The BEST episodes of In the House
Every episode of In the House ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In the House!
In the House centered around Marion Hill, an ex-professional football player facing a career-ending injury and reluctantly agrees to become a care-giver to a recently divorced mother of two as she starts a new career. At the start of the third season, his tenant Jackie moves back East with her son Austin, leaving Marion to serve as a guardian to her outspoken 18-year-old daughter Tiffany. Also, Marion begins to run a sports health clinic with two unpredictable partners - Tonia, an outlandish physical therapist and the egocentric Dr. Maxwell Stanton. Head Editor: drazelle1 Seasons 1-2 on NBC Season 3-4 on UPN Season 5 on NBC (last 6 eps)
#1 - Working Overtime (2)
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/1998
Marion wants to get Blake out from under Eddie's bad influence.
#2 - My Pest Friend's Wedding
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/1998
Mercedes and Maxwell's marriage is jeopardized when their parents bicker on their wedding day. Meanwhile, Marion considers popping the question to Natalie.
#3 - Sister Act: The Episode
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1995
Jackie's adventurous sister takes her, Marion and Clayton on a wild, wild trip.
#4 - Bury the Hatchet
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1996
Marion helps an obnoxious football player facing a career-ending injury. Meanwhile, Tiffany convinces Tonia to flirt with a client.
#5 - Fore Armed
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1997
Marion and Maxwell organize a celebrity miniature-golf tournament.
#6 - Say Anything
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1998
After a breakup, Marion is sued for damages over the ""little lies"" he uttered during the relationship.
#7 - Marion Strikes Back
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1997
Marion shows that he's free of his attraction to Amber by dating a woman from a company making a commercial for the clinic.
#8 - Cliffhanger
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1997
Tonia and Maxwell challenge Marion to tackle his acrophobia by rock climbing. Meanwhile, Carl escorts Tiffany to her senior prom after a major conflict occurs.
#9 - The Second Coming of Marion Hill
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/1997
Marion makes a brief appearance during Tonia's meeting with an ad agency, and lands an underwear-modeling gig. Meanwhile, Tiffany decides to move out.
#10 - Cruise (1)
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/1997
#11 - Cruise (2)
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/1997
Marion and Maxwell's on-shore escapade continues, while out-at-sea, Mercedes frets that Maxwell has ditched her.
#12 - When Marion Met Natalie
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1997
Marion provides living space for Natalie, a girl from the old neighborhood who's all grown up now.
#13 - Tiffany's School Daze (2)
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1997
Marion advises Tiffany to steer clear of Graham. Meanwhile, Marion and Tonia scheme to reunite Maxwell and Mercedes.
#14 - God is in the House
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1997
At Christmastime, Tonia's sister, Yolanda, voices to Marion her doubts that the ministry is her true calling.
#15 - The Tennis Story
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1998
Marion and Natalie have overwhelming urges for each other during a charity tennis tournament.
#16 - The Marion Rules
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/1998
Marion and Natalie establish relationship rules; Mercedes proposes to Maxwell; Tiffany is the birthing coach for a woman with a grudge.
#17 - Working Overtime (1)
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/1998
To make clinic rent money, Marion rebuilds a youth center, where he confronts a bad guy from his past.
#18 - Cornbread, Marion and Me
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/1999
Marion accidentally kills Brianna's goldfish. Meanwhile, Maxwell tries to reconcile with Mercedes with the help of a counselor. Raynelle's new boyfriend becomes too clingy.
#19 - Out the House
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/1999
In the series finale, Marion awaits news on an NFL franchise. Carl and Raynelle try to decieve their parents. Maxwell and Mercedes continue to try to conceive a child. Marion reconciles with Valerie. Marion finally opens up to Maxwell. Also, Mercedes reveals the news of her pregnancy. Valerie tells Marion that she and Brianna are moving back to New York. The NFL franchise is finalized and Marion decides to also move back to New York to be with Valerie and Brianna while taking the liaison job there. Now that Marion won't be needing his place, he gives it up to Carl and Raynelle to have along with Tiffany and Graham once they return. As everyone leaves to celebrate, Marion looks back on all the great things he has done for others and most importantly the people he shared them with.
#20 - You're the One
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1997
Marion welcomes Evander Holyfield into his home as the two prepare for a banquet honoring Marion at which they hope to get a big donation for a children's charity. Unfortunately, eternal trouble makers Tonia and Max manage to get invited to the event as well. Meanwhile, Tiffany learns that she may lose her bid for homecoming queen because she scored high on here advanced placement test.
#21 - The Lost Weekend (a.k.a. The Last Weekend)
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/1995
Austin persuades Jackie to continue the family tradition of visiting their mountain cabin at the beginning of the spring season. But when Jackie's car breaks down, Marion must drive them. Their plans are thrown into further turmoil by Jackie's ex-husband Milton, who brought his new young bride to the cabin for a romantic weekend.
#22 - Dog Catchers
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1995
Marion and his friend Carlton Banks discover that a boy is dating both Tiffany and Carlton's little sister, Ashley, at the same time, so they decide to teach the duplicitous guy a lesson in respect.
#23 - Nanna Don't Play
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1995
Milton begs Jackie to pretend that the house is their happy home for his visiting grandmother, but Marion isn't too happy when Nanna begins to give him orders. Elsewhere, Marion's idea to throw his old friend Darryl a bachelor party lands Darryl in hot water with his bride-to-be.
#24 - Christmas Party
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1995
Tiffany and Austin want to bring the family together for Christmas, and that includes a visit from their great-grandparents.
#25 - Come Back, Kid
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1996
Marion's professional football comeback means it's time for Jackie to start thinking about moving out.