The PJs: 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 The PJs 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
Home School Dazed
May 30, 2000
During a teachers' strike, Thurgood joins Juicy and Calvin in home schooling after it's revealed he never got his diploma.
The Postman's Always Shot Twice
May 30, 2000
The Stubbses take in Mrs. Avery after authorities threaten to send her to a rest home following her shotgun attack on the mailman.
The Preacher's Life
Jun 6, 2000
Thurgood undergoes a religious transformation after receiving an electrical shock, followed by a vision of a black Jesus. So, he decides to become a preacher.
The HJs
Jun 13, 2000
Thurgood revives the project's defunct radio station, and it takes off after he and Smokey inadvertently form a comedy team. But Smokey proves to be more popular, and that doesn't
Haiti and the Tramp
Jun 13, 2000
Matchmaker Muriel pairs Haiti Lady with Walter. They fight like cats and dogs, which acts like a mutual aphrodisiac. But that may be the extent of their relationship.
Smokey the Squatter
Jun 27, 2000
The law's on Smokey's side when he claims squatter's rights after Thurgood lets him spend a night in a vacant apartment to ride out a storm.
Weave's Have A Dream
Jun 27, 2000
Thurgood turns the boiler room into a beauty shop for Muriel, whose gossip doesn't match Bebe's--until she dishes dirt on Thurgood.
Let's Get Ready To Crumble
Jul 4, 2000
A former wrestler-turned-politician comes to help Juicy after Thurgood's demonstration of his wrestling moves puts the boy in a bind.
Who Da Boss?
Jul 4, 2000
Thurgood wants Jimmy hired to replace his late (and lax) supervisor. But a group effort to fill out the application backfires, and Thurgood's new boss is...bossy.
Fear of a Black Rat
Jul 11, 2000
After capturing a thieving rat, Thurgood enters the rodent in the Friday night rat fights, where their success is short-lived.
Ghetto Superstars
Jul 11, 2000
Snoop Dogg plays a rap artist whose interest in the rhymes of Calvin and Juicy prompt Thurgood to become their manager.
What's Eating Juicy Hudson?
Jul 18, 2000
Stressed from caring for his parents, Juicy finds solace building a treehouse with Thurgood, who becomes mediator between boy and father.
The Jeffersons
Jul 25, 2000
After Muriel finds he's a descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Thurgood decides to run for political office, but his ideals are compromised by some shady new "friends."
Robbin' HUD
Aug 1, 2000
When HUD refuses to grant the building a new water filter, Thurgood and the tenants break into the office to steal one, but find something else even more valuable.
Cliffhangin' With Mr. Super
Aug 15, 2000
Thurgood is unsure of the facts when he wakes up with Bebe after a night of heavy drinking.
The Last Affirmative Action Hero
Aug 29, 2000
Jackie Chan guest stars as his film shoots in the neighborhood. Thurgood is made responsible for protecting the area's image in the movie.
A Parole Officer and a Gentleman
Sep 5, 2000
Walter arranges a brief jail stay to get free dental care for Thurgood, who assaults the dentist and lands on probation, overseen by Walter.