7.9/1024 votes#1 - Primary Brothers
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1997
T.J. tries to run for student-council president, but decides Marcus would be a better choice -- and someone he could control behind the scenes.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1029 votes
#2 - Working Guy
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1997
T.J. learns a hard lesson about office politics while taking part in a work-study program that lands him in a lofty position at an electronic company. Floyd lays down the law when he feels that T.J. is spending too much time at work and not enough time with the family.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Danny Kallis
- 7.6/1024 votes
#3 - Below the Rim
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1997
When the basketball coach quits his job in the middle of a game, the team must come up with another coach or forfeit - so T.J. is elected.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Adam I. Lapidus
- 7.8/1024 votes
#4 - Dateline
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1997
T.J. hooks up his dad with a date from a computer dating service, but is uncomfortable when their relationship heats up.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1029 votes
#5 - Dumbstruck
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1997
T.J.'s IQ takes a dive after he's accidentally hit on the head by a wood plank, allowing him to act more his age.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Tim Maile, Douglas Tuber
- 8.0/1027 votes
#6 - Trial and Error
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1997
T.J. defends Mo when he's accused of setting a fire to the school's chemistry lab where his most hated teacher was working. Meanwhile, Marcus tries to embellish his non-speaking part in the school play.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1024 votes
#7 - Big Picture
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1997
T.J., Marcus and Mo decide to do a music video for their video-production class, with T.J. directing. Meanwhile, Yvette falls for a hunky swimmer who's a little shallow.
Director: Terri McCoy
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1026 votes
#8 - Book Smart
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1997
T.J.'s classroom behavior irritates a teacher who feels it's preventing the other students from learning. Meanwhile, Mo and Marcus try to meet girls in a female self-defense class.
Director: Sheldon Epps
Writer: Adam I. Lapidus
- 7.9/1029 votes
#9 - The Dating Game
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1997
To discourage a tireless suitor, Yvette agrees to T.J.'s plan and pretends to be Mo's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Floyd aims to teach Marcus a life lesson he won't soon forget.
Director: Terri McCoy
Writer: Tim Maile, Douglas Tuber
- 7.5/1024 votes
#10 - Love Letters
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1997
T.J. ghostwrites love letters for Marcus to Nina, the new girl in their literature class - and winds up having to ghostwrite love letters for Nina to Marcus, and vice versa.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1027 votes
#11 - T.J. Versus The Machine
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1997
TJ's skill in chess gives him the chance to play against a computer, Socrates, that's supposed to be unbeatable in chess. Marcus plans to win big on money bets.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Ralph Greene
- 8.0/1024 votes
#12 - Men Working Badly
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1998
Floyd, T.J. and Marcus build Yvette her own private bathroom, but she is less than thrilled. Meanwhile, T.J. and Mo must work out a family budget for their Life Science class.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1022 votes
#13 - Rooferman, Take One
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1998
T.J. thinks his dad's business would benefit from a TV commercial, but when the station airs it at 3:00am, T.J. sneaks in and repositions it - during the Super Bowl.
Director: Sheldon Epps
Writer: Tim Maile, Douglas Tuber
- 7.4/1023 votes
#14 - Stop the Presses
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/1998
T.J. decides he wants to be a reporter, but since answering to Yvette as the editor of the school paper is more than he can take, he starts his own rival publication.
Director: Sheldon Epps
Writer: Adam I. Lapidus
- 7.5/1024 votes
#15 - Bad Boy
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/1998
T.J. falls for a girl at the arcade but falls short in the style department, so he tries a new look -- one his dad does not approve.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1023 votes
#16 - Most Hated Man on Campus
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1998
When the star player of the basketball team is in danger of flunking history and being off the team, it's up to T.J. to tutor him before the big game.
Director: N/A
Writer: Frank Dungan
- 7.6/1019 votes
#17 - Goodbye, Mr. Chimps
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1998
T.J. qualifies as an intern at the Primate Intelligence Research Project. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo try to get rich selling "nutritional, energy supplement" candy bars.
Director: Ted Wass
Writer: Ralph Greene
- 8.0/1021 votes
#18 - Sit In (a.k.a. Dawgburger Rebellion)
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1998
Tales of Floyd's Uncle Mert, a 1960s activist, inspire T.J. to protest a change in the school's lunch policy.
Director: Danny Kallis
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1048 votes
#19 - Strangers on the Net
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/1998
T.J. buys bootleg computer games but soon runs into trouble with a sinister stranger. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo buy a used car that doesn't run.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1022 votes
#20 - Gotta Dance
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/1998
After attending a dance class with Yvette, T.J. decides his life's ambition is to become a tap dancer, but he finds out it's no cakewalk.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: Tim Maile, Douglas Tuber
- 8.7/1020 votes
#21 - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1998
When Mo's parents leave for a second honeymoon, he stays with the Hendersons, but it drives a wedge between T.J. and Marcus. Meanwhile, Floyd objects to Yvette dating a college guy.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: Adam I. Lapidus
- 7.4/1017 votes
#22 - My Two Dads
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1998
Floyd starts having doubts when T.J. bonds with a new astronomy teacher, making him question his importance in T.J.'s life. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo find another student exploiting their personal style by photographing them for a fashion magazine against their wishes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Smart Guy Season 2
Every episode of Smart Guy Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Smart Guy Season 2!
T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to adjust to his new life, but...
Genres:ComedyDramaKids
Network:The WB
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Primary Brothers" is the best rated episode of "Smart Guy" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Ted Wass and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/1997. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Working Guy".