Season 1
6.4/1021 votesPilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1998
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1020 votes
Carpool
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1998
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
- 6.4/1020 votes
Lost in the Suburbs
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1998
Darryl feels left out when Milsap hits it off with Dave and Yvonne becomes busy with Sally's baby shower.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.4/1017 votes
Class Clown
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1998
When Darryl finds out that Michael is the popular class clown, he worries about his Michael's academic future.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1017 votes
Keeping Romance Alive
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1998
Darryl and Yvonne are having trouble finding time alone together.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1018 votes
Rich Kids Bad, Poor Kids Good
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1998
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
Writer: Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore
- 5.9/1017 votes
Baby Fever
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1998
Dave's not around when Sally goes into labor. The Hughleys and Milsap come to her rescue. Darryl overhears a conversation between Yvonne and a nurse and thinks that Yvonne might be pregnant.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore
- 6.0/1018 votes
Soccer
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1998
Darryl is not psyched when Yvonne signs him up to coach Michael's suburban soccer team.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1017 votes
Sydney
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1998
Darryl is neglecting Sydney and realizes that he has to do something drastic when Sydney asks Milsap to escort her to her school's ""Father-Daughter"" dance.
Director: Peter Bonerz, Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1017 votes
Thanksgiving
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1998
Yvonne wants to impress Darryl's hard-to-please relatives by cooking Thanksgiving dinner all by herself. Meanwhile, Darryl's family visits for the first time.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1017 votes
I'm Shrinnnking
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1998
Darryl starts to obsess about losing everything.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Kim Friese
- 6.1/1019 votes
A Multi-Culti Christmas
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1998
Darryl takes matters into his own hands after becoming agitated with the school's very PC Christmas pageant.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1015 votes
Reliving Single
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1999
The couples in the suburbs are worried about Milsap's single status and try to set him up.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore
- 6.5/1015 votes
I Ain't Heavy, I'm Your Father
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1999
Darryl goes camping with the kids to prove that he's fun.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1015 votes
Why Can't We Be Friends
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1999
Darryl question his friendship with Dave after meeting one of Dave's friends who is a racist.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/1015 votes
Dog Eat Dog
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1999
Darryl's neighbor takes him to court after he claims the family's stray dog attacked him.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Kim Friese
- 7.0/1021 votes
Storm o' the Century
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1999
Darryl ruins the fun for everyone when the Hughleys and the Rogerses stop at a haunted hotel.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1015 votes
I Do, I Do, Again (1)
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1999
Darryl asks Yvonne to marry him again, now that he can afford a big wedding, but it looks like her father might ruin the ceremony.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1015 votes
I Do, I Do, Again (2)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1999
Yvonne threatens to call off the wedding if Darryl and her father do not at least pretend to get along with each other.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1014 votes
G.E.D.
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1999
When Michael tells his family that he doesn't plan on going to high school, Darryl tries to set an example by going back to school for his G.E.D.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1024 votes
Clan of the Cave Bear
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/6/1999
Yvonne takes a job doing fund raising at a local hospital.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1014 votes
Jungle Gym Fever
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1999
Darryl becomes upset when Sydney's first crush is on a white boy.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/1015 votes
Up on the Roof
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/1999
Milsap accepts another job when Darryl refuses to give him what he deserves.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A