
Chris’ attempt to be a « cool » kid lands him in hot water when he is caught with cigarettes and is suspended from school. Kicking him while he’s down, Tonya blackmails him when she finds out before their parents ...
It’s Earth Day in Bed Stuy and Chris decides to collect cans because he believes it will be easy and that he can get Julius to help. Meanwhile, Rochelle is called into Tonya’s school for inappropriate behavior and ...
Malvo returns and enlists Chris’ help to make a fresh start. Drew inadvertently upsets Julius when he declares himself a Mets fan instead of a Dodgers fan like his father; and Rochelle steps in when she witnesses poor ...
Chris has to take part in Mr. Omar’s Black Funeral Director’s scholarship fund when he tries ti raise enough money to go to a Run DMC concert. Meanwhile, Rochelle jumps at the chance to get a break at home when ...
When Drew decides to cut school to find Wayne Gretzky, Chris reluctantly agrees to go with him.
Chris wants to take Tasha to her Easter pageant after she breaks up with her boyfriend but Chris already has a commitment. Rochelle competes with a new member of the church to win the Easter Pageant Hat-Off competition, which ...
Chris makes plans to get invited to a party so he can experience his first kiss with Tasha. Julius makes Tonya spy on her mother when the family spot Rochelle’s ex at dinner. Drew shows his dark side when he lends Mr. ...
Chris goes through a transitional phase when he discovers Tasha, his long-standing crush, likes « bad boys » and ditches his « nice guy » image. Meanwhile, Julius is named employee of the month and wins a free family dinner ...
The family take a trip down South when a distant relative of Julius dies. While waiting for a bus at Port Authority, Chris and Julius are conned into a gambling scam and lose all their money…Will they tell Rochelle?
Chris has to do a school assignment during the holiday break. He decides to do a good deed and helps Kill Moves find his estranged mother. Meanwhile, Julius decides that the family should celebrate Kwanzaa instead of ...
When another African American kid goes to Corleone he and Chris hit it off, unfortunately Albert doesn’t get along with most of the other kids including Greg. When Julius and Rochelle get a tax refund Julius thinks ...
Chris goes to work at a Chinese restaurant after Doc refuses to give him a raise. Drew is failing a class so Rochelle and Julius have to go in to meet the teacher.
Greg comes to stay at Chris’ house while his father is out of town but Chris starts to have regrets. To make extra money, Julius drives taxis in his spare time where one of his customers turns out to be a fugitive.
Chris joins the school newspapers’ writing staff but his skills as a writer doesn’t go down well so he invents a scandalous story that goes too far when it accidentally causes a panic in the neighborhood.
Chris is left alone in Mr. Omar’s apartment when his family comes down with the flu and Mr. Omar, who’s supposed to look after him until the family recovers, leaves him for a widowed woman. Greg then suggests he ...
Chris has to reluctantly train the family’s new dog into a security dog after their house is robbed, but he just wants a pet. Meanwhile, Tonya and Drew are bored without a television, so they find other means to keep ...
When Chris offers to move his father’s car, things get worse when he drives to school to show off for Tasha.
After getting bullied Caruso stops bullying everyone else which upsets the balance at school. Julius tries to keep secret that he’s been forced to take his vacation days.
When Chris does poorly on an exam, Ms. Morello sends him to the school’s guidance counselor, Mr. Abbott. The counselor gives Chris a series of mental evaluations and ultimately determines that he must take a remedial course.
Chris plays a prank on Caruso on the last day of school.
Rochelle decides to help tutor Chris for a math competition in algebra, when Chris doesn’t think she’s helping he turns to his grandmother Maxine for help. Tonya blackmails Drew when she takes the blame for ...
When Chris secretly listens to his parents’ comedy albums, he discovers that telling dirty jokes to his classmates is the key to popularity. Drew has to deal with an unwanted admirer in the neighborhood; and Rochelle ...
Doc discovers that Chris is a natural at picking the game winners, making Chris everyone’s favorite odds-maker. Things change when Paulie the local bookie shows up to see Chris. Tonya tries to beat Drew at checkers.
Chris must decide between going to a baseball game with his Dad and brother, or going to the movies with Tasha. Rochelle forgets to mail Tonya’s letter to the Billy Ocean fan club. Rochelle’s brother asks her ...