8.9/1011 votes#1 - Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1994
Ben Vereen plays Will's long-lost father, who breezes into town and promises Will the moon, which angers an unforgiving Philip.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bill Boulware
8.1/108 votes#2 - Will Goes a-Courtin'
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1993
When Phillip sues Will and Carlton for unpaid rent, two different versions of the dispute are aired - neither entirely truthful.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bill Boulware
7.8/108 votes#3 - You've Got to Be a Football Hero
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1993
Will uses booze to prove his manliness while competing with a hulking football hero who wants to score points with Jackie, and his fraternity brothers leave drunken Will in a cemetery, where he is haunted. Meanwhile, Ashley learns that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bill Boulware
7.6/109 votes#4 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/24/1994
Bird is the word when Carlton, ULA's peacock mascot, is kidnapped by a rival school before the big game.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bill Boulware
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"Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse" is the best rated episode written by Bill Boulware. It scored 8.9/10 based on 11 votes. It was directed by Shelley Jensen. It aired on 5/9/1994 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Will Goes a-Courtin'".