The Steve Harvey Show

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The Steve Harvey Show
Image:Steve harvey show.jpg Opening title sequence for The Steve Harvey Show
Format	Sitcom, Music, Comedy, Drama
Directed by	Stan Lathan
Starring	Steve Harvey Cedric the Entertainer Merlin Santana William Lee Scott Wendy Raquel Robinson Terri J. Vaughn Lori Beth Denberg Tracy Vilar Netfa Perry Ariyan Johnson
Country of origin	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	123
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes (approx. 22 min)
Broadcast
Original channel	The WB
Original run	August 25, 1996 – February 24, 2002
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

The Steve Harvey Show is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 24, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It was directed by Stan Lathan.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Episode Before Series Finale 4 Series Finale 5 Death of Merlin 6 Syndication 7 Awards and Nominations 8 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Former funk singer Steve Hightower (Steve Harvey) is now a music teacher/Vice-principal at Booker T. Washington High in Chicago. Budget cutbacks meant Steve also had to teach drama and art, which he didn't know. Cedric Robinson (Cedric the Entertainer) was a chubby coach and Steve's friend. Regina Grier (Wendy Raquel Robinson), Steve's former classmate, who battled a weight problem when they were in high school and was bullied by Steve, is now the principal.

Steve seemingly met his match in a pair of his students: Romeo Santana (Merlin Santana), a stylish, charismatic ladies' man, and Romeo's dense, horny sidekick, Stanley Kuznocki, nicknamed Bullethead (William Lee Scott).

In 1997, Regina hired as her secretary Lovita Jenkins (Terri J. Vaughn), who soon started a passionate relationship with Cedric. The show also featured a succession of young actresses who served as female foils to Romeo and Bullethead; the longest-lasting of these was Lori Beth Denberg as Lydia Liza Guttman. Rapper The Lady of Rage also had a recurring role as Coretta Cox, a bully in romantic pursuit of Romeo.

Steve was part of a fictional singing group called "Steve Hightower and the Hi-Tops," who would temporarily reunite to perform on occasion. The members consisted of Steve, T-Bone (played by T.K. Carter, later by Don 'D.C.' Curry), Pretty Tony (played by Ronald Isley), and Clyde (played by Jonathan Slocumb). Two of their signature songs (performed several times on the show) were "When the Funk Hits the Fan," and "Break Me Off A Piece of That Funk." Though Cedric was not an original member of the group, he usually sang with them on several events.

[edit] Cast

• Steve Harvey as Steve Hightower
• Cedric the Entertainer as Cedric Jackie Robinson
• Merlin Santana as Romeo Santana
• William Lee Scott as Stanley 'Bullethead' Kuznocki
• Wendy Raquel Robinson as Principal Regina Grier
• Terri J. Vaughn as Lovita Alizay Jenkins-Robinson (1997-2002)
• Tracy Vilar as Sophia Ortiz (1996-97)
• Netfa Perry as Sara (1996-97)
• Ariyan Johnson as Aisha (1997-98)
• Lori Beth Denberg as Lydia Liza Guttman (1998-2002)

[edit] Episode Before Series Finale

In the episode before the series finale, Lydia, Bullethead and Romeo graduate from high school. This episode is always shown after the series finale on TBS.

[edit] Series Finale

In the series finale, Regina is offered a job to be a principal at a private school in California and is debating whether or not to take the job. Steve doesn't want her to go but he acts supportive because he thinks that a woman's man is supposed to be supportive even if he doesn't mean it. Meanwhile, Lovita goes into labor several times which turns out to be false alarms. Regina takes the job and Steve feels alone. He finally goes after her with encouragement from Lydia, Bullethead and Romeo. Meanwhile, Cedric and Lovita win the lottery and Lovita goes into labor for real, though the audience never gets to see the baby. (During the final season, the real-life pregnancy of Terri J. Vaughn had been incorporated into the storyline.)

[edit] Death of Merlin

Merlin Santana, who played Romeo, was murdered by gunfire in Los Angeles several months after the last episode aired.

[edit] Syndication

Repeats currently air on TBS. On some episodes, parts of scenes are cut out. The Steve Harvey Show will also be in syndication starting in fall 2008.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Awards and Nominations

ALMA Award

• Nominated: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Merlin Santana (1999)
• Nominated: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Merlin Santana (1998)
• Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, Tracy Vilar (1998)
• Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1998)

NAACP Image Awards

• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Terri J. Vaughn (2003)
• Won: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Steve Harvey (2002)
• Won: Outstanding Comedy Series (2002)
• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Cedric the Entertainer (2002)
• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Terri J. Vaughn (2002)
• Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, Wendy Raquel Robinson (2002)
• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Merlin Santana (2002)
• Won: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Steve Harvey (2001)
• Won: Outstanding Comedy Series (2001)
• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Cedric the Entertainer (2001)
• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Terri J. Vaughn (2001)
• Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, Wendy Raquel Robinson (2001)
• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Merlin Santana (2001)
• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, William Lee Scott (2001)
• Won: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Steve Harvey (2000)
• Won: Outstanding Comedy Series (2000)
• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Cedric the Entertainer (2000)
• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Terri J. Vaughn (2000)
• Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, Wendy Raquel Robinson (2000)
• Won: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Steve Harvey (1999)
• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Cedric the Entertainer (1999)
• Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1999)
• Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1998)
• Nominated: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Steve Harvey (1998)

NCLR Bravo Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Comedy Series, Merlin Santana (1996)
• Nominated: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Comedy Series, Tracy Vilar (1996)

[edit] External links

• Official web site from Sony Pictures Television
• The Steve Harvey Show at the Internet Movie Database