The BEST episodes of Smart Guy

Every episode of Smart Guy ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Smart Guy!

T.J. Henderson (Tahj Mowry) is a high school sophmore. He isn't just a regular one though. He is a ten-year old tenth grader! After being promoted to high school, T.J. deals with the usual problems of fitting in as a genius, while being a little kid in a big school. He can figure anything out, and homeworks a sinch. Well, one thing he can't figure out is what's wrong with his brother? Marcus (Jason Weaver) is in the same grade as T.J., which only embarrasses him. Especially since T.J. always rubs in his genius factor. Marcus also deals with problems, such as finding a steady date, and doing homework ... make that getting T.J. to do his homework. There's also Marcus' goofy friend Mo. Mo (Omar Gooding, "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper", "Zoe") always seems to be annoying T.J.'s dad Floyd (John Marshall Jones, "John Doe"), with his goofy, and pointless ideas. Floyd himself deals with troubles. He owns his own business, always putting in hard work in at work, as well as at home! After his wife di

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9.33
6 votes

#1 - Get a Job

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1998

When Floyd tells the kids to get a job, Yvette heads for a clothing store at the mall, while T.J. and Marcus set up a ""Homework Hotline,"" but they all encounter problems they hadn't imagined.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
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8.78
9 votes

#2 - T.A. or Not T.A.

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1998

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.

Directors: Lex Passaris
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8.53
15 votes

#3 - Love Letters

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1997

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.

Directors: Ted Wass
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7.91
11 votes

#4 - Men Working Badly

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1998

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.

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7.76
34 votes

#5 - A Date With Destiny

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1998

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.

Directors: James Hampton
Writer: Ralph Greene
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7.60
10 votes

#6 - Bad Boy

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/1998

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.

Directors: Lex Passaris
Writer: Tammy Gordon
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7.55
11 votes

#7 - Rooferman, Take One

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1998

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.

Directors: Sheldon Epps
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Primary Brothers
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7.46
13 votes

#8 - Primary Brothers

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1997

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.

Writer: Ralph Greene
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7.43
7 votes

#9 - That's My Momma

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1998

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.

Directors: Danny Kallis
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7.40
10 votes

#10 - Something Wicked This Way Comes

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1998

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.

Directors: Jimmy Hampton
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7.38
13 votes

#11 - Book Smart

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1997

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.

Directors: Sheldon Epps
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7.38
8 votes

#12 - Love Bug

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1998

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 himself, but T.J. foils him.

Directors: Lex Passaris
Writer: Ralph Greene
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A Little Knowledge
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7.31
13 votes

#13 - A Little Knowledge

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/1997

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.

Directors: Howard Murray
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Brother, Brother
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7.30
44 votes

#14 - Brother, Brother

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/1997

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 cheerleader will date Marcus, while the intelligent one will date ... Marquis.

Directors: James Hampton
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Working Guy
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7.26
39 votes

#15 - Working Guy

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1997

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 not enough time with the family.

Directors: Ted Wass
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Dateline
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7.20
10 votes

#16 - Dateline

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1997

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

Directors: Ted Wass
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7.19
32 votes

#17 - Never Too Young

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1999

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

Directors: David Kendall
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Baby, It's You and You and You
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7.18
11 votes

#18 - Baby, It's You and You and You

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/1997

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....

Directors: Ted Wass
Writer: Ralph Greene
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7.18
11 votes

#19 - Trial and Error

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1997

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.

Directors: Ted Wass
Writer: Tammy Gordon
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7.18
11 votes

#20 - The Dating Game

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1997

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.

Directors: Terri McCoy
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Lab Rats
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7.17
42 votes

#21 - Lab Rats

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/1997

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.

Directors: Jimmy Hampton
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7.17
36 votes

#22 - Stop the Presses

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/1998

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.

Directors: Sheldon Epps
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7.17
36 votes

#23 - Most Hated Man on Campus

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1998

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.

Directors: John Ferraro
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7.16
37 votes

#24 - T.J. Versus The Machine

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1997

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.

Directors: Ted Wass
Writer: Ralph Greene
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7.14
7 votes

#25 - Henderson House Party

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1998

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.

Directors: John Ferraro
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