Everybody Hates Chris

Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock, narrates this very hilarious & touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s.
Uprooted to a neighborhood and bused into a primarily white middle school two hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris (played by Tyler James Williams) struggles to find his place, all while keeping his younger brother & sister in line at home and surmounting the tests of junior high school. This dependable, resilient teen brings a unique, comedic spin to his everyday trials & upsets in UPN's new single-camera comedy, "Everybody Hates Chris."
The year that Chris turned 13 was 1982. Filled with dreams that being a teenager would be really cool, Chris' entry into adolescence is turning out to be less pleasant. Moved from the projects to the tough "Bed-Stuy" neighborhood of Brooklyn, Chris is still stuck in his big brother role. As the family's "emergency adult," he's accountable for taking care of his younger brother Drew (played by Tequan Richmond), and his younger sister Tonya (played by Imani Hakim) while his parents are working; Drew, although younger, is taller and more confident than Chris, while Tonya is the baby of the family, who gets all of the attention from his parents.
Chris' rough, cost-conscious father Julius (played by Terry Crews) works numerous jobs in order to properly support his family. Meanwhile, his very strict, sassy mother Rochelle (played by Tichina Arnold), who works part-time in a small real estate office, runs the household on a very tight budget, while demanding the best for her children.
With his mother strong-minded to see him in a good school, Chris reluctantly faces multiple bus transfers each day to attend Corleone Junior High School in the fiercely Italian neighborhood, South Shore. Although being an immediate target for bullies, Chris' innate charm and sharp wit enable him to make new friends at school, such as Greg (played by Vincent Martella), another smart, nice kid...who can't fight, by the way.
As Chris Rock pointedly looks back, his younger self is set to find what his family already knows: Chris' sharp, scrappy character is going to take him places. But first, he's going to have to think, talk or run his way through one growing experience after another at both home and school, and on any number of buses along the way. "Everybody Hates Chris" is produced by 3 Art Entertainment and Paramount Studios.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 22

The fourth season concludes with the perpetually late Chris trying his best to avoid being tardy again at school. If he's late one more time, he will have to repeat 10th grade. Meanwhile, Drew enters a talent contest at ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 21

When Chris and his classmates are given the task of memorizing a World War II speech and reciting it in front of the class as a punishment, Chris cooks up a surprising way of postponing his presentation. Meanwhile, Roche...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 20

Chris finally manages to ask out Tasha and she accepts but then Chris doesn't expect that all his free time and only doing things that Tasha wants to do is the result of being with his long-standing crush. Meanwhile, Roc...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 19

Chris decides to take a stand against Rochelle by refusing to do his household chores, causing Rochelle to complain to Julius that her son is disrespecting her. Meanwhile, Mr. Omar thinks he is dying and decides to start...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 18

Chris is finally able to buy a car when he gets his driver's license but when it is stolen and vandalized, Chris realises having ownership of a car is a huge responsibility. Meanwhile, Rochelle finds Julius' hidden racin...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 17

Chris accidentally hits Greg while test driving the janitor's car, landing Greg in the hospital with a broken leg and Rochelle taking care of him. Meanwhile, Julius must figure out a way to entertain Drew and Tonya when ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 16

Chris just can't say no when a criminal on the run asks him to hide a stash of marijuana. But where can he hide it without it being discovered? Meanwhile, Peaches and Rochelle clash when Vanessa insists Rochelle learn th...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 15

Chris takes up boxing to defend himself against Caruso; Julius believes Rochelle is having an affair after he discovers a phone bill with several late-night calls on it; and an attractive neighborhood woman flirts with J...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 14

Rochelle inadvertently prevents Chris from "cramming" for an upcoming PSAT test by taking the family out to a social event. Knowing a good score will help him get into college, Chris resorts to cheating...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 13

In order to attend a 18 and over Fat Boys concert, Chris and Greg realize they need fake IDs to get in.
Meanwhile, Rochelle plans a surprise party for Julius and Drew makes it his mission to track down the company ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 12

Chris and Greg decide to join the wrestling team to earn a varsity jacket in order to impress the ladies. Meanwhile, Rochelle attempts to lose weight by drinking a popular weight-loss drink which gives Julius a money-sav...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 11

Chris recieves help from a complete stranger during a city-wide blackout and decides to return the favour by helping the old man meet new friends. Meanwhile, Rochelle discovers she is one year younger than she thought sh...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 10

New Year's Eve in Times Square is something Chris really wants this year but needs an adult to accompany him. And that is where problems arise...
Meanwhile, Tonya and Drew make a bet to see who stays up the longest...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 9

Julius begins to take marriage advice from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" leading Rochelle to suspect an affair. Meanwhile, Chris volunteers for the "Big Brothers" program and is shocked when he learns the identity of is his "...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 8

When the dorkiest girl in school, who everyone calls "Big Bird", asks Chris out on a date, he agrees but only to spare her feelings. He soon realizes after spending time with her that he genuinely likes her.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 7

Chris has a dilemma when a reward is offered for anyone who witnessed a shoot-out outside a movie theater. Chris was there but he was supposed to be babysitting Tonya and Drew - what will he do? Meanwhile, Julius and Roc...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 6

Doc has a new girlfriend who is making life hard for Chris so he decides it's time to get her to move on. Rochelle is not happy when she finds a bra in Julius' sock draw, but what she doesn't know is that Tonya is the on...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 5

Although warned by Greg that it's a bad idea, Chris starts to help the football team with their homework as a means to socialize with the cool kids. As a result, Chris ends up failing his own exams. Meanwhile, Julius beg...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 4

After Julius and Rochelle raise the rent, Mr. Omar demands reparations and moves in with the family while his apartment is being repaired. While there, he begins to play blackjack with Drew and Tonya using real money. Me...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 3

Chris is thrilled when Jenise Huckstable asks him to the homecoming dance. His nerves begin to get the better of him when Jenise tells him that her father Dr. Clint Huckstable wants to meet him before the dance. Drew tri...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 2

Chris and another student Angel make a deal. Chris helps Angel with his homework and Angle helps Chris with a new girl. Rochelle tries to do the right thing by making friend with an ex-con who just moved back to the neig...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 Episode 1

As a first-time high school student, Chris (Tyler James Williams) is really looking forward to attending a school with some diversity. Unfortunately, when he arrives at school, he discovers that the school's new principa...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 21

When Chris attempts to buy Rochelle perfume as a Mother's Day gift, he discovers he cannot afford it and buys it from Risky. However, Rochelle breaks out in hives and takes Chris to the store she believes he bought it fr...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 20

When Chris becomes the only boy in school without a date for the ninth-grade dance, Greg suggests he ask a loner girl without a date. She accepts, but trouble ensues when word gets out about the inter-racial pairing. Mea...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 19

Chris' attempt to be a "cool" kid lands him in hot water when he is caught with cigarettes and is suspended from school. Kicking him while he's down, Tonya blackmails him when she finds out before their parents do. Meanw...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 18

It's Earth Day in Bed Stuy and Chris decides to collect cans because he believes it will be easy and that he can get Julius to help. Meanwhile, Rochelle is called into Tonya's school for inappropriate behavior and realiz...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 17

Malvo, a career criminal recently released from prison, is helped by Chris to get into his school so he can make something of himself. Also, Rochelle helps a mom learn to handle her unruly daughter. Meanwhile, Julius is ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 16

Chris has to take part in Mr. Omar's Black Funeral Director's scholarship fund when he tries to raise enough money to go to a Run DMC concert. Meanwhile, Rochelle jumps at the chance to get a break at home when she injur...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 15

When Drew decides to cut school to find Wayne Gretzky, Chris reluctantly agrees to go with him.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 14

Chris wants to take Tasha to her Easter pageant after she breaks up with her boyfriend but Chris already has a commitment. Rochelle competes with a new member of the church to win the Easter Pageant Hat-Off competition, ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 13

Chris makes plans to get invited to a party so he can experience his first kiss with Tasha. Julius makes Tonya spy on her mother when the family spot Rochelle's ex at dinner. Drew shows his dark side when he lends Mr. Om...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 12

Chris goes through a transitional phase when he discovers Tasha, his long-standing crush, likes "bad boys" and ditches his "nice guy" image. Meanwhile, Julius is named employee of the month and wins a free family dinner ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 11

The family take a trip down South when a distant relative of Julius dies. While waiting for a bus at Port Authority, Chris and Julius are conned into a gambling scam and lose all their money...Will they tell Rochelle?

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 10

Chris has to do a school assignment during the holiday break. He decides to do a good deed and helps Kill Moves find his estranged mother. Meanwhile, Julius decides that the family should celebrate Kwanzaa instead of Chr...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 9

When another African American kid goes to Corleone he and Chris hit it off, unfortunately Albert doesn't get along with most of the other kids including Greg. When Julius and Rochelle get a tax refund Julius thinks it's ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 8

Chris goes to work at a Chinese restaurant after Doc refuses to give him a raise. Drew is failing a class so Rochelle and Julius have to go in to meet the teacher.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 7

Greg comes to stay at Chris' house while his father is out of town but Chris starts to have regrets. To make extra money, Julius drives taxis in his spare time where one of his customers turns out to be a fugitive.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 6

Chris joins the school newspapers' writing staff but his skills as a writer doesn't go down well so he invents a scandalous story that goes too far when it accidentally causes a panic in the neighborhood.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 5

Chris is left alone in Mr. Omar's apartment when his family comes down with the flu and Mr. Omar, who's supposed to look after him until the family recovers, leaves him for a widowed woman. Greg then suggests he invite T...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 4

Chris has to reluctantly train the family's new dog into a security dog after their house is robbed, but he just wants a pet. Meanwhile, Tonya and Drew are bored without a television, so they find other means to keep the...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 3

When Chris offers to move his father's car, things get worse when he drives to school to show off for Tasha.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 2

After getting bullied Caruso stops bullying everyone else which upsets the balance at school. Julius tries to keep secret that he's been forced to take his vacation days.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3 Episode 1

When Chris does poorly on an exam, Ms. Morello sends him to the school's guidance counselor, Mr. Abbott. The counselor gives Chris a series of mental evaluations and ultimately determines that he must take a remedial cou...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 22

Chris plays a prank on Caruso on the last day of school.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 21

When Chris secretly listens to his parents' comedy albums, he discovers that telling dirty jokes to his classmates is the key to popularity. Drew has to deal with an unwanted admirer in the neighborhood; and Rochelle dec...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 20

When Chris secretly listens to his parents' comedy albums, he discovers that telling dirty jokes to his classmates is the key to popularity. Drew has to deal with an unwanted admirer in the neighborhood; and Rochelle dec...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 19

Doc discovers that Chris is a natural at picking the game winners, making Chris everyone's favorite odds-maker. Things change when Paulie the local bookie shows up to see Chris. Tonya tries to beat Drew at checkers.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 18

Chris must decide between going to a baseball game with his Dad and brother, or going to the movies with Tasha. Rochelle forgets to mail Tonya's letter to the Billy Ocean fan club. Rochelle's brother asks her hairdresser...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 17

Chris is a hit as a DJ after the neighborhood DJ gets arrested during a party. Chris has a problem when he scratches Rochelle's James Brown album. Julius passes out when he sees a rabbit at a magic show he takes Drew to....

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 16

When Chris ruins Malvo's plans to steal Vanessa's gold chain, he must figure out a way to replace it or pay the price to Malvo. Rochelle finds out that Julius has kept a credit card secret from her for over 15 years. Ton...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 15

When Ms. Morello is off of school for the day, Chris and Greg cut school to go see Ghostbusters. Drew and Tonya aren't happy that Rochelle is going to help out at their school. Julius renews his license at DMV.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 14

The substitute teacher expects more from Chris which is making things very hard for him. Tanya figures out if she accuses Drew of hitting her things go her way.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 13

When school is closed for a snow day, Chris is the only one that shows up, so he has to spend the day with Principal Edwards until they get get in touch with his parents. When Julius realizes that Chris isn't around he g...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 12

Chris gets no respect when he has hall monitor duty. Greg tells him to "step up his game" but the power goes to Chris' head and he could lose Greg as his friend. Tonya finds out her popularity is because the girls want t...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 11

For a lesson on parenting skills Chris is given an egg to take care of as if it were his child. When the electricity bill is over budget, Julius decides to figure out why. Drew a werewolf? That's what Tanya thinks so she...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 10

In order to make some extra money, Julius and Chris take a job at a department store as Santa and an elf. Things don't go well when Julius is fired and Chris ends up in the hospital.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 9

Everything goes right for Chris when Julius loans him his lucky socks. Drew and Tonya play Julius and Rochelle against each other to get what they want. Drew enters the talent show at school, but nobody wants to tell him...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 8

Guest star Wayne Brady play Julius' succesful younger brother. Julius tries to impress him with the perfect Thanksgiving dinner, but things don't go smoothly.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 7

Chris faces an impeachment hearing. Rochelle's brother moves in after being kicked out by their mother, but it's more than Julius can take. Tonya asks Drew to show her how to "Double Dutch."

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 6

The new principal, Mr. Edwards, decides that the best way to solve the issues between Chris and Caruso is to have them become buddies on a school field trip. When Rochelle's favorite earrings are missing Tanya is the pri...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 5

Chris loses his job when he refuses to tell Doc who robbed the store while Chris was in charge of the cash register. Julius brings home an old Betamax machine.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 4

Chris gets the everyone in the neighborhood to believe that he is dating Tasha. That doesn't set well with Tasha's grandmother Louise and she makes sure that Rochelle knows about it. Julius must redeem all of the trading...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 3

Chris knows the only way to win the election is by giving the best speech ever but when his speech is stolen by Caruso, he knows he has to do something drastic. Rochelle rents the upstairs apartment to Mr. Omar, the loca...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 2

Chris runs for class president, with his friend Greg as running mate. When a poll reveals that Chris has no chance of winning, he drops Greg for someone more popular. Julius is diagnosed with high blood pressure, and Roc...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2 Episode 1

After Julius' truck is stolen Rochelle decides to get involved with a neighborhood watch group, but instead ends up in a competition with new neighbor Louise (Whoopi Goldberg). Chris asks out a new girl in the neighborho...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 22

While Chris finds his dad the perfect gift Julius decides he would like to spend Father's Day alone...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 21

Chris must raise cash for the school trip by selling cookies.Meanwhile Julius regrets sending Rochelle to Dreamgirls while he looks after Tonya and Drew who have chicken pox.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 20

Chris finds Julius' copy of Playboy and takes it to school and charges kids to look. But when Joey steals it he must work out a way to get it back before Julius realizes it's gone...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 19

Hoping to FINALLY out-perform his brother, Chris convinces his parents to let him take up karate lessons. Meanwhile, Tonya goes with Rochelle to the beautician and discovers the fun of gossiping.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 18

The daily beatings at his school have Chris wanting to change schools. But when Julius and Rochelle won't let him change Chris resorts to attempts at getting himself expelled. Julius gets a job at a fish market. He makes...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 17

Chris' beloved grandfather (Jimmie Walker) dies while paying a visit to Rochelle and the family, and the extended family comes to town to pay their respects.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 16

Chris fails math but he changes the grade on his report card before showing it to his parents.Julius recovers from the gout by staying at home and watching soap operas.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 15

Chris receives a challenge to his crown of asteroid champion.Julius and Rochelle agree to give up some guilty pleasures.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 14

While Chris develops a crush, Julius and Rochelle have their work cut out dealing with all of Tonya's and Drew's admirers.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 13

Chris tries to put together the right outfit for the school pictures in order to convince the other kids that he's cool. Rochelle tries to earn extra money selling cosmetics from home.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 12

After Chris decides he wants to buy a leather jacket, he goes to work with Julius to earn some extra money. But it's not as easy as he thinks...And Drew dares Tonya to drink hot sauce which ends in disaster.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 11

It's Christmas and Julius and Rochelle find it difficult in breaking the news that they can't afford presents because of broken water heater.Chris is suprised to discover who the canned food drive is really forÖ

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 10

Chris and Greg fall out when they break the rule of 'no computer games' after school at Greg's house. Back at the Rock home, Tonya is missing Chris as she can't blame everything on him.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 9

Julius finds 00 in food stamps but Rochelle is too embarassed to let Sheila see them, so she dips into the family savings while at the store. This leads to trouble at home when Julius has all kinds of ideas on how they c...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 8

While Julius and Rochelle go shopping for a new TV, Chris has to take his warring siblings to the laundromat. Then things take a turn for the worse when Tonya storms out.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 7

When Julius and Rochelle have a special 'date night' they hire a baby-sitter. But Chris is called upon to take charge when she leaves to take care of something personal.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 6

It's Halloween and Chris is excited when another girl invites him to a costume party. But Caruso has plans for him...Back at home, Julius buys cheap candy for the local kids.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 5

Chris lets a neighbourhood kid ride his bike, despite Julius's warnings, and he takes off with it.When Julius's co-workers go on strike he takes up some of the housework, much to Rochelle's annoyance.

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 4

When Julius buys a big crate of sausage, he makes everyone eat it with every meal. But Tonya refuses to, causing friction between the her and Rochelle. While at school, Chris is sentenced to 3 days of detention after a r...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 3

Chris joins the school bastketball team even though he can't play, but a failed pop quiz threatens to get him dropped.Back at home Julius gets a lodger after he offers 6 months rent up front, despite the fact he makes Ro...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 2

When Chris's mother, Rochelle, hires the girl next door, Keisha, to tutor Drew at math, Chris sees this as an ideal chance to impress her. But someone else may have the same intentions.Meanwhile, Julius finds himself in ...

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 1 Episode 1

Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bussed to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and dealin...