Season 1

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  7.5/10120 votes

  Judging by the Cover

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/1993

  Regine boasts of a new beau, a guy with a limo--who also happens to have a wife.

  Director: Tony Singletary

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser

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  8.0/1084 votes

  I'll Take Your Man

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/29/1993

  Khadijah lands in the middle of a standoff between Regine and Max, who is dating Regine's latest cast-off.

  Director: Tony Singletary

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser

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  8.1/1082 votes

  Whose Date Is It Anyway?

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/5/1993

  Synclaire hasn't had a date in months, then a veterinarian asks her out, and suddenly she has a social calendar along with another dogged admirer.

  Director: Tony Singletary

  Writer: Becky Hartman Edwards

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  8.4/1083 votes

  A Kiss Before Lying

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/12/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Daniel Margosis, Robert Horn

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  7.9/1069 votes

  In the Black Is Beautiful

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/1993

  Too proud to beg for a loan to pay off the printer, Khadijah gets unexpected help from a friend.

  Director: Tony Singletary

  Writer: Roger S.H. Schulman, David Steven Cohen

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  8.2/1080 votes

  Great Expectations

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/26/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Calvin Brown Jr.

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  8.0/1073 votes

  Full Court Press

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/3/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Roger S.H. Schulman, David Steven Cohen

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  8.0/1071 votes

  Living Single... With Children

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/10/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Lore Kimbrough

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  8.0/1070 votes

  Just Friends?

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Bernadette Luckett

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  7.5/1053 votes

  Quittin' Time

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/24/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser, Becky Hartman Edwards

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  8.0/1071 votes

  The Naked Truth

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/7/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser, Becky Hartman Edwards

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  7.6/1053 votes

  Crappy Birthday

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/14/1993

  The gals surprise Khadijah with a birthday trip to Atlantic City, where they meet Flip Wilson and Ed McMahon.

  Director: Jim Drake

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser, Tom Anderson

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  7.9/1065 votes

  Love Takes a Holiday

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/21/1993

  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.

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes

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  8.3/1076 votes

  Burglar in the House

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/28/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser, Becky Hartman Edwards

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  8.1/1068 votes

  Living Kringle

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/1993

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Roger S.H. Schulman, David Steven Cohen

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  7.7/1063 votes

  Fatal Distraction

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/9/1994

  Khadijah hires a promising journalist--who may sue her for harassment after she nearly succumbs to his charms.

  Director: Henry Chan

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser, David Wyatt

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  8.0/1076 votes

  The Hand That Robs the Cradle

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/1994

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Daniel Margosis, Robert Horn

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  8.0/1067 votes

  Love Thy Neighbor

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1994

  Overton feels guilty for dating another and for betraying Synclaire.

  Director: Rob Schiller

  Writer: Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes

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  8.0/1061 votes

  Mystery Date

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1994

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Becky Hartman Edwards

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  7.9/1055 votes

  Hot Fun in the Wintertime

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1994

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Bernadette Luckett

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  7.9/1058 votes

  Friends Like These

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1994

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Ellen Svaco, Colleen Taber

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  8.0/1050 votes

  Who's the Boss?

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/13/1994

  Khadijah entrusts Synclaire with putting out Flavor's music issue.

  Director: Terri McCoy

  Writer: Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes

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  8.5/1071 votes

  U.N.I.T.Y. (a.k.a. Five Card Stud)

  Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/27/1994

  Kyle wrestles with standing up to a co-worker who badmouthed Regine--and who also holds Kyle's future in his hands.

  Director: Rob Schiller

  Writer: Barra Grant, Ian Praiser

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  7.9/1052 votes

  Love Is a Many Splintered Thing

  Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/17/1994

  When Khadijah falls for Alonzo, she falls into disfavor with her friends.

  Director: Henry Chan

  Writer: Lore Kimbrough

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  8.2/1056 votes

  A Tale of Two Tattles

  Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/1/1994

  Regine shares some gossip with her new beau--who turns around and uses it in his comedy act.

  Director: Jim Drake

  Writer: Warren Hutcherson

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  8.0/1053 votes

  She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother

  Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 5/8/1994

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Ellen Svaco, Colleen Taber

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  8.4/1064 votes

  What's Next?

  Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 5/15/1994

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

  Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

  Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser