Up the Ladder Through the Roof

A scene from Up the Ladder Through the Roof (5.06)

[@jenniferhalliwell416]

Erika Alexander doesn't know how funny and talented she is...she played the hell out of Maxine Shaw!!!!

[@BAMOORE94]

Say that again! The show is on Hulu and I know every episode by heart lol

[@lewisjones411]

YES SHE DID &SHE WAS PROUD OF IT!

[@JimmieJamOfTheDay]

She sure did. And, to think that her character was almost not added to the show. Great performances by all. Miss the show.

[@missayawk]

Everybody played their roles to perfection.The chemistry was similar to Martin.Erica to me was the funniest one, then Kim Coles and I always liked Kyle's sense of humor

[@passinowt6068]

Everyone should find her social and give her positive comments and “thank yous”

[@yosephmayfield8]

max had my stomach hurting so bad in this episode. I love how they did this song. should have been on a album

[@shannonwilliams4943]

Jacob2Israel it was lol. The Supremes

[@dusroots]

Max actually looked the most like one of those girl group members from back in the day. Tall and slim. ♥️. She should've won an Emmy for this episode but we already know what that's about.

[@seanmcmillian1041]

Me 2

[@hollywood191]

@@shannonwilliams4943 Latifah was singing in this version though...I love her voice.

[@tanyaobregon2266]

This show is THE BEST!!!

[@DMVAUDITS]

Maxine and that walk lmaoooooooo; loved how they did the song!

[@angeluvsvid]

lol thats her shimmy walk lol

[@DMVAUDITS]

AngelLuvsvids2015 the shit was hilarious!!

[@aeris44]

I wished they released their own little album. They sang so well!!!

[@DMVAUDITS]

aeris44 wished they had more singing moments on the show together besides this and the “my girl” from time to time.

[@transformationtiff2045]

Man that walk Max had kills me every time 😂😂😂😂

[@vidhead85]

Max was always doing something crazy, loved it!

[@Purpabary]

Ughhhh The walk max was doing😩😂. This was always my fav episode it's a rare episode from the last season. when I get to see it I always cry out laughing

[@LEGENDPantherJennings]

ashleigh williams IKR

[@OctoberLibra1]

LMAO...That walk had me dying, I still laugh until I cry when I see this episode...Max owned this episode, though they all had some great funny moments.

[@thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85]

Max was the episode. I remember one scene where they were backstage iin this episode and Max was walking around the whole time swiggiing from bbottle of booze the whole time. And Sinclair as a Black Panther was priceless

[@raconteur4069]

Same!

[@tanyaobregon2266]

@@OctoberLibra1 Max owns every episode!❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dedricdiamond88]

My FAVE Living Single episode.... Maxine was so damn funny in this 1. 😆😂😆

[@caliowilliamson651]

Dedric Carey OMG YOU NEVER LIED. LOL

[@Caramel_Queen504]

Dedric Carey Agree

[@disbaby94]

Her and Kim Cole

[@missayawk]

@@disbaby94 In my opinion they are the 2 funniest of this funny cast.

[@kennyroberson6216]

I was mine too

[@cameronwilliams4404]

Max was always the funniest!

[@deaneahharvey4792]

Cameron Williams.. yes she was.

[@carnessabennett6768]

Deaneah Harvey you anit never lied

[@missayawk]

True dat

[@jahjahbrown6570]

kim coles is owning and embracing her strut in the circle walks

[@sweetlistenings3324]

She sure is!

[@DMVAUDITS]

Never noticed because I was too distracted by Maxine crazy walk😄😄😄

[@sdlock83]

And she's the one showing the most leg in the slit dress!

[@dredayalldayerday]

That Chaka girl is alright but she ain't ever going to make it...

[@btchnotme1587]

Kharif Salaam Just like that tone deaf Aretha chick upstairs...

[@kenyawalls2255]

😂😂😂 Max is a fool

[@slanetroyard92]

She did make it big so did Aretha Franklin.

[@jamiejameskingofgames4648]

Angelo Johnson it was a joke in the episode. Max said when Chaka was singing “that’s sisters working it real hard but she ain’t never gonna make it”

[@slanetroyard92]

@@jamiejameskingofgames4648 i know. What episode was this i forget

[@thegospeloutlet2000]

Queen Is So Versatile; Love When She Sings ✍🏽

[@infinityinfinityinfi]

The age of Black excellence in television!

[@Alyn08]

Yes indeed!

[@johnhouston8548]

Max must have said during that walk imma get me a piece of this song. Them wigs, dresses, and shoes were hot too. Funny show from start til end

[@safaris4533]

That last walk together at the end is to die for!! Best episode ever! If not let’s argue, you tell me what’s better than this episode.

[@willardhaynes1636]

The episode where Kyle sings "My Funny Valentine" and has Max making all that confetti Lol

[@willardhaynes1636]

That last strut was flawless tho 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿

[@nenescott5566]

Max is freaking hilarious 😂😂!

[@anaityketihw]

Queen is one hell of a singer

[@desmoneketron3397]

AND THATS ALL THEIR VOICES😎😎 MAX IS DEFINITELY ME WHEN IM NOT LEADING 😂😂🎤🎤🎤

[@LongHairChild1]

1:13 you see Kim Fields trying to hold it together

[@jaydubbs8277]

LongHairChild1 i just noticed that! lol she was like "girl youse a trip" lmbo

[@justaylor1269]

OMG this is this funniest episode ever!!! Max is so funny!!!! She definitely made the show.

[@Ilayja]

1:46 max voice was sounding good there !

[@sdlock83]

You can literally hear each one of their singing voices.

[@Purpabary]

Kim fields broke character when Erica was walking toooo funny!!!!

[@courtjones4046]

ashleigh williams I never noticed! I was always too busy watching Max lol. I'm gonna go binge watch this on Hulu

[@shevys1460]

She couldn't help herself and was cracking up. Max is hilarious. My fave episode

[@Sulls2Cold]

I just noticed hahahah. I don't know how they held it together because I would've lost it completely.

[@moski305]

How max moves back and forth and makes her eyes throughout the episode is so funny

[@Thebluemamott]

My mom loves this show, I'm so glad I watched it with her. If I didn't I would've never seen this gem of an episode!

[@WillWize]

I know Queen Latifah sounds good as always. However don’t sleep on Max vocals, when she cut into Latifah’s lead with that "UP” ad lib she was SANGIN and it was powerful 1:44-1:48

[@lulacollins8986]

Max was the Beyonce of the flavorettes, she made sure she was recognized 😂

[@thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85]

I always loved this show, and this episode was always my favorite. In my opinion, Maxine was the show. Not to mention Kim Alexander as a Black Panther. Excellent episode

[@n3icy48]

thesingngchubbs97 who is Kim Alexander? there is no Kim Alexander

[@thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85]

Dab Queen MY Mistake. meant kim coles as a black panthet. Wonderful episode

[@thesingngchubbs97oapqueen85]

Dab Queen I meant to sa kim coles sorry

[@jordanllorens]

MAX HAS ME WEAK! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LocAces]

Anytime I’m feeling down this makes me laugh everytime

[@augustofernandes9669]

Queen even look a little like Jean Terrell in this LOL Wonderful version of Up The Ladder To The Roof!!

[@peterzhou9267]

Actually what I realize is that they as actresses could truly sing (even though this is more likely dubbed, it is still their voices) Latifah is known for singing jazz and her vocal here is good, Fields surely has a good voice, and Alexander lent her voice to "Tell Him" earlier this episode just fine. Not saying they are as great as Chaka Khan but they can sing.

[@keshab1476]

Qiu ZH Erika Alexander sang a part in their rendition of "My Girl" at the end of the first episode in case you wanted to hear them sing more. They all sang a line.

[@3476122236]

Queen Latifah can sing the rest not sure

[@chatwithchante]

Jet Allen Kim Fields actually can sing. She’s had songs out in the past and sounded great!

[@sirroxxy4286]

Jet Allen You should check out her "The Dana Owens Album"...its Latifah at some of her vocal finest!

[@missayawk]

Even though he wasn't in this episode, don't forget Kyle Barker has pipes too.

[@megandillard6093]

My favorite Living Single episode. 😂❤️

[@LaShaEvetteR]

Easily one of my favorite episodes!! Erika Alexander (Max) is hilarious and was super hilarious in this episode!!

[@ToshiMinaj3011]

Max was gangster on this song lmao I love this episode 😂😂😂😂

[@jaydubbs8277]

the crazy part is they really look and sound like a 60's girl group. lol

[@marissawilson4644]

This episode was based on the Supremes.

[@missayawk]

@@marissawilson4644 Also I think Max did a little female version of Eddie Kane from the Five Heartbeats.

[@rioboy13]

HANDS DOWN!!!!! This my ALL TIME FAVE episode of "LIVING SINGLE"!!!! And I have ALWAYS loved Queen Latifah's singing MUCH BETTER than her raps. She has such a lovely singing voice!!!!

[@bradmoyse6162]

Queen Latifah needs to do a real Mowtown album.She can sing anything.Love her.

[@alexandragreen7990]

The BEST episode from a weak season. Really showed they still had it on the way out and with new cast members

[@cosmicneuromelanatedgoddess]

This actually a great song

[@BriNic317]

Maxine Shaw attorney at law is my favorite. That girl can make me laugh...when she tries to sing lmfao

[@3BuckHead]

My favorite episode. Great tribute to the 70's

[@annjay757]

I just watched this episode on Cox MTV2 and this is my favorite episode. I love this performance. Maxine is my favorite, this girl is crazy as hell. She had me LMAO. I watch Living Single all the time on VH1, TV One and MTV 2 especially on the weekends.

[@mercymwangi8551]

The Maverick as always had us in tears😂😂...this girls were awsome❤️

[@violetvalentine5040]

Oooooooooooooooooh what a lovely take one one of my all time favourite songs!!!! Very different, very different flavour but that's what lets me enjoy both versions so well. I gotta check this show out!

[@lazeezee]

looooooove this ep!!!!!!

[@lpmitchell731]

THAT'S QUEEN LATIFAH, AND THE GIRLS FROM LIVING SINLE

[@helloworld3943]

Performance is beautiful ladies just beautiful max and that walk.....bish!!!!!

[@pattifanalwayz]

Walk max

[@1boxingfan944]

Max was EVERYYTHING!! LMAO I LIVE HER!!

[@pinkrealtalk8179]

Why can't life be like this now! Everybody having fun, no drama

[@curtismichael4703]

Max tryin' to hijack the lead vocals from Kadeeja! 😂

[@The7Colo]

Damn, they crushed this scene, song, and performance. All hail the Queens.

[@michellecollins4301]

One of my favorite episode ❤ I miss them 😢😪😞😔

[@Sylkie24]

This has always been my favorite episode. It had some of their best comedic lines.

[@louiscobbs3855]

My favorite episode EVER!!!💖💖💖💖

[@kellylovesdior3324]

The Good ole 90's❤

[@bryanwiley5511]

Yes! My favorite episode, still laughing.

[@kmm4961]

What episode is this

[@emac1513]

It's 2023 and THIS episode will forever be HILARIOUS 😂😂❤❤

[@daze233]

My FAVORITE episode!!

[@fante_oh3ma]

Lmfao!!!! Max made this show worth watching!! Fav episode.

[@StephanieKOAStevens]

So damn talented... I don't want to hear a word about Friends EVER again!

[@Newyearhey]

I want to see the whole episode !!!!! Been watching this clip and the tell him you love him clip 😂😂😂😂 over and over like it was the 1st time

[@BamBam_5]

They sing so well and great GOOOO FLAVORETTES😄👍❤❤

[@Shugbeaux]

That walk she did got me everytime ❗

[@nicolejones9914]

One of my favorite episodes 😂😂and I loved this song

[@DstarAstrology]

They were all working it in this song & Max… just pure comedy 🤣

[@TortoiseJames]

You gotta love her name being "Flo" and they're singing a Supremes song...even though Flo was out of the group by the time they did this... It's kinda cool. It's kind of like watching if Flo had gotten her own group! I can actually hear Flo Ballard on this. She woulda killed it. And that Dana Owens know she can sing!

[@amymassey2663]

Latifah know she can sing Max and the rest make me 😂... where i been to miss this episode.., this is my first time seeing this episode, I've seen almost all of them, I love this show.

[@missayawk]

Don't feel bad.I just saw it for the first time the other day in 2021!!!! They hardly ever show this one

[@elijahjones8375]

I love this episode

[@jljf2f]

Have to be my fav episode from the show. Erica shoulda won an Emmy for this episode alone

[@raconteur4069]

The side eyes Max is giving Flo is too perfect!! Man is my spirit animal lol!

[@jjanae2385]

I couldn't have been no actor with them lol i would have been laughing the whole time!

[@Jay90Gurl]

Maxine is so damn hilarious!!!

[@edgarrosas8456]

This should have a million views as far as I’m concerned

[@NubianP6]

Watching this episode right now! 😂😂😂

[@plzcallmed9070]

That walk and the way Max was trying to sing In the MIC had me CLUTCHING my THIGHS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lamontking87]

This could’ve been a group fr back in the 60s I love sitcoms that do episodes like this

[@reesecup95]

Max is so funny and Queen Latifah is a triple threat

[@girl.thatsdorian]

My favorite episode because of Max

[@gypsymoon474]

This was one of my favorite episodes i saw the original video with The Supremes singing this song and I thought the Living Single cast did it better vocally and video choreography! I miss this show and shows like A Different World etc

[@abdurobinson6827]

I agree I saw The Supremes performance of this on The Ed Sullivan Show and I must say Living Single did it better mainly because queen latifah sang it with more soul as opposed to Jean Terrell who played it safe

[@shaylawashington8328]

They did that ! Max is crazy as hell 😂😂😂😂

[@kw2363]

Max is always funny so is Kyle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@missayawk]

They have great chemistry

[@jpfshowtime]

You can see Kim Fields break character for a min when Max did the first walk lol

[@missayawk]

If the Flavorettes were anywhere near Detroit in the 60s, the Supremes would've had competetiton!!!

[@chiantikight9630]

Queen was so pretty in this,

[@davoniacherie2237]

Lol Regine was trying not to laugh 😂😂😂

[@josephjenkins5451]

On the second walk around, Kim Fields was looking back at Kim Coles like, “you see this girl right now 😂 I can’t ☠️ “

[@robertgoldsborough1484]

This was one of my faves...😁

[@davidmiller8856]

max is my girl! rip, anne heche & flo ballard. hugs & thanks, queen. peace, ya'll.

[@tinastardust7793]

I loved this!!

[@charlesroberts8996]

Classic episode ☺☺☺☺☺

[@auntieevelynjames1338]

Maxine was my favorite on the show and then Sinclair

[@missayawk]

Mine too.Also the two funniest

[@rob_sneed_]

Does anyone notice that when queen walked back in the apt, the group was dancing like the friends at Charlie Brown’s party?😂 genius

[@crazystemlady]

1:45 !!!! I’ve been having stomach cramps for months over this hilarious ass part

[@kenyawalls2255]

My fave episode from the last season

[@dynastygurl06]

The legs on that end pose..YEESSSSSS!!!!!

[@SteveWeaverIvyfield]

Great but no one sings it like the original - JEAN TERRELL of The Supremes. Right On!

[@thykingdomcomethywillbedon9359]

Steve Weaver oh duuuuu

[@chefaaron9040]

Shut up

[@signaturenote5814]

Queen Latifah outsang and she understood the melody and chord progression way better than Jean.

[@raconteur4069]

The shade is. Max's #walk didn't get the message that she was no longer leading the group lol. 🤣

[@markwright8277]

I love Max

[@justicemarley8978]

I’ve always loved queen latifah’s singing...nice and sultry

[@polyprinz]

Perfomring one of my favorite Supremes song!!!

[@charlesmaynard3214]

My favorite Living Single Episode

[@blairscott3863]

Love this episode