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For Whom the Heck the Bell Tolls

Comedy

22

Jan 6, 1994

Not wanting to admit that he can't remember a recently deceased basketball coach, Mark agrees to give the eulogy at his funeral.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 22 episodes

Baby Love,

Mark's cousin, Geneva (SAUNDRA QUARTERMAN), and her daughter, Nicole (RAVEN-SYMONÉ), move into Mark and Vanessa's house.

23m Sep 23, 1993

Slumber Party,

When Vanessa and Geneva get stranded in the middle of a forest due to a broken down car, Mark is forced to chaperone Nicole's slumber party by himself.

23m Sep 30, 1993

School's a Drag,

Mark gets in an accident with the school's drivers' education car and fears the tough, new principal, P.J. Moore, may discharge him. Sherman Hemsley and Don Cheadle guest star.

22m Oct 7, 1993

Limpin' Lizards,

Nicole gets a part on the "Lester the Lizard and Crocodile Kids" show. When Mark complains about being assigned as the drivers' education teacher, PJ reassigns him to the home economics teacher position.

22m Oct 14, 1993

Free at Last,

When Vanessa is not given the promotion she was promised, she takes Mark's advice to demand her rights and is promptly discharged from her job.

22m Oct 21, 1993

Father Fairest,

When Earvin tells Mark that his greatest wish is to see his long-lost father, Mark locates Earvin's dad and invites him to the Halloween dance with nearly disastrous results.

22m Oct 24, 1993

The Goodbye Girl,

Mark persuades Geneva to use "reverse psychology" on the rebellious Nicole, and they let her do anything she wants to teach her that rules are important. Vanessa pretends to like sports to impress a man.

22m Nov 4, 1993

Seoul Shake,

Mark learns that Earvin is prejudiced against Koreans when Mark puts a Korean boy on the basketball team.

22m Nov 11, 1993

The Prince Of Soul,

When a man claiming to be an African prince proposes to Vanessa, Mark convinces her that the man is a clever thief trying to cheat them out of their home. Don Cheadle guest stars.

22m Nov 18, 1993

Air Cooper,

When an advertising executive selects Mark to star in a commercial for athletic shoes, Mark misunderstands the part he is to play.

22m Nov 25, 1993

Santa's Got a Brand New Bag,

Mark and Geneva are saddened when Nicole stops believing in Santa. Then a mysterious cousin visits, who knows how to make Nicole happy.

22m Dec 9, 1993

Private School,

Mark is assigned to teach Black history at an expensive private school for one week. When the principal offers him a job at a much higher salary, Mark has a big decision to make.

22m Dec 16, 1993

For Whom the Heck the Bell Tolls,

Not wanting to admit that he can't remember a recently deceased basketball coach, Mark agrees to give the eulogy at his funeral.

22m Jan 6, 1994

It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want to,

It is almost Mark's 30th birthday, and Tyler discovers a lump on Mark. After a misunderstanding with his doctor, Mark thinks that he is dying so he goes skydiving and gives away his stuff.

21m Jan 20, 1994

The Courtship of Mark Cooper,

Mark is in the midst of defending himself in court when he realizes the plaintiff's lawyer is an ex-girlfriend he dumped brutally.

22m Jan 27, 1994

Wedding Bell Blues,

When Mark's demanding employer, P.J., tells him she is going to marry her old boyfriend and quit her job, Mark has to decide if he should tell her a secret that could make her cancel the wedding. Queen Latifah guest stars and sings "Just Another Day."

22m Feb 3, 1994

Truth or Consequences,

Mark and Vanessa make a bet on who can go the longest without telling a lie.

22m Feb 10, 1994

Trading Places,

When Vanessa applies for a job at a conservative Christian radio station, she tells the manager that Mark is her husband and Geneva is her wild cousin.

22m Feb 17, 1994

Pros and Convicts,

When Vanessa shows Geneva how to have a good time, Geneva hits on a police officer who mistakes them both as prostitutes. They both are arrested, and Mark is arrested while trying to bail them out of jail.

22m Mar 3, 1994

Double Cheeseburger, Hold the Diploma,

P.J. threatens to discharge Mark when his student, Earvin, quits school. Geneva can't afford to buy a new bicycle for her daughter, Nicole.

22m Mar 17, 1994

Groom and Doom,

Mark introduces Geneva to a college teacher who asks her to marry him.

21m May 12, 1994

Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper,

Mark plots to reunite his parents after his mother, Dorothy (Ja'net DuBois), leaves her husband of 35 years and moves in with Mark. Richard Roundtree guest stars.

22m May 19, 1994