''Twins'' is an American
sitcom
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television series that first aired on
The WB
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in the United States and on
CTV in Canada on September 16, 2005, and ended on March 3, 2006. The series is produced by KoMut Entertainment in association with
Warner Bros. Television. The show was cancelled on May 18, 2006, unchosen to move onto
The CW
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following the merger of The WB and
UPN
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.
Synopsis
The show stars
Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom ''Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and it ...
and
Molly Stanton as sisters Mitchee and Farrah Arnold, who have taken over their parents' business. Together they make decisions about the future of their company while being supported by their father Alan and their overly plastic-surgeried mother Lee. The show's humor revolved around the differences between the nerdy Mitchee and the sexy Farrah.
The theme song for the show was "Sister Sister", performed by
OK Go
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.
Cast
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Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom ''Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and it ...
as Mitchee Arnold
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Molly Stanton as Farrah Arnold
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Chris Fitzgerald as Neil
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Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...
as Lee Arnold
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Steve Braun as Jordan
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Mark Linn-Baker
Mark Linn-Baker (born June 17, 1954) is an American actor and director who played Benjy Stone in the film '' My Favorite Year'' and Larry Appleton in the television sitcom '' Perfect Strangers''.
Early life and education
Mark Linn-Baker was b ...
as Alan Arnold
Episodes
References
External links
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{{The WB
2000s American sitcoms
2005 American television series debuts
2006 American television series endings
English-language television shows
Television series about sisters
Television series about twins
Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
Television shows set in San Francisco
The WB original programming
Twins in fiction
Works about twin sisters