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1. Pilot
First aired: 1/23/1996 Production Code: 6495-001Moesha tries to cope with her new step-mother Dee who is also a teacher at her school. She convinces her father Frank to let her go to the local hangout The Den where it is clear that she is dating poet Ohagi even though she is banned from dating until her 16th birthday.
Moesha and Dee clash over Moesha's antics but after a betrayal, they come to an understanding about roles in this new family.
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Merlin Santana (Ohagi), Malinda Williams (Taylor) , Yunoka Doyle (Trina), Vicellous Shannon (Darnell), Shar Jackson (Gail), Raw Reality (Themselves)
2. Friends
First aired: 1/30/1996 Production Code: 6495-002Head cheerleader Ashli approaches Moesha with the opportunity to try out for the cheerleading squad but Moesha isn't interested. Aspiring cheerleader Kim persuades Moesha to audition with her for moral support. But when Kim makes the cut and Moesha doesn't, Moesha becomes jealous. Meanwhile, Frank learns that Dee is slightly older than he and begins to ridicule her. Hakeem goes into a feeding frenzy in hopes of making it on the basketball team.
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson), Merlin Santana (Ohagi) , Gabrielle Union (Ashli), Anthony C. Hall (Eric)
3. Sixteen
Community Score
| 8.3 Great |
Moesha turns 16 and is officially able to date. She anxiously enters the dating game...at least wants to but no one asks her out. After reluctantly accepting a date with Ohagi, Dee has a heart-to-heart talk with Moesha about sex.
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Bernie Mac (Uncle Bernie), Merlin Santana (Ohagi), Malinda Williams (Taylor), Antwon Tanner (Baggy Pants), Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Nigél Thatch (Tyrone), Kara Brock (Sara)
4. Hakeem Owes Moesha Big
Community Score
| 8.3 Great |
Moesha loans Hakeem $20 but then has to wait for him to repay her. After two weeks, she angrily tracks him down and has to learn that his mother has been laid off from her job. With a little encouragement from the Mitchells, Hakeem applies for a job at the mall as athletic shoe salesman.
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Bo Jackson (Mr. Porter), Kara Brock (Sara), Jacquelin Houston (Mother), Robert Evan Bennett (Kid), Grady Harrell (Tall Boy)
5. Million Boy March
First aired: 2/20/1996 Production Code: 6495-006Musical guest: Jodeci Moesha and Kim want to join the "Council of Concerned Youth," an all-male organization. Whitlock, the leader, doesn't believe in girls having the right to join and butts heads with independent Mo. But after Moesha provides good ideas for an upcoming fund-raiser, Whitlock reluctantly allows Moesha and Kim to join.
Director: Terri McCoy
Guest star: Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Whitlock), Ray J (Charles), Wesley Jonathan (Norman), Jodeci (Themselves), K-Ci and JoJo (Jodeci)
6. Driving Miss Moesha
Community Score
| 7.1 Good |
Frank surprises Moesha with a brand new car, but she declines the car because it's a Saturn and not the Jeep she wants. Standing her ground, Mo persuades her father to let her find her own car, but not without complications.
Director: Terri McCoy
Guest star: Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Jamie Foxx (Woody), Pat Millicano (Dave), Christian Coleman (Freddie)
7. Chain, Chain, Chain
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
Moesha and her family receive individual chain letters. Non-believer Mo simply burns her letter and encourages the family to do the same. But with the results of the chain letters, in bad condition, tension starts to build up.
Director: Terri McCoy
Guest star: Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Demetrius Navarro (Hector), Betty Carvalho (Mrs. Cordoba), Theo (Himself)
8. Job
Community Score
| 9.5 Superb |
Moesha and Kim land jobs in "market research" at the mall. Mo becomes excited at the prospect of earning her own money and getting a taste of adulthood, but she accepts a promotion that'll make her more responsible.
Director: Henry Chan
Guest star: Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Kathleen Marshall (Barbara), Kara Brock (Sara), Nicholas Demps (Derrick)
9. Niece
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
Standoffish Moesha begins to see a side of Dee she hadn't opened her eyes to when Dee's niece Charisse visits to spend some time with her aunt. Meanwhile, Andell goes on a date with her old boyfriend Deion Sanders.
Director: Terri McCoy
Guest star: Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Deion Sanders (Himself), Anthony Johnson (G-Dog), Terence L. Washington (June Bug), Wenty Barrett (Kevin), Eric "Sleepwalker" Garrett (Rapper), Kellie Shanygne Williams (Charisse)
10. Reunion
First aired: 4/23/1996 Production Code: 6495-005Frank arranges a reunion of Moesha's old friends, including her closest friend, Matt, but when romantic sparks fly between Moesha and Matt, Frank's concern for Moesha's well-being leads him to advise against them dating.
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Francesca P. Roberts (Maxine), Travon Jamar (Jason), Andrew Keegan (Matt Tarses), Amy Gross (Patricia), Judy Kain (Cashier), Christian Coleman (Freddie), Jermaine Hopkins (Kid)
11. The Ditch Party
First aired: 4/30/1996 Production Code: 6495-012Moesha competes with her locker partner Gabriella for an internship with the L.A. Times and, after Gabriella gets a killer story (thanks to Hakeem), Moesha has to write an even bigger story. So she writes an article about ditch parties which gets her into trouble after the vice principal gets hold of it.
Director: Terri McCoy
Guest star: Merlin Santana (Ohagi), Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Samantha Becker (Gabriella), Sean Moran (Student)
12. Mother's Day
First aired: 5/7/1996 Production Code: 6495-009Musical guest: Out of Eden Mother's Day approaches and Frank makes plans to treat Dee to a holiday brunch at The Den, but Moesha, still grieving over the loss of her mother, tries to resist a close relationship with Dee.
Director: Terri McCoy
Guest star: Samantha Becker (Gabriella), Catherine Dao (Vendor #1), Out of Eden (Themselves)
13. Baby Love
Community Score
| 9.5 Superb |
Frank and Dee announce they would like to have a baby. Moesha doesn't think that it's a good idea and tells Myles that if he agrees with them, he'll be replaced. But after realizing that she's denying Frank and Dee's chance to have a baby, Moesha gives them her blessing. Myles later runs away from home after feeling replaced by the newcomer after Frank forgets to spend time with him.
Director: Henry Chan
Guest star: Ricky Harris (J.W.), Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Adele Givens (Police Officer)
14. Hakeem's New Flame
First aired: 5/21/1996 Production Code: 6495-014Hakeem begins dating a beautiful girl from Hamilton High named Geneva, but Moesha soon misses his constant presence in her life. So Kim enlists her help in a scheme designed to break up the new relationship, after they learn that Geneva has been two-timing Hakeem. But Moesha's guilty conscience leads her to try to repair the damage. Meanwhile, Dee hooks Andell up with J.W., one of Frank's colleagues.
Director: Henry Chan
Guest star: Ricky Harris (J.W.), Shar Jackson (Niecy Jackson) , Reagan Gomez-Preston (Geneva), Darius McCrary (Dante), Orlando Brown (Chuckie)
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