6.8 /10 1 Votes
5.6/10 TV Theme music composer Jeff Moss Network CBS Number of episodes 6 (1 unaired) | 8/10 IMDb Genre Sitcom First episode date 15 December 1990 Number of seasons 1 Program creator Paul Haggis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Paul Haggis
Stephen Nathan Directed by Peter Baldwin
Frank Bonner
Paul Haggis
Marcia L. Leslie
William Levinson
J.D. Lobue Starring Nell Carter
Roger E. Mosley
Dante Beze
Caryn Ward
Marlon Taylor
Trent Cameron
Leila Danette Opening theme "Nobody's Got It Easy" performed by Nell Carter Cast Nell Carter, Mos Def, Roger E Mosley, Caryn Ward, Leila Danette Similar The Cosby Mysteries, Due South, EZ Streets, Hangin' with Mr Cooper, Gimme a Break! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You Take the Kids is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 15, 1990 to January 12, 1991. The series starred Nell Carter, who also performed the theme song "Nobody's Got It Easy". You Take the Kids, which was perceived as being the black answer to Roseanne due to its portrayal of a working-class African-American family, featured Carter as a crass, no-nonsense mother and wife.
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Carter stars as Nell Kirkland, the opinionated matriarch of a blue collar African American family living in Pittsburgh. Nell's husband Michael (Roger E. Mosley) worked as a bus driver while Nell gave piano lessons at the family home for extra money. The Kirklands had four children: the oldest, Raymond (Dante Beze), boy crazy daughter Lorette (Caryn Ward), 12-year-old Peter (Marlon Taylor), and 10-year-old Nate (Trent Cameron). In addition to the kids, Nell and Michael also had to contend with Nell's equally opinionated mother Helen (Leila Danette), who lived in the couple's basement.
The series was scheduled on Saturdays at 8pm (EST). It was canceled after six episodes (five were aired, but the sixth was pre-empted by CBS' special coverage of the Gulf War).