Everybody Hates Chris

Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bussed to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and dealing with the school bully, Joey.

Chris joins the school Bastketball team even though he cant play, but a failed pop quiz threatens to get him dropped.Back at home Julius gets a lodger after he offers 6 months rent up front, despite the fact he makes Rochelle nervous.

Chris lets a neighbourhood kid ride his bike, despite Juliuss warnings, and he takes off with it. When Juliuss co-workers go on strike he takes up some of the housework, much to Rochelles annoyance.

When Julius and Rochelle have a special date night they hire a baby-sitter. But Chris is called upon to take charge when she leaves to take care of something personal.

Julius finds $200 in food stamps but Rochelle is too embarassed to let Sheila see them, so she dips into the family savings while at the store. This leads to trouble at home when Julius has all kinds of ideas on how they can spend the cash they saved by using the stamps. Elsewhere, Chris and Greg fall out over a school science project.

Its Christmas and Julius and Rochelle find it difficult in breaking the news that they cant afford presents because of broken water heater. Chris is suprised to discover who the canned food drive is really for...

Chris tries to put together the right outfit for the school pictures in order to convince the other kids that hes cool. Rochelle tries to earn extra money selling cosmetics from home.

Chris receives a challenge to his crown of Asteroids champion. Julius and Rochelle agree to give up some guilty pleasures.

Chris beloved grandfather (Jimmie Walker) dies while paying a visit to Rochelle and the family, and the extended family comes to town to pay their respects.

Hoping to FINALLY out-perform his brother, Chris convinces his parents to let him take up karate lessons. Meanwhile, Tonya goes with Rochelle to the beautician and discovers the fun of gossiping.

Chris must raise cash for the school trip by selling cookies. Meanwhile Julius regrets sending Rochelle to Dreamgirls while he looks after Tonya and Drew who have chicken pox

After Julius truck is stolen Rochelle decides to get involved with a neighborhood watch group, but instead ends up in a competition with new neighbor Louise (Whoopi Goldberg). Chris asks out a new girl in the neighborhood hoping not to get rejected again. Drew has the girls all over him when he volunteers to be a crossing guard.

Chris knows the only way to win the election is by giving the best speech ever but when his speech is stolen by Caruso, he knows he has to do something drastic. Rochelle rents the upstairs apartment to Mr. Omar, the local funeral director. Drew finds and spends the ten dollars that Rochelle lost.

Chris loses his job when he refuses to tell Doc who robbed the store while Chris was in charge of the cash register. Julius brings home an old Betamax machine.

Chris faces an impeachment hearing. Rochelles brother moves in after being kicked out by their mother, but its more than Julius can take. Tonya asks Drew to show her how to "Double Dutch."

Everything goes right for Chris when Julius loans him his lucky socks. Drew and Tonya play Julius and Rochelle against each other to get what they want. Drew enters the talent show at school, but nobody wants to tell him he cant sing.

For a lesson on parenting skills Chris is given an egg to take care of as if it were his child. When the electricity bill is over budget, Julius decides to figure out why. Drew a werewolf? Thats what Tanya thinks so shes afraid to sleep.

When school is closed for a snow day, Chris is the only one that shows up, so he has to spend the day with Principal Edwards until they get get in touch with his parents. When Julius realizes that Chris isnt around he goes to find him, and Rochelle is a robbed on the subway.

When Ms. Morello is off of school for the day, Chris and Greg cut school to go see Ghostbusters. Drew and Tonya arent happy that Rochelle is going to help out at their school. Julius renews his license at DMV.

Chris is a hit as a DJ after the neighborhood DJ gets arrested during a party. Chris has a problem when he scratches Rochelles James Brown album. Julius passes out when he sees a rabbit at a magic show he takes Drew to.

Doc discovers that Chris is a natural at picking the game winners, making Chris everyones favorite odds-maker. Things change when Paulie the local bookie shows up to see Chris. Tonya tries to beat Drew at checkers.

Rochelle decides to help tutor Chris for a math competition in algebra, when Chris doesnt think shes helping he turns to his grandmother Maxine for help. Tonya blackmails Drew when she takes the blame for breaking Julius favorite chair for Drew.

When Chris does poorly on an exam, Ms. Morello sends him to the schools guidance counselor, Mr. Abbott. The counselor gives Chris a series of mental evaluations and ultimately determines that he must take a remedial course.

When Chris offers to move his fathers car, things get worse when he drives to school to show off for Tasha.

Chris is left alone in Mr. Omars apartment when his family comes down with the flu and Mr. Omar, whos supposed to look after him until the family recovers, leaves him for a widowed woman. Greg then suggests he invite Tasha over for some alone time. However, things spiral out of control when news spreads of Chris newfound independence.

Greg comes to stay at Chris house while his father is out of town but Chris starts to have regrets. To make extra money, Julius drives taxis in his spare time where one of his customers turns out to be a fugitive.

When another African American kid goes to Corleone he and Chris hit it off, unfortunately Albert doesnt get along with most of the other kids including Greg. When Julius and Rochelle get a tax refund Julius thinks its a mistake and is afraid to spend it.

The family take a trip down South when a distant relative of Julius dies. While waiting for a bus at Port Authority, Chris and Julius are conned into a gambling scam and lose all their money...Will they tell Rochelle?

Chris makes plans to get invited to a party so he can experience his first kiss with Tasha. Julius makes Tonya spy on her mother when the family spot Rochelles ex at dinner. Drew shows his dark side when he lends Mr. Omar five dollars.

When Drew decides to cut school to find Wayne Gretzky, Chris reluctantly agrees to go with him.

Malvo returns and enlists Chris help to make a fresh start. Drew inadvertently upsets Julius when he declares himself a Mets fan instead of a Dodgers fan like his father; and Rochelle steps in when she witnesses poor parenting skills from one of Tonyas friends parents.

Chris attempt to be a "cool" kid lands him in hot water when he is caught with cigarettes and is suspended from school. Kicking him while hes down, Tonya blackmails him when she finds out before their parents do. Meanwhile, Rochelle decides to teach Julius a lesson.

When Chris attempts to buy Rochelle perfume as a Mothers Day gift, he discovers he cannot afford it and buys it from Risky. However, Rochelle breaks out in hives and takes Chris to the store she believes he bought it from. Meanwhile, Drew and Julius do a spot of spring cleaning and make an expensive find.

As a first-time high school student, Chris (Tyler James Williams) is really looking forward to attending a school with some diversity. Unfortunately, when he arrives at school, he discovers that the schools new principal, Ms. Morello (guest star Jacqueline Mazarella), has placed him in the only all-white homeroom.

Chris is thrilled when Jenise Huckstable asks him to the homecoming dance. His nerves begin to get the better of him when Jenise tells him that her father Dr. Clint Huckstable wants to meet him before the dance. Drew tries to get Doc to feng shui the store when he takes over Chris hours.

Although warned by Greg that its a bad idea, Chris starts to help the football team with their homework as a means to socialize with the cool kids. As a result, Chris ends up failing his own exams. Meanwhile, Julius begins a new job collecting dead bodies for Mr. Omars funeral home and soon finds himself appreciating life more. He begins to buy numerous gifts for his friends and relatives, but then ends up with financial troubles.

Chris has a dilemma when a reward is offered for anyone who witnessed a shoot-out outside a movie theater. Chris was there but he was supposed to be babysitting Tonya and Drew - what will he do? Meanwhile, Julius and Rochelle have a very eventful anniversary at a Broadway musical.

Julius begins to take marriage advice from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" leading Rochelle to suspect an affair. Meanwhile, Chris volunteers for the "Big Brothers" program and is shocked when he learns the identity of is his "little brother".

When Rochelle orders a copy of her birth certificate, she realizes that she is actually one year younger than she thought she was and decides to start living her life with a new, younger attitude. After a complete stranger helps Chris to safety during a city-wide blackout, Chris decides to repay the older man by getting him out to meet new friends. Meanwhile, Greg feels like he has no identity after realizing that everyone at school knows him only as "Chris and Greg."

In order to attend an age-restricted concert, Chris and Greg try to get themselves a fake ID. Elsewhere, Rochelle plans Julius surprise party, and Drew tries returning a pair of faulty X-ray vision glasses he bought in the mail.

Coach Thurman spots Caruso bullying Chris and suggests he take up boxing to defend himself. Meanwhile, Julius has a new set of problems when he suspects Rochelle of adultery and catches the eye of a female neighbor...

While test driving a car, Chris accidentally hits Greg. Greg ends up in a hospital for a broken leg. Since Gregs parents are out of town, Rochelle drops her vacation plans to take care of him, which leaves Julius to entertain the kids at the shore where it usually rains each day.

Chris decides to take a stand against his mother, Rochelle, and refuses to do his household chores, causing Rochelle to complain to Julius that her son is disrespecting her. Meanwhile, Mr. Omar thinks hes dying and decides to start saying whatever is on his mind.

When Chris is given the task of memorizing the longest presidential inaugural address and reciting it in front of the class as a punishment, he cooks up a surprising way of postponing his presentation. Meanwhile, Rochelle has problems of her own when a customer puts a hex on her.