7.0/1027 votesLoading...#1 - 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
- 7.0/1021 votesLoading...
#2 - Crushed
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1999
T.J. develops his first crush on a beautiful substitute teacher; Marcus is accidentally offered a university scholarship.
Director: Danny Kallis
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1018 votesLoading...
#3 - Perchance to Dream
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1999
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: N/A
Writer: Frank Dungan
- 7.4/1023 votesLoading...
#4 - 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
- 7.4/1017 votesLoading...
#5 - 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
- 7.4/1022 votesLoading...
#6 - Break Up Not to Make Up
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1998
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: N/A
Writer: Ralph Greene
- 7.5/1049 votesLoading...
#7 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/1997
T.J. skips grades and enters high school at age 10.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1029 votesLoading...
#8 - 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
- 7.5/1024 votesLoading...
#9 - 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
- 7.5/1024 votesLoading...
#11 - 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
- 7.5/1024 votesLoading...
#12 - Beating is Fundamental
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1998
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.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1025 votesLoading...
#13 - Cross Talk
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1999
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.
Director: Jeff McCracken
Writer: Tim Maile, Douglas Tuber, Ralph Greene
- 7.6/1024 votesLoading...
#14 - 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
- 7.6/1019 votesLoading...
#15 - 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
- 7.6/1018 votesLoading...
#16 - Can't Buy Me, Love
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1999
To enlighten Mo about feminism, Yvettle buys him at a school slave auction. Meanwhile, T.J. helps Coach Gerber do his taxes.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: Tim Maile, Douglas Tuber
- 7.7/1039 votesLoading...
#17 - Lab Rats
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/1997
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: N/A
- 7.8/1035 votesLoading...
#18 - Brother, Brother
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/1997
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: N/A
- 7.9/1029 votesLoading...
#21 - 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
- 7.9/1023 votesLoading...
#22 - 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
- 7.9/1026 votesLoading...
#23 - Boomerang
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1998
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: N/A
- 7.9/1031 votesLoading...
#24 - A Date With Destiny
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1998
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.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: Ralph Greene
- 7.9/1024 votesLoading...
#25 - From A to Double D
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1999
A dejected Yvette decides she needs breast augmentation after another actress is picked for a plum stage role. Meanwhile, T.J. is harassed by bullies who make fun of his ears.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
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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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Network:The WB
Worst Episodes Summary
"T.J. Versus The Machine" is the worst rated episode of "Smart Guy". It scored 7/10 based on 27 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".