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

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Miss Daisy, channeling Gloria Swanson, glides down the stairs asking for her tea, but it’s reminiscent of the Sunset Blvd scene in which Gloria states “Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” They’ll need to watch this one to make sure her performance isn’t too over the top.

Ms. Simmons then gets a phone call from Mr. Brown who informs her that he’s in jail for making terrorist threats. While at the airport he referred to a box that he was shipping as “the bomb.” The tenants scramble to find a way to get Mr. Brown out of jail.

In the meantime the tenants begin interviewing candidates for the handyman position. The first candidate appears a bit odd and we soon learn that he’s suffering from post traumatic shock syndrome and hallucinations.

Shortly thereafter Mr. Brown is freed from jail (his nephew posts bail).

The next candidate for the handyman position is “Jesus” (Latino pronounciation “heh-sus”) which throws Mr. Brown for a loop. As you can imagine, Mr. Brown insists on pronoucing the name using the biblical pronunciation. After he successfully fixes a lamp Mr. Brown hires him.

London, a dense young pop star (read Paris Hilton or Britney Spears), also moves into the retirement home. Okay, at this point the establishment ceases to be a retirement home in my mind. It’s becoming more of a general boarding house than anything. Why a wealthy (albeit crazy) aging actress and a young and extremely popular pop star would want to reside at Mr. Brown’s rundown home is anyone’s guess. I hope we find out what brought all of them to the house instead of having to suspend reality and accept that they chose this place on their own. We at least find out that London is there serving out a community service sentence but why Mr. Brown’s home was chosen for this purpose and why he received a sizable check to keep her there is anyone’s guess. Some questions are better left unanswered.

Overall the show is entertaining. Mr. Brown is hilarious and incredibly endearing. Although there are several quirky characters on the show the show doesn’t really have a villain, which I think would add to the appeal of the show. The rival nursing home owner may be the person the fill this need but we’ll just have to wait and see.

David Mann

If you’ve never seen Tyler Perry’s plays or movies your first exposure to the “Mr. Brown” character was probably via the “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” television show. However, David Mann has portrayed this character in several productions:

* I Can Do Bad All By Myself – Mr. Brown
* Madea’s Family Reunion – Mr. Brown
* Madea’s Class Reunion – Mr. Brown
* Meet The Browns – Mr. Brown
* House of Payne – Mr. Brown (5 episodes)
* What’s Done in the Dark – Mr. Brown
* Meet The Browns (film version) – Mr. Brown
* Madea Goes To Jail (film version) – Brown
* Meet The Browns (TV Series)- Leroy Brown

David Mann is married to Tamela Mann, the person portraying his sister on Meet The Browns. He and his wife were gospel singers with Kirk Franklin’s “The Family” before working on Tyler Perry’s productions.