Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns is a sitcom created and produced by playwright,
director, and producer
Tyler Perry, the show revolves around a senior family living under one roof in
Atlanta, Georgia led by comical patriarch Mr. Brown and his daughter Cora Simmons. The show premiered on Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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TBS. It is made in the model of his
play and
film of the same name. The show stars
David Mann and
Tamela Mann, who starred in the earlier stage play and motion picture.
Production history
Meet the Browns follows the misadventures of
Tyler Perry’s stage character Mr. Leroy Brown. When Mr. Brown’s father, Pop Brown, dies and leaves Mr. Brown his old house, Brown discovers a letter asking him to “Take care of the old--” Mr. Brown later discovers that there was a second page that finished that sentence: “--Thunderbird in the garage”. By then it’s too late, he’s already opened “Brown Meadows”, a home for seniors.