Sparks

1. S01E01PilotAugust 26, 1996—What happens when a bright and beautiful female attorney joins an inner-city Los Angeles law firm run by a ready-to-retire patriarch and his
2. S01E02PalimonySeptember 2, 1996—The Sparks try to defend a client who is being sued for palimony by his former live-in mate of 12 years. Their case begins to fall apart wh
3. S01E03How Papa Got His Groove BackSeptember 9, 1996—After learning that another one of his old classmates from school has passed away, Alonzo goes into a deep slump. The gang decides that he
4. S01E04A Day in the LifeSeptember 16, 1996—
5. S01E05Sid, Lies and VideotapeSeptember 23, 1996—Maxey faces jail unless he can find his prison-bound client.
6. S01E06Penal EnvySeptember 30, 1996—Wilma gets a doozy of a malpractice case after griping about her workload.
7. S01E07No SweatOctober 14, 1996—The firm represents a sweet but sweaty man accused of robbery.
8. S01E08Pillow TalkNovember 4, 1996—When a beautiful paralegal walks into the office looking for a job, Maxey is immediately smitten. He asks her out, and they begin a very cl
9. S01E09One on OneNovember 5, 1996—Maxey is challenged to a quick game of basketball by the judge who dislikes Maxey as a lawyer, and who Maxey wants to get on his good side.
10. S01E10Good for the GanderNovember 11, 1996—Maxey gets his comeuppance after he tries to play up to a judge who's gay during a case involving a burglary suspect, and Alonzo takes on th
11. S01E11Porky's RevengeNovember 18, 1996—Alonzo's enthusiasm for his Federal Court case is quashed when he learns that his courtroom opponent is a law-school professor who once humi
12. S01E12Maxey Gets the BirdNovember 25, 1996—Maxey is caught in a sting operation trying to solicit clients in front of a hospital emergency room, and must appear before a review board.
13. S01E13It's the GospelJanuary 13, 1997—Maxey thinks he's hit the big time when a large corporation hires him as counsel on an inner-city development project. But he soon realizes
14. S01E14I SpyJanuary 20, 1997—Maxey recruits Darice and private eye Floyd Pitts to entrap the cheating husband of his client, but the plan backfires when the man reveals
15. S01E15Won't You Be My NeighborFebruary 3, 1997—Greg gets rid of his roommate and moves into his own apartment. Alonzo praises him for going out on his own, ends up selling his house and m
16. S01E16Love Conquers AllFebruary 10, 1997—Maxey represents an old friend of Alonzo's who has written a very successful advice book about old-fashioned, honest love, Love Conquers All
17. S01E17Self DefenseFebruary 17, 1997—Maxey is sent to jail for refusing to produce privileged documents in court. One of his cellmates is a former client seeking revenge from th
18. S01E18Hoop SchemesFebruary 24, 1997—Actress and singer Nell Carter guest stars as the mother of a high school basketball whiz who may be headed straight for the NBA. Maxey uses
19. S01E19The Great IndoorsApril 28, 1997—The Sparks are accused of being slumlords after Maxey accepts the deed to an apartment complex---sight unseen---as payment from a client. Me
20. S01E20Love in a CopMay 5, 1997—Wilma tries to help La Marr win back his ex, and Maxey takes a case against a fertility-clinic doctor who's impregnating patients with his o
21. S01E21Too Hot Not to Cool DownMay 12, 1997—Maxey's intimate relationship with the beautiful opposing counsel affects his legal objectivity, as well as his behavior in the courtroom ha
22. S01E22A Day in the Life IIMay 19, 1997—Just as Maxey and his girlfriend Deidre are about to leave town for a getaway, Alonzo gives him a dog of a case involving a family friend wh

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1. S02E01To the MaxeyAugust 25, 1997—In the second-season opener, Wilma thinks she'll have to reveal her unattached status at a grand family bash in honor of her grandmother's b
2. S02E02Maxey Loses His SparkSeptember 1, 1997—When Maxey & Wilma break off their relationship, it has a profound and unseen effect on Maxey. While having a romp with 5 sexy females, (ev
3. S02E03Rehearsal of FortuneSeptember 8, 1997—When Maxey's elderly neighbor dies, her estate goes to Maxey. But the dead woman's family, convinced he manipulated her, decides to sue, and
4. S02E04Dog GoneSeptember 15, 1997—Maxey fights his first death penalty case, representing a dog that's in danger of being euthanized.
5. S02E05When a Man is a WomanSeptember 22, 1997—Greg falls for Maxey's beautiful new client, unaware she's really a transvestite.
6. S02E06Defending ClaudeSeptember 29, 1997—Maxey, Wilma and Greg gives a complete makeover to Maxey's newest client, a rough and tough ex-convict, hoping it will convince the judge th
7. S02E07Don't Get Hooked on MeOctober 13, 1997—Darice's sudden engagement prompts members of the law firm to reexamine their own love lives---or lack thereof. Maxey & Wilma decide to off
8. S02E08Bad ReceptionOctober 27, 1997—Darice quits the firm in the aftermath of her fling with Greg.
9. S02E09A Bride for AlonzoNovember 3, 1997—Alonzo meets and hastily marries a beautiful Latina he meets in Las Vegas, but soon thereafter he asks Maxey and Greg to help him get out of
10. S02E10Brotherly LoveNovember 10, 1997—Greg is thrilled when he hits it off with a new woman but when he finds out that Maxey had already been involved with her, he develops a bad
11. S02E11Roots IIINovember 17, 1997—LaMarr hires detective Floyd Pitts to track down his biological parents. Turns out the office assistant's father is a wealthy industrialist.
12. S02E12It's Good to Be NegativeNovember 24, 1997—Wilma suggests that she and Maxey undergo medical testing before consummating their relationship, a request that leads her beau to a find a
13. S02E13Silent NightDecember 16, 1997—Maya arranges for a generous cash gift for the office custodian— who spends it all on her.
14. S02E14Flirting with DisasterJanuary 12, 1998—Wilma and Maxey take off for an intimate vacation in Mexico, but their romantic plans are put on hold after a hurricance blows throw the tow
15. S02E15She's Having My BabyJanuary 19, 1998—Maxey is so relieved after a stranger saves his life that he promises to grant her any wish. But he's apprehensive when the woman asks him t
16. S02E16Cain and Abel SparksFebruary 16, 1998—Maxey finds out that Greg is dating the wife of a convict and pays dearly for meddling. Greg understandably doesn't want his brother involve
17. S02E17Til Your Well Runs Dry (1)February 23, 1998—At a dinner that Maxey does his best to interrupt, an old law school professor of Wilma's, who is now practicing at a top dollar establishme
18. S02E18Blind Justice (2)March 2, 1998—When Maxey and Wilma face off in court, he finally manages to convince her of his most true feelings and persuades her to come back to the f

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