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Episodes: All (104)  |  With full-length videos ()  |  With videos ()  | See all videos (1) »

Season: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5
Year: 2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot

Original Air Date—14 November 2001

Season 1, Episode 2: Now You Got It

Original Air Date—14 November 2001
After Bryana's birthday party the kids get sick. Bernie Mac is determined to go to Las Vegas, so he takes every precaution he can take but in the end still gets sick and has to spend the day with Bryana at home.

Season 1, Episode 3: The Main Event

Original Air Date—21 November 2001
Jordan is getting bullied at school, so Bernie Mac teaches him how to stand up to them. But his tactics turn Jordan into even bigger bully. Even more interesting we see that Bernie Mac is an even bigger bully.

Season 1, Episode 4: Bernie Mac, Ladies Man

Original Air Date—28 November 2001

Season 1, Episode 5: Saving Bernie Mac

Original Air Date—5 December 2001
Bernie Mac makes the family go to church one Sunday. But not even after a long service Bernie Mac is the one wanting it to end. Later, he gets suckered into one of their outside programs that watch/monitor his home life.

Season 1, Episode 6: Here to Stay

Original Air Date—12 December 2001
Now that the kids are here to stay, Bernie Mac starts really laying the smack down after the kids (in his viewpoint) have been treating his house like a free hotel.

Season 1, Episode 7: A Christmas Story

Original Air Date—19 December 2001

Season 1, Episode 8: Starting School

Original Air Date—2 January 2002

Season 1, Episode 9: Hot, Hot, Hot

Original Air Date—16 January 2002
A nasty heat wave in the dead winter of January hits the town. Tempers flare, including Aunt Wanda. After the A\C breaks, Bernie Mac really starts losing it. Eventually, just when things seem to cool down, the kids lock him out of the house, giving him a taste of his own medicine.

Season 1, Episode 10: Wanda's Week Off

Original Air Date—23 January 2002

Season 1, Episode 11: The King and I

Original Air Date—30 January 2002

Season 1, Episode 12: Hall of Fame

Original Air Date—6 February 2002

Season 1, Episode 13: Handle Your Business

Original Air Date—13 February 2002
Bernie Mac gets to go on a morning radio show for a week. But what he says there gets the people close to him very upset. Towards the end of the week, he gets a taste of his own medicine.

Season 1, Episode 14: Back in the Day

Original Air Date—20 February 2002

Season 1, Episode 15: Lock Down

Original Air Date—6 March 2002
After an attempted robbery, Bernie Mac starts getting over protective. But his techniques seem dangerous and rather paranoid. But in the end though, he learns that anything can happen anywhere and you can't just shut yourself away from it; you have to live your life.

Season 1, Episode 16: Mac 101

Original Air Date—27 March 2002

Season 1, Episode 17: If I Were N-Riched Man

Original Air Date—3 April 2002
Brad Cooley is called back, after the Wellington teacher catches Bernie Mac exploding at Jordan and Bryana repeated said a dirty word at school (one of course she overheard from no other than Bernie Mac).

Season 1, Episode 18: Stop Having Sex

Original Air Date—17 April 2002
This story mainly focuses on three plots. First Bernie Mac keeps interfering with Vanessa's pool party because there's boys there. Secondly, Jordan has a play date with a friend, but Bernie suspects that the friend has gay dads. In each of these Bernie worries when they get too close. In the third part, Vanessa and Jordan (with Bryana's help) keep interrupting Wanda's and Bernie's romantic night.

Season 1, Episode 19: Secrets and Lies

Original Air Date—1 May 2002
After coming home from being on the road for a week Bernie Mac wants nothing else to do but to go to sleep. But that suddenly changes when he gets invited to a Clippers/Bulls game as he has Jordan fake an asthma attack so they can sneak off to the game. Jordan though later thinks he should come clean to Aunt Wanda, but Bernie says bending the truth is OK sometimes to get what you want. Very bad advice for Jordan. Even more interesting, we learn the whole family tells lies.

Season 1, Episode 20: Kelly's Heroes

Original Air Date—8 May 2002
After getting dumped, Bernie's friend Kelly moves in. At first it doesn't go well, but eventually he starts helping out and getting along well with the kids. But soon Bernie thinks he's becoming a permanent role model for the kids; especially a soft one.

Season 1, Episode 21: Sweet Home Chicago: Part 1

Original Air Date—15 May 2002

Season 1, Episode 22: Sweet Home Chicago: Part 2

Original Air Date—15 May 2002

Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: Keep It on the Short Grass

Original Air Date—18 September 2002

Season 2, Episode 2: Goodbye Dolly

Original Air Date—25 September 2002
Bernie Mac tries to ween Bryana off her doll.

Season 2, Episode 3: Carfool

Original Air Date—30 October 2002

Season 2, Episode 4: Mac Local 137

Original Air Date—6 November 2002
The kids go on strike, after Bernie Mac doesn't pay them for the extra work they have to do.
Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 151:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 5: Welcome to the Jungle

Original Air Date—13 November 2002
Shortly after Jordan gets a snake for a school project, Bryana and Jordan starting fighting each other like wild animals.
Next US airings:
Thur. Oct. 161:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 6: Bernie Mac Dance Party

Original Air Date—20 November 2002

Next US airings:
Fri. Oct. 171:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 7: Tryptophan-tasy

Original Air Date—27 November 2002
After eating an entire Thanksgiving turkey, Bernie Mac has some weird nightmares; ones that might be telling him something.

Season 2, Episode 8: The United Front

Original Air Date—4 December 2002

Next US airings:
Sat. Oct. 181:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 9: The Sweet Life

Original Air Date—11 December 2002
Bernie Mac learns that he has high cholesterol, but refuses to change his eating habits/diet.
Next US airings:
Tue. Oct. 211:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 10: Sin Cup

Original Air Date—15 January 2003
Jordan receives a lecture on sins from Father Cronin, but it seems to really hit home on Bryana. In addition, both Jordan and Bryana learn that Bernie Mac is a big sinner too.
Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 221:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 11: Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope

Original Air Date—5 February 2003

Next US airings:
Thur. Oct. 231:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 12: Magic Jordan

Original Air Date—12 February 2003

Next US airings:
Fri. Oct. 241:00 AMMyNetwork

Season 2, Episode 13: Raging Election

Original Air Date—26 February 2003

Season 2, Episode 14: Leaving Los Angeles

Original Air Date—12 March 2003

Season 2, Episode 15: Pink Gold

Original Air Date—19 March 2003
When Jordan learns that Bryana has pink eye and has to miss a whole week of school, he goes crazy deliberately trying to get it too. But his results keep backfiring even in the end.

Season 2, Episode 16: Chess Wars

Original Air Date—9 April 2003
Jordan tries to butter Bernie Mac up by playing chess with him just so he can play paint ball. When that doesn't work, Jordan sets his own little chess simulation up, which Bernie Mac totally falls for.

Season 2, Episode 17: The Incredible Bulk

Original Air Date—16 April 2003
Tired of having to run to the store all the time for the kids, Bernie Mac's friends introduce him to Cost Depot. At first this solution is so simple/fun but it soon gets very addicting.

Season 2, Episode 18: Maid Man

Original Air Date—23 April 2003

Season 2, Episode 19: Nut Job

Original Air Date—30 April 2003
Upset that the kids laze about every Saturday, he gets them involved in extra curricular activities. But he soon learns that, letting them laze about would have been better, as he has to be good parent and help out with these activities.

Season 2, Episode 20: The Other Sister

Original Air Date—7 May 2003
Bernie Mac's other sister Benita stops by for a visit and seems to corrupt the kids.

Season 2, Episode 21: Meet the Grandparents

Original Air Date—7 May 2003
Wanda's parents come for a visit and start seeming to run the house better than them. But when Wanda and Bernie go out for a day, the grandparents have a bit of a tough time watching the kids.

Season 2, Episode 22: For a Few Dollars More

Original Air Date—14 May 2003
Bernie Mac tries to give Jordan the best birthday party ever.

Season 3


Season 3, Episode 1: Eye of the Tiger

Original Air Date—30 November 2003

Season 3, Episode 2: Love Thy Nephew

Original Air Date—7 December 2003

Season 3, Episode 3: Road to Tradition

Original Air Date—14 December 2003

Season 3, Episode 4: Laughing Matters

Original Air Date—21 December 2003

Season 3, Episode 5: Hair Jordan

Original Air Date—4 January 2004
Bernie takes Jordan to the local barber shop to meet his friends. Unfortunately, Aunt Wanda doesn't like what goes on there, when Jordan casually repeats things said there. Bernie tells Jordan the code; what happens there stays there. Unfortunately, he forgets the 2nd half, what's said at home; stays there.

Season 3, Episode 6: Love Bug

Original Air Date—11 January 2004

Season 3, Episode 7: It's a Wonderful Wife

Original Air Date—25 January 2004

Season 3, Episode 8: Family Reunion

Original Air Date—8 February 2004

Season 3, Episode 9: Droobie or Not Droobie

Original Air Date—15 February 2004

Season 3, Episode 10: J-O-R-D-A-N Spells Funny

Original Air Date—22 February 2004

Season 3, Episode 11: Make Room for Caddy

Original Air Date—7 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 12: Saving Sergeant Tompkins

Original Air Date—14 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 13: It's Mac-ademic

Original Air Date—22 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 14: The Getaway

Original Air Date—29 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 15: Easy Rider

Original Air Date—5 April 2004
Bernie Mac gets a motorcycle, but after crashing and having a dream of what would happen if he died; he goes crazy safety-proofing the house.

Season 3, Episode 16: Who's That Lady?

Original Air Date—12 April 2004

Season 3, Episode 17: Mac-Inations

Original Air Date—12 April 2004

Next US airings:
Mon. Oct. 138:00 AMFX

Season 3, Episode 18: That Old Mac Magic

Original Air Date—26 April 2004

Next US airings:
Mon. Oct. 138:30 AMFX

Season 3, Episode 19: The Talk

Original Air Date—26 April 2004

Next US airings:
Mon. Oct. 135:00 PMFX
Tue. Oct. 148:00 AMFX

Season 3, Episode 20: Five Stages of Bryana

Original Air Date—15 June 2004
Bryana starts turning into a monster (acting like a spoiled brat, stealing things, and etc)
Next US airings:
Mon. Oct. 135:30 PMFX
Tue. Oct. 148:30 AMFX

Season 3, Episode 21: Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday

Original Air Date—22 June 2004

Next US airings:
Tue. Oct. 144:00 PMFX
Wed. Oct. 158:00 AMFX

Season 3, Episode 22: Thanksgiving

Original Air Date—29 June 2004
The Mac family is invited over to one of Vanessa's teachers for Thanksgiving dinner; who are all vegetarians.

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: Big Brother

Original Air Date—8 September 2004
After overhearing that Vanessa once smoked, Bernie Mac pries into her journal. Soon he gets hidden cameras all throughout the house and becomes addicted to watching everyone's secrets. But eventually he gets more than he bargained for.
Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 158:30 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 2: Stiff Upper Lip

Original Air Date—15 September 2004
After Bernie takes the training wheels off Bryana's bike, she crashes and injures her jaw. Bernie is later coerced into chaperoning her and several other special needs kids on a field trip. Meanwhile Jordan, finds an old cast and uses to get out of gym class.
Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 154:30 PMFX
Thur. Oct. 168:00 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 3: Being Bernie Mac

Original Air Date—22 September 2004

Next US airings:
Thur. Oct. 168:30 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 4: Mac Overdrive

Original Air Date—29 September 2005

Next US airings:
Thur. Oct. 165:00 PMFX
Fri. Oct. 178:00 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 5: My Privacy

Original Air Date—14 January 2005
After Bryana accidentally sees Bernie Mac naked, he has her share Vanessa's room so she can be with the same sex. But when things don't work out well, they're forced to add another bedroom, so each kid has their own separate room.
Next US airings:
Fri. Oct. 178:30 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 6: Who Gives This Bride

Original Air Date—14 January 2005

Next US airings:
Mon. Oct. 134:30 PMMyNetwork
Fri. Oct. 175:00 PMFX

Season 4, Episode 7: Nerdy Mac

Original Air Date—21 January 2005

Next US airings:
Tue. Oct. 144:30 PMMyNetwork

Season 4, Episode 8: Stone Nuts

Original Air Date—28 January 2005

Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 154:30 PMMyNetwork
Fri. Oct. 175:30 PMFX

Season 4, Episode 9: Jack & Jacqueline

Original Air Date—4 February 2005

Next US airings:
Thur. Oct. 164:30 PMMyNetwork
Fri. Oct. 176:00 PMFX
Mon. Oct. 208:00 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 10: Manchild in Vanessa Land

Original Air Date—11 February 2005

Next US airings:
Fri. Oct. 174:30 PMMyNetwork
Fri. Oct. 176:30 PMFX
Mon. Oct. 208:30 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 11: You Don't Know Squad

Original Air Date—18 February 2005

Next US airings:
Mon. Oct. 204:30 PMMyNetwork
Mon. Oct. 205:00 PMFX
Tue. Oct. 218:00 AMFX

Season 4, Episode 12: You Got Served

Original Air Date—25 February 2005
After a tragic accident happens at Bryana's birthday party, Bernie Mac gets summoned.
Next US airings:
Tue. Oct. 218:30 AMFX
Tue. Oct. 214:30 PMMyNetwork

Season 4, Episode 13: I Don't Wanna Be a Playa No More

Original Air Date—11 March 2005

Next US airings:
Tue. Oct. 214:00 PMFX
Wed. Oct. 228:00 AMFX
Wed. Oct. 224:30 PMMyNetwork

Season 4, Episode 14: The Big Picture

Original Air Date—18 March 2005

Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 228:30 AMFX
Thur. Oct. 234:30 PMMyNetwork

Season 4, Episode 15: The Music Mac

Original Air Date—1 April 2005

Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 223:00 PMFX
Thur. Oct. 238:00 AMFX
Fri. Oct. 244:30 PMMyNetwork

Season 4, Episode 16: Walk Like a Man

Original Air Date—8 April 2005

Next US airings:
Wed. Oct. 223:30 PMFX
Thur. Oct. 238:30 AMFX

Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Father Knows Best

Original Air Date—23 September 2005

Next US airings:
Thur. Oct. 234:30 PMFX
Fri. Oct. 248:00 AMFX

Season 5, Episode 2: Wrestling with a Sticky Situation

Original Air Date—23 September 2005
Jordan joins the wrestling team and wins matches by default because there's no one in his size/weight range to battle. But Bernie Mac doesn't know this.
Next US airings:
Fri. Oct. 248:30 AMFX

Season 5, Episode 3: Marathon Mac

Original Air Date—30 September 2005
Upset that the kids are dropping out of their extra curricular activities Bernie Mac decides to run in a marathon, but its much harder than he thought. In the end, Vanessa takes his place.
Next US airings:
Fri. Oct. 245:00 PMFX

Season 5, Episode 4: The Big Payback

Original Air Date—7 October 2005
Upset that Vanessa is living the free life, Bernie Mac has Vanessa work for him. Shortly, after wards Vanessa learns that his co-workers get all this free stuff because they mention they work for Bernie Mac. Vanessa takes big advantage of this, until Bernie Mac finds out. Later on, Vanessa has to bring one of his precious statues home but it breaks in a car accident. Jordan offers to fix it, with of course a price (some of the free stuff Vanessa got).
Next US airings:
Fri. Oct. 245:30 PMFX

Season 5, Episode 5: Car Wars

Original Air Date—21 October 2005
Vanessa gets a used car and his this boy named Curtis fix it up. But Bernie Mac thinks that Curtis has more on his mind. So he pays Bryana to spy on the two. Meanwhile, Jordan and two friends pretend to go to a Star Wars convention with the intention of going to a concert to be with girls.

Season 5, Episode 6: Night of Terror

Original Air Date—28 October 2005
Jordan turns 13, but still acts like a monster fighting with Bryana. Eventually Jordan lets Bryana walk all over him to avoid further punishment. When he gets his gifts back, Bernie holds back an R-rated movie. Later when Bernie asks Jordan to babysit Bryana one night, Jordan accepts just so he can watch the R-rated movie behind his back.

Season 5, Episode 7: For Whom the Belt Tolls

Original Air Date—4 November 2005
The kids finally cross Aunt Wanda's line while Bernie's away. Bernie gives Aunt Wanda "Big Mama's Belt" to keep them in line. The kids wind up fearing her even more than Bernie Mac.

Season 5, Episode 8: Pop Pop Goes the Weasel

Original Air Date—11 November 2005

Season 5, Episode 9: Prison Break

Original Air Date—18 November 2005
After misbehaving yet again, Bernie punishes Bryana and Jordan severely. Yet again Wanda thinks he's being too hard on them. But in the end, she catches on. Vanessa turns out to be the sneakiest of them all.

Season 5, Episode 10: Some Church Bull

Original Air Date—2 December 2005

Season 5, Episode 11: Sorely Missed

Original Air Date—16 December 2005
This episode Bernie and Wanda seriously discuss adopting the children as their own. They talk about it in the car dealership where I try and sell them a car. This episode may have either aired on Dec 16, 2005 or Jan 6, 2005.

Season 5, Episode 12: Fumes of Detente

Original Air Date—6 January 2006

Season 5, Episode 13: Exercise in Fertility: Part 1

Original Air Date—13 January 2006

Season 5, Episode 14: Exercise in Fertility: Part 2

Original Air Date—20 January 2006

Season 5, Episode 15: Fantasy Football

Original Air Date—27 January 2006
Jordan and Bernie Mac start a fantasy football league but do poor; and Bernie Mac won't really listen to Jordan. With that, Jordan eventually goes to a different league secretly behind Bernie Mac's back. Vanessa primps herself up with make-up for her senior photo. Bryana wants some of the make up too, so Vanessa gives her some of her old makeup. But Bryana gets caught with it at school.

Season 5, Episode 16: Bar Mitzvah Crashers

Original Air Date—3 February 2006
After a Jewish family arrive in the neighborhood, Bernie urges Jordan to befriending the son, David. Though hesitant at first Jordan begins to develop a friendship with his new neighbor. Not long after-wards David invites Jordan to attend his cousin's bar mitzvahs with him. After receiving various expensive parting gifts Jordan and David decide to crash bar mitzvahs of people to whom they do not know in order to receive more gifts. Before long it's time for David's bar mitzvahs but Jordan comes to a dilemma because this happens to be the same day of a very wealthy boy's bar mitzvahs. So Jordan must beside between friendship or material possessions.

Season 5, Episode 17: Who's Your Mama?

Original Air Date—31 March 2006

Season 5, Episode 18: What Would Jason Do?

Original Air Date—31 March 2006
Vanessa's school prom is coming up so Bernie Mac picks a boy friend out for her (after doing his usual protective background check). Even after he chooses, he has all these worried fantasies. Bryana injures her ankle so Jordan has to be her servant, but in the end after Bryana took it a bit far Jordan gets some redemption.

Season 5, Episode 19: It's Never as Bad as the First Time

Original Air Date—7 April 2006

Season 5, Episode 20: Spinning Wheels

Original Air Date—7 April 2006

Season 5, Episode 21: Growing Pains

Original Air Date—14 April 2006

Season 5, Episode 22: Bernie's Angels

Original Air Date—14 April 2006

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