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The Best Episodes of Taina

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Chronicles the life of a sassy 15-year-old Latina caught between two worlds: the traditional world of her Puerto Rican family and the modern world of her friends and life at the Manhattan School of the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Taina Season 2 Episode 7 - Crushin'
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Crushin'

    S2:E7

    Taina discovers that the guy she's crushing on is younger than she thought; Lamar gets jealous when Renee and Daniel share interest in sumo-wrestling.

    Director:Joe Menendez
    Writer:Rodney Stringfellow

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  2. Taina Season 1 Episode 1 - Be Careful What You Wish for
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Be Careful What You Wish for

    S1:E1

    Taina Morales, an aspiring entertainer, begins her first day at Manhattan School for The Arts, but when her drama teacher, Mr. Colon, calls her out on her overacting, she starts to doubt her acting ability. Lamar is convinced that Daniel is a jinx, then he's forced to take an all-female ballet class.

    Director:Carl Lauten
    Writer:Fracaswell Hyman

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  3. Taina Season 1 Episode 2 - Blue Mascara
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Blue Mascara

    S1:E2

    Taina is asked to join the senior girl group Blue Mascara (3LW). However, the group discourages her from continuing to hang out with Renee, feeling that she will interfere with the group's career pursuits. Meanwhile, Daniel loses a bet to Lamar and must join the school's losing basketball team. Taina ultimately decides that her friendship with Renee is more important than being in Blue Mascara and quits the group. Gia (Adrienne Bailon), Lia (Kiely Williams), and Ria (Naturi Naughton) go on to perform "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" without Taina, and Maritza tries to take her place in the group.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writer:Tracy Grandstaff

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  4. Taina Season 1 Episode 3 - Quinceanero
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Quinceanero

    S1:E3

    Taina and Gloria disagree on what dress she should wear for her Quinceañero, her 15th birthday party; Lamar competes with Alex (Nick Cannon), Maritza's boyfriend who appears to have feelings for Taina.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writers:Fracaswell Hyman, Maria Perez-Brown

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  5. Taina Season 1 Episode 4 - Mega Funds
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Mega Funds

    S1:E4

    Taina is forced to find her own way to get money to go on an amusement-park trip to see singer Joe perform, after her parents refuse to giver her the money. After winning a cash prize in a radio contest, Taina spends almost all of the money on an expensive pair of shoes instead of on the trip. Lamar and Daniel win the chance to be radio DJs for a week at Papito's, but Lamar's ego goes to his head, ruining the experience for them both.

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writer:Anthony C. Hill

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  6. Taina Season 1 Episode 5 - En Espanol
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - En Espanol

    S1:E5

    When Taina gets a bad grade on a Spanish exam, Abuelo Gregorio goes overboard immersing the family in their Puerto Rican heritage. Lamar helps Taina write a love letter to Papito's nephew, who only speaks Spanish. A weird goth girl, Ice, falls in love with Lamar.

    Director:Carl Lauten
    Writer:Fracaswell Hyman

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  7. Taina Season 1 Episode 6 - Charmed Bracelet
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Charmed Bracelet

    S1:E6

    After buying a cheap bracelet and being told that her great-grandmother was psychic, Taina is convinced that she is also psychic. Daniel and Lamar are so obsessed with a skiing video game at Papito's that they refuse to take showers.

    Director:Carl Lauten
    Writer:Tracy Grandstaff

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  8. Taina Season 1 Episode 7 - I Want It That Way
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - I Want It That Way

    S1:E7

    A short play that Taina wrote is chosen for a showcase which she must also direct. The task becomes overwhelming when her actresses Renee and Maritza, her musician Daniel, and her assistant-director Lamar all want to do their own thing.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writer:Nicole Jefferson

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  9. Taina Season 1 Episode 8 - A Twitch in the Tail
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - A Twitch in the Tail

    S1:E8

    Taina auditions for a soap opera but Santito, who accompanied her, gets the role. Beatrice (Benita Robledo), whom Daniel had a crush on back in band camp, moves to town and falls for Lamar.

    Director:Rick Fernandes
    Writer:Fracaswell Hyman

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  10. Taina Season 1 Episode 9 - Big Break
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Big Break

    S1:E9

    Taina is desperate to be cast as Robert De Niro's daughter in a movie. Daniel and Lamar get jobs to buy a used computer program to make their movies. Taina's Titi Carmen visits, causes tension with Abuelo Gregorio.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Anthony C. Hill

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  11. Taina Season 1 Episode 10 - Friend or Phone
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Friend or Phone

    S1:E10

    Taina wants a new cell phone after hers malfunctions. When Titi Rosa buys her a new phone, she sells her old one to Renee; when it finally breaks down for good, Renee asks for her money back, causing a rift in their relationship. Daniel and Lamar try to bribe Maritza for Knicks-Lakers tickets.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Anthony C. Hill

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  12. Taina Season 1 Episode 11 - Singing with the Enemy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Singing with the Enemy

    S1:E11

    Taina, Renee, and Maritza must team up to perform for a talent show or get a failing grade in drama class. Taina has difficulty telling Renee that she can't sing. Daniel has writer's block and turns secret, embarrassing stories from Lamar and Taina into songs.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writer:Anthony C. Hill

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  13. Taina Season 1 Episode 12 - Undercover Girl
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Undercover Girl

    S1:E12

    Taina suspects that Alex of the group MDO is a fraud.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writer:Tracy Grandstaff

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  14. Taina Season 1 Episode 13 - My Left Eye
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - My Left Eye

    S1:E13

    Taina is selected to record a song with a popular artist and must go on tour for a year; she faces a tough decision on whether or not to go.

    Director:Rick Fernandes
    Writer:Fracaswell Hyman

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  15. Taina Season 2 Episode 1 - Crouching Actor, Hidden Chicken
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Crouching Actor, Hidden Chicken

    S2:E1

    Taina acts like a tough girl to snag a role in a boxing movie; Daniel and Renee build a robot for a robot-fighting competition.

    Director:Richard A. Fernandes
    Writer:Fracaswell Hyman

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  16. Taina Season 2 Episode 2 - Sabotage
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Sabotage

    S2:E2

    Taina and Maritza join forces to take down Lizzie (Brooke Allison), a southern girl who sabotaged her way to the lead role in the school musical; Renee develops romantic feelings for Daniel.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Tracy Grandstaff

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  17. Taina Season 2 Episode 3 - Scary Legend
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Scary Legend

    S2:E3

    A scary story Mr. Colon told spooks Taina and the gang; while staying at school at night for costume fittings, Taina and Renee make a bet with Lamar and Daniel to see who can last longest there without being scared.

    Director:Richard A. Fernandes
    Writer:Anthony C. Hill

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  18. Taina Season 2 Episode 4 - Test Friends
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Test Friends

    S2:E4

    Taina and Renee take a magazine quiz on their friendship and find out they hardly know anything about each other; Lamar, Daniel, and Maritza must work at Papito's to pay for a display-case glass they broke.

    Director:Virgil L. Fabian
    Writer:Wayne Conley

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  19. Taina Season 2 Episode 5 - Papi Don't Preach
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Papi Don't Preach

    S2:E5

    Eduardo questions Taina about whether she attended an all-night party after he told her not to, and Taina vehemently says she didn't go; Lamar and Daniel get jobs at a movie theater and promise they will sneak Taina and Renee into the film premiere starring Teck Money of The Real World.

    Director:Fracaswell Hyman
    Writer:Fracaswell Hyman

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  20. Taina Season 2 Episode 6 - The Big Show
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Big Show

    S2:E6

    Taina tries to audition for the lead in the new school play directed by Shevchenko (Liz Torres), a once-prestigious theater director, but she must overcome the long-standing rule that only seniors can audition for lead roles in school plays. Lamar and Daniel sell tickets to the play with extreme measures, and Renee and Maritza compete for the affection of Darius, the play's senior male lead.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writer:Luisa Leschin

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  21. Taina Season 2 Episode 8 - Abuelo Knows Best
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Abuelo Knows Best

    S2:E8

    Abuelo Gregorio spends more time with Taina but starts to cramp her style; Maritza wants to write her own songs and asks Lamar and Daniel for help.

    Director:Maria Perez-Brown
    Writer:Maria Perez-Brown

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  22. Taina Season 2 Episode 9 - Bad Review
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Bad Review

    S2:E9

    Taina gets a bad review of a play from Lamar, which has her reevaluating her performance. Daniel invites Maritza as his plus-one for an opera show in exchange for Maritza promising to give him a guitar signed by all four Beatles, but her fashion advice drives him crazy.

    Director:Melissa Joan Hart
    Writer:Tracy Grandstaff

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  23. Taina Season 2 Episode 10 - Desperately Seeking Agent
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Desperately Seeking Agent

    S2:E10

    Taina is willing to go through many extremes to be signed by an agent; Daniel, caught in a lie by his dad, blames Lamar for not cooperating with him on hiding the truth.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writer:Tracy Grandstaff

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  24. Taina Season 2 Episode 11 - Starstruck
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Starstruck

    S2:E11

    When actress Nicole Burke (Kelly Rowland) starts at Manhattan School for the Arts, everyone believes that she is as evil as the character she plays on her popular teen soap and only Taina gives her a chance. On Mr. Colon's orders, Renee and Lamar pretend to be mother and son outside of class to bring better performances out of them for an emotional scene.

    Director:Loretha C. Jones
    Writer:Jim Hecht

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  25. Taina Season 2 Episode 12 - The Fear Factors
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Fear Factors

    S2:E12

    Taina's old friend Lisa shows up to the Manhattan School for the Arts to audition for the lead in the school musical and asks Taina to help keep secret that she isn't a registered student. Lamar asks retired wrestler Gladys Goldfinger (Roma Maffia) to help him perform better in his stage combat class in exchange for teaching her how to cry to fulfill her acting dreams; when her elderly piano player dies, Maritza asks Daniel to be her new one.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Fracaswell Hyman

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Best Episodes Summary

"Crushin'" is the best rated episode of "Taina". It scored 7.8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Joe Menendez and written by Rodney Stringfellow, it aired on 3/9/2002. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Be Careful What You Wish for".