Moesha (1996)

Comedy · Drama · Family

The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.

IMDb rating: 6.0 (4,574 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +1.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.54 avg 14 episodes 8.0 → 7.6 22 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.0	94
2	Friends	7.7	61
3	Sixteen	7.1	43
4	Hakeem Owes Moesha Big	7.9	44
5	Million Boy March	7.1	40
6	Driving Miss Moesha	6.8	43
7	Chain, Chain, Chain	7.9	40
8	Job	6.7	36
9	Niece	7.6	36
10	Reunion	8.3	42
11	The Ditch Party	7.7	34
12	Mother's Day	7.3	36
13	Baby Love	7.9	31
14	Hakeem's New Flame	7.6	38

Season 2 (1996)

7.42 avg 24 episodes 7.1 → 7.8 21 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The List	7.1	34
2	Credit Card	7.3	32
3	Mama Said Knock You Out	7.1	32
4	Basket Case	7.2	29
5	The Whistle Blower	8.0	32
6	Labels	7.8	35
7	Women Are from Mars, Men Are from Saturn	6.4	29
8	Ichi, Ni, San, shi Look - Clarkzilla	7.1	30
9	A Concerted Effort: Part 1	7.6	41
10	A Concerted Effort: Part 2	7.7	39
11	The Regulations of Love	7.3	30
12	There's No Place Like the Mitchell Home	7.5	27
13	Road Trip	7.3	30
14	Guess Q's Coming to Dinner	8.0	30
15	Mentor	8.3	35
16	Break a Leg	8.0	29
17	Who Moved the Charity Stripe?	7.3	26
18	Back to Africa	7.7	27
19	Strike a Pose	7.0	27
20	Songs in the Key of Strife	7.4	32
21	Hakeem's Birthday	7.4	27
22	For Better or Worse	6.6	32
23	Cold Busted	7.2	28
24	Prom Fright	7.8	32

Season 3 (1997)

7.37 avg 23 episodes 7.5 → 7.2 21 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Labor Day Jammy	7.5	28
2	(Grand)Poppa Don't Take No Mess	6.5	34
3	Day One	7.5	29
4	Age Ain't Nothing But a Number	7.0	29
5	My Mom's Not an Ottoman	7.5	27
6	The Play Scene	7.3	25
7	Use Me Once Shame on You, Use Me Twice I'll Kill You	7.1	26
8	Keepin' It Real	7.0	28
9	Halloween Part 1: Kim's Revenge	7.2	34
10	Rhythm and Dues	7.5	25
11	Break It Down	7.4	28
12	Double Date	7.6	26
13	Talk to the Town	7.3	25
14	He Ain't Heavy, He's Dee's Brother	7.4	23
15	The Short Story	7.3	25
16	It's My Paper and I'll Cry If I Want To	7.5	23
17	She's Back	7.4	28
18	Model Employee	7.5	25
19	Mo's Money, Mo's Money, Mo's Money	7.8	25
20	This Time You've Gone Too Far	7.8	27
21	Body Language	8.1	29
22	Pajama Jam	7.2	28
23	A House Is Not a Home	7.2	30

Season 4 (1998)

7.67 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.2 21 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Moesha Meets Brandy	7.9	31
2	Homecoming	7.1	28
3	Hello, What's This?	7.1	31
4	Psyche Your Mind	8.5	27
5	Teacher	7.4	33
6	I Know What You Did in the Third Grade	8.5	32
7	A Terrible Thing Happened on My Tour of College	7.7	29
8	Birth Control	7.8	29
9	A Class Act Christmas	7.6	27
10	The Crush	7.8	27
11	Barking Up the Wrong Tree	7.6	22
12	Life Imitating Art	6.1	42
13	Ohmigod, Fanatic	8.3	23
14	The Rite Stuff	8.0	25
15	I Love Moesha	7.5	29
16	Home Is Where the Car Is	8.4	29
17	Girls Night Out	7.9	25
18	It Takes Two	7.5	32
19	Had to Be You	7.1	28
20	The Prom	7.9	25
21	Independence Day	7.8	33
22	I Studied Twelve Years for This?	7.2	30

Season 5 (1999)

8.07 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 21 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Good Vibrations?	8.0	28
2	Fired Up	7.7	26
3	The Party's Over (Here)	8.8	23
4	Mis-directed Study	8.1	22
5	Not My Pumpkin	7.9	23
6	Just Above My Head	8.3	24
7	A Den Is a Terrible Thing to Waste	7.5	24
8	Isn't She Lovely?	8.2	30
9	Unappreciated Interest	7.8	19
10	Thanksgiving	8.6	26
11	To Sleep, Perchance to Dream	8.6	27
12	He Doth Protest Too Much	8.1	22
13	Let's Talk About Sex	7.4	25
14	Secrets & Lies	7.5	29
15	Color Him Father	8.0	21
16	Family Affair	8.4	22
17	The Matchmaker	7.6	24
18	Gimme a Break	8.7	22
19	Something About Moesha	8.3	21
20	The Robbing Hood	7.6	27
21	Arriving Right on Q	8.2	24
22	D-Money Loses His Patience	8.2	23

Season 6 (2000)

7.65 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 6.7 21 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	On the Rebound	7.8	26
2	Bad Company	6.8	27
3	Netcam	6.9	30
4	Living in Paradise?	8.2	32
5	You Say He's Just a Friend	8.0	27
6	Just the Two of Us	7.9	25
7	The Nutty Moesha	7.9	31
8	The Candidate	7.3	28
9	Definitely Not the Cosbys	8.1	26
10	All This and Turkey, Too	7.2	24
11	The Player	7.6	27
12	All Grown Up	7.4	25
13	Run, Mo, Run	8.0	26
14	Mom	8.0	29
15	That's My Mama	7.7	32
16	What if...?	7.5	23
17	Scary Marriage	7.3	25
18	Saving Private Rita	6.9	26
19	Mayhem at the Jam	8.7	37
20	Creepin'	8.2	24
21	Graduation Day	8.1	27
22	Paying the Piper	6.7	38