Half & Half S04E05 The Big Young & The Restless Episode

Air Date: Monday, October 17, 2005
PHYLLIS' PLAN TO PLAY MATCHMAKER WITH MONA TURNS SOUR
Coby Bell ("Third Watch") Guest Stars as Glen
"The Big Young & The Restless Episode" -- When Phyllis tries to set Mona up with handsome fireman Glen (guest star Coby Bell), the tables are turned when he admits to having a crush on Phyllis, on HALF & HALF, Monday, Oct. 17 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. Ellen Gittelsohn directed the episode from a script by Winfred Hervey.
Meanwhile, Adam begins to feel sorry for himself when he realizes everyone has accomplished their goals except for him.
Mona Thorne: Rachel True
Dee Dee Thorne: Essence Atkins
Phyllis Thorne: Telma Hopkins
Big Dee Dee Thorne: Valarie Pettiford
Spencer Williams: Chico Benymon
Adam Benet: Alec Mapa
Tina: Suzy Nakamura
Dave: Christopher Boyd
Glen: Coby Bell
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People don’t give Essence Atkins enough credit she has aged like fine wine and been in some of the best sitcoms ever.

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Facts👌💯

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Where is the lie?👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 i see no lie. I haven't seen this show in a hot minute. I was randomly going through old school theme songs and i heard this and now im here😂 no complaints

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Am telling you, beautiful black actress

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They don't make good show like this anymore...

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Not at all, I've been in a marathon watching these classics. Amen, 227,Jeffersons, girlfriends and more

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I was saying the same thing today

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Because the quality of people has decreased

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True

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The show was cancelled because they had contracted REBA in the time slot 😬

[@CommentReplyEdit]

The intro song is everything!!! 😩😍♥️

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I completely agree!!!

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Yes. One of my favorite show themes !

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Facts 😂

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Yasss!

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After Dinner: One on One, Eve, Girlfriends, Half and Half. Monday nights just aren't the same. 😔

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Say that again!

[@Mickkie]

@Miss Davis:🎯Truth💯

[@afrimtairi4531]

People don't give Rachel true enough credit she's such a great actress

[@17thNO]

Agree. All 4 actresses on this show made this a classic show to me.

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"i always wondered...is it hot wearing a wedding band under those heavy gloves" oh momma got game!

[@TeeaLynn]

I remember coming home from school and watching this show faithfully ❤️

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Me too

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Quarantine anyone 👀

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That theme song is everything and a reminder that we dont hear feel good songs just purely about love anymore. We need this back.

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That's Melanie Daniels..a former singer for Mariah

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Why is Mona mom so funny 😆 🤣😂

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@raye xo Her resume is looooong!

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That's Telma Hopkins put some respect on her name lol

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Dieanah Williams I agree! She’s not afraid to be herself!

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@@freshfade28 Yep, I remember her from Tony Orlando and Dawn.

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I miss this show

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I miss shows like this. Telma Hopkins, who plays Mona's mom is TV sitcom royalty. I remember every show she's been on since the 70s.

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My favorite was Family Matters classic show.

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@Angel Lewis she's from Detroit too? I didn't know that

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Don't forget Gimmie a Break

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Don't forget Bosom Buddies with Tom Hanks

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Dont forget she was in a band, Tony Orlando & Dawn..Then she jumped into acting.

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Lol that's me " you got no man and no baby, how lucky could they be."😂😂😂

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@Robin D. That's true for several different communities...not just Black people. I have Indian friends, Latinx friends and Filipino friends go through the same thing.

[@JuanitaMichelle]

Deedee’s mother was my favourite character on this show. Lol

[@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496]

I could barely watch the show because of her rude dry behavior. Just remembered that after watching this Episode. It was a really good show but I couldn't do it due to her over-acting and being so annoying with taking shots at Mona's mom every chance she got whether the woman was around or Not; right in front of Mona‒so unclassy.

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Narc 1820 right....😂😅🤣

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I also loved me some big DeeDee she was bougie and silly

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When i think of her I smile. That woman has serious comedic chops.

[@Filmation77]

I would have loved to see Dee Dee's mom go verbally Toe to Toe with Will & Grace's Karen Walker😂

[@manestage5403]

This used to be my fav! Props to the production team, but major shoutout to set designers. The living and work spaces were so realistic and dope!

[@LadeOla]

I love the theme tune of this song 😍

[@erickiam25]

Mona always got the short end of the stick

[@lql1094]

I couldn't stand her character -- always whining in her journal.

[@NaimaNaima0608]

Literally ALWAYS. It was pathetic (and almost painful) to watch

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@@lql1094 ikr. She acts like she has bigger issues than others. No one mentions how she is all for herself. Never wondered why she's a loser.

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I like Mona I feel like I can relate to her, I can be friends with someone like Mona in real life

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She did

My mom use to love/watch this show. Now I'm a mom loving & watching the show 😫❤️

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Film Jesus

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A straight man treating a gay man with respect and care on a sitcom with no cheap, demeaning jokes. Have we gone backwards?

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Tell that to Ari gold from entourage,see how he treated lloyd his secretary

[@Nisha63001]

My brother is in love with her she is funny and beautiful.

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So nostalgic. Watching all these throw back sitcoms feels so comforting. I used to watch them with my mom as a kid 🤗🥰

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This show has aged so well! and makes me feel so nostalgic at the same time!

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You're right

[@freshfade28]

BET her!? I'm a grown ass man and I love this show

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I thought when Big DeeDee and Mona's Mom got into it , it was hilarious, Sheila Ferguson and Telma Hopkins were one of the funniest duos on TV the past 50 years, my opinion...

[@Yesu44]

*"YOU'RE A WHITE MAN IN AMERICA, WHAT PROBLEMS CAN YOU HAVE?!?!"* 18:46 - Spencer. That quote couldn't be any more ACCURATE. Damn, I miss this show.

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Yes

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FACTS!!!!

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Jason Pitts

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Right, he will always be Jason Pitts.

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Sex

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YA HEY BLOOP

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Yeah, even though this show came before The Game. Jason, the asshole.

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The restaurant owner was one of my favorites...the heckler.

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That is 1 of the best sitcom intros and theme songs of All Time!

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From behind I look like I'm 25 since ass came back in style 🤣🤣🤣

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Love this show... Love the theme song

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Jason Pitts 😂😂💖💖

[@Mickkie]

As far as i know, i gotta' say that, Rachel True seems to have always stayed True, "no disrespect nor pun intended, at, all"), to her all natural hair. Her curls ARE, and have ALWAYS BEEN, on point, and🔥🔥! 👍🏾In my eyes anyway👍🏾

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This show is so damn funny😂😂😂😂 glad I ran in to it again

[@hallnelson2897]

Phyllis is Gorgeous and smart and completely down to earth any man would be attracted to her.

[@asill.6668]

Why is Phyllis on a date with Mona and Jason Pitts though?

[@ShardaeCotton]

"Eartha Kitty lead the others down the fire escape and left my ass to burn." That gets me every time.

[@karenperkins106]

Adams Apartment Is Cute

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Boy oh boy I forgot All about this show. Classic

[@analyagartman-gamblins5008]

This used to be my all time favorite show when I was little. I will always want to watch Half & Half everyday when I get home. Rachel True and Essence Atkins are my favorite stars of the show! I love this show so much. It's a damn shame that Half & Half doesn't come on anymore.

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That waitress was a jackass lmbo and I loved it

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Ikr

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[@Filmation77]

Ironically Rachel True is now the age Of Thelma Hopkins(when Thelma was on Half & Half)

[@CrownedKing28]

I love the theme song

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I just noticed that none of them really eat their noodles, they just play with it😂

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Lol

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4:31 and 4:38 they eat

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I'm a 22-year-old man with half siblings. I started watching this as a child when we didn't have cable. I don't have a good relationship with my sisters but all these years later the intro is still fire.

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This quality! I wish these Black sitcoms were on more streaming services.... So much of our legacies are forgotten. Its sad. But white sitcoms are everywhere.

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It’s on Netflix now along with Sister,sister, Girlfriends,Moesha,The Game,One on one and The Parkers

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The white guy coming in running out of nowhere cracks me up

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Luther Vandross has always been on point.... 4eva 💯🙌!

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The way Spencer's hairline just changed though lool

[@matthewmcbride5978]

This is the second time I seen Jason Pitt guest star on a show since that show The Parent Hood.

[@shakendriamurphy2302]

Did you see him on smart guy! Lol i just recently figured out coby bell really been in the industry lmao

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@@shakendriamurphy2302 Sorry for taking long but no I didn't know he was on Smary Guy either.

[@BB-hc1dx]

And sister sister, and if I was right he and Essence Atkins character on smart guy dated for an episode and he was too shallow for her so she broke up with him

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I love her" what is the trick with the blond wing???!!!

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So happy there's a channel - more videos please!

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Essence Atkins is still gorgeous at 50!

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Adam is hilarious 😆 he was jamming that Luther hard.

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He was killing it!

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Yes he was. 😌

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Essence is a very beautiful woman

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The chic with the curly hair is she the same one from the movie The Craft

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Good movie

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Yes

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and Half Baked

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Omg this was my favorite show especially after school!!

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Didn’t know Jason was a firefighter before he joined the NFL 😅

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I misssssssss this show

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My bad

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He seems to be getting along better with her mama though.

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*OOP!* So he was.

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😂

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Im 18 yrs old first time watching this show its really great

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Wow; I'm glad the Half & Half channel popped up, with my recommendations.

[@sistakia33]

One of the shows that I really loved when it was on but then forgot it existed!

[@stephanieg4342]

Thank you for uploading these videos. I love big Dee Dee.

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Adam's place is fuckin raw tho! I'd love to have that apartment for myself haha

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5:45 Mona did save her lucky boots! 👏🏿

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I love this show

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I love Adam singing Luther 😂

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This show was funny as helll

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i really love the advice that was given - that was just spot on

[@breybrey2dajizzay]

Coby guest starred on “Smart Guy” where Essence was a regular cast member

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Mona and I have the same hair 😍😍😍😍😍😍

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"He wants to date your mother" Yikes!😲. The waitress 😂😂🤣. #HalfandHalf was my show.

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My favorite show

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Glad they have this show on Netflix

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Me and hubby loved this show.

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Yes, please upload more videos!!

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This is my favorite episode!

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I use to watch this before school and at night before the internet was thing lol as a kid

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I'm looking forward to more episodes. This my show. I already subscribed and liked.

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Why Would U Take Ur Mom On Your Date???

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I woulda been like NEVERMIIIIND and then just walked back into the burning building and put the fire out with my tears🤣

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Exactly!

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thank you so much for uploading these

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Oh my God ive missed this show!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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I love that living room 😍 slash kitchen niceee

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Oh child!! Memories 😂😂I used to hate big Dee Dee and maybe a little bit Dee Dee the daughter as a child😂😂😂😂 Mona was always loosing love life wise

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Who still watch this in 2020?

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I enjoyed this tv show couldn't wait till it came on

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I love 💘the theme song and I love 💘 every episode of this show. It hurts me so bad that it's not on DVD. I want all the episodes.

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It hurts me too

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The intro n the cast were sooo on point

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Jason pittssssssssss

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Arthur kitty led the others down the fire escape, and left my ass to burn lol 😅😂

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Loved this show

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I loved this show

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I love this show .

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The song still gives me butterflies