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''Under One Roof'' was a FamilyDrama series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working-class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in one unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) live in the other.

The series was not a hit for CBS, as it was a midseason replacement, and only ran for six episodes. African-American cable TV network [=TVOne=] would later broadcast the series years later, as it was one of the few family dramas made with a Black cast.

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''Under One Roof'' was a FamilyDrama series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in during the Spring of 1995. The series, set 1995. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on the show follows the daily struggles and challenges of a working-class African-American family living residing in a duplex and duplex. The Langston family is at the problems and issues they face. center of the series, with Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is (portrayed by Creator/JamesEarlJones), a widowed police officer who lives officer, residing in one unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and his daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Ridge). Meanwhile, Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives (Creator/JoeMorton), along with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter and their children Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) live in occupy the other.

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The series was not a hit for CBS, as it was a midseason replacement, replacement and only ran for six episodes. African-American cable TV network [=TVOne=] would later broadcast the series years later, as it was one of the few family dramas made with a Black cast.
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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working-class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in one unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) live in the other.

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''Under One Roof'' was television a FamilyDrama series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working-class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in one unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) live in the other.
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* IllBoy: Derrick has Type 1 diabetes. In the pilot episode, he's rushed to the hospital after suffering hyperglycemia.

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* IllBoy: DelicateAndSickly: Derrick has Type 1 diabetes. In the pilot episode, he's rushed to the hospital after suffering hyperglycemia.

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* PerpetualPoverty: The family is working class and it's indicated several times throughout the series that money is tight.



* TroubledTeen: Marcus, who hangs with the wrong crowd and is having trouble adjusting to the new household, and rebels against his adopted father.

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* TroubledTeen: Marcus, who hangs with the wrong crowd and is having trouble adjusting to the new household, and rebels against his adopted father.father.
* WorkingClassHero: The family is working class and it's indicated several times throughout the series that money is tight.
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The series was not a hit for CBS, as it was a midseason replacement, and only ran for six episodes. African-American cable TV network [=TVOne=] would later broadcast the series, as it was one of the few family dramas made with a Black cast.

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The series was not a hit for CBS, as it was a midseason replacement, and only ran for six episodes. African-American cable TV network [=TVOne=] would later broadcast the series, series years later, as it was one of the few family dramas made with a Black cast.
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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working-class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.

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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working-class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in the lower one unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living live in the top half.
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* TroubledTeen: Marcus, who hangs with the wrong crowd and is having trouble adjusting to the new household.

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* TroubledTeen: Marcus, who hangs with the wrong crowd and is having trouble adjusting to the new household.household, and rebels against his adopted father.
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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.

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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working class working-class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.



* IllBoy: Derrick has Type 1 diabetes.

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* IllBoy: Derrick has Type 1 diabetes. In the pilot episode, he's rushed to the hospital after suffering hyperglycemia.
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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/Seattle, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.

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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/Seattle, UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.
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* OutOfOrder: The pilot episode is third episode of the series.

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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/Seattle, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed retired police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.

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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/Seattle, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed retired police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway) Creator/VanessaBellCalloway), his daughter Charlie (Creator/EssenceAtkins) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.



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!!This show provides examples of the following tropes:

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Charlie, who doesn't seem to get how stressed her mom is, is the typical self-centered teenager, wanted her hair done a certain way and embarrassing her mom in front of her aunt by wanting to go to a fancy restaurant with her.
* IllBoy: Derrick has Type 1 diabetes.
* PerpetualPoverty: The family is working class and it's indicated several times throughout the series that money is tight.
* ShortRunners: The show only ran for six episodes.
* TroubledTeen: Marcus, who hangs with the wrong crowd and is having trouble adjusting to the new household.

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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/Seattle, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed retired police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (reator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.

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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/Seattle, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed retired police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (reator/MerlinSantana) (Creator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.
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''Under One Roof'' was television series that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the Spring of 1995. The series, set in UsefulNotes/Seattle, focused on a working class African-American family living in a duplex and the problems and issues they face. Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Creator/JamesEarlJones) is a widowed retired police officer who lives in the lower unit with his adopted son Marcus (reator/MerlinSantana) and daughter Ayesha (Monica Ridge) and Neb's adult son Ron (Creator/JoeMorton) lives with his wife Maggie (played by Creator/VanessaBellCalloway) and his son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott) living in the top half.

The series was not a hit for CBS, as it was a midseason replacement, and only ran for six episodes. African-American cable TV network [=TVOne=] would later broadcast the series, as it was one of the few family dramas made with a Black cast.
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