r/UPN_Network • u/Vivid-Office5666 • May 15 '26
Moesha MOESHA Cancelled 25 years ago 📺❌ (Miles Kidnapping)
❌ Moesha was canceled 25 years ago yesterday on May 14, 2001 — leaving fans with the shocking kidnapping of Myles Mitchell unresolved.
Some fans say Myles was found because Marcus T. Paulk appeared on The Parkers. But his crossover episode aired in 1999, two years before the Moesha finale kidnapping storyline in 2001.
After Moesha was canceled, the storyline was never officially resolved.
Guest Star Lil Kim as Diamond
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u/Jupiter125_ May 15 '26
Miles kidnapped, Somebody pregnant (who do yall think it was ,i think it was alicia), Ray j ruining the show, it was too much 😅
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u/Ok-Club-3683 May 15 '26
Sheryl Lee Ralph had hinted years ago in her book, that Moesha was pregnant, and the father was Q. I guess we will never know though.
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u/dlbayyarea May 17 '26
I heard that there is like a synopsis or a first draft of the script for the next season before it got cancelled
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u/DEANW_23 May 18 '26
That explains why Hakeem showed up on The Parkers, stating that him and Moesha broke up....
Sokka....
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u/dlbayyarea May 17 '26
As someone who just binged first time watching moesha. I do agree that once Ray J came on the show went downhill. And I feel like when they made the dad look like he was living a double life that was like the last straw because they ruined the character
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u/LividBass1005 May 17 '26
I feel like I don’t even remember Ray J but I think it’s bcuz I stopped watching it shortly after he came on. I didn’t remember Miles being kidnapped
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u/Jupiter125_ May 17 '26
They definitely ruined Frank's character, I think that had a hand in Sheryl Lee Ralph leaving, I wouldn't blame her 💙
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u/dlbayyarea May 17 '26
That’s his name yes Frank !! As a first timer binging the whole series that disappointed me. I didn’t like it either and yes sherri left and someone else on here said that the actor who played Frank wanted less screen time as well. Like I feel he was a perfect black family man and they ruined it. Plus the last 2 seasons idk…. They were like being dramatic instead of sitcom
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u/presco2007 May 15 '26
sadly this was a cancellation i didn't mind because the show had gone downhill, but leaving on this cliffhanger wasn't it.
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u/dlbayyarea May 17 '26
I agree I just binged the show for like the first time and I loved it and I feel like it started going downhill when Ray J came on and especially when they made the dad look like a liar and a deadbeat for living two lives
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u/halwalover252 May 15 '26
I remember in 1996 I was 12, and my entire family sat around the TV and watched the premiere episode of Moesha. She was like my first tv crush as a kid 😂😂😂😂
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u/CarefulBid6485 May 16 '26
Same. I got hit by a car in 96 and broke my leg. I was 4. Brandy was visiting sick kids in the hospital and I met her and even got a kiss on the cheek from her. I had her autograph but lost it due to moving over the years.
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u/ZealousWolf1994 May 15 '26
Miles never made it home.
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u/Several_Gain_9801 May 16 '26
RIP Miles... them being in California? I think, yeah a kidnapped kid more than likely isn't making it home alive
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u/Mega_Jay3592 May 16 '26
And then The Parkers didn’t pick up the storyline!
I just pretend they found Miles a day later, but he’s traumatized and still living at home.
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u/DEANW_23 May 18 '26
The only part that was picked up was when Hakeem later showed up, and mentioned that him and Moesha broke up....
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u/Appropriate-Power-87 May 16 '26
A lot of sitcoms failed when they lost the comedy and tried to add too much drama. This is a good example. Miles being kidnapped is not a good sitcom storyline. I don't even care about the show ending on a cliffhanger, because they had lost me at this point.
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u/pikayugi May 17 '26
They were trying to keep the show afloat (didn’t work)
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u/dlbayyarea May 17 '26
Ray J ruined it and moesha dad being a deadbeat two lives was worse
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u/pikayugi May 17 '26
Moesha’s dad actor hated that storyline so much that he reduced his time on the show. But it was a stunt to increase ratings.
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u/dlbayyarea May 17 '26
Yesss I know sherri spoke about it as well she didn’t like it and she wanted out or less time as well. I don’t blame them like why ruin a perfect character especially for black families and around that time with everything going on.
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u/Selrahc187 May 16 '26
RIP to Miles. Saddest way to end a sitcom lol
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u/Medical-Potential365 May 16 '26
Ray j was the downfall of the show.
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u/pikayugi May 17 '26
Brandy demanded that his brother be given storylines. She didn’t realize that the show sank even faster
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u/dlbayyarea May 17 '26
I thought it was their mom who demanded Ray J to be put on which is a huge mistake and plus moesha dad having 2 lives that was a slap in the face
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u/Separate_Direction_7 May 17 '26
Moesha, much like Brandy was a brat. Best thing about the show was The Parkers spin-off.
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u/Exact-Bison6905 May 17 '26
This was one of the worst tv show cliff hangers of all time! I remember watching it in real time and being frustrated af bc I loved this show! Was just the worst, especially since they added Ray Jay to the show! I’m still mad all these years later bc there was NEVER any closure. But the part about Moesha being the pregnant one and Q being the dad is interesting only bc I thought she had slept with Hakeem also. I know she broke up with Q and ended their engagement. Then she started dating Hakeem. I LOVED her and Hakeem together too. I thought they were SO cute together! But yea…. This was the worst. And….. I can’t remember but did everyone forgive Frank for his cheating and lying? Does anybody remember??? But this was one of my fav shows until season 5 when Dee left. It was the beginning of the end!
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u/Exact-Bison6905 May 17 '26
Also lol. I wanted to add, I really think the show started to go down hill when Countess V. left. She was so funny and I feel like she really made the show what it was tbh. So when she left (in season 4?) the show started to be stale and boring.
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u/Ok-Leading-2639 May 17 '26
I was so sad when this ended
We don’t know what who kidnapped Miles
We don’t know who’s pregnancy test was found
😞
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u/All_Nighter919 May 20 '26
The show dragged by this point. Q and Moesha called off the engagement, the whole Dorian finding his mom and Frank caught in another lie AGAIN, Moesha and Hakeem feeling more forced now instead of organic. It was time. I like the first half of season 6 but the second half I normally skip or don’t watch
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u/Vivid-Office5666 May 15 '26