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The Worst Episodes of Smart Guy

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The Worst Episodes of Smart Guy

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...

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  1. Background image for T.J. Versus The Machine
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #1 - T.J. Versus The Machine

    S2:E11

    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
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  2. Background image for Crushed
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Crushed

    S3:E18

    T.J. develops his first crush on a beautiful substitute teacher; Marcus is accidentally offered a university scholarship.

    Director:Danny Kallis
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for My Two Dads
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #3 - My Two Dads

    S2:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Break Up Not to Make Up
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Break Up Not to Make Up

    S3:E11

    Marcus and his girlfriend Dana break up, prompting her to ask Mo to intervene. Meanwhile, T.J. faces gym class - and the locker room - for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Perchance to Dream
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Perchance to Dream

    S3:E13

    Yvette has a recurring dream in which she marries Mo. Meanwhile, Marcus dreams up a scheme to make money to buy a new sound system.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Cross Talk
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Cross Talk

    S3:E19

    T.J.'s call to a political talk show prompts an invitation to appear as a guest -- and to replace one of the regular panelists permanently.

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  8. Background image for Beating is Fundamental
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #7 - Beating is Fundamental

    S3:E6

    T.J. is accepted into Mensa, where Floyd meets an attractive divorcée, but T.J. can't stand her uppity son Blake and gets into a brawl. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo become hairstylists.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Can't Buy Me, Love
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Can't Buy Me, Love

    S3:E15

    To enlighten Mo about feminism, Yvettle buys him at a school slave auction. Meanwhile, T.J. helps Coach Gerber do his taxes.

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  10. Background image for Big Picture
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Big Picture

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Stop the Presses
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Stop the Presses

    S2:E14

    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.

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  12. Background image for Pilot
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #11 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    T.J. skips grades and enters high school at age 10.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Working Guy
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #12 - Working Guy

    S2:E2

    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
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  14. Background image for Below the Rim
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #13 - Below the Rim

    S2:E3

    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
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  15. Background image for Love Letters
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #14 - Love Letters

    S2:E10

    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:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Bad Boy
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Bad Boy

    S2:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Lab Rats
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #16 - Lab Rats

    S1:E5

    When Mo and T.J. are teamed up by their biology teacher to observe animal behavior, T.J. decides they'll watch his brother Marcus and sister Yvette.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Goodbye, Mr. Chimps
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Goodbye, Mr. Chimps

    S2:E17

    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
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  19. Background image for A Date With Destiny
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    #18 - A Date With Destiny

    S3:E10

    T.J. lands a gig as a dancer in a music video by Destiny's Child and gets an offer to tour with them for a year, but his dad isn't so sure about the idea.

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  20. Background image for Brother, Brother
    7.8/10(39 votes)

    #19 - Brother, Brother

    S1:E3

    Two twin sisters move to the school. Marcus gets a date with the pretty cheerleader, but unknowingly mistakes her for her smart twin later. As he realizes how much he likes them both, Marcus sets up a plan to date them both. The cheerleader will date Marcus, while the intelligent one will date ... Marquis.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Dateline
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #20 - Dateline

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Trial and Error
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Trial and Error

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Most Hated Man on Campus
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Most Hated Man on Campus

    S2:E16

    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:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Sit In (a.k.a. Dawgburger Rebellion)
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Sit In (a.k.a. Dawgburger Rebellion)

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Boomerang
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #24 - Boomerang

    S3:E8

    T.J. is forced to take wood shop and finds out it's not as easy as he thought. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Yvette and a photographer.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Don't Do That Thing You Do
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Don't Do That Thing You Do

    S1:E4

    When the keyboard player in Marcus' band breaks his finger, T.J sits in. Meanwhile, Yvette is mortified when her friend admits having a crush on her dad.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"T.J. Versus The Machine" is the worst rated episode of "Smart Guy". It scored 7/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Ted Wass and written by Ralph Greene, it aired on 12/10/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Crushed".