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Original Release
05/01/1990
US Release
05/01/1990
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oprah Winfrey | Mattie Michael |
| John Cothran | Ralph Thomas |
| John Speredakos | Mickey Adriano |
| Rachael Crawford | Kiswana Browne |
| Olivia Cole | Miss Sophie |
| Brenda Pressley | Etta Mae Johnson |
| Oscar Brown Jr. | Jessie |
| Kelly Neal | Abshu Kamau |
| Jason Weaver | Matthew Thomas |
| John Beasley | Mr. Willie |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partners | Tuesday, 01 May 1990 |
| 2 | Open for Business | Tuesday, 08 May 1990 |
| 3 | One Small Step at a Time | Wednesday, 09 May 1990 |
| 4 | Spring Fever | Wednesday, 16 May 1990 |
| 5 | Whatever Happened to Patience Jones? | Wednesday, 30 May 1990 |
| 6 | Gone Fishing | Wednesday, 13 June 1990 |
| 7 | Bernice Sands Comes Home | Wednesday, 20 June 1990 |
| 8 | The Poet | Wednesday, 27 June 1990 |
| 9 | Family Album | Wednesday, 04 July 1990 |
| 10 | Say It Loud | Wednesday, 11 July 1990 |
| 11 | County General |
Directors
Ivan Dixon, Helaine Head, Bill Duke, Lesli Linka Glatter, Jan Eliasberg, Roy Campanella II
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oprah Winfrey | Mattie Michael |
| John Cothran | Ralph Thomas |
| John Speredakos | Mickey Adriano |
| Rachael Crawford | Kiswana Browne |
| Olivia Cole | Miss Sophie |
| Brenda Pressley | Etta Mae Johnson |
| Oscar Brown Jr. | Jessie |
| Kelly Neal | Abshu Kamau |
| Jason Weaver | Matthew Thomas |
| John Beasley | Mr. Willie |
| DeLeon Richards | Margaret Thomas |
| Beah Richards | Bernice Sands |
| Jeffrey D. Sams | Butch |
| Royce Wallace | Grandma Cross |
| Ketty Lester | Patience Jones |
| Dianne B. Shaw | Eloise |
| Lynnie Godfrey | Roberta |
| Steven Crump | Miles Thomas |
| Marcus Carothers | (as Marcus Caruthers) |
| Darryl Davis | Akwabina |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Oprah Winfrey | Executive Producer |
| Don Sipes | Executive Producer |
| Reuben Cannon | Producer |
| Stanley Kallis | Producer |
| Randall Torno | Producer |
