About this season
T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to adjust to his new life, but he shares some classes with his 14 year-old brother Marcus, the school jock, and his clueless and self-absorbed 16 year-old sister Yvette.
Episodes (22)
1. Primary Brothers
Aired 10 September 1997 • 22 min
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.
2. Working Guy
Aired 17 September 1997 • 22 min
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.
3. Below the Rim
Aired 24 September 1997 • 22 min
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.
4. Dateline
Aired 1 October 1997 • 22 min
T.J. hooks up his dad with a date from a computer dating service, but is uncomfortable when their relationship heats up.
5. Dumbstruck
Aired 8 October 1997 • 22 min
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.
6. Trial and Error
Aired 15 October 1997 • 22 min
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.
7. Big Picture
Aired 29 October 1997 • 22 min
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.
8. Book Smart
Aired 5 November 1997 • 22 min
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.
9. The Dating Game
Aired 12 November 1997 • 22 min
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.
10. Love Letters
Aired 19 November 1997 • 22 min
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.
11. T.J. Versus The Machine
Aired 10 December 1997 • 22 min
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.
12. Men Working Badly
Aired 7 January 1998 • 22 min
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.
13. Rooferman, Take One
Aired 21 January 1998 • 22 min
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.
14. Stop the Presses
Aired 28 January 1998 • 22 min
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.
15. Bad Boy
Aired 4 February 1998 • 22 min
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.
16. Most Hated Man on Campus
Aired 11 February 1998 • 22 min
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.
17. Goodbye, Mr. Chimps
Aired 18 February 1998 • 22 min
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.
18. Dawgburger Rebellion
Aired 25 February 1998 • 22 min
Tales of Floyd's Uncle Mert, a 1960s activist, inspire T.J. to protest a change in the school's lunch policy.
19. Strangers on the Net
Aired 4 March 1998 • 22 min
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.
20. Gotta Dance
Aired 29 April 1998 • 22 min
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.
21. Something Wicked This Way Comes
Aired 6 May 1998 • 22 min
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.
22. My Two Dads
Aired 13 May 1998 • 22 min
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.