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as Woodrow Arnett *Monté Russell as Marcus Arnett *Ondrea Shalbetter as Shanequa Arnett *Rhonda Stubbins White as Rolanda Arnett *Vonte Sweet as Rushan Arnett *Gay Thomas as Kathleen Arnett *

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as Sheila Arnett *

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as Jake Arnett * Gary Dourdan as Anthony *Michael Tezla as Howard Friedman *Ulysses Zackery as Fletcher

Video releases

On July 10, 2001, the miniseries was released on VHS. However, it has yet to be released on DVD or any other digital video format.

References

External links

* * {{HBONetwork Shows 1990s American television miniseries HBO original programming 1993 American television series debuts 1993 American television series endings Television shows set in Minnesota Minnesota in fiction Culture of Saint Paul, Minnesota Films directed by Carl Franklin Television series by HBO Independent Productions