Malcolm & Eddie | |
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(From left to right) Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin
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Created by | Joel Madison |
Starring |
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Eddie Griffin Jaime Cardriche (seasons 1-2) Karen Malina White (seasons 2-4) Miriam Flynn (season 1) Christopher Daniel Barnes (seasons 3-4) Ron Pearson (seasons 3-4) |
Theme music composer |
George Duke, Eddie Griffin & Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
Opening theme | "The World is Ours" |
Composer(s) |
Jonathan Wolff & Paul Buckley |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 89 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Kim Weiskopf (season 1) David W. Duclon (season 3) Jeff Franklin (seasons 2-4) |
Location(s) |
Kansas City, Missouri (setting) Los Angeles, California (taping location) |
Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
Running time | Approx. 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Jeff Franklin Productions TriStar Television (seasons 1-3, 1996–1999) Columbia TriStar Television (season 4, 1999–2000) |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
Release | |
Original network | UPN |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Original release | August 26, 1996 | – May 22, 2000
Malcolm & Eddie is an American television sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on UPN, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. The program was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions in association with TriStar Television in its first three seasons and by Columbia TriStar Television in its final season.
Malcolm McGee (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) is a responsible and sensible twenty something who ends up sharing an apartment and a business venture with relentlessly enthusiastic tow truck owner Eddie Sherman (Eddie Griffin) in Kansas City, Missouri (which is Eddie Griffin's hometown). A fast talker with outlandish frenetic energy, Eddie's charming naiveté always seems to get the two into hot water. But no matter what the situation, these opposites always end up bailing each other out.
When the guys unexpectedly became recipients of a considerable sum of money, Malcolm and Eddie decided to buy not only the old Irish pub below their apartment, but the entire building, including Eddie's garage, as an investment. As new bar owners, the guys gave the place a face lift by turning it into a sports bar and renaming it McGee's. There, they hang out with local regulars, including Tim (Jaime Cardriche), a gentle giant working as a nurse, and Nicolette (Karen Malina White), the motor-mouth police academy cadet with a love-crazed obsession for Eddie. As Malcolm manages McGee's and Eddie tries to bolster his fledging one-man/one-truck towing operation into a fleet, success for these two could be as simple as staying out of trouble.