The Everybody Hates Chris sitcom has been running for four years; one on the UPN network and for three on the CW. Loosely based on the early life of comedian Chris Rock, the sitcom stars Tyler James Williams, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Tichina Arnold, Imani Hakim, and Vincent Martella. Recurring characters are played by Jacqueline Mazarella, Travis T. Flory, Kevontay Jackson, Ernest Thomas, Jeris Poindexter, Jackee Harry, Michael Estime, Antonio Fargas, Blake Hightower, and Todd Bridges.
Last night, the CW aired episode 88 of Everybody Hates Chris, titled “Everybody Hates the G.E.D.” It’s the end of the school year for our young hero and he’s late (by mere seconds) for the 29th time. Though he’s already finished his tests and it’s the last week of school, he’s told that if he’s tardy one more time, he’ll have to repeat the 10th grade.
Meanwhile, Drew decides he wants to audition for Amateur Night at the Apollo, despite not having any particular talent. A full house at the barber shop tells him about their own personal experiences performing crazy acts and getting booed off the stage.
As you might guess, Chris ends up being late for school for the 30th time, even though it’s hardly his fault. He’s told he has to repeat the school year and his Mom agrees with the school because, in the long run, she feels it’s the best thing for his character development. Chris refuses to repeat the year so he decides to drop out of school. His parents are not happy. So that he’ll be able to get a job, Chris decides to take the G.E.D. test so he can have the equivalent of a high school diploma.
By the end of the episode, Drew has performed a pail drumming act and, thanks to some assistance from a hot dancer, it goes over very well. Tonya graduates and Chris has taken his exam.
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He waits for the results at the local diner and one by one, his Mom and siblings arrives. Chris plays “Living on a Prayer” on the booth’s jukebox and his family sings along with him. His father, who has some trouble parking the newspaper truck, has the results of his test. Just as Chris is about to discover his fate, the screen goes to black.
With appearances by many of the show’s recurring characters, Chris dropping out of school and the not-so-subtle homage to the finale of The Sopranos, Chris Rock intends this to be the series finale. The show is very likely to be cancelled due to a variety of reasons and the comedian decided to make it an easy decision for the network.
Crews says, “Chris Rock didn’t graduate high school and started comedy when he was, like, 17 years old. Our Chris (Williams) is now a sophomore in high school, so the timing is lining up pretty well. Once he becomes a comedian, the show’s over.”
Williams is currently pursuing a film course at New York University and is happy with the episode. He told TV Guide, “If it ends here, we ended it the right way.” Rock agrees and said, “It might not be a bad way to go.”
The network will ultimately decide if last night’s episode is the last but, if it is, do you think it’s a good series finale? Are you okay that it ended in a cliffhanger? If not, how would you have finish the show?
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plz dont let it end it. i will be board without it. your show is funny than goerge lopez plzdont let it end. im begging u chris rock.
All i have to say is YOUR CRAZY to think that should be the end of the show. it was GREAT! The last episode was such a tease. Nobody should be left hanging. Thats like the rabbit and the Trix. Chris needs a good day in the finale episode. it’s cliche’ but people love it.I’m sure the day chris started comedy was the good day! let the Damn bunny have his cereal!
believe it or not everybody hates chris inspired me in a way. i just hope theres a finish to the last episode and a new season would continue. its a nice show and very funny, i just hope it continues.
Well I saw the episode today before work and was thinking it may follow up with some sort of “2nd part” but since the show is now in sindication….that channel just started from the very beginning with the next episode. The show ends in a cliff hanger much like REAL LIFE (if you where looking at it from sitting there watch as maybe a classmate) Much like real life many peoples life hangs on ONE test score or something else much like it. You are left hanging on whether Chris passed the test or not and what was next in… Read more »
it ended like my name is earl.
OH AND WHO WAS THAT SCARY WHITE DUDE AT THE END HE WAS LOOKING AT CHRIS LIKE HE WAS READY TO STABB OR SHOOT HIM AND JULIUS SCARED ME GETTING OUT OF THAT TRUCK AT NIGHT IN A NEIGHEBOR HOOD LIKE THEY LIVED IN I JUS KNEW HE WAS GUNNA GET HIT BY A CAR OR GET MUGGED AND SHOT WHILE LOOKING AT HIS FAMILY SINGING LIVING ON A PRAYER HAVIN FUN WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD…..
PLZ DONT STOP THIS SHOW!! I LOVE IT TO DEATH I WATCH IT ON BET NICK@NITE AND CHANNEL 4 (I FORGOT THE NAME) BUT I WATCH IT 6 TIMES A DAY I CANT GET ENOUGH OF IT SO PLZ DONT END IT !! OH AND I MYSELF DIDNT LIKE THE ENDING BECAUSE MY MOM AND I WERE SPEECHLESS WE WANTED TO KNOW IF HE PASSED OR NOT BUT I GUESS WE WILL NEVER KNOW!?!?!
do not stop the show this is the only series i actually watched from beginning to end. This is one of the funniest shows i have seen
I from france and i lovve this series becaus im like him a small black in white school in PARIS SO PLEASE DONT STOP THE SERIES
Even though it would be cancel more network should air it so people can know how much funny it was , everybody hates chris is the funniest sitcoms in history. Even though that chris rock wants it to end , though some of the parts of the show doesn’t really what he did in real life , its mostly about how funny it was. Hope they come bring it back later or sooner by making up some episode. Sad really sad =( , i trully hate chris rock now. PERIOD.
Everybody hates Chris was a great show and I loved every minute of it. Tyler James Williams is a wonderful actor and though I am pissed with the way the show ended, I think it had to be done that way. I mean what were they gonna show if he passed the G.E.D and plus it’s better than what I expected. I thought that man they kept showing was gonna kill him (Chris) or his father. This is the best sitcom I ever saw, maybe its because I am a skinny black guy like the Chris character and if there’s… Read more »
maybe thale make a 5 year reuinen i think i spelled reuinen wrong
idiots…its de ending to the sopranos, the scene in the end with the man in the diner, having said that poor form on de networks behalf letting it end like that!!!!!
i so cant belive they ended it like this. how lame!!!! this stinks!!! i was like literally on my toes clenching my teeth when julius was about to read the letter. and what wasa with the strange man chris looked at at the diner??? who was he and y did he look at him like that?????/ so many questions, no more shows….
I think that white guy in the diner was either the shows producer or from Bon Jovi…since there was some relation to “Living on a Prayer” which Chris and his family were jamming to.