Seasons & episodes
S3 · E14Unusual Suspects 1997-01-22 · 30 min
Marlon suspects a friend in need is a friend with greed when his apartment is burglarized after he rebuffed T.C.'s plea for a loan.
S3 · E15Goodbye Mr. Gibbs 1997-01-29 · 30 min
Shawn and Marlon decide to play a prank on a hated teacher from junior high -- but find themselves delivering his eulogy when he drops dead at his retirement party.
S3 · E16Risky Bid-ness 1997-02-05 · 30 min
Shawn figures he's movin' on up when he lands a job at the ad agency in the building, but he's knocked off the fast track when his boss Ted takes credit for his slogan. Meanwhile, Marlon is left to run the newsstand, where he hires Dupree as his assistant.
S3 · E17Pops' Secret 1997-02-12 · 30 min
When Pops starts dressing in fine clothes, closing the diner early and staying out late, Shawn and Marlon suspect the reason is another woman.
S3 · E18I Do... 1997-02-19 · 30 min
Marlon's relationship with his girlfriend is suddenly altared -- er, altered -- when her brother, a neighborhood bully, learns how close they've become and forces young Williams to propose.
S3 · E19Dee's Baby Daddy 1997-02-26 · 30 min
Dee delivers a woman's baby, and her maternal instincts surface.
S3 · E20The Black Widower 1997-04-30 · 30 min
The boys fear it's a match made in hell after introducing a lonely Grandma to Fred, a smooth-talking diner regular who they later believe is a wanted murderer known as ""The Black Widower.""
S3 · E21Say It Ain't So Marlon 1997-05-07 · 30 min
Marlon looks to even the score with an old Little League teammate who supposedly ruined his chances at a big-league career by hogging all the glory.
S3 · E22Marlon Goes On the Road 1997-05-14 · 30 min
Shawn's plans to expand ""Williams Brothers News"" are interrupted when Marlon lands a part in a national musical starring R&B artist Keith Sweat.
S4 · E1Marlon's Return 1997-09-17 · 30 min
Marlon returns home after a successful three-month tour in a musical starring Keith Sweat. But Shawn soon has to warn his little brother of fame's fleeting nature after Marlon's ego -- and debt -- explodes.
S4 · E2Prom Fright 1997-09-24 · 30 min
Shawn comes to the conclusion that all of his relationship problems can be traced back to the prom date who stood him up. Marlon helps Shawn reenact his traumatic senior prom after the elder Williams brother's fear of commitment causes him to lose yet another girlfriend.
S4 · E3Pops' Daughter 1997-10-01 · 30 min
Pops receives shocking news from a beautiful young woman who's been hanging around the diner asking a lot of questions about his past.
S4 · E4Stand Up Guy 1997-10-08 · 30 min
Marlon is hot on his first night as a stand-up comic, but jokes about Pops's cooking and Dee's love life cause the family to turn a cold shoulder toward the new comedian
S4 · E5Unspoken Token 1997-10-15 · 30 min
Upset when he learns he's been hired by a high-tech company simply because he's black, Shawn dreams that he's J.J. Evans on his favorite show Good Times, with Grandma as Willona, Pops as James, and Marlon as Michael.
S4 · E6Odd Man Out 1997-10-22 · 30 min
Marlon is on the receiving end of a number of childish practical jokes after Shawn's old high-school buddy Terrell returns. But Marlon thinks the biggest joke may be on Shawn, who keeps loaning money to his supposedly well-off friend.
S4 · E7Pops' Last Hurrah 1997-11-05 · 30 min
At first Shawn and Marlon are afraid -- then they're petrified -- after a series of misunderstandings lead them to believe that Pops has just a few weeks to live. Gloria Gaynor sings ""I Will Survive"" in a cameo appearance.
S4 · E8I Was En Vogue's Love Slave 1997-11-12 · 30 min
Marlon's gonna get it -- ""it"" being a $25 million lawsuit -- after a tabloid prints a false story about him being the ""love slave"" of the En Vogue singers. En Vogue performs ""Let It Flow"" in a cameo appearance.
S4 · E9Can I Get A Witness? 1997-11-19 · 30 min
The Williams family is placed under police protection after Marlon observes a bank robbery and the culprit sends his big brother to deal with any witnesses.
S4 · E10Ted's Revenge 1997-12-10 · 30 min
Shawn's former boss Ted is released from a mental institution and plots revenge against Shawn for causing him to lose his job at an ad agency.
S4 · E11All in the Family Feud 1998-01-14 · 30 min
When the Williams family is chosen to compete on the TV quiz show ""Family Battle,"" Pops and Shawn try to improve their odds of winning by replacing the dim-witted Marlon with ""cousin"" Dee.
S4 · E12Raging Marlon 1998-01-21 · 30 min
Marlon reluctantly steps into the ring with former boxing champ Hector ""Hot-Pepper"" Lopez after he brags about accidentally knocking him out at the gym.
S4 · E13The Son of Marlon 1998-01-28 · 30 min
When Shawn introduces Marlon to a beautiful woman, he fails to mention one little thing: her 7-year-old son. But Marlon forms an instant bond with the boy, prompting him to consider becoming both a daddy and a husband.
S4 · E14Dee's Deelemma 1998-02-05 · 30 min
Dee's relationship with a shy dentist starts to decay thanks to Marlon and Shawn.
S4 · E15Independence Day 1998-02-11 · 30 min
Marlon's dream of moving on up to his own place turns into a nightmare when his seemingly deluxe apartment starts falling apart, and he learns he can't get out of the 10-year lease he signed.