True Colors

1. A Visit from Ray

Air Date: 1990-09-02

Ron and Ellen's families try to adjust to the marriage, while Lester befriends a turkey scheduled to become dinner.

2. A Pair of Cranks

Air Date: 1990-09-09

Sara comes to Lester's defense when he is mistakenly accused of stealing expensive basketball shoes.

3. One of the Girls

Air Date: 1990-09-16

After Lester joins Sara and her friends for mah-jongg, he starts behaving like his step-grandmother—including seeing things.

4. A Dog's Life

Air Date: 1990-09-23

Katie inadvertently jeopardizes Terry's chance for a student athletic scholarship.

5. Step Lightly

Air Date: 1990-09-30

Ellen washes Terry's lucky t-shirt, and he gets injured playing football soon after. Sara brings Ron bad luck when they take a flight together.

6. Life with Fathers

Air Date: 1990-10-07

Ron gets the blues when Katie gets a visit from her dad on her 16th birthday.

7. What's Wrong With That Boy?

Air Date: 1990-10-21

Lester's continued drawing and dreaming land him in hot water, both at school and home.

8. Tooth or Consequences

Air Date: 1990-10-28

Sara agrees to let Ron look at her teeth after her former dentist passes away.

9. Soft Shell

Air Date: 1990-11-04

Ellen disapproves of Katie's relationship with a collegiate environmental activist.

10. Young at Heart

Air Date: 1990-11-11

Sara's easily able to find a date to a wedding—a gentleman who may make a proposal to her of his own.

11. Occasional Wife

Air Date: 1990-11-18

To protect his frail aunt, Ellen pretends to still be married to Leonard.

12. High Anxiety

Air Date: 1990-11-25

Lester and Katie hope to cure Terry's aerophobia by taking him to the roof and making him face his fear.

13. Puppet Regime

Air Date: 1990-12-16

The family bands together to build the confidence of Ron's cousin before an audition to join a puppeteering group.

14. Christmas Show '90

Air Date: 1990-12-23

Ron and Ellen use the family Christmas gathering to reflect on both how they first met and how they revealed their romance to their loved ones.

15. Moment of Ruth

Air Date: 1991-01-13

Ellen's afraid her being white will hinder Ron's ability to win an award from a black magazine.

16. A Real Pain

Air Date: 1991-02-03

An hysterical Sara is hospitalized for a gallbladder operation.

17. The Tender Trap

Air Date: 1991-02-10

Terry teaches Lester some ways to approach girls with confidence, but neglects to teach him how to handle rejection.

18. Opposites Attract

Air Date: 1991-02-17

On a date, Terry regrets giving Katie a lift after his car breaks down.

19. Homies Alone

Air Date: 1991-03-03

A horror movie marathon frightens Katie and Lester. Meanwhile, Ellen and Terry find themselves stuck in an elevator en route to a banquet.

20. Daughter Dearest

Air Date: 1991-03-24

Mom puts a downer on Katie's hoped-for romance on a ski vacation, while Ron and Terry aren't pleased with having to take care of Sara.

21. A Matter of Principal

Air Date: 1991-04-14

Ellen's plan to bring her students to see Ron's dental office is met with resistance by a racist parent.

22. Superman, Superego

Air Date: 1991-04-21

Terry's conscience eats away at him after plagiarizing a paper of Katie's.

23. Prisoners of Love

Air Date: 1991-04-28

Sara's friend accidentally gets a locket that was a gift for Ellen, and she comes up with a plan to retrieve it.

24. Favorite Son

Air Date: 1991-05-12

Ellen's joy at throwing a surprise party for Ron is ruined by his pushy mother.

1. Lester X

Air Date: 1991-08-22

2. Strange Bedfellows

Air Date: 1991-09-12

3. Splendor in the Basement

Air Date: 1991-09-15

Terry's girlfriend proclaiming that 'she's ready' leaves him speechless.

4. Yo' House, Mamma (Part 1)

Air Date: 1991-09-22

Terry's fraternity needs a housemother to avoid losing its charter.

5. Yo' House, Mamma (Part 2)

Air Date: 1991-09-29

Ellen shapes Terry's fraternity into respectable young men, but makes them lose respect amongst their peers in the process.

6. Presumed Guilty

Air Date: 1991-10-06

7. Not My Sister, Brother

Air Date: 1991-10-20

Terry loves Reggie's way with handling women—until Katie ends up his next date.

8. Brotherly Love

Air Date: 1991-11-03

Terry and Lester's squabbling takes a backseat when they find themselves accused of stealing from a hardware store.

9. Three for All

Air Date: 1991-11-10

Sara's senior citizen friends hang out with Terry's fraternity.

10. Seems Like Old Times

Air Date: 1991-12-08

Lester tries to fix Sara up with a singer appearing at a rest home.

11. Broken Home (part 1)

Air Date: 1991-12-15

Fed up with Terry and Lester, Katie moves out to be with her dad.

12. Broken Home (Part 2)

Air Date: 1991-12-22

As Christmas approaches, Ellen finds living with her father to not be all she'd hoped it would be.

13. Readin, Ritin and Running

Air Date: 1991-12-29

Terry's joy at making the football team is tempered when he learns it's so he can pose as the star player, who needs to pass a test to continue playing.

14. Photo Opportunity

Air Date: 1992-01-05

Lester's elated after a perfect date with Ron's new assistant.

15. Art Attack

Air Date: 1992-01-12

A depressed Ellen is encouraged by the family to get back in touch with her artistic side.

16. The Beat Goes On

Air Date: 1992-02-02

Grandpa Bernard can't believe that Katie and Lester's school dances might be segregated.

17. Half a Man

Air Date: 1992-02-09

Terry finds himself unable to follow through on a promise he made to Donna.

18. In a Flash

Air Date: 1992-02-16

Lester hopes he can get a rapper to use his influence to help dissuade a friend from joining a gang.

19. Affirmative Reaction

Air Date: 1992-03-01

Terry's excitement over a new job is quickly tempered when he learns he's not been hired for his merit, but as affirmative action.

20. Feeling Up!

Air Date: 1992-03-22

Ellen's worried when her sister thinks an 'up with feelings' guru is the man of her dreams.

21. Word to the Mother

Air Date: 1992-04-12

Finding a tape of his dead mother's voice stirs resentment inside Lester, who finds himself irrationally angry at Ellen for replacing her.