Taylor Lautner | The Bernie Mac Show

• Genre: Sitcom
• Created by: Larry Wilmore
• Starring: Bernie Mac, Kellita Smith, Jeremy Suarez, Dee Dee Davis, Camille Winbush
• Composer: Stanley A. Smith
• No. of seasons: 5
• No. of episodes: 104
• Executive producers: Larry Wilmore, Bernie Mac, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Tompkins, Pete Aronson, Michael Borkow
• Producers: Steven Greener, Michael Petok, Teri Schaffer, Bernie Mac, Marc Abrams, Michael Benson, Jerry Collins, Kate Angelo, Ken Kwapis, Reginald Hudlin
• Running time: 30 minutes
• Production companies: Wilmore Films, Regency Television, 20th Century Fox Television
• Network: Fox
• Release: November 14, 2001 – April 14, 2006

The series was loosely based on Mac's stand-up comedy acts. In real life, Bernie "Mac" McCullough was married with one daughter; Mac's character on the show (a stand-up comedian) was married with no children of his own. The pilot episode, aired on November 14, 2001, set up the basic premise for the series: the character Bernie Mac takes in his sister's children after she enters rehab (a fictional premise taken from one of Mac's stand-up routines which was eventually featured in the 2000 film, The Original Kings of Comedy). "In reality, the story is a blend of two real incidents: Mac briefly took in his niece Toya who was an at risk youth and her daughter Monique; a friend of his had to raise her sister's children long-term."

"Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope"

Bernie offends Wanda's boss.

"Being Bernie Mac"

Bernie is hoping for some peace and quiet as he prepares for a performance that night, but he must deal with the kids when Wanda's business meeting runs long.