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Waynehead
Waynehead Title Card.jpg
Genre Adventure
Comedy
Created by Damon Wayans
Voices of
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Warner Bros. Television Animation
  • Nelvana
Distributor Warner Bros. Domestic Pay-TV, Cable & Network Features Distribution
Release
Original network Kids' WB
Audio format Dolby Surround
Original release October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19) – May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)

Waynehead is an Canadian-American Saturday morning animated series created by actor/comedian Damon Wayans. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and the Canadian studio Nelvana, with overseas animation by TMS-Kyokuchi Corporation (intro only), Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd., and Philippine Animation Studio, Inc . It ran on Kids' WB from 1996–1997, but eventually aired reruns on Cartoon Network from the late 90s to early 2000s.

Waynehead lasted for 13 episodes; Warner Bros has explained the show wasn't black enough. It is about a young boy named Damey Wayne from a poor background with a club foot and was based on Wayans' own childhood in the Chelsea neighborhood in the New York City Borough of Manhattan. Actors cast in the show included Gary Coleman, Orlando Brown and Marlon Wayans.

Voice cast

Characters

  • Damey Wayne: He is the main protagonist of the series and the unofficial leader of the crew.
  • Mo' Money: Damey's best friend (the character is named after the film which Wayans starred in).
  • Toof: Damey's tall, dopey friend who loves candy and is also best friends with Damey and Mo' Money. He has a hard time rapping as he never knows how to rhyme.
  • Roz: Damey's love interest and only female of the crew.
  • Marvin: Damey's frenemy, though they are still closer as friends.
  • Blue: Marvin's older brother.
  • Tripod: Damey's three-legged dog.
  • Kevin: Damey's older brother.
  • Shavonne: Damey's younger sister.
  • Ms. Wayne: Damey, Kevin & Shavonne's mother.
  • Mr. Wayne: Damey, Kevin & Shavonne's father.

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19) May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)

Season 1 (1996–97)

No. Title Original air date
1 "Demon of The Dozens" October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
Damey digs for dirt when his battle with the school bully turns into a "dozens" fight, a contest of insults.
2 "No Mo' Money" October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
Damey tries to earn money for the Harlem Week Festival.
3 "Brothers And Bros." November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)
Damey learns the difference between friends and family when he sneaks out of the house to run with his gang.
4 "Botswana Aki And The Hydrant of Doom" November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)
Damey's angry when he's forced to spend the day with the nerdy new kid, but when Aki is endangered by a run-in with the Hydrant of Doom, Damey sets out to rescue his unlikely friend.
5 "3 Hats And You're Out" November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
Waynehead's cousin 3 Hats from Los Angeles comes to visit.
6 "Dad's A Spaz" November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
Damey asks his father to coach the gang for a game against the tough St. Mary's team, and soon realizes his father's a disaster on the court.
7 "Be Mine...Or Else" December 31, 1996 (1996-12-31)
Roz falls for Damey when he rescues her from junkyard dogs.
8 "To Be Cool Or Not To Be" February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)
Damey's desperate to keep his opera role a secret from the guys, but circumstances conspire against him.
9 "Special Delivery" February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)
Damey and his friends struggle to get his mother to the hospital when she goes into labor at the library.
10 "Quest For Fireworks" April 19, 1997 (1997-04-19)
When Toof and Damey happen to find a firecracker the night before the 4th of July, the gang thinks they've got a secret course for illegal fireworks.
11 "A Friend In Greed" April 26, 1997 (1997-04-26)
Damey's broke when Marvin gives him a Ken Griffey, Jr. autographed glove with the money he stole from the gang.
12 "Bummed Out" May 3, 1997 (1997-05-03)
Damey helps a homeless DJ who works on his guilt over a prank they'd pulled just before the man was fired.
13 "Rebel Without A Paw" May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)
Damey becomes convinced that the world is against Tripod because of his missing paw.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Waynehead para niños

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