Name: Moesha
Genre: Comedy, Family
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Brandy Norwood, William Allen Young, Marcus T. Paulk, Lamont Bentley, Shar Jackson

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Brandy Norwood

William Allen Young

Marcus T. Paulk

Lamont Bentley

Shar Jackson

Ray J

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Yvette Wilson

Countess Vaughn

Fredro Starr

Sara V. Finney

Ralph Farquhar

Vida Spears

The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.

Moesha

Moesha sneaks out for a night with Ohagi, despite her father's ban on dating.

Pilot

Kim wants Moesha to try out for the cheerleading squad with her, but when Moesha doesn't make the cut, there's friction between them.

Friends

Moesha turns 16, which means her father's ban on dating is over, and Ohagi siezes the opportunity despite warnings that she's "high maintenance."

Sixteen

Moesha offers Hakeem a little encouragement--and her dad's Armani suit--for his job interview.

Hakeem Owes Moesha Big

Moesha and Kim join an all-male group; Frank disagrees with Dee over teaching Myles household skills.

Million Boy March

Frank gets Moesha what every 16-year-old wants for her birthday--a new car--except it's not the ride of her dreams.

Driving Miss Moesha

Moesha proves to be a weak link in a chain letter and the resulting fallout at home and at the Den requires a spiritual healer.

Chain, Chain, Chain

Mo and Kim get jobs at the mall, but Frank and Dee balk at the hours Moesha will have to work.

Dee's niece Charisse may be the catalyst to warm up relations between Moesha and her stepmom.

Niece

A long-lost childhood friend of Moesha's turns up at a party, rekindling a romantic spark.

Reunion

Moesha's school-paper exposé of a party that kids skipped school to attend may get her--or all her friends--suspended.

The Ditch Party

Mo thinks her dad's attentions to Dee are direspectful to the memory of her late mother.

Mother's Day

When Frank and Dee tell Moesha and Myles about their plans for another child, Moe gets upset and Myles runs away from home.

Baby Love

Hakeem has a girlfriend who is two-timing him; Dee and Frank set Andell up with J.W.

Hakeem's New Flame

Moesha becomes intrigued by a classmate with a "roughneck disposition"; and fertility is a subject of contention between Dee and Frank.

The List

Moesha vows she's responsible enough to be trusted with a credit card, then she gets into a fix for using it--to the tune of $375.

Credit Card

Classmates gear up for a rumble at the gym in the aftermath of Kim's prediction that Teresa would steal Moesha's man.

Mama Said Knock You Out

Moesha and friends bid on guys of their dreams at a school bachelor auction.

Basket Case

The school's star forward needs Mo's help to slam-dunk his SATs; Frank takes a fertility test and wants a second opinion.

The Whistle Blower

Moesha accepts a date with Hakeem's cousin--a guy who has the potential of being a soul mate.

Labels

Pressures mount at home for Frank and Dee over the decision to have another baby.

Women Are From Mars, Men Are From Saturn

A visit from Moesha's cousin Clark couldn't come at a worse time--she's trying to set things straight with Q.

Ichi, Ni, San, Shi Look--Clarkzilla!

Moesha's on-again off-again romance with Q is on again--since she won tickets to a hot concert.

A Concerted Effort (1)

Moesha spots Q with another woman at the concert.

A Concerted Effort (2)

The man Kim catches with advice from a how-to book may not be the man of her dreams.

The Regulations of Love

While recuperating at the Mitchells', Andell milks her injury to get favors, and Moesha subs at the shop, running it with an iron hand.

There's No Place Like the Mitchell Home

Mo and friends have a turkey of a Thanksgiving road trip to Arizona.

Road Trip

Moesha brings Q home for dinner in a last-ditch effort to win over her dad, who thinks Moesha is wasting her time with Q.

Guess Q's Coming to Dinner

Moesha works off a punishment by helping an elderly woman, who wins her over with tales of the Harlem Renaissance.

Mentor

A TV-ad director looking to make a star steps into the dance class Moesha is teaching--and spies Myles.

Break a Leg

Vice-principal Dee kicks Q and two other players off the basketball team when their grades slip, jeopardizing the championships and Frank's sales at the sponsoring car dealership.

Who Moved the Charity Stripe?

Moesha organizes a fund-raiser so Hakeem can join the school trip to Africa. But then her own journey hits a financial snag when her father needs extra funding for his car dealership.

Back to Africa

Pressured by Dee, Moesha enters a modeling contest only to find that it conflicts with a lecture by an author she admires.

Strike a Pose

Moesha and Q's relationship goes off-key when she asks to sing backup on his recording, along with a French exchange student staying at her house.

Songs in the Key of Strife

Moesha asks Hakeem's estranged father to come to his son's surprise party.

Hakeem's Birthday

Marriage is on the girls' minds as Niecy gets engaged. But romance takes a back seat for Dee and Frank as their anniversary approaches.

For Better or Worse

Fate hands Moesha a chance to be alone with Q--and to get caught by her parents in the middle of a kiss.

Cold Busted

To escape punishment, Moesha agrees to accompany the son of a family friend to his high-school prom.

Prom Fright

Musical guest: Dru Hill

Moesha returns from summer camp and has about one week left before she starts school at Bridgewood Academy. So she makes plans to go to the Labor Day Jammy with her friends and secretly wishes that she'll run into Q there, but she clashes with Frank when he wants her to go with him and Dee to her school's fundraiser. Moesha meets her new classmate, Haley Dillard, and together they con Frank into letting them ""hang out with Haley's friends."" At the Jammy, Moesha finds Q, but they both agree to just be friends.

Labor Day Jammy

Grandpa Roosevelt Mitchell visits along with Uncle Bernie. But Frank soon suffers when Grandpa treats him different than Bernie. Moesha tries to talk Q into attending her family's barbecue, but he declines.

(Grand)Poppa Don't Take No Mess

Moesha begins her first day of school at Bridgewood Academy. She is introduced to snobby Mary Ellen Hobbs, the daughter of a friend of Dee's. The following day, during a class discussion, Moesha walks out of class after clashing with Mary Ellen. She visits Crenshaw and finds out that she isn't very missed.

Day One

Hakeem meets a beautiful woman, Jennifer Sutton, at the clothing store where he works. But when she starts to show an interest in Hakeem, he lies about his age. Moesha and Dee both don't approve of Hakeem's relationship with Jennifer but Frank assures them that nothing's wrong with them dating. Later, after feeling guilty, Hakeem breaks up with Jennifer.

Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number

Dee decides it's time to redecorate the house. so she has a garage sale and encourages Moesha to donate any of her old junk. But when Moesha learns that Dee's trying to sell the old furniture that belonged to her mother, she loses her cool.

My Mom's Not an Ottoman

After her teacher gives her a 'D' on her creative writing assignment, Moesha writes a screenplay; imagining a world in 1945 where jazz and blues are the setting.

The Play Scene

Q, Hakeem and Kim decide to merge their talents together and create their own group CPQ. After seeing her friends perform at The Den, Moesha decides to invite Haley, whose father is a record producer, to hear her friends sing, but she risks losing a friend in Haley who feels that Moesha is using her.

Use Me Once Shame on You, Use Me Twice I'll Kill You

Moesha's new classmate, Jeremy Davis, shows an interest in her,  but he later disappoints her when he tries too hard to impress her friends. Meanwhile, Dee goes on strike after no one seems to help her out around the house.

Keepin' It Real

Kim accidentally hears Moesha and Niecy making fun of her weight. Upset, Kim gives them the cold shoulder when they all are supposed to dress as the ""Divas of Soul"" for the Halloween party at The Den. As Moesha and Niecy attempt to apologize to Kim, they all find themselves victims of gossiping behind each other's backs. Meanwhile, Myles catches the flu, forcing him to stay home and cancel ""trick-or-treating.""

Halloween Part 1: Kim's Revenge

Moesha becomes the manager of Q's group, CPQ, after a local radio station plays their record demo. But they're faced with a dilemma when Morris Day decides to sue them for resampling one of his songs. Dee can't seem to remember her first date with Frank.

Rhythm and Dues

Frank accompanies Hakeem to a ""Father-Son"" retreat. Q and his father attend the retreat as well; causing some unresolved hostility between Frank and Q. As Frank, Q and the others resolve their conflicts, Frank and Q come to a new understanding. Meanwhile, the girls (and Myles) learn self-defense techniques from Don ""The Dragon"" Wilson who's in town to shoot a new movie and needs The Den as a part of the set.

Break It Down

Musical guest: Kenny Lattimore

On a date with Jeremy, Moesha runs into Q and his new girlfriend Tammy. Moesha still has feelings for Q as he does for her. Confused about where their relationship stands, Q asks her out to dinner. But after arguing and sorting out mixed feelings, Moesha and Q decide once and for all to just remain friends. Meanwhile, Myles' girlfriend is a little ""high-maintenance.""

Double Date

A party at a teen club called The Bombay, organized by Q, gets out of control when the rumor is spread that a big star is performing there. After getting arrested by the police, Andell holds a community meeting at The Den to discuss the differences between young adults and adults.

Talk of the Town

Dee's enterprising brother, Shelby, visits and offers Moesha a money-earning opportunity, but Dee questions his future success.

He Ain't Heavy, He's Dee's Brother

Musical guest: Chico DeBarge

Moesha agrees to attend a dance, held at The Den, with her friend David (who's rather a little person). Moesha soon finds out that she isn't bothered by his height, but by his rudeness. Meanwhile, Myles has issues about his height.

The Short Story

Mary Ellen, editor of Bridgewood's school newspaper, doesn't give Moesha a chance to write for the paper. So without much ado, Moesha installs a rival paper called ""The Blurb."" But she gets so wrapped up in writing her paper that she neglects plans to celebrate Andell's 30th birthday party.

It's My Paper, And I'll Cry If I Want To

Prominent career newswoman Alexandria Nourse gives a speech at Bridgewood and as an old friend of Frank's- Moesha invites her over for dinner. But it turns out that they were more than just ""friends.""

She's Back

In need of money, Hakeem gets Moesha a job at the clothing store where he works. But the new manager begins to take advantage of Moesha.

Model Employee

Moesha starts paying for her own telephone, cable and new furniture and Frank is happy that he doesn't have to pay for it, but Dee doesn't like what she sees.

Mo's Money, Mo's Money, Mo's Money

Moesha and her friends all decide to take a road trip to Sea World, but their trip ends abruptly after Chris causes them to get kicked out of the amusement park. So they all decide to travel to Mexico instead of going home. While in Mexico, the gang enjoys themselves until Moesha looses Morgan's car keys and Moesha is faced with the decision to call her parents. Meanwhile, J.W. and Andell are invited over to dinner, by Dee, to celebrate their anniversary of their first date; much to Frank's chagrin.

This Time You've Gone Too Far

While playing a friendly game of Truth or Dare, Kim and Niecy dare an innocent Moesha to get a tattoo. She reluctantly agrees to the dare only if Kim and Niecy go with her. After learning that Kim really didn't get her nose pierced and Niecy didn't get anything at all, a new branded Moesha must now face her father. Trying to stay cool and calm, Frank goes along with Dee's plans of letting Moesha grow up, but he accidentally tells Moesha his opinion of her. Meanwhile, Hakeem takes a second job at The Den, but he unknowingly mixes Andell's imported colon cleanser mix into the smoothies and serves them to customers.

Body Language

Morgan throws a co-ed slumber party and Moesha invites Kim, Hakeem and Niecy. At the party, they find out that the boys sleepover, too. Also, Niecy finds the courage to talk to Marco and Mary Ellen tries desperately to get into the party. After seeing Jeremy dancing with various females, Moesha finally decides to talk to him. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee have a romantic evening at home, but they're interrupted by the news that there are boys at the slumber party. After seeing Moesha walking downstairs and holding hands with Jeremy, Frank scolds Moesha; resulting in Moesha moving out.

Pajama Jam

After leaving home, Moesha turns to Andell for the night. Although she promises Andell she'll go back home the next day, she surprises Andell by staying at The Den the following day. Upset that Moesha lied to her, Andell forces Moesha to talk to Frank, but nothings changed between them. Back at Andell's Moesha becomes a bother to Andell and her new beau, Uncle Bernie.

A House is Not a Home

Five months later, and Moesha still hasn't returned home. After Kim forgets to purchase tickets to a sold-out concert featuring R&B singer Brandy, Moesha decides to spend her weekend alone with her new beau, Aaron, a college student whom she met over the summer. But when Moesha starts to push the relationship further (mainly due to her strange suggestions), the two break up. Later, Moesha, Kim, Niecy and Hakeem attempt to get into the concert. Backstage, Moesha meets Brandy who gives her some advice.

Moesha Meets Brandy

Without Moesha around, Myles begins to miss his sister. Moesha helps her friends with their Homecoming preparations. Grandma Mitchell visits the family and stirs up a heated conversation over Moesha and Frank's disagreements. Myles tries to make an attempt to keep the family together (reminiscent to the 1997 movie Soul Food). After all the hostility dies down, Frank tells Moesha that he wants her to return home.

Homecoming

When Frank and Dee find a marijuana cigarette in the house, all suspicion leads to Moesha. After wrongfully accusing Moesha, they are all shocked to learn that the joint belonged to Myles.

Hello, What's This?

Dee convinces the family to join Myles in a family therapy session, but Moesha decides to ditch the session to hang out with her friends. Frank reschedules the session so that everyone can attend and everyone begins to open up and express their feelings towards one another.

Psyche Your Mind

A new teacher starts work at Crenshaw High, and Moesha makes a bold move and kisses him. Worrying about the consequences involved between teacher-student relationships, Channing decides to leave Crenshaw High for good.

Teacher

Moesha, Kim and Hakeem think a bully named Devon Stamps, from their third grade class, is stalking them, due to a practical joke that turned ugly.

I Know What You Did in the 3rd Grade

Musical guest: Big Pun

Moesha and her friends visit Charisse, Moesha's cousin, at Maynard University during Prospective Freshman Weekend. While there, they tour the entire campus and meet new friends (Iris and Mervin) as well as Moesha's ex-boyfriend Aaron. Old sparks flame again for Moesha and Aaron, but she becomes more interested in Mervin. Later, Mervin slips Moesha a drug in her drink, but Aaron comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Myles has a slumber party.

A Terrible Thing Happened on My Tour of College

Now that they're a couple again, Moesha tries to discover what true love is all about. Niecy reveals that she's the first out of the group to have sex; prompting a curious Moesha with various questions about love and sex. Moesha and Kim visit the health clinic where Moesha prescribes for birth control pills. Later, Dee finds the pills in Moesha's purse; leading to a serious conversation about sex. Dee promises Moesha that she won't tell Frank about the pills. Moesha meets Aaron but her anticipation for a romantic evening turn into a nightmare when she learns that he has had many sexual partners. Upset, Moesha walks out of his life for good.

Birth Control

Moesha and Hakeem are bummed to learn that Eddie have them working on Christmas Eve. She tries to find a good excuse so that she can finish her last-minute shopping. An elder man visits the store to apply for a job, but Eddie tells him that they haven't hired anyone new in awhile. Later, the unemployed man is now dressed as Santa Claus and holds the entire store hostage.

A Class Act Christmas

Andell holds a tutoring program at The Den, and Moesha decides to write an article about the tutoring sessions in hopes of winning a newspaper's journalism contest. One of Myles' friends named Justin reveals a story that he has trouble reading (only so he can be around Moesha). So, Moesha decides to write a story on Justin's illiteracy but she forgets one important thing-- she didn't check the facts after Justin lied about not being able to read. Meanwhile, Frank goes on a diet after he becomes slightly overweight.

The Crush

Hakeem takes a job instead of pursuing college.

Barking up the wrong tree

During Black History Month, Moesha and students divide along racial lines after a protest over the lack of black representation in Antonio's mural of Mexican-American migrant workers. Meanwhile, Myles tries to win a new bike in a contest.

Life Imitating Art

Musical guest: LeAnn Rimes

Moesha and Kim have a fight over Kim's unprepared college plans. Later, MTV's ""FANatic"" picks Moesha to escort Kim to meet country singer LeAnn Rimes. LeAnn Rimes gives Kim and Moesha some good advice on how to remain good friends. Meanwhile, Hakeem accidentally sees Dee naked.

Ohmigod, Fanatic

Moesha and her friends participate in The Ladies of Eminence Debutante Ball, but Moesha has second thoughts because she's not interested in ""high-class society."" But she changes her mind when she learns that her former classmate Mary Ellen Hobbs is banned from the affair after getting pregnant.

The Rite Stuff

Moesha's singing dilemma is illustrated in a 1950s-style sitcom episode, a la ""I Love Lucy,"" about an audition for a Broadway revue.

I Love Moesha

Moesha is envious of a gifted, yet reclusive, classmate who is named valedictorian but she also learns that he's homeless and cleans tables in the school's cafeteria. Meanwhile, Frank thinks Myles is ready for the ""talk.""

Home is Where the Car Is

Moesha throws a slumber party with her girls, Kim and Niecy, to reflect on the good times they've spent together before they leave for college.

Girls' Night In

In this Parker's spin off episode, Kim's mother returns to high school with her after leaving 18 years ago. Nikki is looking to receive her high school diploma and head to college with Kim.

This episode serves as a back-door pilot for the spin-off series "The Parkers" (1999) focusing on Kim Parker (Countess Vaughn James) and her mother Nikki (Mo'Nique).

It Takes Two

Musical guest: Johnny Gill

After Andell thinks her relationship with Bernie is headed nowhere, Earl Thomas, Andell's college boyfriend, returns to rekindle the flame by proposing to her. Meanwhile, Frank overreacts to Dee's urge to keep a picture of a young man from her past.

Had to be You

Moesha meets the boy of her dreams at her prom and shares a romantic dance until he dashes off mysteriously. She spends the next day combing through yearbooks to find this mystery man who turned out to be an employee at the hotel where the prom was being hosted.

The Prom

Moesha turns 18 and the gang decides to throw her a surprise birthday party but Kim spoils it by telling her. But the real surprise for Moesha is when all her former boyfriends, Ohagi, Q, Jeremy and Aaron, all stop by to show how they all want her back. But Moesha doesn't want to start over with any of them- except for her former teacher, Channing. After realizing that a relationship between them wouldn't work, Moesha and Channing both decide to just remain friends.

Independence Day

Moesha, Hakeem and Niecy go across town for a graduation day brunch where Moesha's car breaks down an hour before the big event. After finding many solutions to finding a way to their graduation, Moesha, Hakeem and Niecy finally make it across the stage. But Moesha's post-graduation plans change when she gets a job offer with VIBE magazine.

I Studied Twelve Years For This?

After deciding to fore-go college, Moesha is now working at "Vibe Magazine" Her friends are jealous of her seemingly glamorous job but in actual fact she is just a gopher. Meanwhile Moesha's cousin Dorian, has run away from his home in Oakland and is seeking refuge with Myles.

Good Vibrations?

Kasey, the former receptionist, has Moesha follow up on some incomplete messages she took. Niecy drops by Moesha's job because they've made plans to go to the movies. Moesha answers a phone call who happens to be Dr. Maya Angelou and decides to seize the moment to set up an interview with Dr. Maya Angelou as writer at the magazine. Moesha convinces Niecy to pretend to be her secretary. She then interviews Dr. Angelou in Joe's office. Dr. Angelou clues in on the fact that Moesha is hungry for recognition. Moesha confesses that she has decided to bypass college so she can work on her writing career. Dr. Angelou gives her a profound reason to reconsider college. Later, Joe praises Moesha on her writing, but apologizes that he will have to fire her for misrepresenting herself as staff writer. Moesha later tells her family that she has decided to go to college.

Fired Up

While trying to keep up with the social life of college as well as the academic life, Moesha and Niecy are invited to their first college party. After getting heavily drunk, Moesha's faced with having to call Frank to pick her up. But Dorian comes to the girls' rescue by secretly taking Frank's car. Meanwhile, Myles, influenced by Dorian to change his image, dyes his hair and wears baggy garment to impress his classmates during his first week of junior high.

The Party's Over (Here)

Moesha lands a job tutoring athletes. She gets assigned to a promising NBA candidate named Ray Meadows. Ray has to write an English paper. Ray asks Moesha to finish the paper for him because he's too busy with practice and studying plays. Moesha agrees to write it, since they're friends. Dorian sees Moesha's writing Ray's paper and teases her, claiming that he uses the same game with girls at his school. Moesha reconsiders writing the paper and tells Ray that she can not do his paper for him. Upset, Ray tells her that he's not interested in a friendship with her if he can't benefit from it.

Mis-Directed Study

Frank finds a case of birth control pills in the trash. He asks Dee why she's taking the pills when they're trying to have a baby. She tells him the pills are Moesha's. Frank is angry with Dee because she concealed the fact that Moesha started taking birth control pills. Dee tells Moesha that Frank knows about the pills. Moesha tries to apologize, but Frank's too angry to discuss the matter. Later, Andell comes by to find Frank alone. When he tells her about the pills, Andell relates his experience to one she had with her father. She questions whom Frank is trying to protect--Moesha or himself. Frank asks for Dee's forgiveness and apologizes to Moesha. Meanwhile, Moesha stands up for Dorian when he's wrongfully accused of stealing.

Not My Pumpkin

Moesha and Nicey are taking history from Professor Ward, but they don't appreciate his racial disparaging jokes.

Just Above My Head

Niecy tells the Mitchells that she heard a rumor that Andell is losing The Den. After stopping by The Den and learning that the result of the rumor was true, Moesha goes to Frank to see if they can do a fund-raiser to save The Den. A company called Biggs Mortuary plans to buy the property and replace The Den with a casket store. Moesha goes by to see Mrs. Biggs to appeal on behalf of The Den. During a farewell party, Moesha tells Andell that she has saved The Den. instead of being happy, Andell is angry. Moesha didn't realize that Andell really wanted to leave to do something different with her life. Andell is able to persuade Mrs. Biggs to buy The Den again. The next day, Moesha, Hakeem and Niecy help Andell move out her last few belongings before they say goodbye to one of the most important places of their lives.

A Den is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Moesha prepares for the homecoming dance but ""friends"" Moesha and Hakeem soon start to realize that the depth of their friendship may be reaching a new and unexpected level. Meanwhile, Myles disappoints Frank after selling the comic books that Frank handed down to him for his birthday.

Isn't She Lovely?

Moesha and Niecy's friendship is tested when Piper moves out and Moesha moves in. Moesha later becomes a bother to Niecy. Meanwhile, Dorian tries to get away with purchasing extra items on Frank's credit card and lying about it; leading to Frank to give Dorian a tough ultimatum.

Unappreciated Interest

With Dee sick in bed, Moesha finds herself in a fierce Thanksgiving cooking competition with Mrs. Campbell. Also, Dorian's mother visits, but Dorian believes that she likes adjusting to her new life without him.

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