Watched this show for the first time and it was watchable. I felt the pilot ep was too predictable when the 2nd oldest son jerome snuck out because his Mom would be gone until 10pm and she comes back much earlier. This wasn't a ABC type of sitcom, it would have lasted LONGER on UPN if it was around during the time UPN was created. It was finally good to see

Thea is pretty similar to my mother. She would never humiliate me in front of my friends even if I did something wrong, though if I did something bad, I would get it when I got home. I could also never lie to her without paying for it.

It's nice to see a young Brandy and also Yvette Wilson before Moesha and The Parkers.

Thea is pretty similar to my mother. She would never humiliate me in front of my friends even if I did something wrong, though if I did something bad, I would get it when I got home. I could also never lie to her without paying for it.

It's nice to see a young Brandy and also Yvette Wilson before Moesha and The Parkers.


I was wondering was it really true that the second son, Jerome, was only in 5 eps?????-lol I read that on IMDB.com

I was wondering was it really true that the second son, Jerome, was only in 5 eps?????-lol I read that on IMDB.com
wow, I never heard of that, don't tell me they were having Chuck Cunningham-like issues already :lol:

I think Jerome was around the whole season, but I'm not positive.

I remembered this show a lot after watching it today, especially the youngest son.

I think Jerome was around the whole season, but I'm not positive.

I remembered this show a lot after watching it today, especially the youngest son.



I see Brandy's role was very small in the pliot

Awwww crap, I missed it.

Awwww crap, I missed it.


Well you already watched it on ABC in 1993 so you are fine-lol You proabably missed it because of the ODD a$$ time they aired the show,, 3am and 12pm instead of a normal slot like in between 8pm and 11pm

Just a heads up:

Slight schedule change for Saturdays:

Effective Saturday, March 8:
9am-10am Back-to-back episodes of Thea (replaces back-to-back Diff'rent Strokes)

Not a big deal for DS fans because the Saturday airings were just repeats of Mondays...but great news for Thea fans because now we get two episodes a week rather than one! 9am episode reairs at 3am late that night and 9:30am will be repeats at 12pm next day. So, might as well record 9-10am Saturdays now!

my star sight is still saying Diff'rent Strokes at 8:00 am and 8:30 am Central Time on BET on Saturday, March 9, 2008

As I said many times to you already, TV listings do not get up to date as fast as we post information. Thea will air no matter what your listing say.

So instead of setting my alarm for 9:55am on Sat morning, I now have to set it for 8:55am.


I have a problem with this 9am time slot, I only have cab;e on one tv which I watch N@N on to fall sleep and that will stop me from recording Thea on Saturday Mornings

Don't know what to do now. BET has me in a TVwatching Jam

Watched this show for the first time and it was watchable. I felt the pilot ep was too predictable when the 2nd oldest son jerome snuck out because his Mom would be gone until 10pm and she comes back much earlier. This wasn't a ABC type of sitcom, it would have lasted LONGER on UPN if it was around during the time UPN was created. It was finally good to see

Thea was definetely a classic. I think you will enjoy it. Many sources around the internet and I vaguely remember reading an article in the AJC about how ABC wanted more say in the storylines of their show. Thea, Phenom and others weren't having hence hence their cancellations even with good ratings for the 93-94 season. Me and the Boys (Steve Harvey's first sitcom) in 94-95suffered the same fate. As far Thea blending in with ABC, you have to remember this was the time when Family Matters, Where I Live (another short lived classic), Hanging with Mr. Cooper, Getting By and others were on.

Thea was definetely a classic. I think you will enjoy it. Many sources around the internet and I vaguely remember reading an article in the AJC about how ABC wanted more say in the storylines of their show. Thea, Phenom and others weren't having hence hence their cancellations even with good ratings for the 93-94 season. Me and the Boys (Steve Harvey's first sitcom) in 94-95suffered the same fate. As far Thea blending in with ABC, you have to remember this was the time when Family Matters, Where I Live (another short lived classic), Hanging with Mr. Cooper, Getting By and others were on.



But Thea didn't have good ratings, it wasn't in the Top 30 after season 1. now that was the case with Me and the Boys which was in the Top 20 and was still cancelled

But Thea didn't have good ratings, it wasn't in the Top 30 after season 1. now that was the case with Me and the Boys which was in the Top 20 and was still cancelled

What were Thea's ratings? I always thought it was the fallout with ABC that did the show in. The cancellation of Me and the Boys is still a sore topic along with Where I Live (WIL). But WIL was tossed on Saturday night in season two to die like other shows ABC didn't like that the time.

What were Thea's ratings? I always thought it was the fallout with ABC that did the show in. The cancellation of Me and the Boys is still a sore topic along with Where I Live (WIL). But WIL was tossed on Saturday night in season two to die like other shows ABC didn't like that the time.


Don't have the exact ratings but all i know it was beyond the Top 30

Well if anyone is interested.. I'm currently recording Thea eps and DVRing them. After I get all of the eps.. I'll make a youtube page and upload them on there with a link to anyone who misses the eps.

Well if anyone is interested.. I'm currently recording Thea eps and DVRing them. After I get all of the eps.. I'll make a youtube page and upload them on there with a link to anyone who misses the eps.


Cool, i'm unable to catch the airings due to my work schedule. Hopefully, BET has not made any syndication cuts to the show.

Hi, I was hoping someone could tell me if this show is still airing in the mornings on the weekends? I have been trying to watch it the last 3 weekends, but still not seeing it (I missed it altogether before this as I just found out 3 weeks ago about it). I only get BET Now (music videos during this time), and I live in Canada. Is it just the USA that gets all the new programming change, as I cannot watch Differ'ent Strokes either in the morning during the weekdays.

Please let me know, I would appreaciate it. Thanks!

It airs Saturdays 9-10am and it is does actually air. I have seen it each week. Where in Canada do you live...maybe there is a time difference?

Hi, I live in Ontario, near Brockville. I am with Starchoice satalite and my online guide search says that Thea is on during Saturdays 9 am, but on my TV screen guide it does not say it, or plays it during this time, and I look all week for it at all times to see if its on any other time or day but still no luck. I emailed them to ask them about it too, but they aren't telling me anything either about it...

Looks like there is a BET Canada...and it isn't good:

BET became available in Canada in October of 1997 on most cable and satellite carriers. The Canadian feed is the same as the American feed with the only exceptions being movies and sitcoms. Most sitcoms and movies are replaced with music videos in a similar format to the daytime show BET Now with the exception being that there are limited commercial breaks and the BET bug doesn't appear in the bottom right corner. The majority of music videos being aired in place of movies and sitcoms are ones that were released during the summer of 2006.

Hi, thank you soooo much for giving me that information! I never would have known that, as it was really starting to bug me that all I was seeing was music videos when all these TV shows were suppose to air lol! I am really surprised that my Starchoice people didn't tell me that, but thanks again for telling me that I really appreciate your help, now I can stop looking for it as I know it won't be airing for me! :)