Moesha (season 2)
Moesha Season 2 | |
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Country of origin | USA |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Original network | UPN |
Original release | August 27, 1996 – May 20, 1997 |
Season chronology |
The second season of Moesha, an American situation comedy created by Ralph Farquhar Sara V. Finney, Vida Spears, premiered on UPN on August 27, 1996. Moesha was produced by Regan Jon Productions, in association with Big Ticket Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 20, 1997.
Plot
The second season focused on the life of a middle class African-American family through the eyes of a typical girl: Moesha Mitchell (Brandy) and follows her through her daily life as an adolescent in South Central Los Angeles.. Her father Frank (William Allen Young), a widower and Saturn car salesman, has married Dee (Sheryl Lee Ralph), the vice-principal at Moesha's school, much to Moesha's and her brother Myles' (Marcus T. Paulk) dismay. Outside of the house, Moesha relies on a group of friends like Kim (Countess Vaughn), Niecy (Shar Jackson) and Hakeem (Lamont Bentley), who frequently hang out at The Den, where she seeks life advice from its owner, Andell (Yvette Wilson).
Cast and characters
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Recurring cast
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Episodes
Series # | Season # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Production code |
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15 | 1 | "The List" | Henry Chan | Mara Brock Akil | August 27, 1996 | 6496-018 |
The boys' annual "list" comes out and Moesha isn't pleased to discover that she's been named as having the "biggest booty". (Kim is named as having the "biggest mouth" and Niecy is named as having the "smallest chest".) When they try to discover the list's author, all roads turn to new student Quinton Brooks from New York. Moesha confronts Q and he denies it. He later invites her to see him perform at a club, and Moesha soon becomes intrigued by the new comer. | ||||||
16 | 2 | "Credit Card" | Henry Chan | Fred Johnson | September 3, 1996 | 6496-017 |
After passing on the Saturn, Moesha now receives her Jeep, but she already regrets it. After her car runs out of fuel, being short on money and bothering her parents for money and a ride, Frank and Dee reluctantly agree to let her have her own credit card for emergencies only. Then on her way to a party, Q is locked up and the only way to bail him out is by using her credit card. | ||||||
17 | 3 | "Mama Said Knock You Out" | Henry Chan | Silvia Cardenas | September 10, 1996 | 6496-019 |
Kim becomes jealous when Moesha begins to hang out with her new friend Teresa. Then, when Teresa gets along well with Q too, Kim talks Moesha into believing that Teresa wants to steal him. A fight is the result, but it's Teresa and Kim who meet in the squared circle. | ||||||
18 | 4 | "Basket Case" | Henry Chan | Sara V. Finney and Vida Spears | September 17, 1996 | 6496-020 |
It's the annual Basket Auction at Crenshaw High. (The boys put together a basket, which is auctioned off to raise money, the girls then gets a date with the boy behind the basket they bought.) Moesha manages to get a list, but it's wrong and she ends up with Hakeem instead of her dream boy. Later, after hanging out together, Moesha and Hakeem accidentally kiss. | ||||||
19 | 5 | "The Whistle Blower" | Henry Chan | Ron Neal | September 24, 1996 | 6496-021 |
20 | 6 | "Labels" | Henry Chan | Demetrius Andre Bady | October 1, 1996 | 6496-022 |
21 | 7 | "Women Are From Mars, Men Are From Saturn" | Henry Chan | T. Smith III and James E. West II | October 15, 1996 | 6496-016 |
22 | 8 | "Ichi, Ni, San, Shi Look -- Clarkzilla!" | Henry Chan | T. Smith III and James E. West II | October 29, 1996 | 6496-023 |
23-24 | 9-10 | "A Concerted Effort(1)" | Henry Chan | Fred Johnson and Ron Neal | November 5, 1996 | 6496-025-026 |
25 | 11 | "The Regulations of Love" | Henry Chan | Silvia Cardenas | November 12, 1996 | 6496-027 |
26 | 12 | "There's No Place Like the Mitchell Home" | Henry Chan | Felicia D. Henderson | November 19, 1996 | 6496-028 |
27 | 13 | "Road Trip" | Henry Chan | Mara Brock Akil | November 26, 1996 | 6496-024 |
28 | 14 | "Guess Q's Coming to Dinner" | Erma Elzy-Jones | T. Smith III and James E. West II | January 7, 1997 | 6496-031 |
29 | 15 | "Mentor" | Mary Ellen Jones | Sara V. Finney and Vida Spears | January 14, 1997 | 6495-013 |
30 | 16 | "Break a Leg" | Henry Chan | Ron Neal | January 28, 1997 | 6496-033 |
31 | 17 | "Who Moved the Charity Stripe?" | Henry Chan | Felicia D. Henderson | February 4, 1997 | 6496-034 |
32 | 18 | "Back in Africa" | Henry Chan | Mara Brock Akil | February 11, 1997 | 6496-029 |
33 | 19 | "Strike a Pose" | Jimmy B. Frazier | Felicia D. Henderson | February 18, 1997 | 6496-035 |
34 | 20 | "Songs in the Key of Strife" | Henry Chan | Sherryll Atkins | March 18, 1997 | 6496-037 |
35 | 21 | "Hakeem's Birthday" | Ted Lange | Kenneth Nowling | April 29, 1997 | 6496-036 |
36 | 22 | "For Better or Worse" | Shirley Jo Finney | Silvia Cardenas | May 6, 1997 | 6496-032 |
37 | 23 | "Cold Busted" | Henry Chan | Fred Johnson | May 13, 1997 | 6496-038 |
38 | 24 | "Prom Fright" | Henry Chan | Felicia D. Henderson | May 20, 1997 | 6496-039 |