Seasons & episodes
S4 · E16Help A Brother Out 1998-02-18 · 30 min
Marlon befriends a homeless man in order to study him prior to auditioning for a role as a vagrant in an upcoming film.
S4 · E17The Rich Girl 1998-02-25 · 30 min
Shawn worries that his family will embarrass him in front of his girlfriend's wealthy father.
S4 · E18Busta Saves the Day 1998-03-04 · 30 min
Shawn and Marlon get busted while scalping tickets at a Busta Rhymes concert, so they throw themselves on the mercy of the rapper and tell him they were trying to raise money to save Dee's church.
S4 · E19Talk is Cheap 1998-04-29 · 30 min
Shawn and Marlon appear as guests on ""The Jerry Springer Show,"" and the host surprises the brothers by airing some dirty laundry about their new girlfriend Jasmine.
S4 · E20Bringing It All Back Home 1998-05-06 · 30 min
The boys plot to prevent Pops from selling his house.
S4 · E21Recipe for Success 1998-05-15 · 30 min
Shawn and Marlon try to warn an enthusiastic Pops that the chili he is entering in a high-class food festival has one ""un-gourmet"" ingredient -- dog food.
S4 · E22Fire! 1998-05-20 · 30 min
Shawn feels the heat after a crooked accountant leaves him awash in debt. Then the newsstand suddenly burns down and all of his problems seem to be solved -- until he and the family are suspected of arson.
S5 · E1Brother Can You Spare A Dime? 1998-09-18 · 30 min
Amazing as it sounds, Marlon has an acting gig and Shawn is the one hard up for cash. With the newsstand still out of circulation, Shawn has do some major maneuvering to get a little money out of Marlon.
S5 · E2Six Degrees of Marlon 1998-09-25 · 30 min
Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.
S5 · E3Pops' Campaign 1998-10-01 · 30 min
When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.
S5 · E4Romeo & J'Leeta 1998-10-08 · 30 min
The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Romeo and Juliet"" situation arises. Shawn starts dating Rick's daughter, something that definitely doesn't please Pops. Family arguments then raise the stakes.
S5 · E5Ho's on First 1998-10-15 · 30 min
Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and Shawn isn't sure whether to mention that after finding her alone with a handsome stranger. Marlon learns about it anyway, and though he claims not to be bothered by it, he really is.
S5 · E6Escorting Ain't Easy 1998-10-29 · 30 min
An old flame may be stoking Pops' fires of passion, so Shawn and Marlon set out to convince the woman that she chose the wrong family to get involved with.
S5 · E7The Kiss 1998-11-05 · 30 min
Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, but Marlon has a tape of them in bed and it's going to air on TV, on America's Video Bloopers.
S5 · E8The High Life 1998-11-12 · 30 min
Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big audition coming up.
S5 · E9Misery 1998-11-19 · 30 min
Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himself captured as well when he attempts a rescue.
S5 · E10Marlon Joins A Cult 1998-12-10 · 30 min
Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class. Marlon thinks he's signed up for an acting seminar to help with focus training, but he's really joined a cult called the Inner Light Institute.
S5 · E11A Country Christmas 1998-12-17 · 30 min
Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits and may lose her property if she can't pay her mortgage.
S5 · E12Green Card 1999-01-14 · 30 min
When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant so she can be granted citizenship, the woman must live with him for six months. But he soon comes to regret the decision after the woman invites other family members to move in.
S5 · E13Big Brother 1999-01-21 · 30 min
Shawn follows in Marlon's footsteps as a ""big brother"" to a youngster, but it turns out that his new little charge already has a jail record.
S5 · E14Saving Private Marlon 1999-01-28 · 30 min
After landing an important role in a war movie, Marlon decides to do research on a military base where the head officer offers to show him the ropes -- until Marlon discovers that the soldier has a long-standing grudge against Pops.
S5 · E15Jump! 1999-02-04 · 30 min
Marlon and Shawn's teasing about Dee's role as a security guard gets her suspended without pay and the duo must try to win her job back.
S5 · E16Pops Gets Evicted 1999-02-11 · 30 min
Shawn's ideas on making better use of the lobby space catch the eye of the building's owner who offers him the chance to run a new cafe. But first he'll have to evict Pops.
S5 · E17Crazy 4 U 1999-02-18 · 30 min
Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just moved into the building.