Family Time (TV series)

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Family Time
Family Time Screen Title.jpg
Genre Sitcom
Created byBentley Kyle Evans
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes91
Production
Executive producers Bentley Kyle Evans
Trenten Gumbs
Elizabeth Kealoha
Ri-Karlo Handy
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
  • Bent Outta Shape Productions
  • 3G Films
  • Harvest Studios
  • Bounce Original Production
Original release
Network Bounce TV
ReleaseJune 18, 2012 (2012-06-18) 
December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)

Family Time is an American television sitcom that was created by Bentley Kyle Evans, and aired on Bounce TV from June 18, 2012, to December 16, 2020. It stars Omar Gooding and Angell Conwell as Anthony and Lisa Stallworth, a working-class family bumped to the middle class by a winning lottery ticket. [1] It was the first original series for the network. [2]

Contents

The first season has six episodes and aired in the summer of 2012. The 10-episode second season aired from October 14, 2014, to December 14, 2014. [3] On May 7, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season [4] that aired from October 6, 2015, to December 8, 2015. [5] On April 13, 2016, the show was renewed for a fourth season, [6] airing from October 4, 2016, to December 27, 2016. On August 3, 2017, the show was renewed for a fifth season, [7] that premiered on October 3, 2017. The series was renewed for a sixth season and premiered on October 1, 2018. The series has also been renewed for a 13 episode-seventh season, that premiered on October 9, 2019. [8] On August 11, the series was renewed for an eighth season, airing from October 7, 2020, to December 16, 2020. [9]

Premise

After a construction worker gets lucky, winning $500,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket, he suddenly find himself and his wife launched into middle-class society, and decide to move with their two young children into a new neighborhood.

Cast and characters

Regular cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars also include Lynn Whitfield, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Jackée Harry, Dorian Gregory and Michelle Williams.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 6June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)
2 10October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)December 14, 2014 (2014-12-14)
3 10October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)December 8, 2015 (2015-12-08)
4 13October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)December 27, 2016 (2016-12-27)
5 13October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
6 13October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)
7 13October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)December 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)
8 13October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07)December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)

Season 1 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"There Goes the Neighborhood"
"Pilot"
Bentley Kyle EvansBentley Kyle EvansJune 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)
22"No Happy Ending"Bentley Kyle EvansWayne D. StampsJune 25, 2012 (2012-06-25)
33"The Note"Bentley Kyle EvansNile EvansJuly 2, 2012 (2012-07-02)
44"The Tennis Bracelet"Bentley Kyle EvansDavid L. MosesJuly 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)
55"When a Woman's Fed Up"Bentley Kyle EvansStacey Evans MorganJuly 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)
66"Gray Area"Bentley Kyle EvansUnknownJuly 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)

Season 2 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"The First Rule About Fight Night Is You Don’t Talk About Night"Bentley Kyle EvansUnknownOctober 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
82"The Will"Bentley Kyle EvansLamont FerrellOctober 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
93"No New Friends"Bentley Kyle EvansUnknownOctober 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
104"Hospitality"Bentley Kyle EvansB. Kyle EvansNovember 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
115"No Lie Zone"Bentley Kyle EvansStacey Evans MorganNovember 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
126"Lisa’s Leftovers"Bentley Kyle EvansUnknownNovember 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)
137"Powering Down"Bentley Kyle EvansUnknownNovember 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)
148"The Oops Baby"Bentley Kyle EvansNile EvansDecember 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)
159"Cut It Out"Bentley Kyle EvansNile EvansDecember 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)
1610"Hobby Hunters"Bentley Kyle EvansBentley Kyle Evans & Alex KauvtskiyDecember 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)

Season 3 (2015)

Season 4 (2016)

Season 5 (2017)

Season 6 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
531"Black & White"Bentley Kyle EvansBentley Kyle Evans & Alex KauvtskiyOctober 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
542"The Aftermath"Bentley Kyle EvansPatricia Cuffie-JonesOctober 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)
553"Happy Homecoming"Bentley Kyle EvansStacey Evans MorganOctober 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)
564"Mancrush"Bentley Kyle EvansBentley Kyle Evans & Alex KauvtskiyOctober 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
575"The Good Neighbors"Bentley Kyle EvansUnknownOctober 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)
586"Kick Rocks"Bentley Kyle EvansBentley Kyle Evans & Alex KauvtskiyNovember 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)
597"It’s About To Be Lit"Bentley Kyle EvansJazmen Darnell Brown & Chazman T. RodgersNovember 12, 2018 (2018-11-12)
608"Jive Turkey Day"Bentley Kyle EvansKylee EvansNovember 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)
619"Work Wife, Unhappy Life"Bentley Kyle EvansStacey Evans MorganNovember 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)
6210"Doctor Dad"Bentley Kyle EvansClayton ThomasDecember 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)
6311"Roots"Bentley Kyle EvansBentley Kyle Evans & Alex KauvtskiyDecember 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)
6412"Stallworths for Real"Bentley Kyle EvansJay PhillipsDecember 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)
6513"Scrooge"Bentley Kyle EvansOmar Gooding and Jazmen Darnell Brown & Chazman T. RodgersDecember 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)

Season 7 (2019)

Season 8 (2020)

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