The PJ's: Season 1 [2011]
with Loretta Devine, Ja'net DuBois, Michele Morgan, Pepe Serna, Michael Paul Chan, Bill Freiberger (Writer), David Flebotte (Writer)
Directed by Bill Jarcho, David Bleiman Ichioka, John Logue, John Payson, Mark Gustafson
Multiple Formats, Animated, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC - Region 1
Hit the streets with Season 1 of The PJs, on DVD for the first time! This 3-time Primetime Emmy®-winning series stars Eddie Murphy as the voice of Thurgood Stubbs, the chief superintendent of a Detroit housing project. A bitingly witty, stop motion animated comedy for fans of "Family Guy," "King of the Hill," and "The Cleveland Show"!
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Hangin' with Mr. Super" | John Payson | Donald Beck | January 10, 1999 | PJ-103 | 21.99[1] |
| Calvin decides that he wants to be just like Thurgood. But after getting yelled at by Calvin's parents over the phone, Thurgood must change Calvin's mind, and in turn remind himself of how great he is. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Bones, Bugs and Harmony" | John Logue | Marc Wilmore | January 12, 1999 | PJ-107 | 11.36[2] |
| Thurgood assumes the worst when he finds Mrs. Avery eating dog food. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Door" | Ric Heitzman | Steve Tompkins & Larry Wilmore | January 19, 1999 | PJ-101 | 11.34[3] |
| Thurgood gets a thug-proof door from HUD but faces a crisis when a local gang steals it. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Journal Fever" | David Bleiman | Kyra Keene & Janine Sherman | January 26, 1999 | PJ-104 | 9.73[4] |
| Thurgood decides to take care of Muriel when she gets the flu. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Rich Man, Porn Man" | John Logue and Mark Gustafson | Bill Freiberger | February 2, 1999 | PJ-102 | 11.40[5] |
| When Thurgood stumbles across an old movie theater, he calls on the help of his tenants to fix it. But he ends up making it a porno theater after accidentally bringing in a dirty movie on opening night thanks to Tarnell. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Bougie Nights" | Mark Gustafson | David Flebotte | February 9, 1999 | PJ-105 | 8.73[6] |
| A mysterious tenant (who is actually Hilton Jacobs, the owner of the building) dies and bequeaths his luxury penthouse apartment, which the Stubbses move into and then face criticism from the residents that Thurgood has gone "bougie". | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Super" | John Payson | Steve Pepoon | February 16, 1999 | PJ-108 | 9.07[7] |
| When the Stubbs get robbed, Muriel comes to the rescue and catches the burglar. But Muriel becomes jealous that Thurgood gets all the credit. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "He's Gotta Have It" | David Bleiman | Les Firestein | February 23, 1999 | PJ-109 | 9.29[8] |
| Thurgood's libido increases when he takes a prescription drug to stabilize his blood pressure. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Boyz' N the Woods" | Paul Harrod | Ilana Wernick & Saladin Patterson | April 6, 1999 | PJ-110 | 8.37[9] |
| When Thurgood is too late to sign Calvin and Juicy up for a camping trip, he decides that he could give them a better camping trip. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Operation Gumbo Drop" | John Logue | Bill Freiberger | April 13, 1999 | PJ-111 | 8.58[10] |
| When Thurgood enters a gumbo cooking contest, Juicy enters the contest after encouragement to do so, and a jealous Thurgood decides to sabotage Juicy's gumbo in order to win the contest. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "U Go Kart" | Billy Jarcho | David Flebotte | May 4, 1999 | PJ-112 | 8.06[11] |
| Thurgood builds the boys a go-kart which mysteriously disappears. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "House Potty" | David Bleiman | Tom Brady | May 11, 1999 | PJ-113 | 8.82[12] |
| Thurgood decides to renovate the housing project, not by fixing the problems the tenants have, but by adding a space-age toilet that takes care of his main problem of fixing toilets, and forces him to resign. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Haiti Sings the Blues" | Paul Harrod | Ken Keeler | May 18, 1999 | PJ-106 | 8.22[13] |
| Haiti Lady places a curse on Thurgood that fails; and she must deal with the loss of both the tenants' and her own self-respect, over her absentee powers. | |||||||
The PJ's: Season 2 [2011]
with Loretta Devine, Ja'net DuBois, Michele Morgan, Pepe Serna, Michael Paul Chan, Bill Freiberger (Writer), David Flebotte (Writer)
Directed by Bill Jarcho, David Bleiman Ichioka, John Logue, John Payson, Mark Gustafson
Multiple Formats, Animated, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC - Region 1
Hit the streets with Season 2 of The PJs, on DVD for the first time! This 3-time Primetime Emmy®-winning series stars Eddie Murphy as the voice of Thurgood Stubbs, the chief superintendent of a Detroit housing project. A bitingly witty, stop motion animated comedy for fans of "Family Guy," "King of the Hill," and "The Cleveland Show"!
| 15 | 1 | "Home School Dazed" | Mike Johnson | Saladin K. Patterson | May 30, 2000 | PJ-201 | 5.55[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood goes back to school with Calvin & Juicy to get his diploma. | |||||||
| 16 | 2 | "The Postman's Always Shot Twice" | Richard C. Zimmerman | Michael Price | May 30, 2000 | PJ-203 | 5.88[15] |
| Mrs. Avery accidentally shoots at the building's postman and is sent to a nursing home. | |||||||
| 17 | 3 | "The Preacher's Life" | Marv Newland | David Flebotte | June 6, 2000 | PJ-202 | 5.55[16] |
| Thurgood decides to become a preacher after being shocked while fixing the Church's electrical problems. | |||||||
| 18 | 4 | "The HJs" | Mike Dietz | Bill Freiberger | June 13, 2000 | PJ-205 | 5.71[17] |
Thurgood reopens the radio station and he and Smokey inadvertently become a hit comedy team, until Smokey's popularity enrages him. Absent: Eddie Murphy and Mark Moseley | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | "Haiti and the Tramp" | Neema Barnette | Lester Lewis | June 13, 2000 | PJ-204 | 6.76[17] |
| Haiti Lady and Walter start falling in love, but when Walter announces they're getting married, it's up to Thurgood to stop the wedding. | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | "Smokey the Squatter" | Mike Wellins | Ilana Wernick | June 27, 2000 | PJ-207 | 6.12[18] |
| He and Smokey end up on the run from the law after Thurgood tries to frame Smokey for theft of his TV. | |||||||
| 21 | 7 | "Weave's Have A Dream" | Sean Burns | Marc Wilmore | June 27, 2000 | PJ-208 | 6.28[18] |
| Thurgood sets up a hair salon for Muriel, but Bebe invites herself in as a stylist, taking customers from Muriel, as the customers prefer Bebe’s gossip. Muriel, then blurts out a secret about Bebe, only it’s not gossip. Not liking the taste of her own medicine, Bebe’s disdain leads to the two sisters coming to fisticuffs. | |||||||
| 22 | 8 | "Let's Get Ready To Crumble" | William X. Jarcho | Stephen Leff & Jim Patterson | July 4, 2000 | PJ-218 | 3.20[19] |
| Thurgood wrestles with the Governor when they want to tear down the projects and relocate the tenants. | |||||||
| 23 | 9 | "Who Da Boss" | Peter Boyd MacLean | Lester Lewis | July 4, 2000 | PJ-212 | 3.49[19] |
| Thurgood is pleased when he finds out that Muriel is going to become his boss, however he gets frustrated when he finds out that she wants to make him work. | |||||||
| 24 | 10 | "Fear of a Black Rat" | Marv Newland | Robert Gaylor | July 11, 2000 | PJ-213 | 4.96[20] |
| Thurgood fights against Don King, Muriel's first love, in the local rat fights. | |||||||
| 25 | 11 | "Ghetto Superstars" | Chel White | Kyra Keene & Janine Sherman | July 11, 2000 | PJ-209 | 5.50[20] |
| Thurgood becomes the boys' rap star manager. Guest star Snoop Dogg | |||||||
| 26 | 12 | "What's Eating Juicy Hudson?" | Mike Johnson | Jonathan Goldstein | July 18, 2000 | PJ-215 | 5.11[21] |
| Juicy rebels against his father’s smothering and he builds a treehouse with Thurgood’s help. | |||||||
| 27 | 13 | "Cliffhangin' With Mr. Super" | John Logue | Larry Wilmore & Steve Tompkins | August 15, 2000 | PJ-222 | 5.02[22] |
| Bebe thinks she's pregnant after unintentionally spending a night with Thurgood. | |||||||
| 28 | 14 | "The Jeffersons" | Sean Burns | Ilana Wernick | July 25, 2000 | PJ-206 | 5.76[23] |
| Thurgood runs for political office after finding out that he's related to Thomas Jefferson. | |||||||
| 29 | 15 | "Robbin' HUD" | Paul Harrod | Michael Price | August 1, 2000 | PJ-216 | 6.21[24] |
| When HUD fails to provide the Hilton Jacobs Projects with a new water filter, Thurgood and his posse resort to burglary and discover a distinct absence of honor among thieves. | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | "The Last Affirmative Action Hero" | Lyndon Barrois | Ron Corcillo & A.J. Poulin | August 29, 2000 | PJ-214 | 4.92[25] |
| Thurgood is made responsible for protecting the area's image when a film project chooses the PJs for location shooting. | |||||||
| 31 | 17 | "Parole Officer and a Gentleman" | John Logue | Reid Harrison | September 5, 2000 | PJ-217 | 5.25[26] |
| Walter helps Thurgood go to jail to get dental care, but the friends end up at odds over the price Thurgood has to pay when he's released. | |||||||