The Bernie Mac Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bernie (Bernie Mac) and his wife Wanda never wanted to raise kids, but when Bernie's sister is sent to jail, her kids have to move in with Uncle Bernie. Since Aunt Wanda (Kellita Smith) is a busy executive at AT&T, Vanessa (Camille Winbush), Jordan (Jeremy Suarez, "Built To Last") and Bryanna (Dee Dee Davis), are about to discover that life with Uncle Bernie is no cake walk. Bernie's first rule of business is to set down some house rules and he only has two. First rule: It's his house. Second rule: All the stuff in the house is his and no one touches anything without permission. That goes for the TV, the VCR, the DVD and especially Bernie's James Brown CD collection. Bernie believes in tough love and as long as the kids follow the rules, he'll always try to do the right thing, but sometimes Bernie's right thing is the wrong thing.

Series details

• Title: The Bernie Mac Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2001-11-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-04-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 6836
• IMDb ID: tt0285341
• TVDB ID: 75825

Cast and credited roles

• Bernie Mac — Bernie 'Mac' McCullough
• Kellita Smith — Wanda McCullough
• Jeremy Suarez — Jordan Thomkins
• Dee Dee Davis — Bryana 'Baby Girl' Thomkins
• Camille Winbush — Vanessa 'Nessa' Thomkins

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-11-14; final listed air date 2002-05-15; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2002-09-18; final listed air date 2003-05-14; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2003-11-30; final listed air date 2004-06-29; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 2004-09-08; final listed air date 2005-04-08; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 2005-09-23; final listed air date 2006-04-14; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Bernie Mac Show 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.