The Best Episodes Written By Reggie Rock Bythewood

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Love Taps

   S5:E224/23/1992

   Gina's rapper boyfriend Dion (a.k.a. I'm Down) prepares to give a concert for his peers. He hires Ron as his promoter. Freddie reveals that she saw a man beating his girlfriend, but could not make out their faces in the darkness. She does not realize that the couple involved was Dion and Gina. He apologizes to Gina, but quickly flies off the handle and hits her again. Lena sees Gina's black eye and figures out what is going on. She decides that she cannot keep this a secret. Dion experiences a tremendous backlash from fellow students who are disgusted by his behavior. Ron quits his job and tries to fight Dion, who ignores Dwayne's recommendation that he seek counseling. Whitley urges Gina to get out of the relationship. Terrence calls the police on Dion and expresses disappointment in his one-time idol. Gina agrees to press charges.

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   #2 - Somebody Say Ho!

   S6:E410/15/1992

   Charmaine annoys the other students with her pushy attitude in Dwayne's statistics class. Someone tapes a sign to her back that reads ""digit ho."" She assumes that Terrell is responsible, and he refuses to apologize. She calls him a hood, and they nearly get into a fight. Charmaine feels that Terrell humiliated her by publicly calling her a whore. She files a formal complaint. Although she finds his behavior deplorable, Freddie offers to represent Terrell in student court. She defends his right to free expression, points out that he was joking, and gets Charmaine to admit that she had also insulted students. Freddie finally realizes that Gina was actually the one who taped the sign on Charmaine's back. Terrell explains why he didn't deny the charges. He didn't think anyone would believe him because they had already assumed that he was a thug. Charmaine and Terrell make peace, and Gina is placed on academic probation.

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   #3 - Original Teacher

   S6:E1111/19/1992

   Freddie organizes a mentorship program for teenagers detained at juvenile hall. They can receive parole by completing a week-long project. Dwayne is assigned two young gang members, who continually fight after learning that they are from rival sets. Much of the tension stems from the fact that members of one boy's gang killed the other's cousin. Dwayne tries to get the boys to turn away from violence and set some goals, but they don't think they have anything to live for. He tries to talk to their parents, with disastrous results. Billy's proud but violent father does not appreciate Dwayne's interference; he shoves him around and threatens him. Dwayne again emphasizes the fact that the boys can have futures; he tells them that they should not place limits on themselves because of the environment around them. Dwayne eventually gets through to them, as they perform a rap song that preaches for an end to violence. Billy's father listens to his son's performance and seems somewhat impresse

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   #4 - Cabin in the Sky

   S6:E216/10/1993

   Mr. Gaines leaves his son in charge of the Pit when he and Velma join Whitley and Dwayne for a weekend getaway.

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   #5 - College Kid

   S6:E237/1/1993

   Lena, Dorian, Gina, Charmaine and Terrell move into an old farmhouse with a grumpy landlord.

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   4.6/10(8 votes)

   #6 - NBA

   S1:E110/29/2021

   All eyes are on Jace, a 14-year-old basketball phenom in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia), who joins a team coached by Ike, a former rising star.

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   4.3/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Florida

   S1:E1012/16/2021

   An injured Jace considers ignoring doctor's orders, risking his health for the sake of Swagger DMV.

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   3.8/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Are We Free?

   S2:E57/20/2023

   Team Swagger play a game at a youth detention facility, and what they experience will impact their lives forever.

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   3.3/10(6 votes)

   #9 - #RADICALS

   S1:E711/24/2021

   Six months after the season shutdown, Swagger DMV embark on a road trip and play in a tournament where they're confronted with racism.

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    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Hour One: Pilot

    S1:E13/22/2017

    A white teenager is killed by a black cop during a police shooting, leading an expert investigator and a special prosecutor to examine the case and grapple with media attention, public debate and the social unrest.

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    #11 - The World Ain't Ready

    S2:E16/22/2023

    On the cusp of his senior year, Jace is offered a college scholarship. Ike faces a career decision.

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    #12 - Hour Four: Truth

    S1:E44/12/2017

    After Cory opens up about what he witnessed the night of Joey Campbell's death, Ashe and Preston must decide if his word will be enough to go up against the entire sheriff's department. To help demonstrate the worthiness of their case, the two go after any substantial evidence they can find that will prove the deaths of Joey Campbell and Jesse Carr are somehow linked.

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    #13 - Hour Ten: Last Dance

    S1:E105/24/2017

    In the series finale, the hearings for both cases are held and, as Preston presents the facts to the jurors, the truth behind each shooting is revealed. Meanwhile, Pastor Janae and other petitioners gather outside the courtroom in anticipation of the results, hoping for a better future. After the Sheriff's Department loses one of its own, it becomes clear who is really to blame.

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