Season 1

Season 1 (1998)




Episodes List

Ep.1 Pilot

Air Date: 1998-09-22

In series premiere, Darryl Hughley and his family are getting settled into their new home in the L.A. suburbs, but Darryl keeps seeing racism where there is none and lets his best friend Milsap scare him into thinking that he's on the ""slippery slope"" to losing his blackness.

Ep.2 Carpool

Air Date: 1998-09-29

Yvonne asks Darryl to carpool for a few days, but things don't work out when the other kids' moms vote him out the day before Yvonne is to appear before city council.

Ep.3 Lost in the Suburbs

Air Date: 1998-10-06

Darryl feels left out when Milsap hits it off with Dave and Yvonne becomes busy with Sally's baby shower.

Ep.4 Class Clown

Air Date: 1998-10-13

When Darryl finds out that Michael is the popular class clown, he worries about his Michael's academic future.

Ep.5 Keeping Romance Alive

Air Date: 1998-10-20

Darryl and Yvonne are having trouble finding time alone together.

Ep.6 Rich Kids Bad, Poor Kids Good

Air Date: 1998-10-27

Darryl is worried that his kids are growing up spoiled. So he decides to show them what life is like to grow up poor.

Ep.7 Baby Fever

Air Date: 1998-11-03

Dave's not around when Sally goes into labor. The Hughleys and Milsap come to her rescue. Darryl overhears a conversation between Yvonne and a nurse and thinks that Yvonne might be pregnant.

Ep.8 Soccer

Air Date: 1998-11-10

Darryl is not psyched when Yvonne signs him up to coach Michael's suburban soccer team.

Ep.9 Sydney

Air Date: 1998-11-17

Darryl is neglecting Sydney and realizes that he has to do something drastic when Sydney asks Milsap to escort her to her school's ""Father-Daughter"" dance.

Ep.10 Thanksgiving

Air Date: 1998-11-24

Yvonne wants to impress Darryl's hard-to-please relatives by cooking Thanksgiving dinner all by herself. Meanwhile, Darryl's family visits for the first time.

Ep.11 I'm Shrinnnking

Air Date: 1998-12-08

Darryl starts to obsess about losing everything.

Ep.12 A Multi-Culti Christmas

Air Date: 1998-12-15

Darryl takes matters into his own hands after becoming agitated with the school's very PC Christmas pageant.

Ep.13 Reliving Single

Air Date: 1999-01-05

The couples in the suburbs are worried about Milsap's single status and try to set him up.

Ep.14 I Ain't Heavy, I'm Your Father

Air Date: 1999-01-12

Darryl goes camping with the kids to prove that he's fun.

Ep.15 Why Can't We Be Friends

Air Date: 1999-02-02

Darryl question his friendship with Dave after meeting one of Dave's friends who is a racist.

Ep.16 Dog Eat Dog

Air Date: 1999-02-09

Darryl's neighbor takes him to court after he claims the family's stray dog attacked him.

Ep.17 Storm o' the Century

Air Date: 1999-02-16

Darryl ruins the fun for everyone when the Hughleys and the Rogerses stop at a haunted hotel.

Ep.18 I Do, I Do, Again (1)

Air Date: 1999-02-23

Darryl asks Yvonne to marry him again, now that he can afford a big wedding, but it looks like her father might ruin the ceremony.

Ep.19 I Do, I Do, Again (2)

Air Date: 1999-03-02

Yvonne threatens to call off the wedding if Darryl and her father do not at least pretend to get along with each other.

Ep.20 G.E.D.

Air Date: 1999-03-16

When Michael tells his family that he doesn't plan on going to high school, Darryl tries to set an example by going back to school for his G.E.D.

Ep.21 Clan of the Cave Bear

Air Date: 1999-04-06

Yvonne takes a job doing fund raising at a local hospital.

Ep.22 Jungle Gym Fever

Air Date: 1999-05-04

Darryl becomes upset when Sydney's first crush is on a white boy.

Ep.23 Up on the Roof

Air Date: 1999-05-11

Milsap accepts another job when Darryl refuses to give him what he deserves.