Moesha: An American Sitcom Series

Moesha, an American sitcom series that was first performed on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 and lasted till May 14, 2001 i.e. it was telecasted for the duration of 5 years. The story of Moesha was written by the writing team of Sara V, and Raplh Farquhar was the creator of this series. All the settings of the show was made by Mitchell household and the teen hang-out, The Den.

The main characters of the series are Moesha Mitchell played by R&B singer Brandy Norwood, Frank, Dee, Hattie, and Dorian. Moesha lives with her family in Los Angeles and is a high school student. Frank plays the role of Moesha's father; he is a widower and married again to Dee who is the vice principal at Moesha's school but looking disappointed from Moesha. The main suspense of the series is hidden in the story of Hattie and Dorian. Actually the story line of the series focused on the life of an upper middle class, African-American family. Hattie is the aunt of Frank, in one of the most contentious episodes "Secrets and Lies", she told to the family of Frank that he is the biological father of Dorian, before this news both Mitchells and Dorian were believed as nephew of Frank. This was the shocking news of the series and turned the family upside down. After hearing this news Moesha moved out of the house in chanting slogans against Dorian.
It was the series which highlighted the real teen social issues like teen pregnancy, drug use, race relations, premarital sex, and all main issues that can be faced by a teenager at home and in school.

Moesha is the brilliant character of the series who always tries to find her place in life. The main support of Moesha is her friends and family who always looks to stand in favor of Moesha. The series shows in order to encourage the teenager that Moesha experiences new challenges and side-splitting situations. She has ability to handle situations associated with the pressure and demands of growing up in an often confusing world. She is strong in his views and stands up for what she believes right.

Moesha completed its six season successfully, but unfortunately its ratings had dropped after six season and UPN decided to not renew the series for seventh season. Many of the costs of the series like Countess Vaughn left Moesha due to which its rating had dropped. Countess Vaughn left the series for her own show.