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11 Episodes 1990 - 1990
Episode 1
Tue, May 1, 1990 30 mins
Mattie (Oprah Winfrey) gets fired from her job, and there to help is best friend Etta Mae (Brenda Pressley), who dreams of opening a restaurant. Ralph: John Cothran Jr. Kiswana: Rachael Crawford. Abshu: Kelly Neal.
Episode 2
Tue, May 8, 1990 30 mins
On opening day at La Scala, Mattie waits solo on hungry customers and copes with a hotheaded cook (John Speredakos), while Etta Mae goes shopping for a new freezer. Oprah Winfrey, Brenda Pressley, John Beasley.
Episode 3
Wed, May 9, 1990 30 mins
Margaret (DeLeon Richards) gets a lesson in prejudice when she auditions for a prestigious music conservatory. Maya Angelou co-wrote the script. Miles: Steven Crump. Mattie: Oprah Winfrey. Ralph: John Cothran Jr.
Episode 4
Wed, May 16, 1990 30 mins
A romance heats up between Etta Mae and Ralph; Mr. Willie (John Beasley) begins to see Mattie in a new light; and Sophie (Olivia Cole) tries to recapture a youthful glow. John Cothran Jr., Jason Weaver, Rachael Crawford.
Episode 5
Wed, May 30, 1990 30 mins
Mattie has a new dishwasher---a broken woman (Ketty Lester) just out of prison, whom Etta Mae thinks she knows from somewhere. Olivia Cole, Oprah Winfrey. Mickey: John Speredakos. Abshu: Kelly Neal.
Episode 6
Wed, Jun 13, 1990 30 mins
Ralph's two jobs are taking him away from Matthew, who's being dogged by a bully (Marcus Carothers); Etta Mae (Brenda Pressley) gets a guard dog. Jessie: Oscar Brown Jr. Margaret: DeLeon Richards.
Episode 7
Wed, Jun 20, 1990 30 mins
Mean-spirited residents don't take kindly to an uppity newcomer (Beah Richards) who looks down her nose at her neighbors. Brenda Pressley, Olivia Cole. Roberta: Lynnie Godfrey. Eloise: Dianne B. Shaw.
Episode 8
Wed, Jun 27, 1990 30 mins
A sensitive neighborhood lad surprises the folks at La Scala with his interest in the poetry of Langston Hughes. Jason Weaver, Oprah Winfrey. Louis: Christian Robinson. Grandma Cross: Royce Wallace. Abshu: Kelly Neal.
Episode 9
Wed, Jul 4, 1990 30 mins
A young Frenchwoman (Victoria Mahoney) announces that she's Jesse's daughter. Jesse: Oscar Brown Jr. Sophie: Olivia Cole. Mattie: Oprah Winfrey.
Episode 10
Wed, Jul 11, 1990 30 mins
On her 21st birthday, Kiswana awaits the arrival of her mother (Pat Bowie), who disapproves of her surroundings---and her activist boyfriend Abshu (Kelly Neal). Akwabina: Darryl Davis. Butch: Jeffrey Sams. Sophie: Olivia Cole.
Episode 11
30 mins
Mattie grapples with her friend's sudden illness and provides comfort to Matthew, dealing with his own heartache.