Network: UPN
Episodes: 91 (half-hour)
Seasons: Four
TV show dates: September 23, 2002 — May 15, 2006
Series status: Cancelled/ended
Performers include: Essence Atkins, Alec Mapa, Rachel True, Valarie Pettiford, Telma Hopkins, Chico Benymon, MC Lyte, Obba Babatunde, Penny Bae Bridges, Christopher Boyd, Al Whiting, Al Whiting, and Joseph Lawrence
TV show description:
This sitcom follows two half-sisters, Mona (Rachel True) and Dee Dee Thorne (Essence Atkins), who grew up separately and in very different homes.
Years ago, outspoken Phyliss (Telma Hopkins) had divorced Charles Thorne (Obba Babatunde) when their daughter Mona was a small child. Wealthy Charles then married self-absorbed Big Dee Dee (Valarie Pettiford) and together, they had Dee Dee.
While Dee Dee grew up spoiled in a two-parent home, Mona was raised to be a practical woman by her single mother. Mona supports herself as a self-reliant music industry executive while perky Dee Dee is a law student and social butterfly.
Charles desperately wants to forge a relationship with Mona so he promises her the penthouse in his apartment building. While she’s settling in, Big Dee Dee shows up with her daughter and wants the penthouse for her little girl. To keep the peace, Mona agrees to take another apartment in the building and the two half-sisters begin to get a taste of what it’s like to have a sibling.
Other characters include Mona’s friends and co-workers, fellow A&R executive Spencer Williams (Chico Benymon) and very gay receptionist, Adam Benet (Alec Mapa);
I really love this show. I’m watching it on Netflix for the second time. I wish they would bring it back but at the same time I kind of like that there isn’t an end. It keeps my imagination going! Also, I think I know who Mona chose. If she chose the chef, why wouldn’t she just walk upstairs to tell him so!
I was so disappointed with the final episode. There was no closure. Netflix should warn you when a series ends abruptly cause it was canceled.
I would love to see more of this show !! I was so disappointed when I saw the last episode…. I need to know who she got with !!! Please…..
please renew this show was such a great show disappointing they way it ended with all these unanswered questions who does she choose chase or lorenzo and i have a feeling little dee dee would have gotten with brett
Love this show.. will they reboot this show as well?
I am very disappointed I love the song,the show,the actors I even watched full series on Netflix its very disappointing to not see it fully end the right way at all_!!!!!!! We as viewers deserved that at least I was waiting for the two best friends to finally get together and married and a child it would’ve ended at least fitting for your stable viewers sincerely disappointed and never change the song!!!!!
i would love to see a reboot of this show, was so upset when they were cancelled.. they left things so unanswered, would love to see them all grown up
I was disappointed in 2006 when it ended and im disappointed now… Netflix should definitely pick this back up its not too late…. they gave full house a second chance why not a great sitcom like this??? #TeamMona #TeamChase
Can you please bring this show back.because the way it left off left a lot of unanswered questions
Why did little Dee Dee treat Mona so bad? I liked the show, but it just seemed that Mona was always treated badly by their dad and her little sister. The writers should have made Mona a little bit more aggressive.
But little dee dee was the one that go wanted the relationship and Mona was the one who mistreated her although they figured and yes in their child dee dee did but Mona wasn’t angel either, the story is phylis put bad memories in Mona by making her feel outsider because of the lie on how her father left her wich she then resented her father and his new family it’s more of the parents letting it go that far but finally Mona found out her father didn’t leave her mother for big deedee that’s it was all a lie.… Read more »
Does anyone know where i can stream this show online?
Great show. Don’t know if I watched it when it was in production but I always watch it now my days off. I laugh a lot. And it’s not ghetto.
What was the last episode about
I miss this show! Out of all the show I thought half & half would have been the show they pick up but I guess since it’s ot a ghetto fab show it had to get canceled.
I liked this show. It was funny!I enjoyed hearing Telma and Valarie sing. Can it be that it wasn’t ghetto? Come on people.If the Game can make a come back in all of it’s ghettoness I’m sure that this wonderful show can make a come back.
Are you kidding me!!!! What a RACIEST Show. Glad to know I was watching a repeat and that this RACIEST Show is no longer on the air
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS NOT RACIST.
I totally agree with you Mia. Half & Half is / was not a ” ghetto” show. It was just a show about 2 half- sisters living their lives. If the show is racist in your perspective then, that is how you feel. Everyone feels different about the show. Me, personally wish the show was never canceled. But, what are you going to do about it right??
Maybe we can start a petition to bring it back
I watched it on Netflix and can’t believe it ended like that im sooo sad
I just finished watching the last episode last night. I wanna know who Moana picked to be with. The whole show was funny.
YES!! Who in the heck did she pick? I want to pick up the phone and call her, her momma, the Dee Dee’s! Someone has got to tell me! Netflix! Please bring it back and show us who she picked!!