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The Best Episodes of The Hughleys

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The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D.

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    The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 7 - Roots (1)
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #1 - Roots (1)

    S2:E7

    At a big family Thanksgiving, Darryl learns that the man he always thought was his father actually isn't, and his entire family has been lying to him his whole life.

    Director:Brian K. Roberts
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 13 - I Have A Scheme
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #2 - I Have A Scheme

    S4:E13

    When Michael leads the neighborhood effort to rename their street after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Darryl puts the plan into jeopardy by alienating a neighbor with a particularly egregious breach of political correctness. Meanwhile, Sydney uses VIP concert tickets to bribe her way into the popular school crowd.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 17 - Storm o' the Century
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Storm o' the Century

    S1:E17

    Darryl ruins the fun for everyone when the Hughleys and the Rogerses stop at a haunted hotel.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 6 - Hughley & Son
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Hughley & Son

    S4:E6

    Darryl and Yvonne discover that Michael has been skipping school, but instead of forcing him back to the classroom, Darryl decides to give him a taste of the working world and brings him aboard at Hughley Vending.

    Director:Brian K. Roberts
    Writer:Tom J. Astle

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  5. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 22 - The Thin Black Line
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #5 - The Thin Black Line

    S2:E22

    Yvonne's cousin makes a documentary of the Hughleys, making Darryl hyper-aware of the possibility that he is selling out by moving to the white suburbs. Sydney gets into a fight with a girl at school who calls her white. The Rogerses are made to feel that some how they are racist.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 6 - Scary Hughley
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #6 - Scary Hughley

    S3:E6

    The Hughleys and the Rogerses decide to throw a joint party in their two houses, but Darryl gets all competitive and decides he has to throw a better party than his neighbors. Darryl finds out that Crazy Larry, the appliance store owner, used to live in his house and died in the kitchen when he tried to get a bagel out of toaster with a fork. Darry, with the help of a talisman that unleashes dark evil, finds himself being haunted by the ghost of Crazy Larry, and he has to perform and exorcism on Yvonne. It turns out that Darryl's friends ganged up to pull a prank on him to teach him not to be so competitive.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 16 - Bored of the Rings
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Bored of the Rings

    S4:E16

    Darryl is shocked to learn his parents have split up and attempts to facilitate a reconciliation. Meanwhile, Michael attempts to choreograph Sydney's talent show in an effort to make a lasting impression on her girlfriends.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Marco Pennette

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  8. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 15 - Why Can't We Be Friends
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Why Can't We Be Friends

    S1:E15

    Darryl question his friendship with Dave after meeting one of Dave's friends who is a racist.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 19 - The Girl That I Married
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #9 - The Girl That I Married

    S2:E19

    After Darryl teaches his son how to be a ladies man, and Michael starts dating two women at the same time, Yvonne admits that she was dating someone else when she first started dating Darryl. Darryl, although he originally refuses to go to Yvonne's college reunion, now crashes it in order to hunt down her other boyfriend. He learns to have some confidence in his relationship with Yvonne, but still tackles both a Reverend and a Rabbi out of jealousy. Meanwhile, Sydney becomes friends with one of Michael's girlfriends and gets him busted.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 20 - Body Double
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Body Double

    S2:E20

    Yvonne's parents drop the family's hated Aunt Thelma off at the Hughley residence where she proceeds to die. Darryl goes with Yvonne's father to make funeral arrangements, and even though he also hated Aunt Thelma, he is horrified with how cheap his father-in-law is being. At the wake in the Hughleys' house, the family realizes that they have a strange white woman in the casket instead of Aunt Thelma, and the guys have to crash a confederate funeral to steal their hated Aunt's body back. The finally have a proper wake that Darryl pays for and the kids even find something good to say about the old woman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  11. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 3 - A Cry for Pleh
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #11 - A Cry for Pleh

    S4:E3

    After Michael is diagnosed with dyslexia, Darryl and Yvonne hire a tutor to help him with his studies. Darryl, however, is quickly taken aback by the woman because she makes him feel dumb.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 14 - Smells Like Free Spirit
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Smells Like Free Spirit

    S4:E14

    Darryl's wild 17-year-old niece Carly, an aspiring singer, arrives for an unexpected visit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom J. Astle

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  13. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 13 - Reliving Single
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Reliving Single

    S1:E13

    The couples in the suburbs are worried about Milsap's single status and try to set him up.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  14. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 12 - Seoul Brother Next Door
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Seoul Brother Next Door

    S2:E12

    Darryl and his Korean neighbor feud over their differences, but then finally realize that they do have some things in common.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    In series premiere, Darryl Hughley and his family are getting settled into their new home in the L.A. suburbs, but Darryl keeps seeing racism where there is none and lets his best friend Milsap scare him into thinking that he's on the ""slippery slope"" to losing his blackness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 2 - Carpool
    6.7/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Carpool

    S1:E2

    Yvonne asks Darryl to carpool for a few days, but things don't work out when the other kids' moms vote him out the day before Yvonne is to appear before city council.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  17. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 14 - I Ain't Heavy, I'm Your Father
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #17 - I Ain't Heavy, I'm Your Father

    S1:E14

    Darryl goes camping with the kids to prove that he's fun.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 21 - Clan of the Cave Bear
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Clan of the Cave Bear

    S1:E21

    Yvonne takes a job doing fund raising at a local hospital.

    Director:Brian K. Roberts
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 4 - Go With the Flow
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Go With the Flow

    S4:E4

    While Yvonne is away on business, Darryl finds himself thrust into a mothering role when Sydney has her first period.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 3 - Lost in the Suburbs
    6.5/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Lost in the Suburbs

    S1:E3

    Darryl feels left out when Milsap hits it off with Dave and Yvonne becomes busy with Sally's baby shower.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Hughleys Season 2 Episode 8 - Roots (2)
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Roots (2)

    S2:E8

    Darryl is incredibly upset by the news that Henry is not his biological father. Darryl's mother tells him about Jerry Rose, his real father, and how he took off shortly after Darryl was born. Henry tells Yvonne where to find Jerry Rose, and Yvonne packs up Darryl and takes him to Oakland, where Jerry has a restaurant. Jerry is incredibly excited to meet Darryl, and wants to be a part of his life. Jerry tells Darryl that he once sent $35,000 to Hattie Mae, but Henry sent the check back with a letter saying he didn't want to accept payment for raising ""his"" sons. Darryl realizes that Henry really is his ""real"" father even if he isn't his biological father, and goes back to L.A. and has a heart to heart with him.

    Director:Brian K. Roberts
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 5 - The Truth Shall Set Me Free
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #22 - The Truth Shall Set Me Free

    S3:E5

    After firing one of his employees for incompetence, Darryl is shocked when he is sued for racial discrimination. While Darryl's friends try to convince the judge - and themselves - that Darryl isn't really a racist, his hopes of winning fade further when he discovers that the former employee has hired a world-famous lawyer.

    Director:Brian K. Roberts
    Writer:Matt Ember

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  23. The Hughleys Season 3 Episode 18 - Something About Shari
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Something About Shari

    S3:E18

    Darryl plays host for the wedding of Yvonne's sister, but things turn difficult when he catches the groom cheating.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Hughleys Season 4 Episode 12 - I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #24 - I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas

    S4:E12

    Believing that Michael and Sydney are spoiled, Darryl and Yvonne show the kids what the true meaning of Christmas is. Meanwhile, the family's Christmas cheer is endangered when Shari accidentally gives the kids' new presents to a foster-child facility; and Milsap gives Dave and Sally a lottery ticket that might be worth big bucks.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Hughleys Season 1 Episode 6 - Rich Kids Bad, Poor Kids Good
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Rich Kids Bad, Poor Kids Good

    S1:E6

    Darryl is worried that his kids are growing up spoiled. So he decides to show them what life is like to grow up poor.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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Best Episodes Summary

"Roots (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Hughleys". It scored 7.7/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Brian K. Roberts and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/5/1999. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "I Have A Scheme".