C Bear and Jamal (1996–2002)

1. S01E01Rap Van WinkleFebruary 3, 1996—C Bear visits the future with Jamal to show him the sad effects of sleeping through his education.
2. S01E02Emperor's New GearFebruary 10, 1996—C Bear arranges Jamal to meet the "Duke" in hopes Jamal realizes the clothes he wears do not matter. It's the person he is that counts.
3. S01E03BigFebruary 17, 1996—On his 10th birthday, Jamal learns that being an adult has its disadvantages.
4. S01E04Episode 4October 5, 1996—
5. S01E05Episode 5October 12, 1996—
6. S01E06Episode 6October 19, 1996—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Teeing OffSeptember 21, 1996—After failing to make it on the school's golf team, Jamal learns he has talent in other key areas.
2. S02E02The Prince and the Po' BoySeptember 28, 1996—Jamal meets a rich cousin and becomes embarrassed about being "middle-class". He begins a charade of wealth and high manners, which almost a
3. S02E03Raging BullyOctober 12, 1996—Jamal is teased at school so C Bear teaches Jamal that words can hurt more than fists, and that bullies are in need of friendship and additi
4. S02E04Hanging with Mr. WingoNovember 2, 1996—Jamal realizes his dad's job isn't very exciting and begins to lose respect for his dad. C Bear shares with him the value of hard work.
5. S02E05Big Head JamalNovember 9, 1996—Jamal is fired from a commercial and must apologize to his friends for his obnoxious attitude.
6. S02E06Sleepless in South CentralNovember 16, 1996—When Jamal's father goes on a date, Jamal gets jealous and tries to ruin the experience.
7. S02E07Dumbing DownNovember 23, 1996—Jamal convinces Maya to act dumb and lower her test scores before she loses all her friends. C Bear convinces Jamal that he gave Maya the wr
8. S02E08The Truth and Nothing But the TruthFebruary 1, 1997—In order to be an advice columnist for the school paper, Jamal lies. When he can no longer lie, he tells the truth and realizes the truth ca
9. S02E09Puppy LoveFebruary 15, 1997—After unsuccessful attempts of asking a girl to the dance, Jamal learns it's best to be himself.
10. S02E10Most Valuable GrandpaFebruary 22, 1997—Jamal's respect for his grandfather grows when he steps in for Jamal's father at a school picnic.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Episode 1February 1, 1997—
2. S03E02Episode 2October 9, 1997—
3. S03E03Episode 3February 17, 1998—
4. S03E04Episode 4March 27, 2002—
5. S03E05Episode 5April 3, 1998—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed