Meet The Browns: The Dependents and The Divas

• When Carmen asks Sasha and Will to be foster parents, they initially have doubts about the added responsibilities of having children, primarily due to their busy schedules. However, they eventually agree when Cora tells them that the kids can stay at Mr. Brown’s home.




• Two new cast members arrive on the set: Brianna, age 15 and Joquin, age 8.




• Brianna is going through that teenage phase and is also struggling to live in a new home.




• Joaquin, the younger of the two, doesn’t have such a hard time fitting in.




• Miss Daisy and London decide to have a “Battle of the Divas”!

Great fun!

Brianna and her brother have been asked to go live with a wealthy family that have a beautiful house. Carmen is really struck by this offer because she just started bonding with the foster kids. Carmen expresses her interest in adopting the kids; she doesn’t want to let them go.

Cora and Russell attempt to have an intimate kiss at the end of their date but are interrupted on the porch by Mr. Brown, who then proceeds to interrogate them on their date. He dismisses Cora and then demands that Russell explain his intentions for Cora. As usual, Mr. Brown is in top form with word mispronunciations and jumping to conclusions! Mr. Brown then ups the ante by telling Russell an outrageous tale about having to fight Medea if he decides to marry Cora.

Mr. Brown eventually confesses to Cora that he doesn’t want her to leave him; he’s afraid she’ll forget him. By the time they end this conversation and look around, Russell has left.

The foster kids (Joaquin and Brianna) explain that they’d like to stay with Will and Sasha Brown. Unfortunately, Carmen Martinez, their social worker, has to take them away. Later, at the end of the show, Will turns to Sasha, takes her hand, and says “come on, let’s go get our kids.” Sweet!

Two college frat boys from Gappa Epsilon Epsilon Kappa (GEEK) visit Mr. Brown. They attempt to steal a painting of Russell’s father while he’s not looking but fortunately, their frat guide, Russell, catches them and makes them return the item. For payment for their indiscretions, Russell orders the frat boys to do odd chores for Mr. Brown.

Russell returns and asks Cora out on a date. Because of the “makeover” she receives from some of the ladies in the house Russel is somewhat taken aback at her appearance but, because he’s such a great guy, he takes her on a date and ends up really liking her!

After Brianna opens up to Carmen they begin forging a trusting relationship.

“A fashion victim gets nominated by friends or family. If accepted, the person is secretly followed for 2 weeks by a camera crew. At the end of the 2 weeks the hosts of the show visit the unwary person and offers them $5,000 to go to New York to buy a brand new wardrobe. But there’s a catch of course: the person has to first give up several items from their current wardrobe and accept criticism (which can sometimes be harsh) about their fashion style. Their buying spree in New York is also filmed by a camera crew.”

Now, imagine if you can, what that show would be like if Mr. Leroy Brown was one of their fashion victims. Can’t you see him trying to explain his wardrobe? He’d probably end up convincing them that his style represented the latest in au couture!

One of the reasons I tune in to watch “Meet The Browns on TV” each week is to see what Mr. Brown will be wearing. Here are some of his fashion faux pas from the show and from his appearances on House of Payne:

See also: Meet The Browns Cast Info - David Mann

Tamela Mann

Tamela Mann (who’s married to David Mann “Mr. Brown” in real life) began her career by singing in the church choir. After honing her singing talents over the years she got a big break when she was chosen to join the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family.

Tamela Mann’s melodic voice can be heard on the soundtracks of Tyler Perry movies like Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Meet The Browns. She’s also lent her voice to Coca-Cola and Ashley Stewart commercials!

Many of you first heard of Tamela in 2000 when she starred as Cora Brown in “I Can Do Bad All By Myself”, a play by Tyler Perry. Since then she’s starred in films like Kingdom Come (she was Whoopi’s young daughter) and Meet The Browns. She’s also starred in additional Tyler Perry plays like Madea’s Class Reunion, Madea’s Family Reunion, and What’s Done In The Dark.

Tamala Mann has released a wonderful CD called “The Live Experience” which recently debuted on the Billboard Top 20 Gospel chart with the single “You Deserve My Praise.” Here are the tracks from her CD. Notice that she sings some of the songs with her husband, David Mann:

1. Alright - Tamela Mann, Myron Butler
2. Gotta Keep Movin’ - Tamela Mann, Larron Vaughn
3. Hallelujah - Tamela Mann, Tyler Perry
4. Speak Lord - Tamela Mann, Terrell Carter
5. Speak Lord/I Need You Now (Reprise) - Tamela Mann
6. Safety in His Arms - Tamela Mann, David Mann (husband)
7. You Deserve My Praise - Tamela Mann, DeMarcus Williams
8. In Your Corner - Tamela Mann, David Mann
9. In Your Corner (Reprise) - Tamela Mann
10. Trust Him - Tamela Mann, Darryl Blair
11. Marvelous - Tamela Mann, Jon Ridick
12. Praise Medley - Tamela Mann

Here’s Tamela Mann singing a Praise Medley:

Here’s Tamela Mann singing “Speak Lord”:

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