Like Family
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Like Family

6.2 / 10
2003
1 season
22 episodes
Comedy

Tanya, Ed, and their kids, 16-year-old Danika and 12-year-old Bobby, are a middle-class African-American family who open their door for an old friend who needs parenting help. Juggling the demands of single parenthood, Maddie believes her 16-year-old son, Keith, could benefit from living in a traditional family structure, and especially from a strong male influence. They discover that their differences are definitely more than skin deep.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot Episode

    19-09-200321m

    When two families - one black, one white - share the same house, they discover that their differences are definitely more than skin deep. Tanya (Peete), Ed and their teen kids are...

  • Ep 2

    2.Under One Roof

    26-09-200321m

    Tanya lectures Ed about getting along with Keith, but she fails to heed her own advice when she butts heads with Maddie over the single mom's sisterly relationship with Danika. Mea...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Curfew

    03-10-200321m

    When Danika learns that Keith doesn't have a curfew, she takes the rules into her own hands -- and both teenagers end up grounded as a result. The adults try to find a happy medium...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Date

    10-10-200321m

    Feeling jealous of the friendship between Tanya and Maddie and fed up with the lack of privacy in his own home, Ed takes Pop's advice and plans a romantic evening for Tanya, but ge...

  • Ep 5

    5.College Debate

    17-10-200321m

    Maddie clashes with Keith over his decision to join a band when his schedule conflicts with his college-prep class. Keith then announces he is skipping college to pursue his musica...

  • Ep 6

    6.Black Like Keith

    31-10-200321m

    After a girl rejects Keith because he is white, he gets Pop to coach him on ""being black."" Also, Danika gets up the courage to bring her new white boyfriend home.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Dance

    07-11-200321m

    Concerned that Keith isn't adjusting to his new school, Maddie and Tanya convince Keith to take heartbroken Danika to the homecoming dance after her date cancels and leaves her dev...

  • Ep 8

    8.Parental Authority

    14-11-200321m

    Keith makes Ed realize that he and Tanya have unequal parental authority in their home. Meanwhile, when Danika and Bobby discover their parent's decision-making dispute, they manip...

  • Ep 9

    9.Value of a Dollar

    21-11-200321m

    After using the emergency credit card Maddie gave him to pay for dinner, Keith goes to work for Ed at the car wash to learn the value of a dollar. Although, things turn rocky after...

  • Ep 10

    10.Who's Your Daddy?

    09-01-200421m

    Maddie and Tanya run into keith's father Roger (guest star David Lee Smith). Roger says he wants to see Keith sometime and Maddie decides to allow him to after telling Keith. Keith...

  • Ep 11

    11.Bobby's Bully

    16-01-200421m

    When Bobby suddenly stops turning in school assignments, Tanya and Ed are quick to blame Maddie for raising Keith to be a bad influence. Bobby confides in Keith that his irresponsi...

  • Ep 12

    12.My Two Moms

    23-01-200421m

    When Keith can't decide between two girls (Tammy and Mary), Tanya and Maddie compete over which one he should choose and to take to a school '70s party. Each mom tries to convince...

  • Ep 13

    13.Ladies' Night

    30-01-200421m

    Tanya and Keith encourage Maddie to start dating as they feel she is lonely---and Tanya takes Maddie to a singles gathering one night. Although, Keith realizes that he has a bigger...

  • Ep 14

    14.Daddy Knows Best

    06-02-200421m

    When Tanya's dad Bill (guest-star George Wallace) visits the family without his wife, Tanya jumps to the conclusion her parents are having marital problems. Ed discovers that Bill...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Permit

    13-02-200421m

    After failing his driver's test, Keith takes the blame for crashing Tanya and Maddie's new convertible, even though Danika was the driver. When Danika comes clean, Ed realizes his...

  • Ep 16

    16.Women at Work

    18-03-200421m

    Maddie gets a prized promotion at work, but her new responsibilities give her less time to spend at home with Keith, who then turns to Tanya for help with a school problem. Meanwhi...

  • Ep 17

    17.Dating the Enemy

    25-03-200421m

    Danika competes with her arch nemesis Lauren (guest star Ashleigh Ann Wood) for a spot on the debate team. When Keith starts to date Lauren, Danika is convinced that Lauren is onl...

  • Ep 18

    18.Romancing the Home

    01-04-200421m

    Keith's loyalty to his girlfriend (guest star Ashleigh Ann Wood) is tested when the ""ultimate"" girl, Anna (guest star Tamara Feldman), propositions him at Danika's slumber party....

  • Ep 19

    19.Sex Ed

    08-04-200421m

    Keith and Lauren (guest-star Ashleigh Ann Wood) decide to take their relationship to the next level, but Keith is uncomfortable talking to Maddie about sex, so Ed tries to give Kei...

  • Ep 20

    20.Brother's Keeper

    15-04-200421m

    Tanya tries to force her brother Dave (guest-star Kent Faulcon) to get along with Maddie. Sparks finally fly between Maddie and Tanya's brother Dave when the serviceman visits the...

  • Ep 21

    21.Roger Returns

    22-04-200421m

    Keith's 17th birthday, are disrupted when Keith's estranged father, Roger (guest-star David Lee Smith) suddenly arrives in town. Maddie worries that Roger will disappoint Keith aga...

  • Ep 22

    22.We're Gonna Need More Peanut M&M's

    TBA21m

    Tanya and Maddie have a huge blowout after Tanya catches Maddie and her ex-husband Roger (guest-star David Lee Smith) in bed together. The two women soon reconcile, however, and Ma...

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