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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    City Guys Season 1 Episode 9 - The Movie
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Movie

    S1:E9

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    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. City Guys Season 4 Episode 16 - Jamal X
    3.9/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Jamal X

    S4:E16

    Jamal's uncle comes to the school to speak to his class and sparkes something in Jamal to be more active in African American affairs. He starts a club for the Black students and excludes Chris from joining.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. City Guys Season 5 Episode 18 - Why Y'All Clippin
    4.8/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Why Y'All Clippin

    S5:E18

    The whole gang is having problems over a yearbook picture and are giving each other the silent treatment. So Ms. Noble calls everybody to Manny High on Saturday to work things out by reflecting on memories of the good, the bad, and the ugly that they had over the span of their time as friends.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. City Guys Season 4 Episode 13 - Living in America
    5.0/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Living in America

    S4:E13

    This is another clip show as the gang refelct on events from the past year. Ms. Noble informs the gang that their international penpals in Japan, had just suffered from an earthquake. The gang e-mail thier friends about the times they have had during the year.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. City Guys Season 1 Episode 2 - For the Love of Mother
    5.1/10(13 votes)

    #5 - For the Love of Mother

    S1:E2

    Chris' mom learns Manhattan High does not have a Music Department because of lack of money, she vows to throw a fundraiser at the Anderson home. When she learns of Jamal's musical talents, she invites him to headline the event. Chris, however, is jealous of the attention his mom pays Jamal. He tries to discredit Jamal by revealing Jamal's checkered school career. Chris and his mom argue at the fundraiser and he storms out of the house.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. City Guys Season 1 Episode 3 - Knicks Tickets
    5.3/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Knicks Tickets

    S1:E3

    Shakespeare in the Park is playing the same time as Chris's Knicks and Lakers game. Chris and Jamal are expected to tape the play, but they get Dawn to tape the play. Meanwhile Cassidy, Jamal and Chris got to the game and get caught when Ms. Noble sees them on the tv. Chris and Jamal let Cassidy take the blame until they decide to admit the truth.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Scott S. Gorden

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  7. City Guys Season 2 Episode 7 - Dance Fever
    5.3/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Dance Fever

    S2:E7

    Jamal asks Cassidy if she can get her new boyfriend, 98 singer Nick Lachey, to perform with the rest of the group at an 'unofficial' school dance on the roof of Manhattan High. Although the dance is supposed to be kept a secret from Miss Noble, the gang soon realizes the consequences of trying to fool the principal.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writers:Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh

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  8. City Guys Season 3 Episode 4 - Face the Music
    5.3/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Face the Music

    S3:E4

    El-Train sings the blues when his musical hero Slick Willy Bill steals a song he wrote. Meanwhile, Al publishes unflattering photos of Cassidy and Dawn on the cover of his magazine.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. City Guys Season 4 Episode 9 - Meet Mr. History
    5.3/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Meet Mr. History

    S4:E9

    Chris and Jamal are assigned to write a paper about someone who has witnessed an important historical event but when they can't find anyone to interview, they make one up. Ms. Noble is so impressed that she books ""Great Uncle Jesse"" on a local television show and El-Train attempts to assume the role. Meanwhile, Dawn and Cassidy decide to go into business selling the fruit tarts they created in home economics class.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. City Guys Season 4 Episode 2 - The Users
    5.5/10(13 votes)

    #10 - The Users

    S4:E2

    Chris and Jamal are in need of tutoring for midterms, and find an unlikely study buddy in the irritating studio technician Jasper. When Chris and Jamal get the opportunity to meet famous deejay ""Jo-Jo On The Radio"" for an internship interview, they are afraid Jasper will ruin their chances so they lie to him about the meeting time. When Jasper finds out he is hurt and the guys feel guilty, until they come up with a plan to make it up to Jasper. Meanwhile, Ms. Noble is having man trouble and her bad mood is scarying all the students so Al, El-Train, Cassidy and Dawn plot to get Ms. Noble and her boyfriend Billy back together again at what turns out to be quite an engaging dinner date.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. City Guys Season 2 Episode 3 - The Roomate
    5.6/10(14 votes)

    #11 - The Roomate

    S2:E3

    El-Train has a fight with his mom and decides to move out of his home. But when Chris lets El-Train stay at his Park Avenue penthouse, he soon realizes that El-Train isn't interested in going back home anytime soon, so he has to come up with a plan to get El-Train back with his mother. Meanwhile, Al asks Cassidy and Dawn to be models for a photo shoot, but the girls become angered when they see where the photos end up.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. City Guys Season 3 Episode 9 - In this Corner
    5.6/10(12 votes)

    #12 - In this Corner

    S3:E9

    Jamal decides to become a boxer and compete in a local tournament, even though his father warns him not to. But when Mr. Grant finds out that Jamal disobeyed him, Jamal leaves home, until Miss Noble has a chance to help iron things out.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. City Guys Season 3 Episode 25 - Mom on the Rocks
    5.6/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Mom on the Rocks

    S3:E25

    Dawn is embarassed by her mom's drinking problem.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. City Guys Season 5 Episode 23 - Prom-Lems
    5.6/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Prom-Lems

    S5:E23

    Prom night finds Chris and Cassidy at odds over their post-graduation futures, while Dawn and Al finally find some common ground when it comes to who should ask whom to the dance.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. City Guys Season 3 Episode 2 - Mr. Baseball
    5.7/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Baseball

    S3:E2

    Jamal lets being the hero of a baseball game go to his head. WHen he fails to lead the team to victory, he wants to quit the team.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. City Guys Season 3 Episode 22 - Party Like It's 1999
    5.7/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Party Like It's 1999

    S3:E22

    The gang from Manhattan High prepare to celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square. When they find out it has been closed off because of too many people, Chris and Al convince Dawn to use her spare keys and let them into the school so they can watch from the roof. While on the roof, the whole gang reminisces about the times they've spent together, until Miss Noble shows up, wanting to know why they broke into the school

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Scott S. Gorden

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  17. City Guys Season 5 Episode 13 - Weight On Jamal
    5.7/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Weight On Jamal

    S5:E13

    Jamal wants to get into USC, but his coach tells him that he isn't in shape enough to be considered for the team. He starts working out and is offered steroids at the health club. Meanwhile Dawn, Cassidy, Chris and Al have to deal with a cruel pottery teacher. Ms. Hotz scares the students and they eventually fight back. She reveals that she is only mean because most people take her class due to her sexy looks.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Todd J. Greenwald

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  18. City Guys Season 2 Episode 12 - Party of Three
    5.8/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Party of Three

    S2:E12

    During his radio show, Jamal advises an anonymous caller to drop her current boyfriend for the guy she has a crush on, but doesn't realize that Al is going to be the one cut loose. The situation worsens when Jamal finds out her crush is on him, so he concocts a plan to get her to stop liking him. Meanwhile, El-Train sees Dawn's comet viewing party as an opportunity to signal aliens and befriend them.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. City Guys Season 1 Episode 1 - New Kids
    5.9/10(17 votes)

    #19 - New Kids

    S1:E1

    The series opens with the arrival of Jamal Grant and Chris Anderson to Manny High School. Both make different entrances with Jamal paying guys to walk him to school as his posse and Chris driving his Dad's car. El Train warns Jamal that he's dead meat if he even thinks about painting over his graffiti. Chris learns about it and proceeds to paint over it. In the end they both get assigned to do a video year book for the school year.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writers:Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh

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  20. City Guys Season 3 Episode 1 - Greece is the Word
    6.0/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Greece is the Word

    S3:E1

    Chris finds himself in the middle of a love triangle when the girl he dated during summer vacation in Greece makes a surprise visit to Manny High just as he starts a new, romantic relationship with Cassidy. Meanwhile, Al and El-Train pull pranks on unsuspecting freshman

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. City Guys Season 1 Episode 12 - The College Girl
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #21 - The College Girl

    S1:E12

    Chris falls for an older woman. Afraid she'll dump him, Chris tells her that he's an under cover cop only to discover that she's his new student teacher.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Scott S. Gorden

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  22. City Guys Season 2 Episode 5 - The Divorce
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #22 - The Divorce

    S2:E5

    Chris finds out that his parents are getting a divorce, he becomes a recluse and blames himself for their breakup. But his friends help him realize that it was not his fault and that he should talk things out with his parents.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. City Guys Season 4 Episode 6 - Students of the Bride
    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Students of the Bride

    S4:E6

    Ms. Noble is getting married. Ms. Noble cancels the wedding after discovering Billy's bachlar party with Hula girls. SHe regrets the choice as Billy decides to leave town, so it's a race to the airport to prevent him from leaving. Jamal and Cassidy develop feelings for each other as the wedding is being planned. They soon find out the feelings are just from the wedding and not themselves.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. City Guys Season 4 Episode 22 - Dating Games
    6.1/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Dating Games

    S4:E22

    Love is in the air at Manny High as the gang prepares for the Valentine Dance. Cassidy decides to play a ""dating game"" to get the school's resident hottie to go with her, only to realize that she has feelings for Chris. Meanwhile, Jamal, Ell-Train, Al and Dawn participate in Ms. Noble's meditation class only to cause Ms. Noble to become stressed herself.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. City Guys Season 5 Episode 11 - Cassidy Couch
    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Cassidy Couch

    S5:E11

    Cassidy auditions for a play with a prominent Broadway director. She manages to get a small role but is thrilled just being in the play. Later, Chris sees the lead actress quit because the director is hitting on her. The director then gives Cassidy the lead role. Cassidy is thrilled until Chris tells her what happened to the other actress. Instead of believing him, she thinks he's just jealous that she's spending so much time with the director. But when the director comes on to Cassidy, she realizes Chris was right. The gang then sets up as sting operation on the radio to trap the director into admitting what he did. Meanwhile, El-Train falls out of bed and hits his head. After a few coincidences, El-Train believes he now has premonitions of the future and even goes so far as to predict that Death will be visiting Ms. Noble.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Todd J. Greenwald

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Movie" is the worst rated episode of "City Guys". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Frank Bonner and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/1/1997. This episode scored 3.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Jamal X".