You Take the Kids
You Take the Kids is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from December 15, 1990, to January 12, 1991. The series starred Nell Carter, who also performed the theme song "Nobody's Got It Easy". You Take the Kids, which was perceived as being the black answer to Roseanne due to its portrayal of a working-class African-American family, featured Carter as a crass, no-nonsense mother and wife.
Synopsis
Carter stars as Nell Kirkland, the opinionated matriarch of a blue collar African American family living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nell's husband Michael worked as a school bus driver while Nell gave piano lessons at the family home for extra money. Nell and Michael had four children: eldest son Raymond, boy-crazy daughter Lorette, 12-year-old Peter, and 10-year-old Nate. In addition to the kids, Nell and Michael also had to contend with Nell's equally opinionated mother Helen, who lived in the basement.Cast
- Nell Carter as Nell Kirkland
- Roger E. Mosley as Michael Kirkland, Nell's husband
- Dante Beze as Raymond Kirkland, Nell & Michael's first son
- Caryn Ward as Lorette Kirkland, Nell & Michael's daughter
- Marlon Taylor as Peter Kirkland, Nell & Michael's second son
- Trent Cameron as Nate Kirkland, Nell & Michael's third son
- Leila Danette as Helen, Nell's mother