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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Half & Half Season 3 Episode 15 - The Big Fast Track Episode (1)
    6.1/10(19 votes)

    #1 - The Big Fast Track Episode (1)

    S3:E15

    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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  2. Half & Half Season 1 Episode 23 - The Big Bad Neighbor Episode
    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #2 - The Big Bad Neighbor Episode

    S1:E23

    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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  3. Half & Half Season 4 Episode 15 - The Big Take Me As I Am Episode
    6.4/10(17 votes)

    #3 - The Big Take Me As I Am Episode

    S4:E15

    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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  4. Half & Half Season 2 Episode 15 - The Big I Haven't Got the Vegas Idea Episode
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #4 - The Big I Haven't Got the Vegas Idea Episode

    S2:E15

    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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  5. Half & Half Season 3 Episode 2 - The Big Birth-Date Episode
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #5 - The Big Birth-Date Episode

    S3:E2

    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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  6. Half & Half Season 2 Episode 22 - The Big Fetish What You Started Episode
    6.7/10(27 votes)

    #6 - The Big Fetish What You Started Episode

    S2:E22

    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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  7. Half & Half Season 4 Episode 14 - The Big My Funny Valentine Episode
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #7 - The Big My Funny Valentine Episode

    S4:E14

    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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  8. Half & Half Season 1 Episode 11 - The Big Upsetting Set-up Episode
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #8 - The Big Upsetting Set-up Episode

    S1:E11

    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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  9. Half & Half Season 1 Episode 18 - The Big Sexy Shame Episode
    6.8/10(29 votes)

    #9 - The Big Sexy Shame Episode

    S1:E18

    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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  10. Half & Half Season 2 Episode 1 - The Big Mis-Conception Episode (1)
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #10 - The Big Mis-Conception Episode (1)

    S2:E1

    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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  11. Half & Half Season 2 Episode 3 - The Big Keep Your Eyes Off My Prize Episode
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #11 - The Big Keep Your Eyes Off My Prize Episode

    S2:E3

    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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  12. Half & Half Season 1 Episode 5 - The Big Dose of Reality Episode
    6.9/10(32 votes)

    #12 - The Big Dose of Reality Episode

    S1:E5

    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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  13. Half & Half Season 1 Episode 9 - The Big In with the In Crowd Episode
    6.9/10(38 votes)

    #13 - The Big In with the In Crowd Episode

    S1:E9

    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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  14. Half & Half Season 3 Episode 3 - The Big Advice to Put It on Ice Episode
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #14 - The Big Advice to Put It on Ice Episode

    S3:E3

    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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  15. Half & Half Season 3 Episode 6 - The Big Not So Loyal Family Episode
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    #15 - The Big Not So Loyal Family Episode

    S3:E6

    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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  16. Half & Half Season 3 Episode 16 - The Big Fast Track Episode (2)
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #16 - The Big Fast Track Episode (2)

    S3:E16

    Mona grows very nervous about her role in selecting the Fast Track winner, especially after Kai decides to step aside and leave the decision about whom Delicious will sign to Mona. Dee Dee urges Mona to have confidence in her abilities. After a workshop, studio session and live showcase, Mona, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis select the winning act.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writers:Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten

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  17. Half & Half Season 4 Episode 1 - The Big Gen-Why Me? Episode
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #17 - The Big Gen-Why Me? Episode

    S4:E1

    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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  18. Half & Half Season 4 Episode 16 - The Big Reality Bites Episode
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #18 - The Big Reality Bites Episode

    S4:E16

    Spencer continues to shower Naomi with affection after she reveals her HIV-positive status. However, her newfound confidence prompts her to dump him and seek to profess her love for another man. Mona tries to comfort Spencer, but he rejects her for failing to back him throughout the relationship. Dee Dee agrees to join her new actor boyfriend in a reality show, and winds up humiliated. Charles is surprisingly supportive when Big Dee Dee is asked to do a nude scene in her film debut.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writers:Linda Mathious, Heather MacGillvray

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  19. Half & Half Season 1 Episode 6 - The Big Award Episode
    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #19 - The Big Award Episode

    S1:E6

    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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  20. Half & Half Season 1 Episode 3 - The Big Crappy Birthday Episode
    7.1/10(34 votes)

    #20 - The Big Crappy Birthday Episode

    S1:E3

    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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  21. Half & Half Season 2 Episode 23 - The Big Rules of Engagement Episode
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #21 - The Big Rules of Engagement Episode

    S2:E23

    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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  22. Half & Half Season 3 Episode 1 - The Big My Little Pony Episode
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #22 - The Big My Little Pony Episode

    S3:E1

    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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  23. Half & Half Season 3 Episode 17 - The Big Undercover Lover Episode
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #23 - The Big Undercover Lover Episode

    S3:E17

    Mona tries to comfort Dee Dee after Carter appears on a talk show and says that he is seeing someone. When she later discovers that Dee Dee and Carter have secretly reunited, an angry Mona declares that she will not help Dee Dee pick up the pieces after the new ""casual"" relationship fails. Meanwhile, Spencer tries to get into photography in the hopes of getting rich; and Dee Dee and Big Dee Dee face a crisis involving their hair stylist.

    Director:Victor Gonzalez
    Writer:Carla Banks Waddles

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  24. Half & Half Season 3 Episode 20 - The Big Mothers for Others Episode
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #24 - The Big Mothers for Others Episode

    S3:E20

    Phyllis recruits Mona, Spencer and Adam to help out with a telethon on Mother's Day. Big Dee Dee and Dee Dee also decide to participate. Phyllis grows so frustrated with Big Dee Dee's interference at a pre-telethon meeting that she blurts out that Big Dee Dee was pregnant before she got married. Dee Dee is shocked and hurt by the fact that this was kept a secret from her, while Mona gives Phyllis the silent treatment because she is fed up with her bluntness and inability to keep her mouth shut.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:David M. Matthews

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  25. Half & Half Season 4 Episode 17 - The Big Stuck in the Middle Episode
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #25 - The Big Stuck in the Middle Episode

    S4:E17

    Mona convinces Chase to hire Lorenzo as a pastry chef at City Sonoma. Chase become furious with Mona for not informing him that Lorenzo is her ex-boyfriend. Phyllis is bed-rested after taking a fall in the hallway of her apartment building, which Big Dee Dee and Charles happen to own.

    Director:Maynard C. Virgil I
    Writer:David M. Matthews

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Big Fast Track Episode (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Half & Half". It scored 6.1/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Ellen Gittelsohn and written by Yvette Lee Bowser, Jamie Wooten, it aired on 2/21/2005. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Big Bad Neighbor Episode".