"Still, a storyline that played out in the recent Season 5 finale, "A Family Thing," feels especially bold, forward-thinking, and empowering given what a hot-button issue trans identity is in today's society. In the episode, Pat's husband Terry's (J. Bernard Calloway) aunt Yolanda (Sandra Caldwell) shows up at their home unannounced, needing a place to stay while she helps Terry look for the father he never really knew."
"Anyway, over dinner with a full house, that's when the truth comes out: "Terry, I cannot help you find your father," Yolanda tells him in front of the whole family. "I am not your father's sister... I am your father." @officialbetplus Ms. Pat normally runs things, but Carol runs a strict program, and everybody falls in line. Terry, on the other hand, is still trying to recover from this unexpected family revelation. 😅 You can watch all episodes of #TheMsPatShow ♬ original sound - BETPlus"
During Black History Month, The Ms. Pat Show paid tribute to Sandra Caldwell by featuring her as Yolanda, a relative who reveals a transgender identity. The sitcom, created by Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams and Jordan E. Cooper, follows a working mother raising her family in conservative Indiana after moving from Atlanta. In the Season 5 finale "A Family Thing," Yolanda arrives unannounced to help Terry search for his father. Over dinner Yolanda publicly tells Terry, "I am not your father's sister... I am your father." Loretta Devine appears as Carol, Yolanda's supportive friend, and the episode foregrounds trans identity and family reckoning.
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