You Take the Kids

Overview

You Take the Kids is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 1990 to January 1991. The series stars 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.

Created by Paul Haggis

Network

• CBS

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Yasiin Bey

  Raymond Kirkland

  6 eps

• 

  Roger E. Mosley

  Michael Kirkland

  6 eps

• 

  Nell Carter

  Nell Kirkland

  6 eps

• 

  Trent Cameron

  Nate Kirkland

  6 eps

Themes

• working class
• sitcom

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