Season 1 (1993)

Pilot
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September 8, 1993 • 30m

We are introduced to Thea's hectic routine, working at the supermarket checkout by day, dressing hair by night, and supervising he...Read more

Jerome Makes the Grade
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September 15, 1993 • 30m

Jerome is failing English because of his desperate attempts to make the school basketball team. When Thea forces him to finish his...Read more

Dirty Laundry
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September 22, 1993 • 30m

The kids are not pleased when the washing machine breaks down, which means endless trips to the laundromat. Meanwhile, Danesha's b...Read more

How I Got Over
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September 29, 1993 • 30m

Thea gets a chance to train for manager; but Jerome plans a boxing match party while Thea is at her night school class.

To Tell the Truth
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October 6, 1993 • 30m

Jarvis lets his younger brother drive and they get into an accident; but it's no accident that the boys don't tell their mom who w...Read more

Artie's Party
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October 13, 1993 • 30m

Conflict brews when Arthur plans his bachelor party and invites Jerome, whom Thea thinks is too young to attend.

Here Comes Mr. Gordon
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October 27, 1993 • 30m

Thea acquires an unwanted admirer.

Birthday Girl
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November 3, 1993 • 30m

On her birthday, Thea's treasured gift of hot tickets to a Motown reunion concert goes flat when her boss calls her in to work a replacement shift.

Danesha Loooves Leonard
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November 17, 1993 • 30m

When Danesha's romance with Leonard disrupts the household, Jarvis and Jerome hatch a plan to split up the lovebirds.

Mama, I'm Full
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November 24, 1993 • 30m

Thea must work at the market on Thanksgiving, so she entrusts Danesha with the cooking of the family feast.

Good Stock
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December 1, 1993 • 30m

Jerome finds he has a knack with stocks which leads Thea to lend him a real investment stake.

A Christmas Story
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December 15, 1993 • 30m

Synopsis needed.

Danesha Project
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December 22, 1993 • 30m

Danesha has a social studies project on single parents to do for school with the help of her classmate, Cliff Croverd, who just ha...Read more

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
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January 12, 1994 • 30m

Thea finds herself in a hairy situation when she can't afford mandated improvements to her in-home salon and an inspector wants to close it down.

Who's Zoomin' Who
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January 16, 1994 • 30m

Marcella uses Jerome to make her boyfriend, Dwayne, jealous while Jerome uses the relationship to meet his own needs. Meanwhile, T...Read more

Of Fish and Men
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January 29, 1994 • 30m

Danesha is paired with a basketball star for a school project, but finds that he could use a lesson in teamwork when he tries to p...Read more

Call Me Thea
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February 5, 1994 • 30m

Thea takes a day off, leaving the kids to do the household chores, and visits her favorite barbecue restaurant, Mickey's, only to ...Read more

Thea Changes Jobs
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February 11, 1994 • 30m

This is presumably the episode where Thea really takes over the diner.

The Pie Queen and the Loan Duck
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February 19, 1994 • 30m

Jarvis needs space and privacy to study for his college SATs. Meanwhile, Thea is outraged when she learns that Mitch Mallard, the ...Read more

Episode 2
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January 1, 1970 • 30m

Episode 20 of Season 1 premiered on January 1, 1970