| # |
Title |
US Airdate |
Pro. Code |
| 1 |
"Pilot" |
March 26, 1997 |
S01E01 |
| TJ Henderson goes from being a fourth-grade elementary student to a high-school sophomore at ten years-old, much to the dismay of his brother, Marcus, who is in the same grade. |
| 2 |
"The Code" |
April 2, 1997 |
S01E02 |
| TJ finds himself being ostracized after a very risky situation where he tattles on Mo, the basketball team's star player, for smoking in the bathroom, going against "The Code" of the school. |
| 3 |
"Brother, Brother" |
April 9, 1997 |
S01E03 |
| Two new twin girls arrive at the school, and Marcus agrees to date one of them. However, he doesn't know that she has a twin, and unwittingly ends up saying yes to both of them. In the end, Marcus pretends to have a twin so he can go on a date with the other twin and has TJ help him create this suave twin of his. |
| 4 |
"Don't Do That Thing You Do" |
April 16, 1997 |
S01E04 |
| When the keyboard player in Marcus' band breaks a finger, TJ steps in to save the day, while Yvette is utterly shocked when her friend admits to having a crush on Floyd. |
| 5 |
"Lab Rats" |
April 23, 1997 |
S01E05 |
| When TJ and Mo are paired for a science project to observe animal behavior, TJ's decides to observe and alter the romantic life of Marcus and Yvette. |
| 6 |
"A Little Knowledge" |
April 30, 1997 |
S01E06 |
|
TJ gets more than he bargained for when he lands a spot on the game show Knowledge College, only to earn a bit of money. However, he soon begins to use too much coffee as his medium to study, putting his state-of-mind at risk.
Ashley Tisdale from TSL and High School Musical guest-stars in this episode. |
| 7 |
"Baby, It's You and You and You" |
May 7, 1997 |
S01E07 |
| As the prom looms in the distance, Floyd, Marcus, and Yvette wish to ensure that TJ has a date. However, this causes them to unknowingly set TJ up with three different girls to take without conferencing one another. |
| # |
Title |
US Airdate |
Pro. Code |
| 8 |
"Primary Brothers" |
September 10, 1997 |
S02E01 |
| TJ runs for school president, but eventually drops out and lets Marcus run. TJ then becomes his campaign manager, but selfishly controls him during the election. |
| 9 |
"Working Guy" |
September 17, 1997 |
S02E02 |
| During a work placement for a class at school, TJ gets a job distributing food to various areas in the city. However, his intelligence lands him a position at an electronics company, but he eventually becomes obsessed with the job. Floyd then decides to step in and tries to convince him to quit when TJ starts to spend less time with the family. |
| 10 |
"Below the Rim" |
September 24, 1997 |
S02E03 |
| TJ fills in for the school basketball coach, who quits during the middle of a game. Eventually, TJ goes overboard in his coaching, which raises complaints from the team. |
| 11 |
"Dateline" |
October 1, 1997 |
S02E04 |
| When T.J. wants Floyd to start dating again, he uses a computer dating service to find his Dad a date. However, he later regrets this decision when Floyd and his date start connecting as a couple. |
| 12 |
"Dumbstruck" |
October 8, 1997 |
S02E05 |
| TJ temporarily loses his intelligence when he accidentally gets hit in the head with a wood plank. He then starts acting more like his age. However, the rest of the family make it their mission to help bring back the old TJ. |
| 13 |
"Trial & Error" |
October 15, 1997 |
S02E06 |
| A fire in the chemistry lab at school makes Mo the #1 suspect. Marcus tries to impress everyone when he gets a part in the school play, where he has no lines. |
| 14 |
"Big Picture" |
October 29, 1997 |
S02E07 |
| TJ, Marcus, and Mo work on a music video for a class at school. Yvette falls in love with a guy on the school's swim team. |
| 15 |
"Book Smart" |
November 5, 1997 |
S02E08 |
| TJ's constant criticism of his history teacher's teaching methods gets him in trouble. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo try to meet girls in Yvette's all female self-defense class. |
| 16 |
"The Dating Game" |
November 12, 1997 |
S02E09 |
| Yvette and Mo pretend to be a couple so as to discourage another student who is courting Yvette. Floyd tries to teach Marcus some life lessons. |
| 17 |
"Love Letters" |
November 19, 1997 |
S02E10 |
| Marcus and Nina, who have trouble expressing their feelings for one other; so TJ writes loveletters for both of them. |
| 18 |
"T.J. versus the Machine" |
December 10, 1997 |
S02E11 |
| TJ is put to the test when he is challenged by the school's supercomputer to a chess game. |
| 19 |
"Men Working Badly" |
January 7, 1998 |
S02E12 |
| Floyd, TJ, and Marcus work long hours to build Yvette her dream bathroom. However, she is unhappy about the completed product. Meanwhile, TJ and Mo work as a married couple for a class at school. |
| 20 |
"Rooferman, Take One" |
January 21, 1998 |
S02E13 |
| TJ attempts to help out his dad's business with a TV commercial. But when the commercial early in the morning, TJ accidentally tapes it over the Super Bowl. |
| 21 |
"Stop the Presses" |
January 28, 1998 |
S02E14 |
| TJ decides to become a reporter for the school newspaper. When working with Yvette as the editor becomes too much, so he starts his own newspaper. |
| 22 |
"Bad Boy" |
February 4, 1998 |
S02E15 |
| To impress a girl he meets at the arcade, TJ starts to dress and act differently, much to the chagrin of Floyd. |
| 23 |
"Most Hated Man on Campus" |
February 11, 1998 |
S02E16 |
| When the star player of the Piedmont Penguins Anthony Williams is in danger of flunking history and missing the state playoffs, the team blackmails TJ into helping him study bout Gandhi in order to pass the test. While studying Anthony becomes really interested in Gandhi, which resulted in helping him pass the test. But things took a big turn for the worst on TJ when the entire school campus hates him when Anthony is acting like a guru, and everyone blames TJ for turning Anthony into that, especially at a crucial time during the playoffs. After Coach Gerber seriously blackmails TJ that if he doesn't return Anthony back into a star, he'll strip TJ of his equipment manager job and make him be Penguin Pete, he begs Anthony to return to being a star. In the end though, Anthonry decides to leave the team, and the team lost they're chance of being the playoffs, putting all of the blame on TJ. |
| 24 |
"Goodbye, Mr Chimps" |
February 18, 1998 |
S02E17 |
| TJ befriends a chimp named Homer at an intelligence testing facility, but the chimp isn't qualified to be part of the facility. TJ gets discouraged and ends up bringing the chimp home. Meanwhile Deon scams Marcus and Moe to become part of an alpha boost 2000 chocolate selling group, and promises them money for each recruit. Unknown to them is that the entire school is already with Deon. Marcus and Moe try to return the chocolate, but they find each one half eaten by Homer. In the end, TJ accepts the fact that Homer gets sent to a zoo. |
| 25 |
"Sit In" |
February 25, 1998 |
S02E18 |
| For the first time, TJ is allowed to go with the guys and eat at Dawgburgers, and he finds it to be much better than the cafeteria food. However, with the number of people being late to class, the vice-principal forbids the school from eating at Dawgburgers. Furious (and misguided by tales of a relative), TJ groups the school into a sit-in in vice-principal Militage's Office. Being scared by suspension, most of the group abandons. Parents come to get the others out, including Floyd. Ironically, even after a failed sit in, the school abandons the rule (since Dawgburger was losing many customers). |
| 26 |
"Strangers on the Net" |
March 4, 1998 |
S02E19 |
| After TJ's Dad tells him he can't afford the computer games he wants, TJ and a friend of his are in an internet chatroom, when TJ discovers someone who can sell him PC games for really cheap. When he meets the stranger, it's a much older man. Later on in the episode, the man lures the kids into his basement where he tries to take nude pictures of them. He also tries to take a picture of T.J's friend but TJ tells his dad and he later on is arrested and the episode ends in a dramatic fashion. One of the only episodes to contain a serious ending. |
| 27 |
"Gotta Dance" |
April 29, 1998 |
S02E20 |
| TJ decides to become a tap dancer after attending Yvette's dance class. He soon discovers that it's not so easy. |
| 28 |
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
May 6, 1998 |
S02E21 |
| While Mo's parents are on their second honeymoon, he stays with the Hendersons. His presence creates tension between TJ and Marcus. Meanwhile, Floyd is against the idea of Yvette dating a guy in college. |
| 29 |
"My Two Dads" |
May 13, 1998 |
S02E22 |
| Floyd has concerns when TJ starts spending a lot of time with an astronomy teacher. Marcus and Mo try to track down another student in school who is secretly taking their pictures for a magazine. |
| # |
Title |
US Airdate |
Pro. Code |
| 30 |
"She Got Game" |
September 20, 1998 |
S03E01 |
| TJ convinces his friend Brandi to join the basketball team. However, his happiness is shortlived when she replaces him as point guard. |
| 31 |
"Achy Breaky Heart" |
September 27, 1998 |
S03E02 |
| Marcus falls in love with Stacey, the new drummer in his band. Mo also has a new love, who complains about everything. Stacey eventually ends things with Marcus, leaving him heartbroken, and TJ having to console him. |
| 32 |
"Love Bug" |
October 4, 1998 |
S03E03 |
| Yvette and Mo compete in a radio station contest for a Volkswaggen Beetle by seeing who can stay inside of it the longest. Marcus tries to sleep with a popular girl at school, but things don't go exactly as planned. |
| 33 |
"Henderson House Party" |
October 11, 1998 |
S03E04 |
| When Floyd goes out of town for business, Marcus tries to restore order at home when TJ decides to have a party. |
| 34 |
"That's My Momma" |
October 18, 1998 |
S03E05 |
| Mo decides to search for his birth parents when he learns that he was adopted. |
| 35 |
"Beating is Fundamental" |
October 25, 1998 |
S03E06 |
| When TJ is accepted into Mensa, Floyd meets another single mom. However, TJ isn't able to get along with her son. Marcus and Mo become hairstylists. |
| 36 |
"T.A. or Not T.A." |
November 1, 1998 |
S03E07 |
| TJ becomes the new assistant to Coach Gerber. Yvette is attracted to a guy at school who she then discovers is a sophomore. |
| 37 |
"Boomerang" |
November 8, 1998 |
S03E08 |
| TJ takes woodshop at school, but is frustrated when he finds it too difficult. Yvette meets a photographer. |
| 38 |
"Get a Job" |
November 15, 1998 |
S03E09 |
| The kids find jobs: Yvette heads for a clothing store at the mall, and discovers the racism that occurs at her workplace. Marcus and Mo get jobs as radio show hosts. |
| 39 |
"A Date With Destiny" |
November 22, 1998 |
S03E10 |
| TJ becomes a dancer in a music video with Destiny's Child. He is soon offered the opportunity to tour with the group, which Floyd has doubts about. |
| 40 |
"Break Up Not to Make Up" |
November 29, 1998 |
S03E11 |
| Marcus and his girlfriend break up, so Mo is called to intervene. TJ faces the lockerroom for the first time. |
| 41 |
"Diary of a Mad Schoolgirl" |
December 13, 1998 |
S03E12 |
| Marcus attempts to woo TJ's study partner. |
| 42 |
"Perchance to Dream" |
January 10, 1999 |
S03E13 |
| Yvette has constant dreams about marrying Mo. Marcus, Mo, and TJ start a "homework helpline." |
| 43 |
"From A to Double D" |
January 17, 1999 |
S03E14 |
| Yvette decides to get implants after she is rejected from a starring role. TJ is harassed by bullies who make fun of his ears. |
| 44 |
"Can't Buy Me Love" |
January 24, 1999 |
S03E15 |
| Yvette buys Mo at a slave auction, then teaches him about women. TJ helps Coach Gerber do his taxes and Marcus is auctioned off to a guy who wants his friendship, at a price. |
| 45 |
"It Takes Two" |
February 7, 1999 |
S03E16 |
| After seeing Mo's girlfriend with another guy, Marcus doesn't know how to break the news to him. Meanwhile, TJ thinks the Secret Service is after him, after he writes an angry letter to the White House. |
| 46 |
"I Was a Teenage Sports Wife" |
February 14, 1999 |
S03E17 |
| Marcus starts dating the star of the school's volleyball team, but her sportslife turns out to be important to her. Meanwhile, TJ observes as Mo gets "smarter" after taking smart pills (placebos). |
| 47 |
"Crushes" |
February 21, 1999 |
S03E18 |
| TJ develops a crush on his substitute teacher, while Marcus is mistakenly offered a scholarship by a university. |
| 48 |
"Cross Talk" |
April 1, 1999 |
S03E19 |
| TJ is invited to be a panelist on a political talk show, and to permanently replace one of the current panelists. |
| 49 |
"The Soda Wars" |
May 2, 1999 |
S03E20 |
| When price of soda becomes too expensive, TJ, Yvette, Marcus, and Mo work to create a cheaper soft drink. |
| 50 |
"The Graduate?" |
May 9, 1999 |
S03E21 |
| TJ plans to play a prank at graduation, while Yvette wants to boycott her graduation. |
| 51 |
"Never Too Young" |
May 16, 1999 |
S03E22 |
| Floyd refuses to believe that TJ got drunk at a party. While on cafeteria duty, Marcus and Mo decide to make and serve real food to students. |
