Thea - Season 1

Thea - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesSept. 3, 1993 - Feb. 19, 1994

Episodes

Pilot
Season 1Episode 130 min

Pilot

We are introduced to Thea's hectic routine, working at the supermarket checkout by day, dressing hair by night, and supervising her four demanding children. James gives his mother $25 which he earned delivering sandwiches during his school lunch hour, but she insists that he keep the money and eat his own lunch in the cafeteria henceforth. Danesha returns from taking Jerome clothes shopping, but Jerome blabs that he had to try on endless badly-fitting clothes while she talked on the phone to her new boyfriend Leonard, who is meeting her at the library later to study, and Thea insists that Jerome pick her up at home so she can inspect him. Meanwhile, Jarvis is supposedly at a friend's house doing a geography assignment, but Thea has found his geography book and knows that he has been at the video arcade instead, and grounds him before she leaves to attend a memorial service. It's the night of a big video game competition, and Jarvis sneaks out to it despite James' attempts to keep him a
Sept. 3, 1993
Jerome Makes the Grade
Season 1Episode 230 min

Jerome Makes the Grade

Jerome is failing English because of his desperate attempts to make the school basketball team. When Thea forces him to finish his book report on ""To Kill a Mockingbird"", he doesn't make the team - but gets an A on his report. Meanwhile, Danesha attempts to submit a video to America's Funniest Home Videos.
Sept. 10, 1993
Dirty Laundry
Season 1Episode 330 min

Dirty Laundry

The kids are not pleased when the washing machine breaks down, which means endless trips to the laundromat. Meanwhile, Danesha's boyfriend is in hot water after he kisses another girl, and Thea puts him through the wringer before he can come clean with Danesha.
Sept. 22, 1993
How I Got Over
Season 1Episode 430 min

How I Got Over

Thea gets a chance to train for manager; but Jerome plans a boxing match party while Thea is at her night school class.
Sept. 25, 1993
To Tell the Truth
Season 1Episode 530 min

To Tell the Truth

Jarvis lets his younger brother drive and they get into an accident; but it's no accident that the boys don't tell their mom who was behind the wheel. To punish them, she cooks up a scheme with Lynette, who pretends to have lost her wedding ring in her trash, now at the bottom of a very fragrant dumpster.
Okt. 6, 1993
Artie's Party
Season 1Episode 630 min

Artie's Party

Conflict brews when Arthur plans his bachelor party and invites Jerome, whom Thea thinks is too young to attend.
Okt. 13, 1993
Here Comes Mr. Gordon
Season 1Episode 730 min

Here Comes Mr. Gordon

Thea acquires an unwanted admirer.
Okt. 15, 1993
Birthday Girl
Season 1Episode 830 min

Birthday Girl

On her birthday, Thea's treasured gift of hot tickets to a Motown reunion concert goes flat when her boss calls her in to work a replacement shift.
Nov. 3, 1993
Danesha Loooves Leonard
Season 1Episode 930 min

Danesha Loooves Leonard

When Danesha's romance with Leonard disrupts the household, Jarvis and Jerome hatch a plan to split up the lovebirds.
Nov. 17, 1993
Mama, I'm Full
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Mama, I'm Full

Thea must work at the market on Thanksgiving, so she entrusts Danesha with the cooking of the family feast.
Nov. 24, 1993
Good Stock
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Good Stock

Jerome finds he has a knack with stocks which leads Thea to lend him a real investment stake.
Dez. 1, 1993
A Christmas Story
Season 1Episode 1230 min

A Christmas Story

Synopsis needed.
Dez. 15, 1993
Danesha Project
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Danesha Project

Danesha has a social studies project on single parents to do for school with the help of her classmate, Cliff Croverd, who just happens to be the most popular guy in school. Guess who they choose to interview about the experience of single parenthood?
Dez. 22, 1993
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Thea finds herself in a hairy situation when she can't afford mandated improvements to her in-home salon and an inspector wants to close it down.
Jan. 12, 1994
Who's Zoomin' Who
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Who's Zoomin' Who

Marcella uses Jerome to make her boyfriend, Dwayne, jealous while Jerome uses the relationship to meet his own needs. Meanwhile, Thea decides to fix her own plumbling after Clark refuses to make time to do it for her.
Jan. 16, 1994
Of Fish and Men
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Of Fish and Men

Danesha is paired with a basketball star for a school project, but finds that he could use a lesson in teamwork when he tries to pass all the work off on her.
Jan. 29, 1994
Call Me Thea
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Call Me Thea

Thea takes a day off, leaving the kids to do the household chores, and visits her favorite barbecue restaurant, Mickey's, only to discover that Mickey has died and new owner Roy's cooking is awful. Enter new head chef Thea.
Feb. 4, 1994
Thea Changes Jobs
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Thea Changes Jobs

This is presumably the episode where Thea really takes over the diner.
Feb. 11, 1994
The Pie Queen and the Loan Duck
Season 1Episode 1930 min

The Pie Queen and the Loan Duck

Jarvis needs space and privacy to study for his college SATs. Meanwhile, Thea is outraged when she learns that Mitch Mallard, the banker who holds the mortgage on the diner, eats there for free -- while Thea's kids have to pay.
Feb. 19, 1994

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