The WORST episodes of The PJs
Every episode of The PJs ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The PJs!
Thurgood Stubbs lives with his wife Muriel in the housing project where he is the chief superintendent. The show, created by Eddie Murphy (who provides Stubbs' voice), follows the adventures of the Stubbs family and the others in the building, animated through a process called 'Foamation.'
#1 - Red Man's Burden
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/16/2009
Jimmy cashes in on his American Indian ancestry when he opens a casino in the projects.
#2 - Cruising for a Bluesing
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2001
Would-be bluesmen Thurgood, Walter, Jimmy and Sanchez get stranded in the urban wastelands of the South South Side on the way to the gig of their dreams.
#3 - Scarthroat
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2001
Sanchez lords over the distribution of victuals after New Year's Eve brings a power outage and food shortage to the Hilton-Jacobs Projects.
#4 - Parole Officer and a Gentleman
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/5/2000
Walter helps Thurgood go to jail to get dental care.
#5 - The Last Affirmative Action Hero
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/29/2000
Thurgood and Jackie Chan are out to destroy a movie.
#6 - Weave's Have a Dream
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2000
Thurgood sets up a hair salon for Muriel and Bebe.
#7 - Miracle Cleaner on 134th Street
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2001
To warn Sharique of the dangers of being an entrepreneur in the projects, Thurgood tells her about a cleaning solution he invented, Formula Forty-O Nine, and how a big corporation tried to take advantage of his accidental brilliance.
#8 - Ghetto Superstars
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/11/2000
Thurgood becomes the boys rap star manager.
#9 - Haiti and the Tramp
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/13/2000
Haiti Lady and Walter fall in love but Walter gets cold feet.
#10 - Fear of a Black Rat
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/11/2000
Thurgood against Don King in the local rat fights.
#11 - Clip Show
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/9/2009
Series finale. Thurgood talks about his life making the show to an interviewer, with clips from past episodes used to illustrate his points. This episode is done from a lack-of-fourth wall perspective and features a different voice actor for Thurgood.
#12 - National Buffoon's European Vacation
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2001
Thurgood balks at telling Muriel of Juicy's crush on her, since she thinks all of Juicy's thoughtful presents to her are from her husband.
#13 - Haiti Sings the Blues
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/18/1999
Haiti Lady puts a curse on Thurgood.
#14 - Let's Get Ready to Crumble
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/4/2000
Thurgood wrestles with the Governor when they want to tear down the projects.
#15 - How the Super Stoled Christmas
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/1999
"How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" is parodied in this special about Thurgood stealing the tenants' Christmas presents so he can afford to buy Muriel a computer.
#16 - Let's Get Ready to Rumba
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2001
Mrs. Avery's new zest for life after surviving a heart attack leads her to challenge champs Bebe and Jimmy in a local dance contest. Meanwhile, Thurgood refuses to enter the competition with Muriel.
#17 - Home School Dazed
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/30/2000
Thurgood goes back to school with the boys to get his diploma.
#18 - Smokey the Squatter
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/27/2000
Thurgood lets Smokey stay in a spare apartment but Smokey won't leave.
#20 - Survival: In Tha Hood
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2001
Residents of the Hilton-Jacobs Projects are split into two rival tribes--one led by Muriel and one by Thurgood--for a televised competition, Survival: In tha Hood, sponsored by H.U.D.
#21 - Boyz 'N the Woods
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/1999
Thurgood takes the boys camping when he and friends finds out they couldn't offer it.
#22 - Bones, Bugs and Harmony
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/1999
Thurgood assumes Mrs. Avery is eating dog food.
#23 - Boyz Under the Hood
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2001
Calvin is jealous of Juicy knowing more about cars than him.
#24 - A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Super
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1999
Thurgood takes all the credit when Muriel catches a burglar.
#25 - The Door
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1999
Thurgood gets a new door for the building but it gets stolen.