Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 3, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 14, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedienne Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedienne was the star of a series named after her.
Episodes
S01E01 Pilot 1993-09-08 30m
We are introduced to Thea's hectic routine, working at the supermarket checkout by day, dressing hair by night, and supervising her four demanding children. James gives his mother $25 which he earned delivering sandwiches during his school lunch hour, but she insists that he keep the money and eat his own lunch in the cafeteria henceforth. Danesha returns from taking Jerome clothes shopping, but Jerome blabs that he had to try on endless badly-fitting clothes while she talked on the phone to her new boyfriend Leonard, who is meeting her at the library later to study, and Thea insists that Jerome pick her up at home so she can inspect him. Meanwhile, Jarvis is supposedly at a friend's house doing a geography assignment, but Thea has found his geography book and knows that he has been at the video arcade instead, and grounds him before she leaves to attend a memorial service. It's the night of a big video game competition, and Jarvis sneaks out to it despite James' attempts to keep him a more
S01E02 Jerome Makes the Grade 1993-09-15 30m
Jerome is failing English because of his desperate attempts to make the school basketball team. When Thea forces him to finish his book report on ""To Kill a Mockingbird"", he doesn't make the team - but gets an A on his report. Meanwhile, Danesha attempts to submit a video to America's Funniest Home Videos. more
S01E03 Dirty Laundry 1993-09-22 30m
The kids are not pleased when the washing machine breaks down, which means endless trips to the laundromat. Meanwhile, Danesha's boyfriend is in hot water after he kisses another girl, and Thea puts him through the wringer before he can come clean with Danesha. more
S01E04 How I Got Over 1993-09-29 30m
Thea gets a chance to train for manager; but Jerome plans a boxing match party while Thea is at her night school class. more
S01E05 To Tell the Truth 1993-10-06 30m
Jarvis lets his younger brother drive and they get into an accident; but it's no accident that the boys don't tell their mom who was behind the wheel. To punish them, she cooks up a scheme with Lynette, who pretends to have lost her wedding ring in her trash, now at the bottom of a very fragrant dumpster. more
S01E06 Artie's Party 1993-10-13 30m
Conflict brews when Arthur plans his bachelor party and invites Jerome, whom Thea thinks is too young to attend. more
S01E07 Here Comes Mr. Gordon 1993-10-27 30m
Thea acquires an unwanted admirer. more
S01E08 Birthday Girl 1993-11-03 30m
On her birthday, Thea's treasured gift of hot tickets to a Motown reunion concert goes flat when her boss calls her in to work a replacement shift. more
S01E09 Danesha Loooves Leonard 1993-11-17 30m
When Danesha's romance with Leonard disrupts the household, Jarvis and Jerome hatch a plan to split up the lovebirds. more
S01E10 Mama, I'm Full 1993-11-24 30m
Thea must work at the market on Thanksgiving, so she entrusts Danesha with the cooking of the family feast. more
S01E11 Good Stock 1993-12-01 30m
Jerome finds he has a knack with stocks which leads Thea to lend him a real investment stake. more
S01E12 A Christmas Story 1993-12-15 30m
Synopsis needed. more
S01E13 Danesha Project 1993-12-22 30m
Danesha has a social studies project on single parents to do for school with the help of her classmate, Cliff Croverd, who just happens to be the most popular guy in school. Guess who they choose to interview about the experience of single parenthood? more
S01E14 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow 1994-01-12 30m
Thea finds herself in a hairy situation when she can't afford mandated improvements to her in-home salon and an inspector wants to close it down. more
S01E15 Who's Zoomin' Who 1994-01-16 30m
Marcella uses Jerome to make her boyfriend, Dwayne, jealous while Jerome uses the relationship to meet his own needs. Meanwhile, Thea decides to fix her own plumbling after Clark refuses to make time to do it for her. more
S01E16 Of Fish and Men 1994-01-29 30m
Danesha is paired with a basketball star for a school project, but finds that he could use a lesson in teamwork when he tries to pass all the work off on her. more
S01E17 Call Me Thea 1994-02-05 30m
Thea takes a day off, leaving the kids to do the household chores, and visits her favorite barbecue restaurant, Mickey's, only to discover that Mickey has died and new owner Roy's cooking is awful. Enter new head chef Thea. more
S01E18 Thea Changes Jobs 1994-02-11 30m
This is presumably the episode where Thea really takes over the diner. more
S01E19 The Pie Queen and the Loan Duck 1994-02-19 30m
Jarvis needs space and privacy to study for his college SATs. Meanwhile, Thea is outraged when she learns that Mitch Mallard, the banker who holds the mortgage on the diner, eats there for free -- while Thea's kids have to pay. more 
