True Colors: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

True Colors was an early 90's sitcom from FOX television that centered around the blending of families between an interracial couple. Ron Freeman and Ellen Davis marry, therefore creating a multitude of episodes centering around their new expanded family. Ron had two sons from his previous marriage, Lester and Terry Freeman, and Ellen had one daughter, Katie. Add the antics of Ellen's mother Sara, played by Nancy Walker and you have a full-fledged family focusing and trying to adjust to a common problem in everyday life looking beyond the exterior to learn about the interior. The show struggled with ratings and managed to last for two seasons. Frankie Faison played Ron Freeman in the first season, and Cleavon Little joined the cast as dad #2 until the sitcom's abrupt demise in 1992.

Series details

• Title: True Colors
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-09-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61804
• IMDb ID: tt0098933
• TVDB ID: 77647

Cast and credited roles

• Frankie Faison — Ronald Freeman
• Cleavon Little — Ronald Freeman
• Stephanie Faracy — Ellen Davis Freeman
• Nancy Walker — Sara Bower
• Brigid Brannagh — Katie Davis
• Claude Brooks — Terry Freeman
• Adam Jeffries — Lester Freeman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-09-02; final listed air date 1991-05-12; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-08-22; final listed air date 1992-04-12; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from True Colors 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.