Season 3

1996 · 22 episodes

Episodes

1Grandma's in the Hiz-HouseShawn and Marlon let Grandma move in, then plot to drive her out after she cramps their bachelor lifestyle. The problem: she won't take a hint.
2Unbrotherly LoveDumbfounded that his girlfriend would dump him for Marlon, Shawn convinces himself she's just trying to make him jealous. So he sets up a double date to show her that two can play that game.
3Movin' On UpShawn falls in with a yuppie crowd, spurning his old pals from the 'hood and masquerading as a business executive, until Marlon sets out to downsize his ego.
4Gots to Have a J.O.B.Marlon achieves celebrity status by starring in a series of malt-liquor commercials, but there's trouble brewing when he portrays a ghetto stereotype.
5Trippin'Contest-obsessed Marlon hits the jackpot. His prize is a vacation for two, but it's no day at the beach when Shawn, Pops and Grandma battle over the second ticket.
6Drama for Yo' MamaTo win Mama a chair, the brothers concoct a family sob story and win $5,000 in a magazine's Wish of the Year contest, then have to stage an elaborate performance when a reporter checks up on them.
7Family BusinessA food fight breaks out when Uncle Nate parks his lunch truck across from Pops' diner, taking away his patrons.
8An Officer and a HomegirlDee flies off the handle when her sister Natalie thinks about giving up her promising Air Force career to be with airhead Marlon.
9The Return of the TemptonesPops reunites with his old singing group for a comeback try, but it seems times have changed. And thanks to modern surgery, so has one of its members.
10Going to the NetShawn falls for an older woman (Grier), while Marlon meets a young thrill-seeker and finds that love is just a hop, skip and bungee jump away -- unless he wimps out.
11Do the Wrong ThingShawn becomes Marlon's agent and undermines his client's sputtering acting career by demanding the full star treatment. Meanwhile, Pops tries to foist spoiled food on the church mission.
12Boyz in the WoodsPops browbeats the boys into going camping, but he's hurt to find their idea of ""quality time"" is partying with babes in the woods.
13Life Without MarlonIn a twist on the film It's a Wonderful Life, Marlon's guardian angel shows him how the family would have fared had he never been born. (Not half badly, actually.)
14Unusual SuspectsMarlon suspects a friend in need is a friend with greed when his apartment is burglarized after he rebuffed T.C.'s plea for a loan.
15Goodbye Mr. GibbsShawn and Marlon decide to play a prank on a hated teacher from junior high -- but find themselves delivering his eulogy when he drops dead at his retirement party.
16Risky Bid-nessShawn figures he's movin' on up when he lands a job at the ad agency in the building, but he's knocked off the fast track when his boss Ted takes credit for his slogan. Meanwhile, Marlon is left to run the newsstand, where he hires Dupree as his assistant.
17Pops' SecretWhen Pops starts dressing in fine clothes, closing the diner early and staying out late, Shawn and Marlon suspect the reason is another woman.
18I Do...Marlon's relationship with his girlfriend is suddenly altared -- er, altered -- when her brother, a neighborhood bully, learns how close they've become and forces young Williams to propose.
19Dee's Baby DaddyDee delivers a woman's baby, and her maternal instincts surface.
20The Black WidowerThe boys fear it's a match made in hell after introducing a lonely Grandma to Fred, a smooth-talking diner regular who they later believe is a wanted murderer known as ""The Black Widower.""
21Say It Ain't So MarlonMarlon looks to even the score with an old Little League teammate who supposedly ruined his chances at a big-league career by hogging all the glory.
22Marlon Goes On the RoadShawn's plans to expand ""Williams Brothers News"" are interrupted when Marlon lands a part in a national musical starring R&B artist Keith Sweat.