NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Big Brother
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2004
Vanessa confronts Bernie for looking through her things; Bernie buys security cameras to see what the family's doing, which more he bargained for. Guest appearance by Snoop Dogg.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Marc Abrams, Michael Benson, Peter B. Aronson
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Stiff Upper Lip
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2004
Bernie decides that 8-year-old Bryana is too old to be riding her bike with training wheels. She crashes, and a guilty Bernie volunteers to take her class to the museum. Jordan steals an old cast from the hospital and wears it at school to get out of gym class.
Director: Warren Hutcherson
Writer: Richard Appel, Warren Hutcherson
NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Being Bernie Mac
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2004
Bernie is hoping for some peace and quiet as he prepares for a performance that night, but he must deal with the kids when Wanda's business meeting runs long.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Jerry Collins, Jacqueline R. Clay
NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Mac Overdrive
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2004
Bernie gives Vanessa driving lessons, but he goes overboard while teaching Vanessa. Out of nowhere, he gets his truck towed away and he also gets glasses.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: John Riggi, Kate Angelo
NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - My Privacy
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 1/14/2005
Bryana accidentally walks in on Bernie getting ready for his bath. Vanessa is not happy when Bryana moves into her room. Bernie and Wanda decide that it may be time to remodel the house, much to the dismay of Bernie's wallet.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Jerry Collins
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Who Gives This Bride
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 1/14/2005
Bernie's sister announces that she and her fiance, Monroe (Cedric Yarbrough) are eloping to Las Vegas. Wanda offers to have the wedding at the Mac house.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Teri Schaffer
NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Nerdy Mac
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/21/2005
Bernie and Wanda are not satisfied with Bryana's test scores, and decide to enroll her at Jordan's school. As a result, Jordan is depressed because the kids at school think he's a nerd.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Richard Appel
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Stone Nuts
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/28/2005
Jordan wants to be more popular in school, so Bernie teaches him to gamble, but the trick soon backfires. Wanda's birthday is coming up, and Bernie searches for a rare cognac-colored diamond.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Steve Tompkins
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Jack & Jacqueline
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/4/2005
Wanda decides to enroll the kids in an organization that teaches social skills to young people, with Vanessa instantly making new friends, who manage to get themselves into trouble & in mall jail.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Antonia F. March, Jacqueline McKinley
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Manchild in Vanessa Land
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/11/2005
Vanessa's new boyfriend is 18 years old, and has a child by a former girlfriend; Bernie confronts Vanessa about her new boyfriend and gets under her skin about it; Bernie reveals to Wanda that he thinks Vanessa is having sex.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Fred Johnson
NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - You Don't Know Squad
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/18/2005
Bernie is happy that Vanessa has joined the Spirit Squad, until he sees the racey costumes and provocative routines. Jordan enlists Bryana and her friends to help him sell a product.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Antonia F. March, Jacqueline McKinley
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - You Got Served
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/25/2005
Bryana's birthday party results in a lawsuit after she bounces high in the moon house and accidentally sending the girl flying. When Bernie hears about this, he tries to find a way to prevent the lawsuit from happening.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Brian Egan
NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - I Don't Wanna Be a Playa No More
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/11/2005
When Jordan develops a crush on a girl, Bernie teaches Jordan how to be a "player". Vanessa wants to attend a hip-hop concert.
Director: Warren Hutcherson
Writer: Teri Schaffer
NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - The Big Picture
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/18/2005
Bernie hires a personal assistant. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H becomes the victim of Jordan's prank phone calls.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Steve Tompkins
NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - The Music Mac
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 4/1/2005
Bernie wants to encourage Vanessa's burgeoning musical talent. Guest appearance by Isaac Hayes.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Amanda K. Montgomery, Courtney Kemp Agboh
NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Walk Like a Man
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2005
Bernie feels that Jordan is ready to walk home from school by himself, but his walk home days are over after Jordan and his friends pick on a crabby neighbor. Vanessa has a wardrobe malfunction while swimming.
Director: Warren Hutcherson
Writer: Corey Nickerson
6.1/1044 votesLoading...#17 - Who's That Lady
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/12/2004
Psychologist Dr. Phil makes a house call in Bernie's confessional. He counsels Bernie on how to deal with an angry Wanda, who feels left out after Bernie and his buddies bring a woman, Lynette, into their group. Meanwhile, the kids find where Bernie hides all of their dangerous toys and end up almost killing each other to keep the secret.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Teri Schaffer, Warren Hutcherson
6.3/1059 votesLoading...#18 - Mac-Inations
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/2004
Bernie believes that he is the master of all pranks until his neighbor Carl Reiner, Wanda, and the kids join forces against him for the ultimate practical joke. They make Bernie believe that he accidentally killed Carl's beloved dog with rat poison. But it isn't until Ashton Kutcher comes into the picture that Bernie is put in his place.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Brian Egan
6.5/1038 votesLoading...#19 - Meet The Grandparents
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/2003
Wanda's parents, Lloyd and Leora, visit the Mac household. Bernie and Wanda first think the visit will be good for the kids. But Lloyd and Leora start to give them more then they bargained for when hey start to criticize Bernie and Wanda's parenting skills. Bernie and Wanda decide to let the grandparents take care of the kids and leave for several hours. When they return, Bernie and Wanda tell Lloyd and Leora how they feel and decide the best thing is for the grandparents to leave. When Vanessa finds out, she is very upset because Leora did not tell her parents that a boy kissed her. Everyone makes up and decide to leave parenting to Bernie and Wanda.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Jerry Collins, Teri Schaffer
6.5/1044 votesLoading...#20 - Easy Rider
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/5/2004
Bernie is tired of living in a child-friendly house and having to give up all of his favorite things because of the kids. When the studio gives him a motorcycle and Wanda suggests that he give it to charity because it is unsafe, he puts his foot down and decides to keep it until he crashes, passes out and sees what the Mac house would be like without him. When he comes to, he realizes that Wanda is right, and he child-proofs everything in the house and becomes over-protective of the kids. Meanwhile, Jordan is caught trying to sell Bernie's girlie magazines to the boys at school and Bernie and Wanda are called into another meeting with Father Cronin.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Nguyen Orange
6.5/1044 votesLoading...#21 - Five Stages of Bryana
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 6/15/2004
Bernie and Wanda struggle with how to discipline Bryana when she begins to change from their adorable baby girl into a bratty little bully. They consult a child therapist to determine what is making her suddenly throw tantrums, become a bully at school and fight with her siblings at home. Meanwhile, Bernie buys Bryana a guinea pig but it's Wanda who ends up taking care of the pet and eventually bonding with it
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: John Riggi
6.6/1047 votesLoading...#22 - Magic Jordan
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/2003
Jordan plans to impress one of Vanessa's friends with magic.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer: Steve Tompkins
6.6/1047 votesLoading...#23 - The Talk
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2004
Bernie catches Jordan looking at his men's magazines and playing provocative video games, so Wanda tells him it's time for Jordan to learn about the ""birds and the bees."" Bernie is having trouble getting the words out, so he stops by the Playboy Mansion to get advice from the expert, Hugh Hefner. When Jordan thinks he got a girl pregnant by kissing her, Bernie realizes it's time for the talk.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Marc Abrams, Michael Benson
6.6/1044 votesLoading...#24 - Father Knows Best
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2005
Bryan, Bryanna's father, shows up to spend more time with his daughter-and ends up spoiling her.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Teri Schaffer
6.6/1034 votesLoading...#25 - Some Church Bull
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2005
In an effort to bring family members closer together, Wanda insists they participate in the annual parish retreat.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Jerry Collins
The Worst Episodes of The Bernie Mac Show
Every episode of The Bernie Mac Show ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Bernie Mac Show!
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series...
Genre:Comedy
Network:FOX
Worst Episodes Summary
"Big Brother" is the worst rated episode of "The Bernie Mac Show". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Linda Mendoza and written by Marc Abrams, Michael Benson, Peter B. Aronson, it aired on 9/8/2004. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Stiff Upper Lip".