Smart Guy: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Smart Guy Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Primary Brothers
Sep 10, 1997
T.J. tries to run for student-council president, but decides Marcus would be a better choice -- and someone he could control behind the scenes.
Working Guy
Sep 17, 1997
T.J. learns a hard lesson about office politics while taking part in a work-study program that lands him in a lofty position at an electronic company. Floyd lays down the law when
Below the Rim
Sep 24, 1997
When the basketball coach quits his job in the middle of a game, the team must come up with another coach or forfeit - so T.J. is elected.
Dateline
Oct 1, 1997
T.J. hooks up his dad with a date from a computer dating service, but is uncomfortable when their relationship heats up.
Dumbstruck
Oct 8, 1997
T.J.'s IQ takes a dive after he's accidentally hit on the head by a wood plank, allowing him to act more his age.
Trial and Error
Oct 15, 1997
T.J. defends Mo when he's accused of setting a fire to the school's chemistry lab where his most hated teacher was working. Meanwhile, Marcus tries to embellish his non-speaking pa
Big Picture
Oct 29, 1997
T.J., Marcus and Mo decide to do a music video for their video-production class, with T.J. directing. Meanwhile, Yvette falls for a hunky swimmer who's a little shallow.
Book Smart
Nov 5, 1997
T.J.'s classroom behavior irritates a teacher who feels it's preventing the other students from learning. Meanwhile, Mo and Marcus try to meet girls in a female self-defense class.
The Dating Game
Nov 12, 1997
To discourage a tireless suitor, Yvette agrees to T.J.'s plan and pretends to be Mo's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Floyd aims to teach Marcus a life lesson he won't soon forget.
Love Letters
Nov 19, 1997
T.J. ghostwrites love letters for Marcus to Nina, the new girl in their literature class - and winds up having to ghostwrite love letters for Nina to Marcus, and vice versa.
T.J. Versus The Machine
Dec 10, 1997
TJ's skill in chess gives him the chance to play against a computer, Socrates, that's supposed to be unbeatable in chess. Marcus plans to win big on money bets.
Men Working Badly
Jan 7, 1998
Floyd, T.J. and Marcus build Yvette her own private bathroom, but she is less than thrilled. Meanwhile, T.J. and Mo must work out a family budget for their Life Science class.
Rooferman, Take One
Jan 21, 1998
T.J. thinks his dad's business would benefit from a TV commercial, but when the station airs it at 3:00am, T.J. sneaks in and repositions it - during the Super Bowl.
Stop the Presses
Jan 28, 1998
T.J. decides he wants to be a reporter, but since answering to Yvette as the editor of the school paper is more than he can take, he starts his own rival publication.
Bad Boy
Feb 4, 1998
T.J. falls for a girl at the arcade but falls short in the style department, so he tries a new look -- one his dad does not approve.
Most Hated Man on Campus
Feb 11, 1998
When the star player of the basketball team is in danger of flunking history and being off the team, it's up to T.J. to tutor him before the big game.
Goodbye, Mr. Chimps
Feb 18, 1998
T.J. qualifies as an intern at the Primate Intelligence Research Project. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo try to get rich selling "nutritional, energy supplement" candy bars.
Dawgburger Rebellion
Feb 25, 1998
Tales of Floyd's Uncle Mert, a 1960s activist, inspire T.J. to protest a change in the school's lunch policy.
Strangers on the Net
Mar 4, 1998
T.J. buys bootleg computer games but soon runs into trouble with a sinister stranger. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo buy a used car that doesn't run.
Gotta Dance
Apr 29, 1998
After attending a dance class with Yvette, T.J. decides his life's ambition is to become a tap dancer, but he finds out it's no cakewalk.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
May 6, 1998
When Mo's parents leave for a second honeymoon, he stays with the Hendersons, but it drives a wedge between T.J. and Marcus. Meanwhile, Floyd objects to Yvette dating a college guy
My Two Dads
May 13, 1998
Floyd starts having doubts when T.J. bonds with a new astronomy teacher, making him question his importance in T.J.'s life. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo find another student exploiting