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Synopsis

The series is centered around bachelors Sean Barker (Hardwick) and Jared Harris (Robinson), and Jared's six-year-old brother Maestro (

), who comes to live with them after Jared's father accepts a freelance position overseas. Now the two bachelors must give up some of their perks to develop their crude parenting skills. The show's premise, in which a younger sibling moves in with their older sibling after a parent gets a job overseas, would later be applied to the premise of two other sitcoms created by Dan Schneider,

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sitcom '' What I Like About You'' and the

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''.

Timeslot

The first four episodes aired on Mondays at 8 p.m. and then starting with the fifth episode the remaining episodes aired at 8:30 p.m. on Mondays, however the series finale never aired.

Cancellation

Due to low ratings, UPN cancelled the show after its first season.

Cast

Main

as Sean Barker *

as Jared Harris *

as Maestro Harris *

Karen Maruyama Karen Maruyama (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress and comedian. Career Maruyama has appeared on television in supporting roles in a number of sitcoms, including recurring characters on ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', ''Strip Mall'', ''Suddenly ...

as Kim

Recurring

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as Jude

Episodes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{UPN 1990s American black sitcoms 1990s American sitcoms 1998 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings American English-language television shows Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television series created by Dan Schneider UPN sitcoms