B-13 Peer Review: 16 Year Reunion of Moesha Cast (Very Emotional) On The Real

Moesha (TV Series 1996–2001)

Moesha is an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Denise Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was originally ordered as a pilot for CBS's 1995–1996 television season but was rejected by the network. It was then picked up by UPN, who aired it as a mid-season replacement. It went on to become the biggest success for the nascent network and one of the greatest hits over the course of the network's entire run. The series was a joint production of Regan Jon Productions, Saradipity Productions and Jump at the Sun Productions in association with Big Ticket Television and Paramount Television for UPN, not CBS.

The show focuses on the life of an upper-middle class African-American family through the eyes of a typical girl named Moesha. Her father Frank, a widower and Saturn car salesman (and later owner of his own dealership, The Brothers Saturn), has married Dee, the vice-principal at Moesha's school, much to Moesha's disagreement. The series was created by Ralph Farquhar, along with the writing team of Sara V. Finney and Vida Spears. The settings for the show include the Mitchell household the teen hangout, The Den, and in some cases Crenshaw High school, Moesha, Kim, Niecy, and Hakeem's high school. The sitcom was set in the affluent Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

The show dealt with real teen social issues such as teen pregnancy, drug use, race relations, premarital sex, the death of a parent, and day-to-day issues teenagers faced at home and school. In one of the most controversial episodes, "Secrets and Lies," the Mitchell family learned from Aunt Hattie that Frank is the biological father of Dorian, whom the Mitchells and Dorian himself believed, to be Frank's nephew. The shocking news of Frank's infidelity during his first marriage turned the family upside-down and resulted in Dorian's rebellion and Moesha's relocation from her home.

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Moesha Cast Has 16-Year Reunion on The Real and Brandy Gets Emotional https://t.co/izh0iSYbIo

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