Try 30 days of free premium.

Season 1 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Back to School

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 25, 1996

Back to School

A very successful musician Steve Hightower who had a successful music group and becomes an inner-city music teacher, and soon discovers someone from his past is also at the school.

Dead Dog Walking

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 15, 1996

Dead Dog Walking

Bullethead is at the end of his rope when his dog gets impounded and he doesn't have the cash to bail him out. Meanwhile, Cedric gets the boot from his mama's apartment and looks to Steve for a place to live.

Mr. Hightower's Opus

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1996

Mr. Hightower's Opus

As he and Cedric struggle to work out their differences as roommates, Steve bets Regina he can put together a school band in fewer than five days.

The Rock

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1996

The Rock

Rumors of an on-going affair sweep the school when Sara and Romeo are caught hiding in a closet while trying to avoid Principal Grier. Meanwhile, Cedric goes way overboard vying for "Teacher of the Month" honors.

Brush with Greatness

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1996

Brush with Greatness

Romeo paints himself into a corner by falsely taking credit for the winning entry in a poster contest, for artwork that was actually done by Sophia. Meanwhile, Cedric receives a platinum card and goes on a spending spree and is happy... until he gets his bill.

Loose Lips Sink Friendships

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 13, 1996

Loose Lips Sink Friendships

The homecoming dance is approaching, and no one, including chaperone Steve, is happy with their dates. Romeo and Bullethead turn to Steve for help with the homecoming dance, while Cedric joins a video-dating service.

Papa Don't Take No Mess

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1996

Papa Don't Take No Mess

Romeo's old-school father enrolls him in vocational-training classes, much to Romeo's dislike. Meanwhile, Steve and Cedric try to catch a mouse running loose in their apartment.

The Play's Not the Thing

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1997

The Play's Not the Thing

Sophia wins the role of Juliet in the school's production of "Romeo and Juliet," but Romeo is not chosen to play opposite her as his own namesake. Now Romeo must deal with watching another man play Romeo to Sophia's Juliet.

Big Brothers

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1996

Big Brothers

Cedric volunteers to be a "big brother" to a fatherless teenage boy and tries to get Steve involved in the organization.

High Top Reunion

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1996

High Top Reunion

Steve reunites with his old singing group, "The Hi-Tops," to perform on an awards show. But when a band member gets injured, Cedric is the only available substitute.

That's My Mama

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1996

That's My Mama

Steve gets Regina to help trick his visiting mother into believing that they are a couple. Meanwhile, Romeo makes two dates for the same night & decides to see them both at the same restaurant at the same time.

Pool Sharks Get Bit

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1996

Pool Sharks Get Bit

Bullethead and Romeo hope to pocket some cash hustling pool, but the tables are turned on them and they wind up holding the short end of the stick.

Coming to Chicago

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1997

Coming to Chicago

When Steve scores hard-to-get tickets to a concert, Regina agrees to go out with him. Meanwhile, Sara reluctantly agrees to go out on a date with Bullethead.

African-American Me

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1997

African-American Me

On his way to play the piano at Regina's church, Steve gets arrested and thrown in jail with Cedric.

When the Funk Bites the Dust

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1997

When the Funk Bites the Dust

The Hi-Tops' ex-manager gets engaged and the group gathers for a bachelor party at Steve's apartment and Angela takes a compatibility test from a magazine, and the results show that her and Steve are not compatible. In revenge, Steve creates a test that intentionally shows that Regina is not the woman for him. Meanwhile, the students are assigned the task of creating a short film for a contest and Don volunteers to perform a ventriloquism act for Booker T's annual high school talent show, but he discovers that it's harder than it looks.

Big Daddy's Baby Girl

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1997

Big Daddy's Baby Girl

A 19-year-old woman steals into Steve's life claiming to be his daughter, the outcome of a long-ago romantic liaison. Meanwhile, Bullethead is suddenly popular when everyone learns that he has a pair of floor seat tickets to a Chicago Bulls game.

I Do, I Don't

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1997

I Do, I Don't

Snoop Doggy Dogg and Sean "Puffy" Combs visit the school to talk to Steve's class about the rumored rivlary between East and West Coast rappers.

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Apr 27, 1997

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

Since Regina's sorority sister is visiting from out of town, Regina decides to impress her by lying about having a wealthy handsome boyfriend, and enlists Steve to help her out with her deceit.

The Roof is on Fire

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: May 4, 1997

The Roof is on Fire

Steve tries to put some "sparks" into Regina's dull party -- and proceeds to set the roof on fire. Then, he offers to let her stay at his place.

Love with Interest

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: May 11, 1997

Love with Interest

A smooth-talking bank officer shows an interest in Regina and for Mother's Day, Steve decides that each of the boys will build something for Angela. Mike and Don succeed in making jewelry and recipe boxes; however, the more unskilled laborer Don does not want to build anything, since he is not interested in chalkboarding. Also, Romeo and his mother tries to consult Sara, Bullethead and Sophia parrot-nap a rival school's mascot about what to do with Don.

Can't Buy Me Love

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: May 18, 1997

Can't Buy Me Love

Steve gives a birthday gift to Regina on her birthday, to show her he cares. But Regina also gets a gift from another admirer, an expensive gift, and believes the expensive gift is from Steve.

Try 30 days of free premium.