City Guys (1997) is a drama, comedy web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch City Guys online in HD.
City Guys — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Peter Engel, Scott S. Gorden
- Starring: Wesley Jonathan, Scott Whyte, Caitlin Mowrey, Dionysio Basco, Marissa Dyan, Steven Daniel, Marcella Lowery
City Guys — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1997-09-06 |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 105 |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Network | NBC |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 8.3/10 (7 votes) |
City Guys — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: New Kids (1997-09-06) — The series opens with the arrival of Jamal Grant and Chris Anderson to Manny High School. Both make different entrances with Jamal paying guys to walk him to school as his posse a
- E2: For the Love of Mother (1997-09-13) — Chris' mom learns Manhattan High does not have a Music Department because of lack of money, she vows to throw a fundraiser at the Anderson home. When she learns of Jamal's musical
- E3: Knicks Tickets (1997-09-20) — Shakespeare in the Park is playing the same time as Chris's Knicks and Lakers game. Chris and Jamal are expected to tape the play, but they get Dawn to tape the play. Meanwhile Cas
- E4: The Package (1997-09-27) — Alberto is delivering drugs for a drug dealer and doesn't know it. So the boys devise a plan to blackmail the dealer into leaving Alberto alone.
- E5: The Date (1997-10-04) — The Spring Dance returns to Manny High. Chris tries to get Cassidy to go to the dance with him. She rejects him and Chris encounters Jamal's sister. He asks her to the dance withou
- E6: The Communication Gap (1997-10-11) — After getting into a fight with his father, Chris moves in with Jamal and his father. Chris soon realizes that not every father and son relationship is like his. Eventually Chris a
- E7: Red Ferrari (1997-10-18) — Jamal convinces Chris to have a party and drive his father's car after Chris reveals that his parents forgot his birthday. However it is the complete opposite when they return home
- E8: Rock the Vote (1997-10-25) — Dawn and Cassidy both run for Student Council President with Jamal and Chris as their individual advisors. Dirty politics arise and even Alberto and El Train get tired of it and El
- E9: The Movie (1997-11-01)
- E10: Future Shock (1997-11-08) — Jamal reconsiders the value of spending time studying after his new friend, Charlie, a straight-A Manhattan High student, is killed by a drunk driver. But with the PSATs coming up
- E11: Easy Money (1997-11-15) — Chris uses Jamal's skills at guessing the results of games and gets them both into trouble.
- E12: The College Girl (1997-11-22) — Chris falls for an older woman. Afraid she'll dump him, Chris tells her that he's an under cover cop only to discover that she's his new student teacher.
- E13: Bye Mom (1997-11-29) — Karen goes to the hospital as a patient. While she is staying there, Jamal remebers the time of his mother's death and how Karen reminds him so much about his mother.
- E14: Old Friends (1997-12-06) — One of Jamal's friends finally gets out of juvenile Hall and returns. He then proceeds to continue doing the things that led him to the hall in the first place. Meanwhile Chris is
Season 2
- E1: Men Behind Bars (1998-09-12) — Chris and Jamal end up in jail after getting caught with fake IDs. But the situation worsens when Al and El-Train (Steven Daniel) come to bail the guys out and end up behind bars
- E2: Shocked Jock (1998-09-19) — Chris and Jamal uncover the school's old radio station. The station is restarted and quickly ended after an unapproved song gets played on the air. The boys now have to figure out
- E3: The Roomate (1998-09-26) — El-Train has a fight with his mom and decides to move out of his home. But when Chris lets El-Train stay at his Park Avenue penthouse, he soon realizes that El-Train isn't interest
- E4: Jamal Got His Gun (1998-10-03) — After being robbed at gunpoint during the nighttime, Jamal buys a gun himself to feel safe.
- E5: The Divorce (1998-10-10) — Chris finds out that his parents are getting a divorce, he becomes a recluse and blames himself for their breakup. But his friends help him realize that it was not his fault and th
- E6: Bully, Bully (1998-10-17) — After El-Train beats up a local bully, he starts reverting back to his own days of bullying people, and even begins to isolate his friends. But when Miss Noble gets ahold of him, s
- E7: Dance Fever (1998-10-24) — Jamal asks Cassidy if she can get her new boyfriend, 98 singer Nick Lachey, to perform with the rest of the group at an 'unofficial' school dance on the roof of Manhattan High. Alt
- E8: A Guy and a Goth (1998-10-31) — Chris decides to go on a date with one of the callers to his radio show, but when he sees that she dresses like a Goth, he is unsure about whether or not to go out with her again,
- E9: Big Brothers (1998-11-07) — Miss Noble asks Jamal and Chris to become big brothers as part of a class project. But their little brother, Ernesto, turns out to be a handful of trouble, especially when he keeps
- E10: Over the Speed Limit (1998-11-14) — Cassidy starts taking pills when she is overworked.
- E11: A Noble Profession (1998-11-21) — Ms. Noble quits after the students take her for grant one too many time. She returns when her replacement gets out of control.
- E12: Party of Three (1998-11-28) — During his radio show, Jamal advises an anonymous caller to drop her current boyfriend for the guy she has a crush on, but doesn't realize that Al is going to be the one cut loose.
- E13: Saving Private Johnson (1998-12-05) — When El-Train continues having problems with his test scores in school, he decides to drop out and join the Marines. He becomes even more distraught when he fails the Marines' admi
- E14: Gift of Friendship (1998-12-12) — The gang help AL and his family during the holidays after Al's father loses his job.
Season 3
- E1: Greece is the Word (1999-09-11) — Chris finds himself in the middle of a love triangle when the girl he dated during summer vacation in Greece makes a surprise visit to Manny High just as he starts a new, romantic
- E2: Mr. Baseball (1999-09-11) — Jamal lets being the hero of a baseball game go to his head. WHen he fails to lead the team to victory, he wants to quit the team.
- E3: Alley Oops (1999-09-18) — Chris, Jamal, Al and Dawn prepare to face their bowling league rivals in a tournament, but the guys consider dropping Dawn so they have a better chance of winning. When Dawn overhe
- E4: Face the Music (1999-09-18) — El-Train sings the blues when his musical hero Slick Willy Bill steals a song he wrote. Meanwhile, Al publishes unflattering photos of Cassidy and Dawn on the cover of his magazin
- E5: The Players (1999-10-02) — After seeing Cassidy perform in a student film, Jamal and Chris decide to make their own movie and enter it in a film festival. But when their ideas clash, they end up competing wi
- E6: Raise the Roofies (1999-10-02) — Cassidy is tricked into drinking a date rape drug by a college guy.
- E7: Ebony & Ivory (1999-10-09) — Chris and Jamal each like the deputy mayor's daughter. She tells her father that she is going out with Chris while Jamal, her real date, doesn't understand why she lied to him unti
- E8: Reluctant Hero (1999-10-09) — It's ""Crime Prevention Week"" at Manny High and the students are given self-defense classes. Jamal uses his newly-developed skills to stop a mugging, but makes Chris take the cred
- E9: In this Corner (1999-10-16) — Jamal decides to become a boxer and compete in a local tournament, even though his father warns him not to. But when Mr. Grant finds out that Jamal disobeyed him, Jamal leaves home
- E10: El-trainmania IV (1999-10-16) — El-Train is offered the opportunity to work as a professional wrestler. When his wrestling practice interferes with his volunteer work with underprivileged kids, Dawn and Cassidy d
- E11: Marriage Go-Round (1999-10-23) — Jamal is jealous that Ranya is spending too much time with Chris after the two are paired up in Ms. Noble's marriage project. Meanwhile Jamal's partner is having to do the project
- E12: Movin' on Up (1999-10-30) — The gang from Manny High move in together as part of a reality TV show. When Chris and Jamal hear the producers talk about cancelling the show, they try to create conflict among th
- E13: Down and Out in Soho (1999-10-30) — Dawn gets the group involved with helping foreigners adjust to life in America. One of the foreigners decides to take advantage of his new friends and steal from them. Meanwhile El
- E14: When Al Met Dawn (1999-11-06) — Al and Dawn are getting along really well working together on a science project. They kiss. Dawn wants to keep their relationship a secret because of the Reality House cameras. Al
- E15: Funny Business (1999-11-06) — It's career week at school and Chris and Jamal pick architect, but soon their boss Rebecca starts making seductive advances toward Chris. Chris is not sure if he can handle it, esp
- E16: Get Your Vote On (1999-11-13) — El-Train challenges Jamal by running against him in the school elections.
- E17: Angels of Harlem (1999-11-20) — Ms. Noble's church is celebrating its 100th Anniversary, and Chris, Dawn and El-Train help out. They grow to love the church but are devastated when Noble tells them that the churc
- E18: Rollin' with the Homies (1999-11-20) — The gang start working at a toy store and the owner wants Jamal and Chris to be friends with his son. His son, Tommy, is in a wheelchair don't like it when Jamal treats him differe
- E19: El-Train in the Sky with Geena (1999-11-27) — El-Train's girlfriend has a secret addiction. She steals from people to continue her drug habit.
- E20: Miracle on 134th Street and Lexington Avenue (1999-11-27) — The gang is working at the NY Toy Co. for the Christmas holiday. Dawn and Chris go to deliver toys to the community center and meet Alison. They have a great time playing together,
- E21: Yoko Oh-No (1999-12-03) — Jamal is getting too close to his new girlfriend and does whatever she wants to do.
- E22: Party Like It's 1999 (1999-12-03) — The gang from Manhattan High prepare to celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square. When they find out it has been closed off because of too many people, Chris and Al convince Dawn t
- E23: Fast Time at Manny High (2000-02-12) — Manny High is entered in a charity event. If the kids fast for one night, the Keeny company will donate $500 to feed the homeless, and $500 to Manny High. Everybody agrees to try t
- E24: Harlem Honey (2000-03-11) — Jamal creates an internet woman for his father. The problems start when his father wants to meet her. Jamal convinces Ms. Noble to pretend to be Harlem Honey. Mr. Grant and Ms. Nob
- E25: Mom on the Rocks (2000-06-10) — Dawn is embarassed by her mom's drinking problem.
Season 4
- E1: Kickin' It (2000-09-23) — When Al gets special treatment because he is a star athlete, Dawn tries to tell him he still needs to do his homework. Not taking her advice, he and El-Train work on a paper togeth
- E2: The Users (2000-09-23) — Chris and Jamal are in need of tutoring for midterms, and find an unlikely study buddy in the irritating studio technician Jasper. When Chris and Jamal get the opportunity to meet
- E3: Cheat Happens (2000-09-30) — When Jamal and Chris don't study for their chemistry final and are faced with the prospect of summer school they decide to make cheat sheets. Just before the test the sheets are ac
- E4: Presumed Innocent (2000-09-30) — Tempers flair between Jamal and a gangbanger classmate until they decide to settle their differences in student court, and the gang discovers through trial and error that looks can
- E5: The Third Wheel (2000-10-07) — While Dawn and Al seek some time together, El-Train seems to spoil every opportunity for them to be alone. With Dawn's urging, Al sets El-Train up for a date in order to distract h
- E6: Students of the Bride (2000-10-07) — Ms. Noble is getting married. Ms. Noble cancels the wedding after discovering Billy's bachlar party with Hula girls. SHe regrets the choice as Billy decides to leave town, so it's
- E7: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems (2000-10-14) — When El-Train arrives at the dinner with a bruised nose, he complains about the lack of lights at the basketball court. He comes up with an idea for a glow in the dark basketball.
- E8: Kodak Moment (2000-10-14) — Chris gets involved with Sarah, an international star and soon realizes her life is harder than he thinks. Meanwhile Jamal helps Cassidy and Dawn with thier project on the rumor gh
- E9: Meet Mr. History (2000-10-21) — Chris and Jamal are assigned to write a paper about someone who has witnessed an important historical event but when they can't find anyone to interview, they make one up. Ms. Nobl
- E10: Keep on the Download (2000-10-21) — No one is laughing when Chris and Jamal's rivalry with the deejays from another school escalates from spirited pranks to costly property damages. They destroy the other deejay's eq
- E11: Havoc (2000-10-28) — Chris quits the jazz group to play with a popular band that just lost it guitar player. Cassidy and Dawn try to learn more about El-Train's troll doll.
- E12: Making Up is Hard to Do (2000-10-28) — Jamal battles Malcolm in a dance contest during the school dance. Meanwhile Al and Dawn break up after arguing.
- E13: Living in America (2000-11-04) — This is another clip show as the gang refelct on events from the past year. Ms. Noble informs the gang that their international penpals in Japan, had just suffered from an earthqua
- E14: Shock Treatment (2000-11-04) — When ""Mean Dean,"" New York's morning shock jock, can't make it to his live broadcast from Manny High, Chris and Jamal are offered the chance to fill in for him. The guys do such
- E15: Frisky Business (2000-11-11) — The gang returns from summer vacation to find Manny High resembling a prison after the school board installs new security measures. When Ms. Noble encourages the unhappy students t
- E16: Jamal X (2000-11-11) — Jamal's uncle comes to the school to speak to his class and sparkes something in Jamal to be more active in African American affairs. He starts a club for the Black students and ex
- E17: Subway Confessions (2000-11-18) — Ms. Noble has to figure out the truth as the gang must account for their whereabouts after sneaking into school. The stories all occur on subway train and range from a clown giving
- E18: Who Da Man? (2000-11-18) — Dawn saves Al and Cassidy from robbers on the train and the school newspaper soon learns of Dawn's heroic actions.
- E19: Get to Preppin' (2000-11-25) — Everyone is obsessed with making the grade during midterms at Manny High. When Jamal and Chris fail their first midterm, Chris' father pulls strings to put Chris back in prep schoo
- E20: Unhappy Hour (2000-12-02) — The gang are invited to appear on a teen show to talk about thier friendship. The night before the show they all get drunk and fight with each other. Ms. Noble and Billy discover t
- E21: Compromising Principal (2000-12-02) — When Ms. Noble decides to loosen up and be more cool in order to win a most popular principal contest, the school turns into an undisciplined zoo. In the midst of the chaos, the ga
- E22: Dating Games (2000-12-09) — Love is in the air at Manny High as the gang prepares for the Valentine Dance. Cassidy decides to play a ""dating game"" to get the school's resident hottie to go with her, only to
- E23: Wager Money Go (2000-12-09) — Jamal develops a gambling addiction that strains his friendship with Chris, Al and El-Train.
- E24: El Brain (2000-12-16) — El-Train enters the Science Fair to prove that he's smarter than everyone, including Jamal thinks.
- E25: Pier Pressure (2000-12-16) — The gang's holiday weekend at the Anderson's place in the Hamptons goes adrift when Chris, Cassidy, Dawn and Al run out of gas while yachting. Meanwhile, on shore, Jamal and El-Tra
- E26: Blast From the Past (2001-02-24) — Chris tries to make surprise anniversary dinner plans for Cassidy, but his sneaking around leads her to think he's cheating on her. She thinks that he has another girlfriend beside
Season 5
- E1: This Old Nerd (2001-09-08) — Jamal creates a monster when he gives his geeky bud a makeover. Meanwhile, the gang gets Miss Noble a hot watch for her birthday.
- E2: E-Breakup (2001-09-08) — Affairs of the heart plague Dawn, who finds her cyber-beau is an old friend, while Jamal's love life is barely breathing.
- E3: Chicken Run (2001-09-22) — Jamal is labeled a chicken when he refuses to fight a gang member. Wanting to get rid of his reputation, he fights the gang member. The gang member pulls out a knife and stabs Chri
- E4: Papa Please (2001-09-22) — Chris meets Cassidy's father for the first time. Also, Dawn vows with the help of Al to rid Ms. Noble of her addictive smoking habit.
- E5: Red Dawn (2001-09-29) — Dawn has trouble accepting that Al has started dating a new girl so soon after their break up. Meanwhile, Chris, Jamal and El-Train hold a survivor type competition in the park wit
- E6: Dances With Malcolm (2001-09-29) — Jamal teams up with Malcolm, his dance nemesis to audition as backup dancers for a group called six-street.
Dawn and Cassidy ask Al and El-Train to secretly take over their advice
- E7: Just for the Record (2001-10-06)
- E8: Skips, Lies and Radiotapes (2001-10-06) — It is senior ditch day at Manny High. Jamal and Chris want to spend this special day bungee jumping with Cassidy, Al, and El-Train. Ms. Noble tells them they can't go because they
- E9: Dawn Don't Know Jack (2001-10-13) — Dawn falls for and starts dating Chris's old friend, Jack from his former prep school and she tells Cassidy that he might be the one. Chris finds out that Jack is still with his o
- E10: Rosie O'Diner (2001-10-13) — Jamal falls for and after some mistakes in introducing himself, he hooks up with and starts dating one of the waitresses at the Manhattan diner named Rosie. She is very independen
- E11: Cassidy Couch (2001-10-20) — Cassidy auditions for a play with a prominent Broadway director. She manages to get a small role but is thrilled just being in the play. Later, Chris sees the lead actress quit bec
- E12: Brother From Another Mother (2001-10-20) — There is a heat wave going through New York, Dawn convinces Ms. Noble to allow a small waiting pool on the roof of Manny High. Instead Al and Chris secretly set up a large swimmin
- E13: Weight On Jamal (2001-10-27) — Jamal wants to get into USC, but his coach tells him that he isn't in shape enough to be considered for the team. He starts working out and is offered steroids at the health club.
- E14: Basket Case (2001-10-27) — El-Train believes that by participating in any form of sports competition against his new girlfriend, Kianna will result in conflict which will lead to the disintegration of their
- E15: An SAT Carol (2001-11-03) — Ms. Noble concludes the SAT prep class that she has been teaching and tells her students to go home. She is excited because Billy is taking her out to the disco tonight. Ms. Nobl
- E16: Mock The Vote (2001-11-03) — Dawn is running for Senior Class President against a pompous and overconfident student named Thane Watkins. Jamal and Chris contribute to Dawn losing out on the position when they
- E17: Pros And Cons (2001-11-10) — El-Train becomes popular among the ladies during the reciting and singing of his poetry which causes him to pay less attention to his girlfriend, Kianna. Meanwhile Al, Chris, and J
- E18: Why Y'All Clippin (2001-11-10) — The whole gang is having problems over a yearbook picture and are giving each other the silent treatment. So Ms. Noble calls everybody to Manny High on Saturday to work things out
- E19: Model Behavior (2001-11-17) — A model agency is recruiting girls for thier magazine. Jamal's girlfriend, Rosie, signs up and gets featured in the magazine. Jamal is having probelms with guys googling over his g
- E20: Almost Fatal (2001-11-17) — After Chris, Jamal, and Al survive a car crash, they start going through some changes as they now view life in a whole new perspective. The three friends begin live to their lives
- E21: Anchors Away (2001-11-24) — The time for Ms. Noble's retirement and the gang's graduation is drawing near and everybody is excited, except for Dawn. Witnessing the preparation for next year and the new chang
- E22: Video Killed The Radio Star (2001-12-01) — The students of Manny High have a statue made of Ms. Noble in honor of her tenure as principal of Manny High placed near the front of the school. At the tribute, Ms. Noble tells t
- E23: Prom-Lems (2001-12-01) — Prom night finds Chris and Cassidy at odds over their post-graduation futures, while Dawn and Al finally find some common ground when it comes to who should ask whom to the dance.
- E24: Goodbye Manny High (2001-12-08) — The whole gang is getting ready for graduation, but they are sent the wrong diplomas. There is another problem when El-Train might not be able to graduate. Things all work out in
- E25: And Then There Were None (2001-12-08) — A few months have passed since Ms. Noble has retired as Principal and Jamal, Chris, Cassidy, El-Train, Dawn, and Al have graduated from Manny High. Ms. Noble and the gang decide t
- E26: Al's In Toyland (2001-12-15) — At his new job, Al attempts to advertise a toy gun without violence and gore, which is against his boss's wishes. Meanwhile, Ms. Noble has signed up Chris, Jamal, El-Train, Dawn,
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does City Guys have? 5 season(s) with 105 episodes.
Who created City Guys? Peter Engel, Scott S. Gorden.
Where can I watch City Guys? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.