Thea
Thea is a tough, no-nonsense widow raising four children while holding various low-paying jobs.
- 1993-1994
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy
- TV-PG
Thea is a tough, no-nonsense widow raising four children while holding various low-paying jobs.
Season 1 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 1993 - 1994
Episode 1
Pilot
Wed, Sep 8, 1993
Thea has a hectic routine: working at the supermarket checkout by day, dressing hair by night, and supervising her four demanding children. Jarvis gives his mother $25 which he earned delivering sandwiches during his school lunch hour, but she insists that he keep the money and eat his own lunch in the cafeteria. Danesha returns from taking James clothes-shopping, and James blabs that he had to keep trying on ill-fitting clothes while she talked on the phone to her new boyfriend Leonard, whom she's meeting at the library later. Thea insists that Leonard pick Danesha up at home so she can inspect him. Meanwhile, Jerome is supposedly at a friend's house doing a geography assignment, but Thea finds his geography book and knows that he has been at the video arcade instead, and grounds him before she leaves to attend a memorial service. It's the night of a big video-game competition, and Jerome sneaks out despite Jarvis' attempts to keep him at home, then must face Thea's wrath
Episode 2
Jerome Makes the Grade
Wed, Sep 15, 1993
Jerome is failing English because of his desperate attempts to make the school basketball team. When Thea forces him to finish his book report on "To Kill a Mockingbird", he doesn't make the team but gets a B on his report. Meanwhile, Danesha attempts to submit a video to America's Funniest Home Videos
Episode 3
Dirty Laundry
Wed, Sep 22, 1993
The washing machine breaks down, which means endless trips to the laundromat. Meanwhile, Danesha's boyfriend is in hot water after he kisses another girl, and Thea puts him through the wringer before he can come clean with Danesha.
Episode 4
How I Got Over
Wed, Sep 29, 1993
Thea gets a chance to train for manager, but Jerome plans a boxing-match party while she's at her night-school class.
Episode 5
To Tell the Truth
Wed, Oct 6, 1993
Jarvis lets his younger brother drive and they get into an accident, but they don't tell their mother who was behind the wheel. To punish them, Thea cooks up a scheme with Lynette, who pretends to have lost her wedding ring in her trash, now at the bottom of a very fragrant dumpster.
Episode 6
Artie's Party
Wed, Oct 13, 1993
Conflict brews when Arthur invites Jarvis to his bachelor party but Thea thinks he's too young to attend
Episode 7
Here Comes Mr. Gordon
Wed, Oct 20, 1993
Thea is called to attend a parent-teacher meeting when son Jerome acts up in his math class.
Episode 8
Birthday Girl
Wed, Nov 3, 1993
On her birthday, Thea's treasured gift of tickets to a Motown reunion concert go unused when her boss calls her in to work a replacement shift
Episode 9
Danesha Loooves Leonard
Wed, Nov 17, 1993
Jarvis and Jerome plan to split up Danesha and Leonard.
Episode 10
Mama, I'm Full
Wed, Nov 24, 1993
Danesha is put in charge of cooking the Thanksgiving meal when Thea must work at the market.
Episode 11
Good Stock
Wed, Dec 1, 1993 30 mins
Thea invests money in stocks that Jerome suggests after he gets an A on a stock-market project for school.
Episode 12
A Christmas Story
Wed, Dec 15, 1993
Jarvis procrastinates putting up the Christmas lights because he's afraid of heights.
Episode 13
Danesha's Project
Wed, Jan 5, 1994
Danesha's class-project partner, the school's star athlete, counts on her to do all the work
Episode 14
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Wed, Jan 12, 1994
Thea is unable to afford mandated improvements to her home salon and an inspector wants to close down her business.
Episode 15
Who's Zoomin' Who?
Wed, Jan 19, 1994
Ebonie Smith plays a popular girl who uses Jerome to make her boyfriend jealous.
Episode 16
Of Fish and Men
Wed, Feb 2, 1994
Thea has a full schedule so she tasks Jerome or Danesha with changing their plans so they can escort James to a party; Jarvis goes fishing with Charles like he used to with his father.
Episode 17
Call Me Thea
Wed, Feb 9, 1994
Thea takes a day off, leaving the kids to do the household chores. She visits her favorite barbecue joint, Mickey's, but Mickey has died and new owner Roy's cooking doesn't come close, so Thea joins the restaurant as the head chef.
Episode 18
T.C.B.
Wed, Feb 16, 1994
Barbecue-sauce chef Thea is offered a restaurant partnership
Episode 19
Pie Queen and the Loan Duck
Wed, Feb 23, 1994
An unethical banker threatens to foreclose on the restaurant after Thea and Roy deny him special favors.