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Season 5 – City Guys

2001 Kids & Family Comedy List
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Chris Anderson may be a scion of New York high society, but after he gets kicked out of his school for bad behavior, he winds up in the same place as Harlem street kid Jamal Grant: the none-too-hallowed halls of Manny High School, where they, along with their friends, learn that staying out of trouble is harder than their parents may think. Read More Read Less
City Guys — Season 5

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 8, 2001 This Old Nerd Jamal's attempt to transform an old friend from nerd to "cool" backfires when his chum develops an ego. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 8, 2001 E-Breakup The guy Dawn talked with on the Internet turns out to be El-Train. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 22, 2001 Chicken Run Jamal's attempt to recover from being called a chicken backfires after he gets in over his head and Chris gets stabbed trying to help him. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 22, 2001 Papa, Please Dawn and Al try to help Ms. Noble give up smoking, and Chris meets Cassidy's father. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 29, 2001 Red Dawn Dawn has trouble accepting that Al has started dating a new girl so soon after their breakup. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 29, 2001 Dances With Malcolm Jamal ditches Chris as his dance partner in favor of his more talented nemesis for a summer tour audition. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 6, 2001 Just for the Record Al and El-Train get internships at a record company; Dawn and Cassidy are assigned to be Miss Noble's assistant principals. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 6, 2001 Skips, Lies and Radiotapes Jamal and Chris skip out on a charity radio show to participate in Senior Ditch Day. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 13, 2001 Dawn Don't Know Jack Dawn meets Chris' old prep school buddy, Jack, and they start dating. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 13, 2001 Rosie O'Diner Rosie makes many mistakes while waitressing at the diner, and Jamal has to fire her. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 20, 2001 Cassidy Couch A prominent Broadway director is hitting on the lead actresses in the play. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 20, 2001 Brother From Another Mother El-Train's single mother and Jamal's widowed father begin dating. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 27, 2001 Weight on Jamal Nervous about a baseball scholarship, Jamal is caught trying to buy steroids. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 27, 2001 Basket Case Although rivals on the Pop-A-Shot machine, El-Train and Kianna begin dating; Kianna wins a contest fund-raiser. Details Episode 15 Aired Nov 3, 2001 An S.A.T. Carol El-Train decides not to take the SATs after his fear and anxiety overwhelm him. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 3, 2001 Mock the Vote With their radio show, Jamal and Chris convince most of Manny High that the school election is pointless. Details Episode 17 Aired Nov 10, 2001 Prose and Cons El-Train discovers new-found fame when he starts doing freestyle poetry at a local cafe. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 10, 2001 Why Y'all Clippin'? Noble confronts the gang about the rift they're having with Jamal and Chris. Details Episode 19 Aired Nov 17, 2001 Model Behavior Jamal's girlfriend starts modeling and is a big hit with the guys around school. Details Episode 20 Aired Nov 24, 2001 Almost Fatal After a near fatal accident, Jamal, Chris and El-Train go through some life changes. Details Episode 21 Aired Nov 24, 2001 Anchors Away Dawn realizes that things don't always stay the same when the gang finds out Noble is retiring. Details Episode 22 Aired Dec 1, 2001 Video Killed the Radio Stars The new Manny High TV department takes listeners away from the Noontime Getdown, so Chris and Jamal set out to sabotage the production. Details Episode 23 Aired Dec 1, 2001 Prom-lems Chris prepares to give Cassidy a ring at the school Prom, but his gestures are misinterpreted. Details Episode 24 Aired Dec 8, 2001 Good-Byyyeee Manny High El-Train may not be able to graduate with the rest of the gang from Manny High. Details Episode 25 Aired Dec 8, 2001 And Then There Were None The gang spends their last day together at the diner reliving old times before going off to college. Details Episode 26 Aired Dec 15, 2001 Al's in Toyland Al lands an advertising job where he tries to come up with nonviolent approaches to promoting a toy gun. Details

Season Info

Director
Frank Bonner
Creator
Peter Engel, Scott Spencer Gordon
Executive Producer
Peter Engel
Screenwriter
Todd J. Greenwald, Jeffrey J. Sachs, Bernie Ancheta, Scott Spencer Gordon, Josh Goldstein, Al Sonja L. Rice, David S. DiPietro, Jesse Collins, Jay J. Demopoulos, Paul Ciancarelli
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-Y7
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 8, 2001