A great pilot for the Upshaws, Epps and Sykes were as hilarious as expected. The storyline set up the main cast and has decent flow. Acting was a bit stiff, but not bad.

When two of his kids have birthday parties on the same day, Bennie scrambles to find a venue for one, and has to bounce back and forth between events.

Kim Fields and Gabrielle Dennis in The Upshaws (2021)

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Aaliyah Upshaw

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Duck

Tasha

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Maya Upshaw

Bernard

Tony

Jake

Kim Fields and Mike Epps in The Upshaws (2021)

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