TV series

The Big House
2004 · 1 season
A breezy, joke-a-minute fish-out-of-water sitcom that coasts on broad gags and easy charm rather than depth.
- Created by
- Stephen Engel
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Faizon Love, Keith David, Yvette Nicole Brown
- Overview
- The Big House is an American prime time television sitcom starring actor/comedian Kevin Hart. It ran on the ABC television network in April 2004, lasting for only six episodes. The series represents a mirror-opposite of the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Kevin Hart is a wealthy, pampered student from Malibu. After his father is arrested and imprisoned for embezzlement, Kevin moves to Philadelphia to live with his working-class aunt, uncle and cousins, and enrolls in Drexel University.
- How it feels
- Light, whimsical, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, class, coming-of-age, identity
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Stephen Engel
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Faizon Love, Keith David, Yvette Nicole Brown












