• Air date: 27 Aug '96 24 episodes
      Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles. It was originally ordered as a pilot for the CBS network's 1995-1996 television season, who rejected. It was then picked up by UPN, who aired it as a mid-season replacement. It went on to become the biggest success for the nascent network and one of the greatest hits over the course of the network's entire run.
  • List of Episodes (24)
    • 1. The List

      27 Aug '96
      The boys' annual ""list"" comes out and Moesha isn't pleased to discover that she's been named as having the ""biggest booty"". (Kim is named as having the ""biggest mouth"" and Niecy is named as having the ""smallest chest"".) When they try to discover the list's author, all roads turn to new student Quinton Brooks from New York. Moesha confronts Q and he denies it. He later invites her to see him perform at a club, and Moesha soon becomes intrigued by the new comer.
    • 2. Credit Card

      03 Sep '96
      After passing on the Saturn, Moesha now receives her Jeep, but she already regrets it. After her car runs out of fuel, being short on money and bothering her parents for money and a ride, Frank and Dee reluctantly agree to let her have her own credit card for emergencies only. Then on her way to a party, Q is locked up and the only way to bail him out is by using her credit card.
    • 3. Mama Said Knock You Out

      10 Sep '96
      Kim becomes jealous when Moesha begins to hang out with her new friend Teresa. Then, when Teresa gets along well with Q too, Kim talks Moesha into believing that Teresa wants to steal him. A fight is the result, but it's Teresa and Kim who meet in the squared circle.
    • 4. Basket Case

      17 Sep '96
      It's the annual Basket Auction at Crenshaw High. (The boys put together a basket, which is auctioned off to raise money, the girls then gets a date with the boy behind the basket they bought.) Moesha manages to get a list, but it's wrong and she ends up with Hakeem instead of her dream boy. Later, after hanging out together, Moesha and Hakeem accidentally kiss.
    • 5. The Whistle Blower

      24 Sep '96
      Terry Hightower, Crenshaw High's star basketball player, asks Moesha for help on the upcoming S.A.T. He asks her to write the test for him. Mo declines, but encourages Terry to at least try taking the test. After Terry scored big on the test, everyone believes Mo did it and Terry is subsequently forced into writing it again. Meanwhile, Dee urges Frank take do a fertility test.
    • 6. Labels

      01 Oct '96
      When Hakeem shows up with his cousin Omar at the Mitchell's, everyone fears he could be another Hakeem. Instead he seems to be nice and responsible. Moesha, still grieving about her break-up with Q, goes out on a date with Omar. After attending a movie, they meet Omar's friend Tracy (who Moesha seems to believe may be Omar's boyfriend). Somehow puzzled, Moesha later tells Kim and Niecy that Omar might be gay. And with Kim and Niecy it doesn't take long until everyone in school knows the latest g
    • 7. Women are from Mars, Men are from Saturn

      15 Oct '96
      Frank begins to hang out with the guys a lot that he ignores Dee (who wants Frank to be at home with her). After Frank's complaining doesn't calm down the situation, Dee decides to get even and hang out with the girls. Meanwhile, with Moesha visiting her cousin, Charisse, at Berkeley, Hakeem offers to baby-sit Myles. And with Myles in bed, he invites a date over, but Kim interrupts his plans.
    • 8. Ichi, Ni, San, Shi Look-- Clarkzilla!

      29 Oct '96
      Frank's nerdy nephew Clark visits. Alone the thought of Clark's visit sends the whole family a shiver down the back and Dee soon learns why. After his arrival, Clark doesn't waste a minute and turns everyone's life into a nightmare, including Dee's who tries to maintain an art show. Meanwhile, Q and Moesha's relationship hit the next phase.
    • 9. A Concerted Effort (1)

      05 Nov '96
      Musical guests:A Tribe Called Quest, Blackstreet Moesha wins four tickets on a radio show for the MTV MegaFest. For Kim, Niecy and Hakeem, it's clear who she'll take along with her. But when Moesha and Q reunite, it's five persons and four tickets. Q reassures everyone that it won't be a problem and he later wants to take along his four aspiring singing cousins, making it a nine for four. At the concert, Q's plan fails when Moesha and his cousins somehow manage to get in and he, Hakeem, Kim and
    • 10. A Concerted Effort (2)

      05 Nov '96
      Musical guests: Soul For Real, Xscape, Mc Lyte, Nancy Wilson and 112 After Moesha sees Q with Ebony, their relationship freezes again. Kim and Niecy continue to try to gain access to the concert. As Moesha, Kim and Niecy all seem to give up on the evening, they run into Montell Jordan who tries to change Moesha's mind and escorts the girls to the concert. But only Moesha becomes the lucky girl after Kim and Niecy are caught in a stampede. Myles continues his nightmare with the mean babysitter.
    • 11. The Regulations of Love

      12 Nov '96
      Moesha hosts a dinner party for her friends. Kim tries to get Hakeem to notice her by using her how-to-book called ""The Regulations of Love."" But Hakeem isn't interested. After ruining everyone's night and realizing that Hakeem doesn't want her, Kim tries a different approach by making Hakeem jealous. To do so, she asks Michael out but doesn't know that Michael has a crush on her. Meanwhile, Frank and Myles drive Dee crazy with their new Nigerian drums.
    • 12. There's No Place Like the Mitchell Home

      19 Nov '96
      Trying to be young, Andell injures her leg. Moesha persuades her family to let Andell stay with them, but Andell soon becomes a pest to Frank, Dee and Myles. With Andell staying with the Mitchells, Moesha runs The Den. But Moesha's new ideas for The Den slowly turns everyone's interest away from The Den.
    • 13. Road Trip

      26 Nov '96
      For the Thanksgiving weekend, Moesha plans a road trip to Flagstaff, Arizona with Kim, Teresa and Niecy to attend their school's basketball game. (They only go to be closer to their boyfriends.) But on their way back home, their car breaks down; almost causing them to miss Thanksgiving dinner.
    • 14. Guess Q's Coming to Dinner

      07 Jan '97
      Over Q, Moesha starts neglecting her schoolwork and household chores. A fight between her and her parents is imminent. She finally convinces Frank to let Q come over for dinner so he can get to know Q.
    • 15. Mentor

      14 Jan '97
      Moesha, Kim and Hakeem steal oranges from Mrs. Moss' garden to pay her back or her grumpy behavior. But Moesha later gets punished and has to work for a week for Mrs. Moss. Moesha and Mrs. Moss clash, but Mo begins to appreciate her time with Mrs. Moss after learning that Mrs. Moss lived during the Harlem Renaissance-era.
    • 16. Break a Leg

      28 Jan '97
      Moesha gives dance lessons at the community center. While presenting moves with Moesha to the class, Myles is discovered by a director and gets the chance to do a commercial. But Moesha's class' dancing competition conflicts with Myles's commercial shooting, and the family must choose between the two. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee argue over shortage of money.
    • 17. Who Moved the Charity Stripe?

      04 Feb '97
      When three of the top players from the basketball team, including Q, start receiving failing grades, Dee has no choice than to suspend them all before the big play-offs. And to make matters worse, Coach Vines selects amateur basketball players Niecy and Hakeem as substitutes. (Bad Move!)
    • 18. Back to Africa

      11 Feb '97
      Big moments are coming up for Frank and Dee. Dee gets a promotion to vice principal, while Frank's on his way to General Representative at the dealership. Meanwhile, Moesha, Q, Kim and Hakeem are excited for a trip to Africa for the Africa Club, but Hakeem, whose financial status doesn't allow such an expensive trip, cannot attend. So Moesha gets together a charity event to help raise money for Hakeem. But when Frank's dreams for the dealership demands more money, he has to tell Moesha that she
    • 19. Strike a Pose

      18 Feb '97
      A ""Where I see myself at 30"" letter depresses Dee. Pressured by Dee, Moesha enters a modeling contest only to find that it conflicts with a lecture by an author she admires from the Harlem Renaissance.
    • 20. Songs in the Key of Strife

      18 Mar '97
      A French exchange student named Chyna stays with the Mitchells. Chyna and Kim become back-up singers for Hakeem and Q's rap demo, but Moesha feels she wants to be apart of the demo by singing as well. There's just one problem-- she can't sing. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee can't agree on what color to paint the house. Tag: The cast is dancing and fooling around while reciting the song ""He's a Player.""
    • 21. Hakeem's Birthday

      29 Apr '97
      After seeing Hakeem alone at the Father & Son Breakfast, Moesha summons his estranged father to his son's birthday party. But when Hakeem finds out about the surprise guest (thanks to Kim), he scolds Moesha for meddling in his business. To make up for his father not showing up to the party, Frank passes down a recipe for chili to him that his father passed down to him.
    • 22. For Better or Worse

      06 May '97
      Niecy finally gets her dream man, Steven, and everyone is happy for her (since this time he's perfect). But when Steven's scholarship is denied and he decides to join the army, he asks Niecy to come along and be his wife. She accepts but later changes her mind when all he wants her to do is follow him around and have babies. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee can't find time to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
    • 23. Cold Busted

      13 May '97
      With Myles sleeping over at a friend's and her parents out of town, Moesha has the house all to herself. So to take advantage of the opportunity, she invites Q over. Unfortunately, her parents return unexpected and find Moesha and Q lip-locked on her bed. After being grounded and threatened to be sent to Bridgewood Academy, a private school, Moesha runs away but to no avail.
    • 24. Prom Fright

      20 May '97
      Still on punishment for having Q in her bedroom, Moesha faces a complete remission if she agrees to a blind date of the son of one of Frank's frat brothers at his prom. When Q finds out that she has been ""released"" and soon dates someone else, he isn't very pleased; leading to a break-up.