Sugar and Spice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Loretta Fontaine and Vickilyn Fontaine Clayton, two black sisters living in a small Oklahoma town who attempt to raise their rambunctious teenage niece, Toby Reed (played by La Verne Anderson) after her parents are killed in a car accident. Vicklyn runs a curio shop called Small World Miniatures, and Loretta is a hostess at Cafe Jacques. All three live at 731 Oakwood Avenue in Ponca City.

Series details

• Title: Sugar and Spice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-03-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 44389
• IMDb ID: tt0098915
• TVDB ID: 78252

Cast and credited roles

• Vickilyn Reynolds — Vickilyn Fontaine-Clayton
• Loretta Devine — Loretta Fontaine
• Dana Hill — Ginger
• LaVerne Anderson — Toby Reed
• Stephanie Hodge — Bonnie Buttram

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-03-30; final listed air date 1990-05-25; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sugar and Spice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.