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S02E16: I'm O'Tay, You're O-TayIn observance of Black History Month, Nicholas must choose a famous African-American to portray at a school assembly. Nicholas shocks his family when he tells them he wants to be Buckwheat. Robert suggests to Nicholas that he choose an African-American figure with a more positive image. However, Nicholas is adamant about his choice so Robert decides to lend his son support. At the assembly, Nicholas comes out dressed in Buckwheat garb and speaks in the almost unintelligible style, which was Buckwheat's trademark. However, midway through his speech, Nicholas takes off his Buckwheat wig to explain that during Buckwheat's era, black actors had to portray stereotypical characters if they wanted to be in movies at all, and that we should honor these black film pioneers for making it easier for future generations of African-American actors. Meanwhile, Cece wants to be more like her big sister Zaria by emulating her.
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Air Date:
Feb 21, 1996
Runtime:
30 minutes
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Robert Townsend, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Curtis Williams, Ashli Amari Adams, Faizon Love, Tyrone Burton, Bobby McGee, Kelly Perine, Kenn Michael
