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City Guys (1997)

Comedy

An edgy, hip look at urban teen life in NYC, tracing the relationship between a smart Black kid from Harlem and a rich White kid from Park Avenue.

IMDb rating
7.1 (831 votes)
Episode average
6.9 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

6.90 avg 13 episodes 5.9 → 7.3 30 min avg

Ep 1: 5.9 · 17 votesEp 2: 5.1 · 13 votesEp 3: 5.3 · 13 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 14 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 8: 6.2 · 14 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 11: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 12: 6.1 · 14 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 14: 7.3 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Kids5.917
2For the Love of Mother5.113
3Knicks Tickets5.313
4The Package8.014
5The Date7.114
6The Communication Gap9.114
7Red Ferrari7.615
8Rock the Vote6.214
10Future Shock7.713
11Easy Money7.014
12The College Girl6.114
13Bye Mom7.316
14Old Friends7.313

Season 2 (1998)

6.84 avg 14 episodes 7.0 → 7.4 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 14 votesEp 3: 5.6 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 5: 6.1 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 7: 5.3 · 18 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 9: 6.4 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 13 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 13 votesEp 12: 5.8 · 14 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 13 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Men Behind Bars7.013
2Shocked Jock6.814
3The Roommate5.614
4Jamal Got His Gun7.115
5The Divorce6.114
6Bully, Bully7.814
7Dance Fever5.318
8A Guy and a Goth8.117
9Big Brothers6.415
10Over the Speed Limit7.313
11A Noble Profession7.313
12Party of Three5.814
13Saving Private Johnson7.713
14Gift of Friendship7.413

Season 3 (1999)

6.92 avg 25 episodes 6.0 → 5.9 30 min avg

Ep 1: 6.0 · 13 votesEp 2: 5.7 · 13 votesEp 3: 6.4 · 12 votesEp 4: 5.3 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 15 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 13 votesEp 9: 5.6 · 12 votesEp 10: 6.6 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 13 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 15: 8.9 · 12 votesEp 16: 6.4 · 13 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 13 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 14 votesEp 20: 6.4 · 15 votesEp 21: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 22: 5.7 · 13 votesEp 23: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 24: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 25: 5.9 · 13 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Greece Is the Word6.013
2Mr. Baseball5.713
3Alley Oops6.412
4Face the Music5.313
5The Players7.311
6Raise the Roofies7.312
7Ebony & Ivory8.415
8Reluctant Hero7.113
9In This Corner5.612
10El-Trainmania IV6.616
11Marriage Go-Round7.613
12Movin' on Up7.214
13Down and Out in Soho7.213
14When Al Met Dawn7.615
15Funny Business8.912
16Get Your Vote On6.413
17Angels of Harlem6.713
18Rollin' with the Homies7.812
19El-Train in the Sky with Geena8.614
20Miracle on 134th Street and Lexington Avenue6.415
21Yoko Oh-No7.312
22Party Like It's 19995.713
23Fast Time at Manny High6.912
24Harlem Honey7.012
25Mom on the Rocks5.913

Season 4 (2000)

6.83 avg 26 episodes 6.6 → 6.6 30 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 2: 5.5 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 12 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 6: 6.1 · 12 votesEp 7: 6.4 · 12 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 26 votesEp 9: 5.3 · 12 votesEp 10: 6.2 · 13 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 13: 5.0 · 12 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 16: 4.4 · 19 votesEp 17: 9.0 · 12 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 12 votesEp 19: 7.1 · 12 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 14 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 22: 6.1 · 13 votesEp 23: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 24: 6.7 · 12 votesEp 25: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 26: 6.6 · 13 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Kickin' It6.612
2The Users5.513
3Cheat Happens7.012
4Presumed Innocent8.912
5The Third Wheel6.912
6Students of the Bride6.112
7Mo' Money, Mo' Problems6.412
8Kodak Moment7.726
9Meet Mr. History5.312
10Keep on the Download6.213
11Havoc7.912
12Makin' Up Is Hard to Do8.218
13Living in America5.012
14Shock Treatment7.013
15Frisky Business8.312
16Jamal X4.419
17Subway Confessions9.012
18Who Da Man?6.712
19Get to Preppin'7.112
20Unhappy Hour6.614
21Compromising Principal7.712
22Dating Games6.113
23Wager Money Go7.013
24El-Brain6.712
25Pier Pressure6.612
26Blast from the Past6.613

Season 5 (2001)

6.94 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 13 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 11 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 12 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 6: 9.0 · 14 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 11 votesEp 8: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 11 votesEp 11: 6.1 · 12 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 13: 5.7 · 11 votesEp 14: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 15: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 16: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 12 votesEp 18: 4.8 · 11 votesEp 19: 8.8 · 13 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 21: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 22: 6.9 · 13 votesEp 23: 5.6 · 12 votesEp 24: 6.1 · 13 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 28 votesEp 26: 7.5 · 14 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1This Old Nerd7.612
2E-Breakup7.413
3Chicken Run6.811
4Papa Please6.712
5Red Dawn6.912
6Dances with Malcolm9.014
7Just for the Record6.711
8Skips, Lies and Radiotapes7.012
9Dawn Don't Know Jack7.612
10Rosie O'Diner7.511
11The Cassidy Couch6.112
12Brother from Another Mother7.311
13Weight on Jamal5.711
14Basket Case6.612
15An SAT Carol7.012
16Mock the Vote6.411
17Prose and Cons6.712
18Why Y'all Clippin4.811
19Model Behavior8.813
20Almost Fatal7.512
21Anchors Away6.912
22Video Killed the Radio Star6.913
23Prom-Lems5.612
24Goodbye Manny High6.113
25And Then There Were None7.428
26Al's in Toyland7.514
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