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Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 3, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 14, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedienne Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedienne was the star of a series named after her.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01PilotSeptember 8, 1993—We are introduced to Thea's hectic routine, working at the supermarket checkout by day, dressing hair by night, and supervising her four dem
- S01E02Jerome Makes the GradeSeptember 15, 1993—Jerome is failing English because of his desperate attempts to make the school basketball team. When Thea forces him to finish his book repo
- S01E03Dirty LaundrySeptember 22, 1993—The kids are not pleased when the washing machine breaks down, which means endless trips to the laundromat. Meanwhile, Danesha's boyfriend i
- S01E04How I Got OverSeptember 29, 1993—Thea gets a chance to train for manager; but Jerome plans a boxing match party while Thea is at her night school class.
- S01E05To Tell the TruthOctober 6, 1993—Jarvis lets his younger brother drive and they get into an accident; but it's no accident that the boys don't tell their mom who was behind
- S01E06Artie's PartyOctober 13, 1993—Conflict brews when Arthur plans his bachelor party and invites Jerome, whom Thea thinks is too young to attend.
- S01E07Here Comes Mr. GordonOctober 27, 1993—Thea acquires an unwanted admirer.
- S01E08Birthday GirlNovember 3, 1993—On her birthday, Thea's treasured gift of hot tickets to a Motown reunion concert goes flat when her boss calls her in to work a replacement
- S01E09Danesha Loooves LeonardNovember 17, 1993—When Danesha's romance with Leonard disrupts the household, Jarvis and Jerome hatch a plan to split up the lovebirds.
- S01E10Mama, I'm FullNovember 24, 1993—Thea must work at the market on Thanksgiving, so she entrusts Danesha with the cooking of the family feast.
- S01E11Good StockDecember 1, 1993—Jerome finds he has a knack with stocks which leads Thea to lend him a real investment stake.
- S01E12A Christmas StoryDecember 15, 1993—Synopsis needed.
- S01E13Danesha ProjectDecember 22, 1993—Danesha has a social studies project on single parents to do for school with the help of her classmate, Cliff Croverd, who just happens to b
- S01E14Hair Today, Gone TomorrowJanuary 12, 1994—Thea finds herself in a hairy situation when she can't afford mandated improvements to her in-home salon and an inspector wants to close it
- S01E15Who's Zoomin' WhoJanuary 16, 1994—Marcella uses Jerome to make her boyfriend, Dwayne, jealous while Jerome uses the relationship to meet his own needs. Meanwhile, Thea decide
- S01E16Of Fish and MenJanuary 29, 1994—Danesha is paired with a basketball star for a school project, but finds that he could use a lesson in teamwork when he tries to pass all th
- S01E17Call Me TheaFebruary 5, 1994—Thea takes a day off, leaving the kids to do the household chores, and visits her favorite barbecue restaurant, Mickey's, only to discover t
- S01E18Thea Changes JobsFebruary 11, 1994—This is presumably the episode where Thea really takes over the diner.
- S01E19The Pie Queen and the Loan DuckFebruary 19, 1994—Jarvis needs space and privacy to study for his college SATs. Meanwhile, Thea is outraged when she learns that Mitch Mallard, the banker who
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