Season 1

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Pilot

   20 Sept 1994 · 30 min

   Steve teaches his middle son a lesson about honesty.

2. 2

   2. The Hunt for Miss October

   27 Sept 1994 · 30 min

   Steve orders the boys to get rid of their racy magazines.

3. 3

   3. Your Cheatin' Heart

   4 Oct 1994 · 30 min

   Steve offers William an incentive to turn his black history grade from F to A: a CD player.

4. 4

   4. Curfew, God Bless You

   11 Oct 1994 · 30 min

   Artis sneaks out to a party; Andrew forgets to do his homework.

5. 5

   5. Crushed

   18 Oct 1994 · 30 min

   Steve tries to prevent William from getting a dressing-down when the teen wears his heart on his sleeve for an un-interested older girl.

6. 6

   6. Every Good Boy Does Fine

   25 Oct 1994 · 30 min

   Steve and Mary have to face the music and tell Andrew that he can't play the piano as well as his brothers.

7. 7

   7. Black Dads Can't Jump

   1 Nov 1994 · 30 min

   Steve assigns himself as Artis' personal basketball coach.

8. 8

   8. Talent Show

   15 Nov 1994 · 30 min

   Steve can hardly stop his head from spinning when the Four Tops pay a surprise visit to Mary's church fundraiser and wind up performing.

9. 9

   9. Bad Influence

   22 Nov 1994 · 30 min

   Steve and William have a falling out when William falls in with the wrong crowd at school; meanwhile, Mary is slow to tell Andrew that she accidentally drove over his pet turtle.

10. 10

    10. Oops., There It Is!

    6 Dec 1994 · 30 min

    His teacher draws the wrong conclusion when Andrew hands in a picture that he drew of Steve and a woman in a compromising position.

11. 11

    11. We're Off the see the Lizard

    29 Nov 1994 · 30 min

    Artis gets all wound up over the fact that his father is paying a video store co-worker more money per hous, and takes a job at a pizza joint which requires him to dress like a lizard. Meanwhile, Steve spends some ""quality time"" with Andrew.

12. 12

    12. Christmas Story

    13 Dec 1994 · 30 min

    Andrew refuses to pose for a family Christmas photo.

13. 13

    13. Blast From the Past

    3 Jan 1995 · 30 min

    Steve picks up bad vibrations when members of his former band, The Four Vibes, ask Artis to join them in a performance at their high-school reunion.

14. 14

    14. Money to Burn

    10 Jan 1995 · 30 min

    Steve's joy at winning $1,000 in the lottery gradually disappears—together with the money—as the demands of friends and family mount.

15. 15

    15. The Kiss-Off

    17 Jan 1995 · 30 min

16. 16

    16. The Age of Reason

    7 Feb 1995 · 30 min

    Steve starts feeling a little long in the tooth when he bites off more than he can chew trying to impress attractive doctor Sheryl during a physical exam.

17. 17

    17. Goldilocks

    14 Feb 1995 · 30 min

    Steve has his eye on attractive police officer Nina, who's assigned to keep an eye on his house after a ""Goldilocks"" breaks in several times to make himself temporarily at home.

18. 18

    18. The `B' Word

    21 Feb 1995 · 30 min

    Steve continues his pursuit of a romantic relationship with police officer Nina, but remains at arm's length when it seems that her feelings for him are more of the brotherly kind.

19. 19

    19. When Stanley Met Shirley

    28 Feb 1995 · 30 min

    Artis has his friends sneak him into a dance club for his 17th birthday—but the celebration hits a sour note when he realizes that Steve is also there.