The Best Episodes Directed By Ellen Gittelsohn

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   #1 - When Good Credit Goes Bad

   S1:E101/11/2002

   Brock springs a surprise on Reba regarding his upcoming wedding, and Reba has her credit card rejected when she goes out to lunch with Lori-Ann.

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   #2 - There's Got to Be a Morning After

   S2:E19/1/1994

   Kyle and Max must deal with the consequences of their drunken night together. Kyle manages to sneak Max out of the apartment without detection; but everyone becomes suspicious when they show up at the group's rooftop gathering singing the same song, and seem hesitant to insult one another. After Kyle returns to his apartment with Overton, he and Max each confess what has happened. Overton suggests that Kyle find out if what he and Max share is love or hate. Kyle asks Max to dinner, and she accepts. This horrifies Regine, as she fears that she would be left as the only target for all of Max's scorn and ridicule. She bets Khadijah, Synclaire, Overton and Scooter (who has found a job in New York) on the outcome of the date. Kyle asks Max why she is so reluctant to open up to anyone, and she admits that she needs to protect herself from getting hurt. She nixes a relationship with Kyle because she would miss their antagonism too much. They dance and have a nice evening, but Regine wins her

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   #3 - A Kiss Before Lying

   S1:E49/12/1993

   Max's old beau breezes into town with his new fiancée, expecting Max to give him her blessing.

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   #4 - Great Expectations

   S1:E69/26/1993

   Another dateless Saturday night prompts the gals to get back in the mix at an uptown club, where Khadijah performs for the crowd.

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   #5 - Just Friends?

   S1:E910/17/1993

   Khadijah fears she may have wrecked a friendship by succumbing to a few hours of intimacy with an old friend.

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   #6 - The Naked Truth

   S1:E1111/7/1993

   Overton makes himself comfortable at the women's apartment after a falling-out with Kyle.

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   #7 - Love Takes a Holiday

   S1:E1311/21/1993

   Thanksgiving brings Kyle a new love interest--photographer Stacey--and a helping of advice from his female friends warning that she's just out for fun.

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   #8 - Burglar in the House

   S1:E1411/28/1993

   Regine's purse is snatched and the apartment is burglarized, but Khadijah can't get used to living with an alarm system.

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   #9 - Living Kringle

   S1:E1512/19/1993

   Synclaire overflows with holiday spirit despite the season's crass commercialism and her cranky roommates.

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    #10 - The Hand That Robs the Cradle

    S1:E171/16/1994

    Khadijah throws a party, but it's Max who commands everyone's attention by bringing a college-age date.

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    #11 - Mystery Date

    S1:E192/13/1994

    Synclaire and Overton avoid each other in fear of scaring the other off, while Khadijah, Regine and Max scheme to snare ultradesirable neighbor Hamilton.

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    #12 - Hot Fun in the Wintertime

    S1:E202/20/1994

    Synclaire answers a radio trivia question and wins a trip for two to the Bahamas. Next question: whom should she take with her?

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    #13 - Friends Like These

    S1:E212/27/1994

    Max sees red when Khadijah's visiting college chum takes advantage of Khadijah's hospitality.

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    #14 - She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother

    S1:E265/8/1994

    Mother's Day brings visits from Khadijah and Regine's moms.

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    #15 - What's Next?

    S1:E275/15/1994

    It's raining men for Khadijah, who must choose between old friend "Scooter" and schoolteacher Alonzo.

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    #16 - When Flex Got Breanna

    S1:E19/3/2001

    Baltimore sportscaster Mark ""Flex"" Washington finds his bachelor's paradise disrupted when his feisty 14-year-old daughter, Breanna, comes to live with him full-time. Flex is used to the carefree life of a young single man, complete with junk food, sports and women. Breanna is accustomed to no rules and all fun when she visits her dad for two weeks a year. But when the demands of her mother's new job make it necessary for Breanna to move in with her father for the foreseeable future, Flex must adjust to raising a teenager on a day-to-day basis. In the series premiere, Breanna's jealousy of Flex's date causes her to act out, straining their relationship.

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    #17 - School Dazed

    S1:E49/24/2001

    Flex and Breanna find themselves at loggerheads over where she should go to school. While Breanna is eager to attend a funky public school for the performing arts, Flex prefers that she enroll in a posh private academy. But once he hears her excruciatingly bad singing voice, he agrees to let her audition for the performing arts school.

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    #18 - Full Court Press

    S1:E710/3/1993

    Khadijah insists on settling an accident claim civilly--and out of court--until she realizes she's up against a weaselly lawyer.

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    #19 - Living Single... With Children

    S1:E810/10/1993

    Regine's latest flame's daughter stirs her maternal instincts--until she's stuck with the youngster overnight.

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    #20 - Quittin' Time

    S1:E1010/24/1993

    Synclaire walks off the job, but Khadijah soon realizes that her replacement lacks spunk and enthusiasm, which Synclaire had in abundance.

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    #21 - I Love This Game

    S2:E29/8/1994

    Denise Hatcher, Khadijah's high school basketball rival, comes to the Flavor office to complain about a sportswriter's comments about her coaching ability. They begin to argue about an incident in an all-star game in which they were teammates. Denise is still bitter because Khadijah was named MVP after scoring the winning basket by supposedly stepping on Denise's foot and stealing a pass intended for her. Denise challenges Khadijah to a game of one-on-one, with the MVP trophy going to the winner. While Khadijah is at the gym with Overton and Scooter, Denise shows up and throws down a thunderous dunk. Khadijah is ready to call off the game, but Max and Synclaire urge her not to quit. Khadijah trains hard, but is still hopelessly overmatched. During a time-out, Denise tries to get a weary Khadijah to concede, and boasts that she will shut her out. A rejuvenated Khadijah picks up her defense, then steals the ball and scores at the buzzer. Denise says she respects Khadijah's effort, and ad

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    #22 - My Life as a Dog

    S1:E510/1/2001

    Flex is dismayed when Breanna tries to recover from her recent heartbreak by taking on the persona of a ""player,"" flirting outrageously and toying with every boy around. But he is even more distressed to discover that she's emulating him.

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    #23 - Let's Wait Awhile

    S1:E610/8/2001

    While Breanna is away on a school ski trip, Flex snoops into her room where he makes a shocking discovery. In alarm, he rushes to the ski resort to put a halt to her shenanigans and to have a long-overdue fatherly talk about the birds and the bees.

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    #24 - Playing Possum

    S1:E710/15/2001

    Breanna's crush on a handsome football player inspires her to do the unthinkable. Meanwhile, Duane pulls a fast one on Flex, who finds himself in a surprising new sideline.

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    #25 - The Big Forget-Me-Not Episode

    S1:E29/30/2002

    When Dee Dee befriends Spencer, Mona becomes concerned that her sister is stealing her best friend. Meanwhile, Mona leads Dee Dee and Spencer into believing she is still dating Brian the exterminator even though he hasn't call her after their very hot date.

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