harry confirmed the revival, stating that "it's happening".[5]
In 2019, the reboot was put on hold indefinitely. Tia commented, "To be honest with you, I hate to pop the balloon. [A revival of] Sister, Sister kind of looks dead right now," and cited rights issues as part of the reason for the reboot not moving forward.[6][7]
References[]
- ↑ Ross, Robyn. "Tia and Tamera Mowry Talk Season Finale, Babies, and a Sister, Sister Reunion", October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Lindsay Kimble (2017-07-21). "Sister Sister reboot moving forward, Tamera Mowry says". Ew.com.
- ↑ "Tia Mowry Says a 'Sister, Sister' Reboot Is In the Works". BET (2017-06-29).
- ↑ "Tia Mowry Says 'Sister, Sister' Reboot Is 'Closer Than Ever': 'I'm Getting Excited' (Exclusive)". TVonline.com (2017-10-06).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Randee Dawn (2019-11-12). "'Sister, Sister' reunion! Tia Mowry, Jackée Harry together in trailer for special". Today.com.
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