City Guys

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City Guys
Format Comedy-drama
Created by Peter Engel
Scott S. Gordon
Starring Wesley Jonathan
Scott Whyte
Caitlin Mowrey
Dion Basco
Marissa Dyan
Steven Daniel
Marcella Lowery
Country of origin USA
No. of episodes 105
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Peter Engel
Running time 30 minutes
(with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 6, 1997 – December 15, 2001
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

City Guys is a comedy-drama television show that ran from 1997 to December 2001. It lasted five seasons, and ended its airing time around the dissolution of TNBC. It was then aired in syndication. The show was very similar in style to Saved by the Bell, however with an urban setting and more diverse cast. The show was mainly driven by six main characters who had to stay on the ball in high school and avoid trouble, while their principal attempted to keep them in line. The characters dealt with the typical teen issues, such as cheating on tests, peer pressure and dealing with school violence.

[edit] "Special Episodes"

  • Cassidy dates a college guy who tries to take advantage of her with roofies.
  • A friend of Jamal's is killed by a drunk driver.
  • L-Train's girlfriend has a drug addiction and she steals from people to get drugs
  • Jamal fights a gang member who stabs Chris when he steps in to try to stop the fight.
  • Dawn's mother has a drinking problem and she later shows up drunk in public.
  • L-Train discovers he has dyslexia.
  • When Jamal accuses someone of being a skinhead he finds out he has cancer.
  • Al works for a guy who turns out to be a drug dealer.
  • After a visit by his uncle (who was a former Black Panther) Jamal becomes more of a militant black activist. However by the end of the episode he realizes that he was more or less becoming a racist himself and stops.
  • Jamal tries to rap, and get disses by the most popular Lip gloss girl
  • Al is working for a company that makes toys and he is working in advertisement. He is asked to make an advert for a new toy gun, but after seeing his younger brother and sister playing with them, he has a change of heart.

[edit] Cast

  • Wesley Jonathan .... Jamal Grant
  • Scott Whyte .... Christopher Mortimer 'Chris' Anderson
  • Caitlin Mowrey .... Dawn Tartikoff
  • Dion Basco .... Alberto 'Al/Rocket Man/Buttons' Ramos
  • Marissa Dyan .... Cassidy Giuliani
  • Steven Daniel .... Lionel 'L-Train' Johnson
  • Marcella Lowery .... Prinipal Karen Coretta Noble
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