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Let's face it. If it wasn't for "Sister Sister" the Mowry twins probably wouldn't be the celebrities they are today. Then again - without Tia and Tamera, no "Sister Sister"! 

In fact the show was created especially for them, after they were discovered by de Passe Entertainment.

 The show premiered on the ABC Network on April 1, 1994. In the Pilot we are introduced to the cast and the main plot in a very imaginative way. We learn that Tia and Tamera's characters were separated at birth and adopted by different families. Nearly fifteen years later, they discover each other when shopping with their parents Lisa and Ray. A very cute scene, I might add!

They instantly hit it off and decide they must grow up together as the sisters they so obviously are. Their parents however are less happy about the prospects of living in the same house. The social difference between Ray and Lisa is evident from the beginning and is also one of the major elements in the show. Ray owns a limousine service and lives with Tamera in the suburbs. Lisa is a seamstress living downtown Detroit with Tia. Her dream is to become a famous fashion designer. Ray and Lisa have nothing in common at all - except for the girls!

Tia and Tamera quickly discovers that even though they look alike, they are in fact very different. Tia is an honor student and very focused on her education. Tamera is the sloppy twin. Constantly flirting with the boys. They share the same bedroom and each side of the room reflects the personality of each twin - making it easier for the audience to tell them apart.

The show mainly focuses on teen issues and the growing pains that twins experience when they discover their individuality. The series also contain adult issues such as single parenting, adult dating, and the subtle attraction between Ray and Lisa.

A unique thing about the show is that Tia and Tamera in most episodes speak directly to the camera. That way they share their innermost secrets and thoughts with the audience.

The twins state that about 75 percent of the scripts are their ideas. Since they basically represent the audience, they know what the viewers want. At the beginning of every season, they sit down with the writers and discuss the issues they would like to work with. Also, since it's a twin show, they share some funny episode from real life to be incorporated in the script. To keep it real.

"Sister, Sister" is a de Passe Entertainment Production, in association with Paramount Network Television.

Executive Producers: Suzanne de Passe, Leslie Ray, David Simon, Suzanne Coston.

On July 24 -96, Sister Sister, started the 4 season`s productions.

Production resumes with an episode entitled "You Are SO Beautiful", in which Tia & Tamera begin searching for their biological mother after wondering what they will look as adults.

Starting the fourth season, this episode aired Wednesday, September 4, 1996. on WB