The Worst Episodes of Half & Half

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6.7/10(26 votes)
#1 - The Big Bad Neighbor Episode
S1:E235/12/2003
The gals' already tenuous friendship spirals toward dissolution when Dee Dee celebrates the end of her school year by hosting a raucous celebration that keeps Mona awake all night. Things get worse when Dee Dee installs a hot tub, which floods Mona's apartment. Stepping in to mediate, their father, Charles, reminds them that ""like it or not, we're family."" But the squabbling continues, until a medical emergency involving their dad arises.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Carla Banks Waddles
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Carla Banks Waddles
6.9/10(26 votes)
#2 - The Big Sexy Shame Episode
S1:E183/24/2003
Mona dates a hunk whose looks almost compensate for his lack of brains. As a result, she tries to hide him from her friends and family, but the effort is for naught when they're invited to her father's dinner party for a U.S. senator.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Stacy A. Littlejohn
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Stacy A. Littlejohn
6.9/10(25 votes)
#3 - The Big I Haven't Got the Vegas Idea Episode
S2:E152/23/2004
Mona tries to find time alone with Nick, but her mother and Dee Dee can't seem to get the message. Dee Dee's longtime friend Aurora comes for a visit. She was once extremely obese, but has now experienced a dramatic weight loss, thanks to a gastric bypass surgery. She is not used to having men pay attention to her, and Dee Dee worries about the fact that she seems to overreact whenever someone pays her a compliment. Meanwhile, Spencer tries to get over his break-up with Camille by hooking up with virtually every woman in the Bay Area. Dee Dee tries to keep him away from Aurora, as she believes she could get hurt. Adam is upset when everyone begins to bail out of his big ""28th"" (or 27th, 26th, 25th or 23rd) birthday bash in Las Vegas. Spencer and Aurora wake up naked and hung over in a Vegas hotel room, and Adam tells them they got married. A panicked Dee Dee, unable to find Aurora, interrupts Mona's romantic weekend with Nick. They learn what has happened to Spencer and Aurora
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Michaela Feeley
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Michaela Feeley
7.0/10(27 votes)
#4 - The Big Fetish What You Started Episode
S2:E225/10/2004
Dee Dee runs into Clay, her ex-boyfriend with the foot fetish. He tells her that he has gotten treatment for his problem, and asks to start seeing her again. Dee Dee is not interested, but Mona and Big Dee Dee convince her that he is a good guy who deserves another chance. Dee Dee follows their advice and is very happy with Clay. However, Mona and Big Dee Dee catch him rolling around half-naked with a bunch of Dee Dee's shoes. He begs them not to share this with Dee Dee, but quickly has another relapse. Meanwhile, Spencer may lose his job after he fails to clear samples on a new album. The original artist, funk singer Otis Wright, has no interest in allowing the use of his music. However, Spencer catches a lucky break when Otis develops a mutual attraction with one of his biggest fans, Phyllis.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Winifred Hervey
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Winifred Hervey
7.0/10(24 votes)
#5 - The Big Birth-Date Episode
S3:E29/27/2004
Mona and Dee Dee agree to get each other dates as a birthday present. Dee Dee does some thorough research and finds Mona a seemingly perfect guy, James, and the two get along well enough to set up a second date. Mona waits until the last minute to begin her search and is forced to turn to a less-than-helpful Spencer and Adam as she tries desperately to track down someone for her sister. Meanwhile, Dee Dee convinces a reluctant Big Dee Dee to let Mona and Phyllis join them for a mother/daughter portrait sitting. Big Dee Dee and Phyllis see the photograph as another opportunity to outdo each other and go all out to find the flashiest outfits possible.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Jamie Wooten
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Jamie Wooten
7.0/10(16 votes)
#6 - The Big Take Me As I Am Episode
S4:E152/20/2006
Mona continues to bristle at Spencer's relationship with Naomi, who seems strangely reluctant to become romantically involved with him. Mona's mother and friends encourage her to put her personal feelings about Naomi aside and help Spencer. Naomi later divulges a surprising secret to Spencer. Dee Dee has difficulty following her boss' edict to drop a female tennis player with limited marketability. Big Dee Dee gets a potential break in her acting career when she's given a callback for a low-budget horror movie.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Michaela Feeley
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Michaela Feeley

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7.1/10(17 votes)
#7 - The Big Fast Track Episode (1)
S3:E152/21/2005
Mona panics when a screw-up by Spencer may cost Delicious a chance to have mega-successful producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis help judge a showcase with the talent search finalists. Meanwhile, Dee Dee tries to prove to Mona that she can get by without their father's assistance after she gets downsized from her new job before her first day.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten
7.1/10(23 votes)
#8 - The Big My Funny Valentine Episode
S4:E142/13/2006
Mona fears that Chase hasn't made any special plans for Valentine's Day, so she tries to take action. Dee Dee sets Brett up on a blind date in the hopes of curing him of his bad mood concerning the holiday, which stems from a broken engagement. Spencer gets close with a rival music executive whom Mona despises. Adam grows irritated with his Valentine's date, a man with whom he's shared a yearly tryst for the past 10 years.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten
7.2/10(31 votes)
#9 - The Big Dose of Reality Episode
S1:E510/21/2002
In an attempt to win Mona's respect and stop living off her father's largesse, Dee Dee takes a job as a waitress. Meanwhile, Phyllis persuades Mona to give a video-dating service a try.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Carla Banks Waddles
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Carla Banks Waddles
7.2/10(38 votes)
#10 - The Big In with the In Crowd Episode
S1:E911/18/2002
Dee Dee invites Mona to a ""girls night"" with her friends, but Mona instantly feels out of place amidst the ritzy women. When Dee Dee gives Mona an expensive purse, Mona deduces that her half-sister is trying to make her over. Meanwhile, Spencer is attracted to one of Dee Dee's friends.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Michaela Feeley
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Michaela Feeley
7.2/10(33 votes)
#11 - The Big Upsetting Set-up Episode
S1:E1112/16/2002
When Mona and Dee Dee set Spencer up on blind date with a woman they met from the gym, Spencer falls for her hard and fast. But when Mona finds out the girl is only using Spencer to get back at her ex, she tries to warn him -- only he thinks Mona is jealous.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Jay Dyer
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Jay Dyer
7.2/10(24 votes)
#12 - The Big Mis-Conception Episode (1)
S2:E19/15/2003
Dee Dee and Big Dee Dee plan a ""surprise"" party for Charles and Big Dee Dee's 24th wedding anniversary. While putting together a slide show, Dee Dee discovers that there are very few photographs of Mona with their father. She feels sorry for her sister and makes several attempts to cheer her up (first creating fake photos of the two, then trying to set up a lunch date for Mona and Charles), but only angers her further. Mona explains that she had accepted the fact that she and her father didn't have the closest relationship, but Dee Dee is inadvertently opening the wounds. Phyllis produces evidence that proves Charles wasn't quite as distant as it seems. Spencer develops an attraction to Camille, a photographer working with Delicious Records artists. Adam constantly tries to alert Mona about Spencer's feelings for her. He finally tells her the truth, but they discover that Spencer is involved with Camille. Meanwhile, Dee Dee becomes annoyed when her ""summer fling"" starts to get
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten
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Writers:Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten
7.2/10(24 votes)
#13 - The Big Keep Your Eyes Off My Prize Episode
S2:E39/29/2003
Aspiring politician Ron Brown shows up at Mona's door in search of votes, and takes a liking to her. Phyllis quickly pushes him to ask her out, and they agree to a date. Mona then learns that Big Dee Dee recently arranged a date for Dee Dee and Ron, who have been friends since childhood. The sisters are unsure about dating the same man, but their mothers insist that it will be all right (as it is unlikely that both will be compatible with Ron). Phyllis and Big Dee Dee treat the whole thing as a personal competition. Mona and Dee Dee like Ron, but decide that he isn't worth the potential damage to their relationship. They agree to do the ""mature"" thing and stop dating Ron, but each keeps seeing him behind the other's back.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Linda Mathious, Heather MacGillvray
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Linda Mathious, Heather MacGillvray
7.2/10(26 votes)
#14 - The Big Not So Loyal Family Episode
S3:E610/25/2004
Dee Dee is furious to discover that Mona has become friends with Dee Dee's rival, Stephanie Seymour, after meeting her through a work event. Dee Dee insists that Mona should dislike the same people that she does because it is her duty as a sister. Mona tricks the duo into having tea with her in the hopes of getting them to make peace, but things do not exactly go the way she had planned. Meanwhile, a rejected applicant for the talent search refuses to take no for an answer.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:David M. Matthews
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:David M. Matthews
7.3/10(28 votes)
#15 - The Big Award Episode
S1:E610/28/2002
Dee Dee persuades Mona to attend a banquet that's being held in honor of their father, but the experience reminds Mona that she's the odd one out within her dad's ""new"" family.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson
7.3/10(23 votes)
#16 - The Big Advice to Put It on Ice Episode
S3:E310/4/2004
Mona pretends that Drew is her son in the hopes of winning over an artist that she is trying to sign who is a single mother. After her plan fails miserably, she suggests that Delicious stop chasing after artists that they have no chance of signing and instead conduct a talent search. Spencer continually bad-mouths all of Mona's ideas, and the two snipe at each other. Adam advises Spencer to finally deal with the tension between Mona and him before it destroys their friendship. Meanwhile, Dee Dee obsesses over trying to build a cabinet without any assistance; and Big Dee Dee drives Charles crazy when she tries to get over her depression by scheduling lots of ""quality time"" for them as a couple.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson
7.4/10(33 votes)
#17 - The Big Crappy Birthday Episode
S1:E310/7/2002
Dee Dee attempts to get closer to Mona by planning a joint birthday party, reminding Mona of bad memories from their childhood. Meanwhile, Dee Dee unwittingly reveals that Phyllis lied to Mona about things that have shaped her world view since she was young; and, as a birthday gift, Phyllis finally tells Mona the truth.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Jay Dyer
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Writer:Jay Dyer
7.4/10(30 votes)
#18 - The Big Rules of Engagement Episode
S2:E235/17/2004
Nick tells Mona that his parents are coming to town for the weekend, and that he would like her to meet them. Mona is very nervous, as she has never met the parents of any of her boyfriends. Nick's parents are decidedly less than thrilled by the fact that their son is dating another black woman. Mona cannot understand why they dislike her, and asks Dee Dee to help win them over. Dee Dee suspects that they are racist, and they overhear the couple making remarks that prove this. Dee Dee recommends that Mona discuss the situation with Nick. However, before she can bring up the subject, Nick proposes. Mona immediately accepts. Phyllis, Dee Dee and a jealous Spencer pretend to be happy for her, but are actually worried. Dee Dee tells Mona that she cannot just ignore the attitude of Nick's parents. Mona admits that she got caught up in the moment and isn't ready to marry Nick. She wants to go on dating; but when he cannot get any reassurance that she might want to marry him one da
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Linda Mathious, Heather MacGillvray
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Writers:Linda Mathious, Heather MacGillvray
7.4/10(20 votes)
#19 - The Big Gen-Why Me? Episode
S4:E19/19/2005
Dee Dee has difficulty finding a job after graduation. After she announces plans to return to school, her fed-up father not only cuts her off, but orders her to pay back all expenses accrued since her 21st birthday. Mona begins dating her handsome and charming new neighbor, Lorenzo, but her insecurities stand in the way of the relationship. Spencer changes his wardrobe in the hopes of getting people to take him more seriously.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Carla Banks Waddles
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Writer:Carla Banks Waddles
7.5/10(22 votes)
#20 - The Big My Little Pony Episode
S3:E19/20/2004
Mona returns from a Hawaiian vacation and clears the air with Spencer. They reaffirm their decision to just be friends. While looking through some vacation photos with her family, Mona reveals that she can now ride a horse. She is stunned to learn that Dee Dee still has the horse their father gave her as a child, Daddy's Favorite, and that she has lied for years about having not kept the horse. (The horse led to a major rift between Charles and Phyllis that separated the sisters for a decade.) Mona decides to buy her own horse, but it doesn't quite go as planned. Meanwhile, Adam helps Spencer uncover the cause of Kai's sudden unpleasant attitude toward him.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Yvette Lee Bowser
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Writer:Yvette Lee Bowser
7.6/10(34 votes)
#21 - The Big Sistah Sans Soul Episode
S1:E711/4/2002
While at a club with Spencer, Mona meets the hunky Miles. They hit it off, but their budding romance quickly trips up over matters of taste: For one, she enjoys Dawson's Creek, while he prefers BET. After a night on the dance floor, where Mona displays her lack of rhythm, Miles breaks up with her for not being ""black enough."" In an attempt to win him back, Mona remakes herself into what Dee Dee calls ""a Nubian disco queen.""
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Winifred Hervey
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Writer:Winifred Hervey
7.6/10(25 votes)
#22 - The Big Condom-nation Episode
S1:E132/3/2003
Spencer thinks that he has gotten a girl pregant and Dee Dee and Mona force him to get an AIDS test.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Michaela Feeley
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Writer:Michaela Feeley
7.6/10(25 votes)
#23 - The Big Mixed Up Mojo Episode
S1:E173/17/2003
In a strange reversal of fortunes, Dee Dee's charmed life seems to hit an unlucky streak at every turn while, ironically, the usually pessimistic Mona's life becomes auspicious from one moment to the next. When Dee Dee starts doubting herself after failing her assigned mock-court competition at school, with Mona's help she manages to regain her waning confidence by confronting a crooked businessman.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:David M. Gittelsohn
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Writer:David M. Gittelsohn
7.6/10(26 votes)
#24 - The Big How the Ex Stole Christmas Episode
S2:E1112/15/2003
Dee Dee invites everyone over to her parents' house for Christmas. The Bay Area experiences a heatwave, which leads to a brownout that nearly ruins dinner. Spencer angrily declines Mona's invitation, as the holiday brings up many issues about his absent father. Mona later offers to help Spencer track down his father. Phyllis brings her new boyfriend, a Santa Claus she met at the children's hospital, but both she and Charles object when the man refuses to keep his hands off of her. Neil calls Dee Dee and asks to come over and speak with her. She believes that he wants her back, and is stunned when he instead announces plans to marry. She tries to use the heat to her advantage in an attempt to win back Neil, while Mona urges her to just move on.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington
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Writer:Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington
7.6/10(28 votes)
#25 - The Big Employee Benefits Episode
S2:E204/26/2004
Dee Dee vies with her law school rival, Stephanie Seymour, for a summer internship. Dee Dee believes that she is the more qualified candidate; but Stephanie sucks up to the man in charge, Mr. Washington. She also tries to use her sex appeal to her advantage, so Dee Dee retaliates by showing up for her final interview in a revealing outfit. She gets the job, but Mr. Washington's comments and behavior prompt her to fear that she got the job for the wrong reasons--and that her new boss might want something in return. Meanwhile, Kai develops a crush on Spencer and asks Mona to pass along this information to him. Spencer is thrilled, and decides to get involved with Kai and try to use her for career advancement. However, he panics when she starts talking about a relationship during their first date.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington