• 2007
  • 30m
'Da Kink in My Hair

Summary Two sisters from Jamaica, navigate the trials and tribulations of owning a hair salon in Little Jamaica (Toronto). All while raising a teen, looking for love, and providing advice to their employees, and customers. View more details

  • 2007
  • 30m

'Da Kink in My Hair

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Ordena Stephens Trey Anthony Ngozi Paul Richard Fagon

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Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Aug 31, 2007

Countries of origin : Canada

Official sites : Global Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Barna-Alper Productions Defiant Entertainment Kinky Hair Productions

Summary Two sisters from Jamaica, navigate the trials and tribulations of owning a hair salon in Little Jamaica (Toronto). All while raising a teen, looking for love, and providing advice to their employees, and customers. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Aug 31, 2007

Countries of origin : Canada

Official sites : Global Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Barna-Alper Productions Defiant Entertainment Kinky Hair Productions

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 13, 2007
Rules Are Made...
It's a Saturday - one of the busiest days in the salon and Novelette discovers that Joy hasn't filled in the appointment book. Everyone is surprised when a high class wedding party arrives unannounced and the snooty mother of the bride, Ms. Mavis, expects preferential treatment. Novelette faces an uphill battle to make a good impression - but when Dre goes upstairs with Ms. Mavis' youngest daughter, it's the final straw. In the mirror story, two sisters, Sandy and Nia, finally team up against their controlling mother, Ms. Mavis, over Nia's wedding day hairstyle.
Episode 2 • Oct 20, 2007
Fass & Facety
When Joy turns a staid, older woman's hair into an outrageous dance-hall style, Novelette admonishes her staff and allows Starr to try her hand at fixing the 'do, much to Joy's chagrin. Joy and Starr continue to clash, which results in Novelette buying ugly smocks for them to wear at work. Meanwhile, Dre is teased mercilessly by a beautiful girl for wearing 'church shoes'; Novelette finally relents and gives him money for expensive name-brand sneakers. In the mirror story, a light-skinned, bi-racial teen who lies to her high school peers about being black, finally comes to terms with her identity.
Episode 3 • Nov 03, 2007
Chicken
It's the hottest day of the year - in Toronto, and in the shop. Caribana has filled the city with exciting visitors and sexy festivities. Everyone's off to the parties - all except Starr, that is. The shop is bustling with activity and pulsing with music, except the air conditioner is on the fritz again and Richard, the sexy father of a young new client, is only too happy to stay behind to fix it for Novelette. Joy enlists Dre to help sell her famous Jerk Chicken at the festival but runs into some trouble when she's caught without a license. In the mirror story, a singer finally learns the meaning of sisterhood.
Episode 4 • Nov 10, 2007
Empty Bag Can't Stand Up
A reporter from Toronto's top Caribbean magazine, Caribbean Community Corner, interviews Novelette for a spot in their upcoming issue on 'Women of Distinction'. Meanwhile, Starr desperately tries to share her latest obsession with yoga to Joy who is uninterested...until Starr's yoga instructor stops by. Competitive to a fault, an overachieving Starr pushes herself too far. In the mirror story, a perfect mother collapses due to stress but continues to stick to her grueling schedule despite a daughter who wants to spend more time with her.
Episode 5 • Nov 17, 2007
Love Can't Wrap Up in a Paper
It's obvious to everyone but the Campbell sisters that Dwayne, the hair care salesman, is interested in Novelette. Despite this, Joy makes a pass at him and Nigel saves her from the humiliation of rejection by feigning his interest in her. Things get complicated when, against Novelette's advice, the two move forward with plans to do business together based on false pretenses. Starr's secret is nearly revealed when her adoptive mother shows up. In the mirror story, Antoinette's new short hairstyle inspires her to make changes in her personal life - as a result, the married man she's having an affair with dumps her.
Episode 6 • Nov 24, 2007
Every Hoe Have Him Stick
On a Saturday morning, before the shop opens, Starr catches Nigel at a cheque- cashing place and the sparks fly when she accuses him of sending money to another girl back home. This time Nigel's answer is serious and when Starr sees him helping Dre with his chores, she realizes she may have judged him too quickly. Joy attacks Novelette for her conservative ways and it becomes increasingly apparent the two sisters are really getting under each other's skin. In the mirror story, a woman who's embarrassed by her alopecia finally gets up the nerve to confess to her boyfriend that she has been wearing a wig.
Episode 7 • Dec 01, 2007
The Man of the House
Tensions between the sisters run high as Joy begrudgingly packs for her flight to Jamaica so she can care for their ailing - and cantankerous - mother. Novelette finds her thoughts occupied by concerns for a different family member, as Dre has become a quick study of the social habits of the neighborhood men. Novelette is pleasantly surprised when Dwayne offers to help. Meanwhile, Nigel turns to Starr for advice when he finds out his friend is not the father of his child. In the mirror story, a woman who was unfaithful to her partner is confronted by the birth father of her baby.
Episode 8 • Dec 08, 2007
Mouth Open Story Jump Out
Starr's secret that she was adopted by a white family is finally revealed when her mother comes to the salon, unannounced. Meanwhile, Joy falls for Gary and lies to him in front of Dre about being the owner of her sister's salon. When Gary visits Letty's Joy is forced to lie in front of a steaming Novelette. In the mirror story, a woman who's graduating top of her law class refuses to introduce her lesbian partner to her family.
Episode 9 • Dec 15, 2007
All That Glitters
Joy's relationship with Gary is heating up, and when she enters the 'Miss Curvaceous and Vivacious' pageant for the $5,000 prize she can't wait to tell Gary...but will his reaction be what she expects? Meanwhile, Novelette is up to her ears in staff demands for money and tells Nigel to bring in more business if he'd like a raise. However, when Nigel fills the shop with 'booty girls', Novelette is faced with a crisis of conscience. In the mirror story, a woman who aspires to become a modern dancer decides to trade in her successful career dancing in videos when her niece tries to follow in her footsteps.
Episode 10 • Jan 05, 2008
A Mother of a Day
Mrs. Campbell has come all the way from Jamaica for Novelette's birthday, a surprise orchestrated by Joy, only she's two days early and full of complaints! Meanwhile, Nigel and Starr are getting closer, and as a result, he breaks up with his girlfriend Nikki, but everything changes when Nikki arrives at the party with news of her pregnancy. In the mirror story, a woman gives up custody of her children when she begins to feel herself losing control.
Episode 11 • Jan 12, 2008
Me Throw Me Corn But Me No Call No Fowl
Joy and Gary are on a date at Maxine's when she bumps into Patrick, a childhood friend. Gary orders a taken-aback Joy not to see Patrick again and presents her with the promise ring. Novelette offers Joy an apprenticeship at the salon and is surprised when her sister says she has to run it by Gary first. Meanwhile, Starr refuses to talk to Nigel about his 'baby-mama drama' until she needs his help fixing an overbearing client's hair. In the mirror story, a Music Therapist is urged by her frustrated husband to 'take off her mask' and figure out who she is.
Episode 12 • Jan 19, 2008
Speaky Spokey
Starr is sent into an emotional tailspin when a client's husband walks in. Turns out he's not just any man, but her college boyfriend made good, the 'one that got away'. Meanwhile, Novelette has to deal with the mixed emotions that arise when she is forced to send her mother back home for medical care. She and Joy end up cutting loose with a bottle of over-proof rum - leading to more connections...
Episode 13 • Jan 26, 2008
Di Heart of Di Matter
For the shop's first entry in the local Hair Shop Showdown, Novelette has marshaled Starr and Nigel into helping her create a classy and upscale exhibition to match her vision for the shop. Joy, however, has studied the hair show winners for years and is convinced that Letty's approach simply won't do - the judges want sassy, not classy! Meanwhile, Richard has re-entered Letty's life and she either needs to step up and put her heart on the line, or face losing Richard for good.
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