About this season
Brothers Shawn and Marlon are on the lookout for money and success, though the two are complete opposites. Shawn is responsible and conservative while Marlon is free-spirited and liberal. They are not immune to sibling rivalry, but frequently enjoy being each other's partner in crime.
Episodes (22)
1. Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
9.0Aired 18 September 1998 • 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.
2. Six Degrees of Marlon
9.0Aired 25 September 1998 • 30 min
Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.
3. Pops' Campaign
9.0Aired 1 October 1998 • 30 min
When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.
4. Romeo & J'Leeta
10.0Aired 8 October 1998 • 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.
5. Ho's on First
9.0Aired 15 October 1998 • 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.
6. Escorting Ain't Easy
9.0Aired 29 October 1998 • 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.
7. The Kiss
10.0Aired 5 November 1998 • 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.
8. The High Life
5.0Aired 12 November 1998 • 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.
9. Misery
10.0Aired 19 November 1998 • 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.
10. Marlon Joins A Cult
9.0Aired 10 December 1998 • 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.
11. A Country Christmas
9.0Aired 17 December 1998 • 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.
12. Green Card
9.0Aired 14 January 1999 • 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.
13. Big Brother
10.0Aired 21 January 1999 • 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.
14. Saving Private Marlon
9.0Aired 28 January 1999 • 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.
15. Jump!
9.0Aired 4 February 1999 • 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.
16. Pops Gets Evicted
Aired 11 February 1999 • 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.
17. Crazy 4 U
Aired 18 February 1999 • 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.
18. Hip Hop Pops
Aired 25 February 1999 • 30 min
Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.
19. Everybody Loves Shawn
9.0Aired 29 April 1999 • 30 min
Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.
20. Dreamgirl
Aired 6 May 1999 • 30 min
A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections.
21. Three on a Couch
Aired 13 May 1999 • 30 min
After seeing a successful old pal, Shawn becomes convinced his family is to blame for him never becoming a huge success.
22. Rope-a-Dope
Aired 20 May 1999 • 30 min
Shawn and Marlon sell Pops' boxing memorabilia, but when their dad's feelings are hurt, they try to retrieve the goods from the new owner.