At the end of the 8th grade, Mrs.Morello hands out the Grade Eight Perficiency Assesment Test (GEPA) and Chris doesn't study so he thinks it doesn't count. So, he purposely does bad on the test, which makes him See Mr. Avich, the guidance counselor, who tries to get Chris into a special needs class Written by Joe Fry

Caruso is beat up by one of Chris's classmates. As a result, the absence of Caruso's power throws the entire school into chaos.

Julius allows Chris to park the family car across the street, but he takes the car to school instead. Meanwhile, Rochelle goes to court to dispute a speeding ticket.

Chris is allowed to get a dog after the house is robbed. The dog turns out to be impossible to train, until Chris discovers that the dog only understands Spanish.

Since the rest of the family is sick, Chris is forced to spend a few nights at Mr. Omar's apartment, where he discovers Richard Pryor for the first time.

After Chris's first article for the school paper is rejected, he creates a bogus story about a serial killer in Bed-Stuy--which only gets him in more trouble.

Greg's friendship with Chris is put to the test when he spends the week at Chris's house, and Julius has an eventful first week as a taxicab driver.

When Doc refuses to give Chris a raise, Chris goes out and gets a new job at the local Chinese restaurant.

When a second black kid enrolls in Chris's school, the two become fast friends, which makes Greg jealous. Julius becomes nervous when the IRS gives the family a larger-than-expected tax refund.

Julius talks the family into celebrating Kwanza instead of Christmas this year because Kwanza is cheaper. Meanwhile, Chris helps Kill Moves find his mother as part of his school Christmas assignment.

When Julius's uncle dies, the family plans to go to the funeral in South Carolina by bus. At the Port Authority bus terminal, Rochelle informs Chris and Julius that she divided their money among them to reduce the risk of them being pickpocketed. Chris is left by himself while Julius buys the bus tickets and the others go to the vending machines. A three-card monte dealer sets up a table nearby and encourages Chris to bet. Chris starts out winning but eventually loses the $100 that had been entrusted to him. Needing more money for the bus tickets, Julius asks Chris for the money and learns how he lost it. Julius tries to win the money back but winds up losing as well. Fortunately for the family, Rochelle is familiar with scams. Written by Joshua Kreitzer

Chris models himself after a popular rapper and takes on a bad boy persona in order to impress Tasha. Julius gets the family a free dinner at an expensive restaurant, but the restaurant is less than hospitable.

Chris tries to get himself invited to a spin-the-bottle party so that he can get a chance to kiss Tasha. He winds up kissing another girl, which only causes unforeseen problems.

After Tasha breaks up with her boyfriend, Chris has the opportunity to escort her to the church Easter pageant. His plans are complicated when he finds that Tasha will be attending a pageant at her old church in Queens instead of his local church. Meanwhile, Rochelle searches for the perfect hat to win a competition at church -- a competition Julius wants to avoid attending. Also, Drew and Tonya plan to cheat in an Easter egg hunt. Written by Joshua Kreitzer

Drew is waiting at the bus stop and will be skipping school so he can go to Long Island to meet and get Wayne Gretzky's autograph, since The Great One is in town. Chris figuring he will get in trouble anyway, since he's supposed to be responsible for him, accompanies Drew. Problems are, Drew has no plan to see Gretzky and they end up in Coney Island instead. Along the way, they meet up with Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League and he helps them get to Long Island. While taking the train, they get harassed by two guys and when one discovers he's wearing an Edmonton Oilers jersey, they try to make Drew give it up to them. Chris convinces Drew to do it and when he starts to take it off, the back of the jersey is misspelled; It spelled Gritzky and it has the wrong uniform number; 98, not Wayne's 99. The guys laugh and walk away. When they get to Long Island, they go to the hotel where they think Wayne is staying, but it turns out Wayne isn't staying there. ... Written by goleafs84

Chris is so desperate to raise the funds to go to a Run-DMC concert that he jumps at the chance to participate in Mr. Omar's Black Funeral Directors' (BFD) scholarship fund. Meanwhile, when Rochelle injures her arm, she milks her condition to avoid taking care of the family. Julius gives Tonya a fun project rolling quarters. Written by Anonymous

When Chris finds out that Malvo has been released from jail, he fears that the ex-convict may be out for revenge against him. Instead, Malvo asks Chris to tutor him so he can go to high school. Chris is reluctant at first but eventually agrees, despite his suspicions of Malvo. Meanwhile, Alycia, the mother of Tonya's friend Latrinda, suspects Tonya of being a bad influence. Also, Dodgers fan Julius makes a bet with Mets fan Drew about which baseball team is better. Written by Joshua Kreitzer

Chris tries to enlist Julius to help him collect cans for an Earth Day project. Meanwhile, Tonya is reprimanded at school while mimicking her mother, causing Rochelle to try and stop yelling anymore.

Chris and Greg try to become cool, and Chris gets suspended from school when Greg is busted with a cigarette and blames it on Chris. And that's where the real trouble begins for him.

Chris catches a lot of grief for asking a white girl from his class to the ninth grade dance, so he backs out of it, which only makes things worse. Julius and Drew help out a relative starting a business, and Tanya takes up ballet.

Chris wants to buy his mom perfume that she wants - he goes to department store and is accused of shop lifting so he buys a knock off on t he street that makes his mom break out with hives. She takes him and the perfume back to the store where she thinks he bought it and they encounter the same sales clerk who insulted Chris the first time. Written by kelley Hazen cast member

Chris tries to get accepted into the Bronx Science Academy so that he can go to high school with Greg, Julius helps his brother start a Mix Tape business not knowing that they're illegal, and Drew helps Tanya with her ballet recital.