Being Bobby Brown is a reality series that depicted the life of R&B singer Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown

Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...

 and his then-wife, singer Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

, and their family. The series debuted on the Bravo channel on June 30, 2005, and became very highly rated, and restored a degree of celebrity to Bobby Brown. The network initially refused to air the program with Brown as the sole star and only greenlighted it when Houston agreed to be included in the regular cast.

The program showcased the lives of the couple, including home time with the family, shopping at the famed Harrod's of London

London

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 (where they met with owner Mohamed Al-Fayed

Mohamed Al-Fayed

Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Fayed is an Egyptian businessman and billionaire. Amongst his business interests are ownership of the English Premiership football team Fulham Football Club, Hôtel Ritz Paris and formerly Harrods Department Store, Knightsbridge...

), and vacationing in the Bahamas. Houston popularized the phrase "Hell to the no" on the series and was nominated for a VH-1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

 "Big In '05 Award" for "Quote of the Year". This phrase also appeared on T-shirts. The Soup

The Soup

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 also featured Houston loudly shouting "Kiss my ass!" as a running gag, naming it its "Clip of the Year". Being Bobby Brown ran on Thursdays, but on occasion aired several times through the week. The highly-rated show ran for only one season as Houston did not agree to a second season; thus Brown and the Bravo network could not reach an agreement to continue the show.

A DVD release was in the works in 2008 but never materialized as Houston did not give her approval for a DVD release. .