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22 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
Sat, Nov 17, 199023 mins
Reuben doesn't seem to notice Thelma's efforts to recapture the glow of their newlywed days.
Episode 2
Sat, Dec 1, 199023 mins
An abandoned baby awakens Thelma's maternal instincts; the Deacon prepares for a visit from the IRS.
Episode 3
Sat, Dec 8, 199023 mins
The Deacon means to prove that he can handle a roomful of kids by taking over the church's day-care center.
Episode 4
Sat, Dec 15, 199023 mins
The Deacon, vying for a seat on the crime commission, offers a youth help in putting his life back on track.
Episode 5
Sat, Dec 22, 1990
Deacon Frye defends a man claiming to the Santa Claus.
Episode 6
Sat, Dec 22, 1990
Santa gives him a second chance, and Frye gets the charges against him dropped.
Episode 7
Sat, Dec 29, 199023 mins
Thelma holds her first society luncheon fundraiser as Mrs. Rev. Dr. Reuben Gregory; Deacon Frye gets appointed judge and rides on a power high, then experiences the negative consequences first-hand--at gunpoint.
Episode 8
Sat, Jan 5, 199124 mins
Reuben's niece (Siedah Garrett) chooses to be a singer rather than a minister; laryngitis affects Amelia's (Roz Ryan) voice.
Episode 9
Sat, Jan 12, 199123 mins
A televised trial featuring a chicken-franchise king promises the campaigning Judge Frye a leg up on media exposure.
Episode 10
Sat, Jan 19, 199124 mins
Thelma doesn't understand when her father embarks on a May-December romance with a young environmentalist.
Episode 11
Sat, Feb 2, 1991
Ernest Frye is reunited with his '50s doo-wop group, the Sublimes, for a church benefit.
Episode 12
Sat, Feb 9, 1991
Deacon Frye becomes manager of a retired NBA star (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) who falls in love with a church trustee Amelia (Roz Ryan).
Episode 13
Sat, Feb 23, 199123 mins
Frye asks the Reverend to speak at a service, and his sermon inspires Clarence to drop out of school and pursue his dream of being a rapper like his idol M.C. Hammer. To convince him not to, Frye tries to get Hammer to speak to him, but they can't get in to see him, so he dresses up like a fan.
Episode 14
Sat, Mar 2, 199124 mins
The Reverend is expectant over an anniversary trip with Thelma, while a moody Thelma might also be expectant - with baby.

Episode 15
Sat, Mar 9, 1991
Deacon Frye lines up a business deal which is endangered when Clarence begins dating the partner's daughter.
Episode 16
Sat, Mar 23, 1991
Thelma is offered a television cooking show based on a meal she served--which was actually prepared by Amelia.
Episode 17
Sat, Mar 30, 1991
Prior to becoming a member, Deacon Frye blunders into a sting operation at a country club.
Episode 18
Sat, Apr 6, 1991
While Deacon Frye is out riding motorcycles with Brother Rolly, and a friend, trying to make memorable moments to tell his grandchild about, he gets into a scuffle with two tough bikers that has a surprising outcome. Meanwhile, at home, Thelma has reached her limit with Reuben's overly-zealous excitement about the pregnancy and his attempts to make the experience joyful.
Episode 19
Sat, Apr 13, 199124 mins
Reverend Gregory tries to empathize with Thelma during her pregnancy.

Episode 20
Sat, Apr 27, 1991
Darla purchases Ernest Frye at a charity auction after being separated from her jealous husband.
Episode 21
Sat, May 4, 1991
To save the church, Deacon Frye and Clarence do some fund-raising while double-dating; Reuben has pre-birth nerves.

Episode 22
Sat, May 11, 1991
Thelma outshrieks her father and James Brown in a "scream-off" when she goes into labor on a telethon.