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COLLECTION · Series · 1997

Smart Guy

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.

Source: TMDB
* 7.9 (41)ComedyDramaFamilyUnited States
Creators
Danny Kallis
Countries
United States
Studios
The WB · Walt Disney Television · Danny Kallis Productions · de Passe Entertainment
Runtime
22 min/ep
Age rating
TV-G
Release
26/03/1997
Score
7.9 / 10 (41)

Awards and nominations

  • Winner at BAFTA — Kids' Vote
  • Nominated at BAFTA — Tahj Mowry
  • Nominated at BAFTA — Best Family TV Comedy Series
  • Nominated at BAFTA — Television Series – Comedy
  • Nominated at BAFTA — Steve Young For episode "Never Too Young"
Where to watch
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
7 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. Pilot
1997-03-26 · 22 min

T.J. skips grades and enters high school at age 10.

Episode 2. The Code
1997-04-02 · 22 min

In the opener, T.J. has trouble learning the ropes outside the classroom and pays the price for breaking ""The Code,"" which states you never rat on a friend. The friend in question is Mo, a star player on the school's basketball team.…

Episode 3. Brother, Brother
1997-04-09 · 22 min

Two twin sisters move to the school. Marcus gets a date with the pretty cheerleader, but unknowingly mistakes her for her smart twin later. As he realizes how much he likes them both, Marcus sets up a plan to date them both. The…

Episode 4. Don't Do That Thing You Do
1997-04-16 · 22 min

When the keyboard player in Marcus' band breaks his finger, T.J sits in. Meanwhile, Yvette is mortified when her friend admits having a crush on her dad.

Episode 5. Lab Rats
1997-04-23 · 22 min

When Mo and T.J. are teamed up by their biology teacher to observe animal behavior, T.J. decides they'll watch his brother Marcus and sister Yvette.

Episode 6. A Little Knowledge
1997-04-30 · 22 min

T.J. earns a spot on the game show Knowledge College in the hope that his winnings will help defray household expenses, but the pressure may be too much.

Episode 7. Baby, It's You and You and You
1997-05-07 · 22 min

Yvette is convinced T.J. is dying to go to the prom, despite his protestations, so Floyd gets him a date -- then Marcus gets him a date -- then Yvette gets him a date....

Season 2
Season 2
22 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. Primary Brothers
1997-09-10 · 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.

Episode 2. Working Guy
1997-09-17 · 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…

Episode 3. Below the Rim
1997-09-24 · 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.

Episode 4. Dateline
1997-10-01 · 22 min

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

Episode 5. Dumbstruck
1997-10-08 · 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.

Episode 6. Trial and Error
1997-10-15 · 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.

Episode 7. Big Picture
1997-10-29 · 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.

Episode 8. Book Smart
1997-11-05 · 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.

Episode 9. The Dating Game
1997-11-12 · 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.

Episode 10. Love Letters
1997-11-19 · 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.

Episode 11. T.J. Versus The Machine
1997-12-10 · 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.

Episode 12. Men Working Badly
1998-01-07 · 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.

Episode 13. Rooferman, Take One
1998-01-21 · 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.

Episode 14. Stop the Presses
1998-01-28 · 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.

Episode 15. Bad Boy
1998-02-04 · 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.

Episode 16. Most Hated Man on Campus
1998-02-11 · 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.

Episode 17. Goodbye, Mr. Chimps
1998-02-18 · 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.

Episode 18. Dawgburger Rebellion
1998-02-25 · 22 min

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

Episode 19. Strangers on the Net
1998-03-04 · 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.

Episode 20. Gotta Dance
1998-04-29 · 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.

Episode 21. Something Wicked This Way Comes
1998-05-06 · 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.

Episode 22. My Two Dads
1998-05-13 · 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…

Season 3
Season 3
22 episodes · 1998
Episode 1. She Got Game
1998-09-20 · 22 min

T.J. is thrilled when he talks Brandi into joining the basketball team - until she replaces him as starting point guard, and he's relegated to the bench.

Episode 2. Achy Breaky Heart
1998-09-27 · 22 min

New romances are on the horizon for both Marcus and Mo in this episode. Marcus finds himself interested in Stacey, the new drummer for their band, while Mo's intended girlfriend rubs the other musicians the wrong way. Marcus is the one to…

Episode 3. Love Bug
1998-10-04 · 22 min

Yvette and Mo hatch a plan to eliminate the competition in a radio station Volkswagen Beetle giveaway to the person who can stay inside it the longest. While they're in the vehicle, Marcus tries to take advantage of having the house to…

Episode 4. Henderson House Party
1998-10-11 · 22 min

When Floyd has to go out of town on business, Marcus tries to step in as the man of the house. T.J. poses some unexpected problems when he decides to court popularity by throwing a party for his classmates.

Episode 5. That's My Momma
1998-10-18 · 22 min

Mo gets the shock of his life when his parents tell him he's adopted, so he immediately enlists T.J. in his search for his birth parents.

Episode 6. Beating is Fundamental
1998-10-25 · 22 min

T.J. is accepted into Mensa, where Floyd meets an attractive divorcée, but T.J. can't stand her uppity son Blake and gets into a brawl. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo become hairstylists.

Episode 7. T.A. or Not T.A.
1998-11-01 · 22 min

TJ becomes the new assistant to Coach Gerber when the math teacher finally quits. Meanwhile Yvette meets a guy named Calvin who she finds attractive who turns out to be in middle school.

Episode 8. Boomerang
1998-11-08 · 22 min

T.J. is forced to take wood shop and finds out it's not as easy as he thought. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Yvette and a photographer.

Episode 9. Get a Job
1998-11-15 · 22 min

When Floyd tells the kids to get a job, Yvette heads for a clothing store at the mall, while Marcus and Mo take up a late-night radio show, but they all encounter problems they hadn't imagined.

Episode 10. A Date With Destiny
1998-11-22 · 22 min

T.J. lands a gig as a dancer in a music video by Destiny's Child and gets an offer to tour with them for a year, but his dad isn't so sure about the idea.

Episode 11. Break Up Not to Make Up
1998-11-29 · 22 min

Marcus and his girlfriend Dana break up, prompting her to ask Mo to intervene. Meanwhile, T.J. faces gym class - and the locker room - for the first time.

Episode 12. Diary of a Mad Schoolgirl
1998-12-13 · 22 min

Computer snooping helps Marcus woo T.J.'s study partner.

Episode 13. Perchance to Dream
1999-01-10 · 22 min

Yvette has a recurring dream in which she marries Mo. Meanwhile, Marcus dreams up a scheme to make money to buy a new sound system.

Episode 14. From A to Double D
1999-01-17 · 22 min

A dejected Yvette decides she needs breast augmentation after another actress is picked for a plum stage role. Meanwhile, T.J. is harassed by bullies who make fun of his ears.

Episode 15. Can't Buy Me, Love
1999-01-24 · 22 min

To enlighten Mo about feminism, Yvettle buys him at a school slave auction. Meanwhile, T.J. helps Coach Gerber do his taxes.

Episode 16. It Takes Two
1999-02-07 · 22 min

When Marcus sees Mo's girlfriend with another guy, he can't decide how to tell Mo. Meanwhile, T.J. thinks he's on the bad side of the Secret Service after writing an angry letter to the White House.

Episode 17. I Was a Teenage Sports Wife
1999-02-14 · 22 min

Marcus scores a date with the girls' volleyball team champ, but plays second string socially. Meanwhile, T.J. tries to boost Mo's brainpower.

Episode 18. Crushed
1999-02-21 · 22 min

T.J. develops his first crush on a beautiful substitute teacher; Marcus is accidentally offered a university scholarship.

Episode 19. Cross Talk
1999-04-01 · 22 min

T.J.'s call to a political talk show prompts an invitation to appear as a guest -- and to replace one of the regular panelists permanently.

Episode 20. The Soda Wars
1999-05-02 · 22 min

Angered over rising machine soda prices rise, T.J. markets his own cheaper soft drink with the help of Yvette, Marcus and Mo.

Episode 21. The Graduate?
1999-05-09 · 22 min

T.J. plans a prank for graduation, while Yvette decides to boycott her graduation.

Episode 22. Never Too Young
1999-05-16 · 22 min

Floyd refuses to believe T.J. drank beer at a party with his pals.

Cast by season
Tahj Mowry
Tahj Mowry
T.J. Henderson
John Marshall Jones
John Marshall Jones
Floyd Henderson
Jason Weaver
Jason Weaver
Marcus Henderson
Omar Gooding
Omar Gooding
Morris L. 'Mo' Tibbs
Essence Atkins
Essence Atkins
Yvette Henderson
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