1x1 - Pilot

September 20, 1994

Steve teaches his middle son a lesson about honesty.

1x2 - The Hunt for Miss October

September 27, 1994

Steve orders the boys to get rid of their racy magazines.

1x3 - Your Cheatin' Heart

October 4, 1994

Steve offers William an incentive to turn his black history grade from F to A: a CD player.

1x4 - Curfew, God Bless You

October 11, 1994

Artis sneaks out to a party; Andrew forgets to do his homework.

1x5 - Crushed

October 18, 1994

Steve tries to prevent William from getting a dressing-down when the teen wears his heart on his sleeve for an un-interested older girl.

1x6 - Every Good Boy Does Fine

October 25, 1994

Steve and Mary have to face the music and tell Andrew that he can't play the piano as well as his brothers.

1x7 - Black Dads Can't Jump

November 1, 1994

Steve assigns himself as Artis' personal basketball coach.

1x8 - Talent Show

November 15, 1994

Steve can hardly stop his head from spinning when the Four Tops pay a surprise visit to Mary's church fundraiser and wind up performing.

1x9 - Bad Influence

November 22, 1994

Steve and William have a falling out when William falls in with the wrong crowd at school; meanwhile, Mary is slow to tell Andrew that she accidentally drove over his pet turtle.

1x11 - We're Off the see the Lizard

November 29, 1994

Artis gets all wound up over the fact that his father is paying a video store co-worker more money per hous, and takes a job at a pizza joint which requires him to dress like a lizard. Meanwhile, Steve spends some ""quality time"" with Andrew.

1x12 - Christmas Story

December 13, 1994

Andrew refuses to pose for a family Christmas photo.

1x13 - Blast From the Past

January 3, 1995

Steve picks up bad vibrations when members of his former band, The Four Vibes, ask Artis to join them in a performance at their high-school reunion.

1x14 - Money to Burn

January 10, 1995

Steve's joy at winning ,000 in the lottery gradually disappears—together with the money—as the demands of friends and family mount.

1x15 - The Kiss-Off

January 17, 1995

1x16 - The Age of Reason

February 7, 1995

Steve starts feeling a little long in the tooth when he bites off more than he can chew trying to impress attractive doctor Sheryl during a physical exam.

1x17 - Goldilocks

February 14, 1995

Steve has his eye on attractive police officer Nina, who's assigned to keep an eye on his house after a ""Goldilocks"" breaks in several times to make himself temporarily at home.

1x18 - The `B' Word

February 21, 1995

Steve continues his pursuit of a romantic relationship with police officer Nina, but remains at arm's length when it seems that her feelings for him are more of the brotherly kind.

1x19 - When Stanley Met Shirley

February 28, 1995

Artis has his friends sneak him into a dance club for his 17th birthday—but the celebration hits a sour note when he realizes that Steve is also there.