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- [Narrator] Moesha follows the adventures
of the musical artist Brandy as Moesha Mitchell,
a bright, headstrong and outgoing teenager
in South Los Angeles.
We looked at some of the best of the series
to bring you this list
of the 3 Moesha Episodes You Have to Watch in 2020.
So let's get started.
Season one, episode 6, Million Boy March.
Moesha and Kim join the all male council of concerned youth,
an organization dedicated to youth leadership.
While she tries to make changes,
she faces pushback from the group's leader, Whitlock.
- Listen, no offense, ladies,
but this organization's purpose
is to cultivate male leadership.
- That's right, male leadership.
- Oh, so you're saying that women aren't fit to lead?
- [Narrator] This episode deals with misogynoir,
racialized misogyny against black women,
a term coined in 2010 by queer black feminist Moya Bailey.
- All those also feel that Kim and I don't belong here,
reject our support, and generally don't like women,
please raise your hands.
(audience laughing)
- [Narrator] When she calls Whitlock out
for not having a location,
he resorts to racialized sexism,
echoing the ages old call for women to stand behind men.
- That's exactly why we don't need women in the room.
- Don't need 'em.
(audience laughing) - What?
- Why can't the black woman just support
the black man, instead of always jumping up in his face,
trying to tear him down?
- Tearin' him down! (audience laughing)
- [Narrator] As civil rights protests continue in 2020,
black women still have to fight to get their voices heard.
Will Moesha's voice get heard,
or will Whitlock's boys' club prove too strong?
Tune into the episode to find out.
Season two, episode five, The Whistleblower.
Moesha's friend group is having a hard time
studying for the SATs,
especially Terry Hightower,
the school's star basketball player,
played by Kobe Bryant.
- Look, Mo, it's about the SAT.
I don't do well on big tests, I freeze up.
- Look, if you don't do good this time,
you can always take it the next time.
- I'm a senior, Mo, this is next time.
Look, if I don't break 750,
Timbo's gonna Prop 48 my scholarship away.
- Look, you will be fine.
You've been studying hard, you just need to relax.
- I need you to take this test for me.
- [Narrator] Moesha refuses him and Terry storms off.
When Terry manages to pull off a 1200 on his SATs,
Moesha's friends and school officials
think she cheated on his behalf.
- Man, why does everybody think Mo took the test for me?
- [Narrator] In order to save her reputation
and Terry's college career,
Moesha has to do some creative thinking.
- Come back here, Keyser Soze.
(audience laughs)
- Kobe, his daughter, six passengers and a pilot
all passed in a helicopter crash earlier in 2020.
Fans looking to find Bryant's work
might want to check this episode out
as it's his first screen acting experience
and is one of several star-studded Moesha episodes.
(audience cheering)
Season four, episode four, Psyche Your Mind.
Following, Hello, What's This?,
in which Myles is caught smoking weed,
Dee and Frank place him in therapy.
Moesha thinks going to a therapist is unnecessary
and believes that Myles needs more family time.
This episode is notable for its attempts
to reduce the stigma of therapy in the black community.
With a pandemic, protests and wildfires raging,
2020 is shaping up to be a highly stressful year.
And it's more important than ever
to have a healthy support system
and outlet for one's thoughts.
- No, daddy, I don't wanna eat anymore,
'cause I might gain weight and not be able to fit
into those skimpy outfits that I buy at the mall.
No, I've gotta stay trim so that all the boys
can admire my tattoo and ask for my phone number.
- What are you trying to say, daddy?
- What I'm trying to say, young lady, is that you walked-
- Now you two, stop your arguing.
(audience laughing)
If you would just listen to me,
you guys wouldn't have any problems.
- Dee is right.
She's got an awful lot of insight to offer,
but you two are just too stubborn to listen.
- [Moesha And Frank] Myles, go to your room.
(audience laughs)
- So that's our opinion on the 3 Moesha must watch episodes.
What do you think?
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