Linc's

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Linc's
Created by	Tim Reid; Susan Fales-Hill;
Starring	Steven Williams; Golden Brooks; Joe Inscoe; Georg Stanford Brown; Pam Grier;
Composer	Lionel Cole
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	37
Production
Executive producers	Tim Reid; Susan Fales-Hill;
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Tim Reid Productions; Viacom Productions;
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 1, 1998 –; February 13, 2000

Linc's is an American comedy-drama sitcom created by Tim Reid and Susan Fales-Hill. The series starred Steven Williams, Pam Grier and Golden Brooks, and was set in a bar in Washington, D.C. It aired on Showtime for two seasons from August 1998 to February 2000. After its cancellation, it was briefly syndicated on Showtime's sister network BET.

Cast

Main

Steven Williams as Russell A. "Linc" Lincoln, the owner of Linc's Bar & Grill.
Golden Brooks as CeCe Jennings, a waitress at Linc's and a single mother
Joe Inscoe as Harlan Hubbard IV, Chief of Staff for the Republican Senator from Mississippi
Pam Grier as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
Georg Stanford Brown as Johnnie B. Goode

Recurring

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Winston Iwelu, a Nigerian cab driver
Daphne Maxwell Reid as Eartha, a prostitute
Randy J. Goodwin as Dante Harrison
Tisha Campbell as Rosalee Lincoln

Episodes

Season 1 (1998–99)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"God Don't Like Ugly"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales-Hill and Tim Reid	August 1, 1998 (1998-08-01)
2	2	"God Don't Like Ugly"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales-Hill and Tim Reid	August 1, 1998 (1998-08-01)
3	3	"Did He or Didn't He?"	Matthew Diamond	Susan Fales-Hill & Tim Reid	August 8, 1998 (1998-08-08)
4	4	"Why Can't We Be Friends?"	Unknown	Susan Fales-Hill	August 15, 1998 (1998-08-15)
5	5	"A Different Shade of Rashomon"	Alan Myerson	Charles Randolph-Wright	August 22, 1998 (1998-08-22)
6	6	"The Day My Momma Died"	Tim Reid	Adriana Trigiani	August 29, 1998 (1998-08-29)
7	7	"Scratch My Back"	Unknown	Unknown	September 5, 1998 (1998-09-05)
8	8	"Sweet Bitter Love"	James Hampton	Adriana Trigiani	September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)
9	9	"March on Washington: Part 1"	Tim Reid	Charles Randolph-Wright	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
10	10	"March on Washington: Part 2"	Tim Reid	Charles Randolph-Wright	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)
11	11	"Episode #1.9"	Unknown	Unknown	October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)
12	12	"Winston's Deportation"	Unknown	Unknown	October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)
13	13	"Gangsta Rap"	James Hampton	Dewayne Wickham	October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
14	14	"A Little T.K.O."	James Hampton	Adriana Trigiani	December 19, 1998 (1998-12-19)
15	15	"Lt. Lincoln Goes to Washington"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1999 (1999-01-28)

Season 2: 1999–2000

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
16	1	"Lovers and Other Traitors"	Tim Reid	Susan Fales-Hill	June 13, 1999 (1999-06-13)
17	2	"Trust in Me"	Tim Reid	Susan Fales-Hill	June 20, 1999 (1999-06-20)
18	3	"Moonlighting"	James Hampton	Adriana Trigiani	June 27, 1999 (1999-06-27)
19	4	"Love is War"	Matthew Diamond	Charles Randolph-Wright	July 11, 1999 (1999-07-11)
20	5	"To Slam or Not to Slam"	Unknown	Charles Randolph-Wright	July 18, 1999 (1999-07-18)
21	6	"From Here to Eternity"	Georg Stanford Brown	Adriana Trigiani	July 25, 1999 (1999-07-25)
22	7	"Shades of Gray"	Tim Reid	Adriana Trigiani	August 1, 1999 (1999-08-01)
23	8	"Deconstructing Harlan"	Matthew Diamond	Susan Fales-Hill	August 8, 1999 (1999-08-08)
24	9	"Speaking in Tongues"	Matthew Diamond	Charles Randolph-Wright	August 15, 1999 (1999-08-15)
25	10	"Secrets and Lies and the Missing Modigliani"	Unknown	Unknown	August 22, 1999 (1999-08-22)
26	11	"The Coliseum"	Unknown	Unknown	August 29, 1999 (1999-08-29)
27	12	"Like Father Like Daughter"	Unknown	Unknown	September 5, 1999 (1999-09-05)
28	13	"On the Air"	Unknown	Unknown	September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)
29	14	"15 Seconds of Fame"	Tim Reid	Susan Fales-Hill	December 5, 1999 (1999-12-05)
30	15	"What I Did for Love"	Unknown	Unknown	December 12, 1999 (1999-12-12)
31	16	"Real Time"	Unknown	Unknown	December 19, 1999 (1999-12-19)
32	17	"Dog Day Afternoon"	James Hampton	Story by : Tim Reid Teleplay by : Charles Randolph-Wright & Susan Fales-Hill & Adriana Trigiani	December 26, 1999 (1999-12-26)
33	18	"A Dry White Season"	Unknown	Susan Fales-Hill & Charles Randolph-Wright	January 16, 2000 (2000-01-16)
34	19	"The Music in Me"	Unknown	Unknown	January 23, 2000 (2000-01-23)
35	20	"I Just Want to Testify"	Bob Delegall	Story by : Pam Grier Teleplay by : Susan Fales-Hill & Adriana Trigiani & Charles Randolph-Wright	January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30)
36	21	"East Meets West"	Unknown	Unknown	February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)
37	22	"People Like Us"	Unknown	Unknown	February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)

Production

Linc's was the first television series to be filmed at Tim Reid's New Millennium Studios in Petersburg, Virginia. Filming for the first season took place from May to August 1998.^[1]

Awards

In 1999, Linc's was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Drama Series, and Pam Grier was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop.
In 2000, at the NAACP Image Awards, Linc's was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, Pam Grier was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, and Steven Williams was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

References

^ King, Susan (July 26, 1998). "Politically Incorrect". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

External links

Linc's at IMDb

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[1] King, Susan (July 26, 1998). "Politically Incorrect". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

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