Smart Guy (Season 2)

Primary Brothers (Episode 1)

Air date: 1997-09-10

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. tries to run for student-council president, but decides Marcus would be a better choice -- and someone he could control behind the scenes.

Working Guy (Episode 2)

Writer: Danny Kallis

Air date: 1997-09-17

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. learns a hard lesson about office politics while taking part in a work-study program that lands him in a lofty position at an electronic company. Floyd lays down the law when he feels that T.J. is spending too much time at work and not enough time with the family.

Below the Rim (Episode 3)

Writer: Adam I. Lapidus

Air date: 1997-09-24

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When the basketball coach quits his job in the middle of a game, the team must come up with another coach or forfeit - so T.J. is elected.

Dateline (Episode 4)

Air date: 1997-10-01

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. hooks up his dad with a date from a computer dating service, but is uncomfortable when their relationship heats up.

Dumbstruck (Episode 5)

Writer: Douglas Tuber

Air date: 1997-10-08

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J.'s IQ takes a dive after he's accidentally hit on the head by a wood plank, allowing him to act more his age.

Trial and Error (Episode 6)

Air date: 1997-10-15

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. defends Mo when he's accused of setting a fire to the school's chemistry lab where his most hated teacher was working. Meanwhile, Marcus tries to embellish his non-speaking part in the school play.

Big Picture (Episode 7)

Air date: 1997-10-29

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J., Marcus and Mo decide to do a music video for their video-production class, with T.J. directing. Meanwhile, Yvette falls for a hunky swimmer who's a little shallow.

Book Smart (Episode 8)

Writer: Adam I. Lapidus

Air date: 1997-11-05

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J.'s classroom behavior irritates a teacher who feels it's preventing the other students from learning. Meanwhile, Mo and Marcus try to meet girls in a female self-defense class.

The Dating Game (Episode 9)

Writer: Douglas Tuber

Air date: 1997-11-12

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: To discourage a tireless suitor, Yvette agrees to T.J.'s plan and pretends to be Mo's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Floyd aims to teach Marcus a life lesson he won't soon forget.

Love Letters (Episode 10)

Air date: 1997-11-19

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. ghostwrites love letters for Marcus to Nina, the new girl in their literature class - and winds up having to ghostwrite love letters for Nina to Marcus, and vice versa.

T.J. Versus The Machine (Episode 11)

Writer: Ralph Greene

Air date: 1997-12-10

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: TJ's skill in chess gives him the chance to play against a computer, Socrates, that's supposed to be unbeatable in chess. Marcus plans to win big on money bets.

Men Working Badly (Episode 12)

Air date: 1998-01-07

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Floyd, T.J. and Marcus build Yvette her own private bathroom, but she is less than thrilled. Meanwhile, T.J. and Mo must work out a family budget for their Life Science class.

Rooferman, Take One (Episode 13)

Writer: Douglas Tuber

Air date: 1998-01-21

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. thinks his dad's business would benefit from a TV commercial, but when the station airs it at 3:00am, T.J. sneaks in and repositions it - during the Super Bowl.

Stop the Presses (Episode 14)

Writer: Adam I. Lapidus

Air date: 1998-01-28

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. decides he wants to be a reporter, but since answering to Yvette as the editor of the school paper is more than he can take, he starts his own rival publication.

Bad Boy (Episode 15)

Air date: 1998-02-04

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. falls for a girl at the arcade but falls short in the style department, so he tries a new look -- one his dad does not approve.

Most Hated Man on Campus (Episode 16)

Writer: Frank Dungan

Air date: 1998-02-11

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When the star player of the basketball team is in danger of flunking history and being off the team, it's up to T.J. to tutor him before the big game.

Goodbye, Mr. Chimps (Episode 17)

Writer: Ralph Greene

Air date: 1998-02-18

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. qualifies as an intern at the Primate Intelligence Research Project. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo try to get rich selling "nutritional, energy supplement" candy bars.

Sit In (a.k.a. Dawgburger Rebellion) (Episode 18)

Air date: 1998-02-25

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Tales of Floyd's Uncle Mert, a 1960s activist, inspire T.J. to protest a change in the school's lunch policy.

Strangers on the Net (Episode 19)

Air date: 1998-03-04

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: T.J. buys bootleg computer games but soon runs into trouble with a sinister stranger. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo buy a used car that doesn't run.

Gotta Dance (Episode 20)

Writer: Douglas Tuber

Air date: 1998-04-29

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: After attending a dance class with Yvette, T.J. decides his life's ambition is to become a tap dancer, but he finds out it's no cakewalk.

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Episode 21)

Writer: Adam I. Lapidus

Air date: 1998-05-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: When Mo's parents leave for a second honeymoon, he stays with the Hendersons, but it drives a wedge between T.J. and Marcus. Meanwhile, Floyd objects to Yvette dating a college guy.

My Two Dads (Episode 22)

Air date: 1998-05-13

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Floyd starts having doubts when T.J. bonds with a new astronomy teacher, making him question his importance in T.J.'s life. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo find another student exploiting their personal style by photographing them for a fashion magazine against their wishes.