Columns: No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code
23 | 1 | "Keep It on the Short Grass" | Ken Kwapis | Marc Abrams & Michael Benson | September18,2002 | 08-02-201 | 24 | 2 | "Goodbye Dolly" | Reginald Hudlin | Steve Tompkins | September25,2002 | 08-02-202 | 25 | 3 | "Carfool" | Jamie Babbit | David Flebotte | October30,2002 | 08-02-203 | 26 | 4 | "Mac Local 137" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Jerry Collins | November6,2002 | 08-02-205 | 27 | 5 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Allison Liddi | Bobby Gaylor | November13,2002 | 08-02-210 | 28 | 6 | "Bernie Mac Dance Party" | Michael Spiller | Kriss Turner | November20,2002 | 08-02-211 | 29 | 7 | "Tryptophan-tasy" | Kevin Bray | Jeffrey Bushell | November27,2002 | 08-02-209 | 30 | 8 | "The United Front" | Ken Whittingham | Teri Schaffer | December4,2002 | 08-02-204 | 31 | 9 | "The Sweet Life" | Reginald Hudlin | Paul Lieberstein | December11,2002 | 08-02-208 | 32 | 10 | "Sin Cup" | Ken Kwapis | Warren Hutcherson | January15,2003 | 08-02-206 | 33 | 11 | "Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope" | Ken Kwapis | Kriss Turner | February5,2003 | 08-02-216 | 34 | 12 | "Magic Jordan" | Gina Prince-Bythewood | Steve Tompkins | February12,2003 | 08-02-213 | 35 | 13 | "Raging Election" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Steve Tompkins | February26,2003 | 08-02-218 | 36 | 14 | "Leaving Los Angeles" | Reginald Hudlin | Marc Abrams & Michael Benson | March12,2003 | 08-02-217 | 37 | 15 | "Pink Gold" | Michael Spiller | Warren Hutherson | March19,2003 | 08-02-221 | 38 | 16 | "Chess Wars" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Kriss Turner | April9,2003 | 08-02-214 | 39 | 17 | "The Incredible Bulk" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Nguyen Orange | April16,2003 | 08-02-215 | 40 | 18 | "Maid Man" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Jeffrey Bushell | April23,2003 | 08-02-207 | 41 | 19 | "Nut Job" | Ken Kwapis | Paul Lieberstein | April30,2003 | 08-02-120 | 42 | 20 | "The Other Sister" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | David Flebotte | May7,2003 | 08-02-220 | 43 | 21 | "Meet the Grandparents" | Reginald Hudlin | Jerry Collins & Teri Schaffer | May7,2003 | 08-02-219