''In the House'' is an American

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starring

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, Maia Campbell,

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, Alfonso Ribeiro and Kim Wayans. The series aired for two seasons on NBC from April 1995 to May 1996 after which it was canceled due to low ratings. UPN quickly picked up ''In the House'' where it aired for an additional two seasons. UPN canceled the series in May 1998. The series ran in

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for a fifth and final season, which ended on August 11, 1999.

Synopsis

Marion Hill (

) is a former professional football player. Because of his financial predicament, Marion is forced to rent out most of the rooms in his house to newly divorced single mother Jackie Warren (

) and her two children, Tiffany ( Maia Campbell) and Austin (

). After the second season, the series was retooled, becoming more adult-oriented. Jackie and Austin both moved back East while Tiffany stayed with Marion to finish high school. Joining the cast for the third season was former '' Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' star Alfonso Ribeiro as Dr. Maxwell "Max" Stanton and '' In Living Color'' cast member Kim Wayans as Tonia Harris. Both Maxwell and Tonia helped Marion manage the

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sports clinic he owns, then Tonia leaves for the WNBA after Season 4, and Tiffany leaves after only two episodes in Season 5.

Cast

Main

as Marion Hill * Maia Campbell as Tiffany Warren *

as Jackie Warren (seasons 1–2) *

as Austin Warren (seasons 1–2) * Kim Wayans as Tonia Harris (seasons 2–4) * Alfonso Ribeiro as Dr. Maxwell Stanton (seasons 3–5) *

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as Rodney (season 3, episodes 1–7)

Recurring

Lisa Arrindell Anderson Lisa Arrindell is an American actress. She is most known for her role as Vanessa in ''Madea's Family Reunion'' (2006), Heather Comstock in the series '' In the House'' (1995), and Toynelle Davis in ''Livin' Large'' (1991). Early life and educatio ...

as Heather Comstock (seasons 1–2) * Ken Lawson as Carl (season 3–5) * Paulette Braxton as Natalie Davis (season 4) * Gabrielle Carmouche as Raynelle (season 3–5) * Luis Antonio Ramos as Tito Barrientos (season 4) * Lark Voorhies as Mercedes Langford (seasons 4–5) * Kenya Moore as Valerie Bridgeforth (season 5) * John Amos as Coach Sam Wilson (season 1–3) *

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as Clayton (season 2) *Richard F. Whiten as Henry (season 3) *

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as Graham (season 4) * Michael Warren as (season 1–2) * Mari Morrow as Amber (season 3) * Derek McGrath as Bernie/Agent Dick Kelly (season 4) * Phil Morris as Goldwire (season 4) *Eric Howell Sharp as Benny (season 3) *Dawn McMillan as Sasha (season 1–2) * Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Mark (season 4) * Joan Pringle as Patricia Hill (season 4-5)

U.S. television ratings

Awards and nominations

Syndication

The show aired in off-network syndication during the 1999–2000 season, the series had reran weeknights at 7pm EST on New York City's local UPN affiliation

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until it was replaced by '' The Jamie Foxx Show'' reruns in fall 2000, and on TV One from 2004–2008. On June 13, 2016,

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aired reruns of the show in the earlier months on the weekdays in random times from 2:30AM to 4:00AM on Fridays until the week of August 29 to September 2, 2016. The series also aired reruns on

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. Aspire will begin airing reruns of the show on August 1, 2020. On November 1, 2021, ''In the House'' began streaming on

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References

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