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Any Day Now
S2.E9
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It's Not About the Butter: Part 1

  • Episode aired Oct 24, 1999
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Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint in Any Day Now (1998)
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In the present: M.E. mistakes a black woman for a waitress at a restaurant, throwing a wrench into her friendship with Rene who thinks she's racist. Odessa's leaving so Rene has to hire a ne... Read allIn the present: M.E. mistakes a black woman for a waitress at a restaurant, throwing a wrench into her friendship with Rene who thinks she's racist. Odessa's leaving so Rene has to hire a new assistant. M.E. decides to write an article on racism, and speaks to her uncle Jimmy who... Read allIn the present: M.E. mistakes a black woman for a waitress at a restaurant, throwing a wrench into her friendship with Rene who thinks she's racist. Odessa's leaving so Rene has to hire a new assistant. M.E. decides to write an article on racism, and speaks to her uncle Jimmy who runs a racist website. In the past: Jimmy catches Rene and M.E. hanging out and confronts... Read all

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    • Artie Mandelberg
  • Writers
    • Nancy Miller
    • Deborah Joy LeVine
  • Stars
    • Annie Potts
    • Lorraine Toussaint
    • Shari Dyon Perry
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    • Director
      • Artie Mandelberg
    • Writers
      • Nancy Miller
      • Deborah Joy LeVine
    • Stars
      • Annie Potts
      • Lorraine Toussaint
      • Shari Dyon Perry
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    Annie Potts
    Annie Potts
    • Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims
    Lorraine Toussaint
    Lorraine Toussaint
    • Rene Jackson
    Shari Dyon Perry
    • Young Rene Jackson
    Mae Middleton
    • Young Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' O'Brien
    Donzaleigh Abernathy
    Donzaleigh Abernathy
    • Sara Jackson
    Dan Byrd
    Dan Byrd
    • Young Colliar Sims
    Olivia Friedman
    Olivia Friedman
    • Kelly Sims
    Chris Mulkey
    Chris Mulkey
    • Colliar Sims
    Elise Shirley
    • Young Teresa O'Brien
    Geoffrey Blake
    Geoffrey Blake
    • Glenn
    William Converse-Roberts
    William Converse-Roberts
    • Matthew O'Brien
    John Lafayette
    John Lafayette
    • James Jackson
    Nancy McLoughlin
    • Catherine O'Brien
    Michael Pavone
    • Jimmy O'Brien
    • (as Mike Pavone)
    Bronson Picket
    Bronson Picket
    • Joe Lozano
    Calvin DeVault
    Calvin DeVault
    • Davis Sims
    Mary-Pat Green
    Mary-Pat Green
    • Odessa
    Michele Kelly
    Michele Kelly
    • Michelle
    • Director
      • Artie Mandelberg
    • Writers
      • Nancy Miller
      • Deborah Joy LeVine
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      Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' O'Brien Sims: [about racism] How else am I supposed to learn about this stuff other than dying my skin black? Hey, there's an idea, I could call it "Black like M.E.".

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    • Release date
      • October 24, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
      • Paid Our Dues Productions
      • Spelling Entertainment
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      • 1.33 : 1

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