The Soul Man The Ballentine Hands (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy

The Soul Man

The Ballentine Hands (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy

The church choir director convinces Boyce to hire outside singers to rig their competition, Boyce struggles with the decision. Lolli hires Stamps as a hair washer at her salon but discovers that he's doing more than shampooing.

Director

Stan Lathan

Writers

Suzanne Martin (creator) | Cedric The Entertainer (creator) (as Cedric the Entertainer) | Robert Peacock (written by)

Producers

Jeff Melnick | Mark Nasser

Composers

Emerson Swinford | Ron Wasserman

Cinematographer

Gary Baum

Casting Directors

Collin Daniel | Brett Greenstein

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 4, 2012

Release date

Jul 4, 2012 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 8 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Cedric The Entertainer Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine (as Cedric the Entertainer) Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine (as Cedric the Entertainer) See fewer	Barbershop (2002)
Niecy Nash Lolli Ballentine Lolli Ballentine See fewer	Reno 911! (2003)
Wesley Jonathan Burrell Stamps Ballentine Burrell Stamps Ballentine See fewer	What I Like About You (2002)
Jazz Raycole Lyric Ballentine Lyric Ballentine See fewer	The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
John Beasley Barton Ballentine Barton Ballentine See fewer	The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Gary Anthony Williams Lester Lester See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Kim Coles Wanda Wanda See fewer	Living Single (1993)
Tamar Braxton Catherine Catherine See fewer	Christmas Angel (2023)
Trina Braxton Rose Rose See fewer	My Only Fan
Angel Parker Brenna Brenna See fewer	The Recruit (2022)
Scotch Ellis Loring Kyle Kyle See fewer	Vanilla Sky (2001)
Cal Gibson Brother Jim Brother Jim See fewer	Scrooged (1988)