The twins discover each other in a clothing store, but learn that they may be separated again when Lisa confesses that she was fired weeks ago and has found a new job in St. Louis. The twins conspire to run away together to Minneapolis-St. Paul, the "twin cities," but are discovered by Ray and Lisa, who agree to share Ray's house together despite their strong mutual dislike.
Having found a date, Tamera sidesteps a pact with Tia in which they agreed to forego the school dance unless they both had dates.
Tia and Tamera host a slumber party, while Lisa puts her hopes of romance to rest after catching her two-timing beau in the act.
To impress her dad with better grades, Tamera persuades honor student Tia to take a history test in her place.
Danielle's wedding is suddenly called off; Tia is pleased when asked out by a supermarket box boy; and things aren't always as they appear when Ray is caught kissing someone else's bride, and Tia's handsome date acts like a creep.
Tia and Tamera go to a movie, but get lost on the bus ride home, and Tamera gets fed up with being seen as a twin all the time. Meanwhile, Lisa convinces Ray to take Little Ray to the vet and Ray doesn't want to pay for the bill.
When Tia's anxieties about a prominent pimple come to a head, she asks Tamera to go out on a date in her place.
When Tamera damages Ray's car, Tia is in on the coverup, but Ray blames Lisa for the scratch. Meanwhile, Lisa wants Ray to help bake 80 loaves of bread for a fund-raiser
A special limousine trip to Chicago celebrating the twins' first birthday together leaves a friend of Tamera's feeling like a fifth wheel.
Tia and Tamera tries to break up Ray and a woman he met at a bowling alley.
While the twins prepare for a talent show, Lisa and Ray have to juggle a visit from Lisa's mother, who thinks they're married.
Appalled by lyrics to a rap song, Lisa and Ray refuse to buy concert tickets for the twins, who scheme to meet their rock idol and are disappointed.
Tamera's glamorous makeover lands her a place with the in crowd at school, but leaves Tia on the outside looking in; meanwhile, Ray drinks way too much cappuccino.
Ray puts the twins to work at the limo service, but the girls look for a way out when a handsome manager offers them jobs at a burger joint. Can they handle two jobs at once?
Thinking they're the same person, a guy inadvertently asks both twins for dates; Lisa goes shopping for a handsome supermarket manager.
The twins find their dates for a big dance to be less than perfect gentlemen; meanwhile, Roger arranges his own blind date. Tia and Tamera contemplate how to handle their immature dates, while Roger struggles with a tall dance partner.
Tia helps Tamara meets a cute guy they see on the bus; Lisa tries to tell Terrence she loves him.
The twins steal a pig being mistreated during the filming of Ray's new TV commercial; Lisa has two "near-death" experiences.
Simultaneous appendicitis attacks lead the twins to seek their birth parents' identities by searching through hospital records.
Tia's new tattoo, a symbol of her love for her boyfriend, vexes Lisa.
Tia and Tamera get mad at their parents when they are trying to teach them how to drive for the first time.
In an effort to reassert themselves socially, the twins plan the party to end all parties - and, when their guests are late, Lisa, Ray and Roger round up some replacements.
On a school field trip, a cool teacher loses his temper with the twins and gives them detention; and Roger's crush leads him to thievery—and infamy—when the museum's love statue ends up with Roger, and women suddenly find him irresistible.
The twins get surprising SAT scores; bullies have Roger on the run; and Lisa is snubbed by the owner of a clothing boutique.
Tia's handed the lead in the school play - after Tamera forfeits the part by being late for a rehearsal.
Tia's grossed out by a bizarre dream in which she finds herself to be the object of her boss's affection; Lisa fixes Ray up with a blind date.
Tia and Tamera's school project on parenting isn't what it's cracked up to be when Tamera is paired with Roger; Lisa tries to impress Terrence's religious parents; and Ray gives an E-mail dating system a try.
When Lisa uses the twins' new answering machine to monitor their activites, she discovers that they may have started smoking.
Ray gets testy with Lisa when she pulls the twins out of school for a day of fun - just as they're about to take a big history exam.
Tamera finds a new buddy while Tia's sick at home, but the twins are freaked out when the girl begins to act and dress like them in order to secure their friendship.
After Terrence proposes, Lisa makes plans for her big day—until a bizarre dream makes her think twice about the nuptials.
On the first day of school, Tia sets her sights on the new boy at school and changes her entire schedule to be in his classes - including auto repair and wood shop - before discovering he already has a girlfriend. Meanwhile, Tamera joins the school's softball team, but unwanted coaching from an overzealous Ray makes her want to escape the pressure by quitting.
Love is a many-splintered thing: Lisa and Terrence are on the rocks, leaving Ray friendless and Lisa upset when he tries to hang out with Terrence. Meanwhile, Roger tries to use reverse psychology to win Tamera's heart, but winds up kindling interest in Tia and conflict between the sisters.
Tamera's scheme to get a date has her trying to fill Tia's shoes as a tutor for the captain of the football team. Meanwhile, Ray plays chauffeur to help Lisa turn heads at her high-school reunion, where she looks forward to meeting her old flame David Johnson.
An unexpected inheritance from an aunt sends Lisa into a shopping frenzy that could be quite costly. Meanwhile, Ray agrees to be Tamera's extra-credit history project when the girls discover that he had been denied FBI clearance because he was arrested in the '60s - but doesn't tell them it was not for protesting but for streaking.
A visit from shady Grandpa Campbell has Ray keeping an eye on his wallet and on Lisa: his father has a crush on her. Meanwhile, Tamera turns tycoon when the elder Campbell helps her turn a school project into an exercise in greed. Ray has never been a fan of his father, who he perceives as an opportunist. But when Grandpa Campbell shows up, Ray makes the best of his visit. For the first time, Grandpa Campbell seems attentive to Ray and his family. Ray begins to see a new side of his father, as Grandpa Campbell gets involved with Tia and Tamera's projects for their school's entrepreneur week. When Grandpa Campbell leaves, Ray feels better about his relationship with his Dad, despite Grandpa Campbell leaving with some of Ray's money. (WB)
Tia loses her new position as Rocket Burger's assistant manager when she decides to take the fall for one of Tamera's expensive mistakes. Meanwhile, Ray unwittingly throws a monkey wrench into Lisa's love life. When Tia gets a promotion to assistant manager at Rocket Burger, Tamera sees it as an opportunity to slack off. She forgets to close the freezer door which causes all of its contents to spoil. This incident causes Tia to be fired. The manager, not knowing the truth, offers the now vacant assistant manager position to Tamera. Tamera turns into a diva in a uniform ordering everyone around, and doing little work herself. It catches up to her, and she gets fired too. The job gets passed on to their friend Denise. Meanwhile, Lisa must explain to her date why Ray is in her house late at night in his bath robe.(WB)
The twins nab Ray's car on Halloween to search for a party, but end up at the Canadian border and on the late-night news.
The twins fail miserably at playing matchmaker for Ray and their science teacher. Meanwhile, Lisa has second thoughts about her clothing business when her mall neighbors shun her.
Lisa and Terrence were going to take Tia to a time share in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, but since their break up things are different. Lisa thinks Terrence won't go, and Terrence thinks Lisa won't go. Of course, they both do go. Lisa invites Ray and Tamera to join them for a family Thanksgiving while Terrence invites Tonya, Ray's ex-girlfriend. When they all show up at the condo, chaos ensues. A traditional Thanksgiving this is not. The twins decide to slip out and explore the island, only to find themselves on a sail boat drifting out to sea. John Ratzenberger guest stars as "Gus" the transplanted islander/handyman of the condo complex. (WB)
The adults realize that the girls are missing and set out to find them. When Tia accidentally falls overboard, they realize that they have drifted out from the shore, but the water is still only 2 feet deep. They get back to shore, only to find that the adults have gone out to sea in search of them. The twins decide to head back and begin making Thanksgiving dinner, so their parents won't be so angry when they get home. When everyone is finally back at the condo, they begin to have that long awaited Thanksgiving dinner when a tsunami warning sounds, and they all duck for cover. (WB)
Tia gets accepted to the boarding school she has always dreamed of attending. Lisa is anxious because she has spent the savings for tuition on other things. When Tia goes to the school for a weekend orientation, she realizes that her family is more important to her than this school. Tamera in the meantime has already rearranged their bedroom and boxed Tia's things up. Tia doesn't know how to tell Lisa she doesn't want to go to boarding school; and Lisa doesn't know how to tell Tia she doesn't have the money to send her. (WB)
Grandpa Campbell returns for the holidays, and he owes $1,000 to a loan shark, which Tia, Tamera and Lisa secretly repay with money they'd been saving to buy Christmas gifts.
Tia's originally dateless night turns into double trouble when she accepts two invitations to the same party - and then enlists Tamera's help in keeping her dates apart.
Tia's film project, which begins as a comedy, turns tragic when she manipulates her family - including a lovesick Tamera - to make her documentary more interesting. When it comes time to screen her film, it turns out she has scrapped all the manipulated footage and replaced it with an apology to her family.
When Tia and Tamera volunteer for community service at a retirement home, Tamera's charge Edgar (Berle) proves to be more than she can handle. Meanwhile, Ray's stint as a teacher turns into a snooze-fest for his students.
Tia is messin' with everybody's minds when she tries to apply techniques she learned in psychology class to Tamera, Ray and Lisa when she discovers that Ray and Lisa have exchanged valentines; Tamera goes to the Valentine's Day Dance with Roger after she is jilted by the boy she originally asked.
Tamera gets a lesson in economics and employee relations when she and Tia take jobs from striking workers. Meanwhile, Lisa needs some quick basketball instruction. Lisa's boyfriend Terrence is the manager of a local grocery store. When several employees of the grocery store go on strike in hopes of getting higher wages, Terrence asks Tia and Tamera to come work for him. Tia, on the side of the striking workers, refuses to cross the picket line. However Tamera takes Terrence up on his offer. When Tia sees Tamera living it up on the wages from her new job, she abandons her principles and also begins working at the store. Tia and Tamera begin feeling exploited when they find out they are working for no benefits and half the money as the regular workers. They tell Terrence that they and the other replacement workers will go on strike unless they are better compensated. Their threat causes Terrence to reach an agreement with his regular workers, leaving Tia, Tamera and the rest of the repla
Ray tries to encourage Tamera by over-praising her piano playing, but the truth comes out at a recital - much to Tamera's embarrassment. Meanwhile, Lisa organizes a yard sale that turns into an expensive proposition for Ray.
Everyone's fooled when the twins switched identities so Tia can get close to a boy and Tamera can escape summer school - until their grandfather shows up and sends everyone into an uproar.
Tamera enlists Tia's aid to compete with Rhonda for class president in the school election, but after she's elected she quickly forces Tia out of the limelight. Meanwhile, Ray gets some help catching a neighborhood burglar from a bumbling mall security officer.
Tia lies about her age to her new college-boy beau Michael, making her popular with the cool coffeehouse set - and leaving Tamera out in the cold. Meanwhile, Lisa and Terrence seems to be on the way to a romantic reconciliation.
Casey Kasem, an alumnus of Roosevelt High, is scheduled to return to his alma mater to dedicate a performing arts center, and an audition is held to pick a student to perform at the festivities. Meanwhile, Ray bets Lisa that he can tighten his weekly budget to a measly twenty dollars, only to find out that the belt is a bit more snug than he anticipated.
Geeky Roger transforms over the summer.
After an ugly encounter with last year's prom queen, the twins start feeling insecure about their looks and question Ray and Lisa about their birth mom. Meanwhile, Ray tries to think of a birthday gift for Lisa.
The twins are riding high after Ray and Lisa buy them a convertible. But their days in the fast lane come to an abrupt halt after they drive the car into Lake Erie.
Tamera grows jealous when Tia begins spending more time with Ray.
Ray helps the twins bounce back after they try out for the cheerleading team and make the C squad, a.k.a. "the odd squad." Meanwhile, Lisa's gimmick to attract new customers backfires.
After the twins' rival steals their friends by hosting a party where the NBA's Kobe Bryant (who has a cameo) is a guest, they kidnap a star rapper (Christopher "Kid" Reid) and have their own party. Meanwhile, Lisa dates a doctor.
Tia's childhood friend moves back to Detroit from Atlanta and woos Tamera with a wily form of Southern hospitality - until he escorts her to a wild party in a dangerous neighborhood.
Happy days arrive for Tia when she gets a job at a '50s-themed diner. But her time for "groovin' all through the week" without her twin ends when her boss (Darrow Igus) also hires Tamera. Meanwhile, Ray becomes Lisa's not-so-silent business partner.
Tia and Tamera set in motion a plan to get Ray and Lisa together for a romantic evening. But things come to a screeching halt after Lisa's friend Patrice pays her a visit.
It's time again for the yearbook photo to be taken. For Tamera a moisturizer means the end of her dreams of a perfect photo. Last year's was a mess, this year again? She turns to Tia who should stand in for her and this time the photo turns out to be great. With that Tamera now has even chances to become the beauty queen. Tia's own photo however doesn't present her best side and she finds herself spurned by the other kids. Tia goes to the dance with Eliiot and Tamaera goes with the ego maniac-Pico
After learning that girls are restricted from hockey-team tryouts, the twins don male disguises and cross-check some extremely chauvinistic guys. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes addicted to home shopping.
Ray feels threatened by Tamera's devotion to her new substitute music teacher. Meanwhile, Lisa peddles her fashions on the street, and the local ladies misunderstand what's for sale.
Tamera experiences public humiliation of the high-school kind when Tia sets her up with her newest beau's brother - unaware that he's a pretentious 8-year-old. Meanwhile, Lisa receives a phone call from Calvin Klein after he sees her billboard.
Tamera, who's never been away from home, reluctantly accompanies Tia on a parent-free ski trip. But when a snowslide buries their cabin, it's Tamera who shows nerves of steel.
Lisa gets a second job as a cafeteria worker at the twins' school and adds zest to the lunchline; everyone seems to be sweet on her efforts but Tia, who's embarrassed.
On Valentine's Day, Tia and Roger are mysteriously struck by Cupid's arrow, which leaves Tamera feeling alone and brokenhearted. Meanwhile, Ray participates in a charity bachelor auction, where his plans to earn the most money backfire. Martha: Adrian Ricard. Anya: Persia White.
Tia is chatting to some guy called Verique on-line. Tamera then sends Tia's picture to him and he reply's saying he likes it and that he is a photographer. Tamera is totally excited then cause she thinks that if Tia makes it big then she can too! They both then ask the parents if they could go and they both say NO!! Tamera then pretends to be Tia and goes anyway! Rodger comes round looking for Tamera to see a movie when they find Tia and Tamera's room a total mess and then they see the email that Tamera sent to Verique. Tia goes looking for Tamera while Rodger stays @ home. Lisa and Ray come home to see Rodger and ask where the girls are and he tells them the truth. Mean while Verique asks Tamera to put a Bikini on and she goes in the changing room. Tia comes in and Verique realizes they are twins and lock the door. Tia then opens the door when Tamera is fighting off Verique. Lisa and Ray come and Ray punches him. When they get home they get a big lecture from Ray and the it ends
In exchange for tickets for a sold-out Boyz II Men concert - which Roger failed to get - Tamera promises Elliot, the school nerd, to get Tia to date him. During his make-over, helping Tamera herself starts to see Elliot as the perfect guy. Lisa goes different ways when she expands to dog fashion which soon leads her to the top - and stress.
Tia and Tamera enter a rope-jumping contest, but Tia loses her confidence when she sees a bully from her childhood; Lisa convinces Ray to be Roger's substitute dad.
Tia gets some new smart friends making Tamera. Then when copies of her personal journal are passed around to the other students she accuses Tamera of stealing it ending them in Student Court.
Tamera learns that life isn't a bowl of cherries when she and Tia are pitted against twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on a TV quiz show where she is transformed into a human sundae.
Tamera discovers her new friend is a shoplifter.
Lisa learns of a benefit fashion show and tries to persuade one of the designers to look at her portfolio. When she fails, Tia and Tamera strike a pose and sneak backstage - as models. Supermodel Beverly Peele appears as herself.
The girls move into separate bedrooms after they insist that they're growing apart.
Tamera and Ray have a falling out over his new girlfriend Vivica who, she says, has turned him into a "gallivanting, promise-breaking Romeo." Meanwhile, Tia lands a job at a mall bookstore and becomes enamored of a mysterious customer.
Tamera learns that even the best plans can go wrong when she decides to fight Tia's battle with her boss, who's paying a male employee more money: her decision to pose as Tia and demand equal pay gets her sister fired.
The twins heed an uncle's birthday advice to "seize the day" by skipping school and flying to Chicago for a hip-hop concert instead of celebrating with their parents, but a series of misfortunes turns their dream day into a nightmare - especially when Lisa and Ray uncover the truth.
Tia and Tamera find their upcoming SATs a little intimidating, so they hire a tutor to help them prepare, and are shocked when young T.J. Henderson arrives at their door. Meanwhile, Lisa accidentally breaks a gift that Vivica gave Ray.
Tamera entangles Tia and her friends in a sticky web of deceit after she lies about being able to get a celebrity to appear at a school fund-raiser. Music group Immature performs.
Tia's mysterious new friend Tyreke asks her out on a date which, of course, she accepts. When he arrives at the house, everyone learns that he is Ray's new mechanic whom he's mentoring. When Ray discloses that Tyreke once was a former juvenile delinquent, he forbids Tia from seeing him.
Tamera accepts Tia's wager that she can't tell the truth for one week, but she faces a dilemma when she spies Ray's girlfriend Vivica cheating on him; a prominent client asks Lisa's opinion about the fit of a gown, forcing her to decide if honesty is really the best policy.
After Tia and Tyreke tire of Tamera tagging along on their dates, they decide to find her a boyfriend. Meanwhile, Lisa is asked to eulogize a woman she disliked.
The twins' car breaks down in a bad area.
The twins try to reunite Lisa with her younger sister Darcy, whom she hasn't spoken to in years. Lisa refuses, until Darcy announces that she's in need of surgery.
After the twins and Diavian are engaged in a battle of the sexes with their beaus, Lisa introduces the girls to "The Laws." The R&B teen trio 702 performs.
Tamera feels she has something to prove when she pledges an elite sorority, but the club president has other plans for her new plebe. Meanwhile, Ray's old girlfriend "borrows" his business practices for her own use.
Tamera decides to make her family proud of her in order to overcome her feelings of inferiority.
After Tia impresses the WNBA's Lisa Leslie (appearing as herself) at a book signing, she's offered a dream job with the organization's media department. But accepting the job means giving up her other dream - college.
The twins sneak into an over-21 dance club to see hip-hop artist W.C. (appearing as himself). Meanwhile, Lisa sneaks out of the house to go on a date with Aaron, a just-over-21-year-old.
Tamera daydreams in history class, reflecting on historical figures who paved the road before her.
The girls haven't left for college yet, and they're already missing Roger. But when he tags along to the mall with their boyfriends, they're sorry they ever met him. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to avoid having her picture taken by Ray and confessing her fear of cameras.
The girls plan for a magical prom, but getting the right dresses proves complicated when everyone else has similar tastes.
In a parody of "Cinderella," Tamara's left at home to clean house while Tia and the gang attend Jordan's party - until her grandfather plays fairy godfather to make the impossible possible.
Tia, Tamera and their friends prepare for graduation. Lisa searches to find the girls a guest commencement speaker for the ceremony while Tamera and Jordan decide on a farewell song. Tyreke feels left out in the celebration since he never got the chance to receive his diploma. He tells Ray that he wants to get his GED after receiving a promotion as full-mechanic and that he will need time off to study. After failing his exam, Tyreke gives up and decides to take Ray up on his promotion. When Tyreke visits Tia, they get into a argument and face a breakup. Once the girls learn of Tyreke's dilemma, he takes the GED exam again and succeeds. Commencement for the class of 1998 begins with Superbowl MVP Terrel Davis giving a touching speech and ending with Roger performing a song for his friends.
It's a brand new school year and Tia and Tamera are entering college at the University of Michigan with high expectations. They meet up with Diavian, Jordan and Tyreke (who also attend) and learn that their new dorm room is an athletic dorm in which they must share a private bathroom with two college jocks. Wanting to find an available dorm room in the same building as their friends, they go to campus housing and learn that there aren't any vacant rooms. Diavian meets her new roommate, Simone Flosser, a bossy senior whose first impression turns sour. Meanwhile, Ray tries to turn Tamera's bedroom into his personal den room much to the chagrin of Lisa.
A college talent contest turns to a battle of wills between the twins when Tia the perfectionist agrees to direct Tamera, Diavian and Simone's girl-group routine. Meanwhile, Tyreke and Lisa attend a time-share seminar in search of free gifts.
Lisa hires Todd Banks, her handsome new assistant, to help her run errands and schedule arrangements. When Todd forgets to hire a model for Lisa's latest designs, she uses Todd instead. After realizing that Todd isn't reliable, she fires him and later is sued by Todd for sexual harassment. Meanwhile, the twins and their friends all sign up for a self-defense class and Tyreke's male ego is thrown for a loop when he is subdued by a mugger who falls afoul of Tia's self-defense skills.
Ray decides to run for office and puts Tia, Tamera and Lisa in the public eye. But when Tamera decides not to be supportive after being publicly embarassed, Ray may be forced to reconsider. Also, Ray's ex-girlfriend Vivica returns.
Tia starts feel that her relationship with Tyreke isn't serious when he becomes overly affectionate. But when she meets Keith Brooks, her new calculus professor, she becomes enchanted and soon breaks up with Tyreke. After learning that Keith has a girlfriend, she tries to reconcile with Tyreke but to no avail.
Ray supports a bill banning big concerts on campus and is surprised to meet his opponent. Goodie Mob (who appear as themselves) are to perform at the college, and Ray's opposition to the appearance annoys Tamera, who thinks he's giving them a bum rap. Meanwhile, Tia uses Tyreke and Jordan as guinea pigs as she conducts a survey on human behavior.
While the twins are away, Tyreke and Jordan put themselves in an awkward situation by agreeing to escort two homesick freshmen, CeeCee and Ginger, to the Homecoming dance. Meanwhile, Ray's game night with the boys is interrupted by Lisa's friends.
Tamara's plans are upset when Jordan goes under cover for the newspaper to expose hazing and, in a rush to get the scoop on fraternity hazing, forgets about his anniversary dinner with Tamera. Meanwhile, Lisa and Ray try to persuade Tia into joining their favorite sororities.
Jordan suffers Tamera's wrath when he refuses to go to church; and Lisa turns Ray's living room into a "holy sweat shop" after she offers to sew new choir robes.
Ray calls in a veteran campaign consultant, Clifton McNair, to kick his candidacy into gear; but the unscrupulous campaign manager soon teaches the family that the way to the state senate is an arduous road with no rest stops on the way.
Tia faces an ethical dilemma after she agrees to take Tamera's chemistry mid-term for her. Meanwhile, a woman from Ray's past uses Lisa to get herself voted into a club.
Tyreke wins four tickets to "Ragtime"; Lisa is attracted to Ray's frat buddy.
The girls push Tyreke and Jordan to push for a calendar photo-shoot.
Tamara is host of a campus radio-show on relationships.
The twins think a photojournalist visiting campus may be their biological father.
Tia has Diavian partner with Tyreke for drama class; Tamera and Jordan attempt to hook up cable in Tia and Tamera's room; Lisa's friend sets her up with somebody.
Jordan saves the day when Tia freezes up as host of Tamara's radio show.
Tia, Tamera, Diavian, Jordan, and Tyreke all go to FreakNik in Atlanta during Spring Break. At FreakNik Mya & Blackstreet perform together.
A music history lesson prompts Old Clarence to talk about a 1940s nightclub.
But trouble follows when Victor's Romantic Plans become a disaster. Although his plans to purpose to Lisa are secret, she has a feeling its going to happen and ends up miserable and disgruntled when the proposal doesn't happen any time during the two's romantic night out, not realising her proposal is waiting for her at the house. But, In thier rush to get to a bake sale in time, Tyreke and Jordan accidently take the cup cakes intended for Victor's romantic proposal, inside one of which is a beautiful, and very expensive, engadgement ring! Discovering what happened, the girls end up on a frantic race to retrieve the missing ring.
Tia considers taking a summer internship with the WNBA in New York. Meanwhile, Lisa worries about her upcoming wedding.
It's Lisa's wedding day and she is really nervous. So nervous in fact that she runs out of the church and goes to a bar and meets up with her past friend Foxy Jones.
