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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If the movie should end i think chris should later repeat and graduate and become a musician that everyone can ever imagen so chris should be the one taki g care of his parents
Everybody Hates Chris final episode left us all scractching our heads ♀️, like did Chris pass his GED or not, true fans wanted closure for the final episode
This is based off Chris Rock’s life, so we kinda have the clue as he did not graduate high school in real life.
Omg the ending was not cool at all SMH
So many questions. Who was the suspicious dude, a robber? It felt like someone was going to get shot. Did he not pass? I hate it when shows end this way
I wish everybody hates chris did not end I wanted to see if he passed the test
The ending was based on The Sopranos ending. It left every1 in the dark. An the scene was exactly copied from the sopranos finale, Tony meets his family in a diner, and a suspicious guy walking in.
I hate how they ended it I mean my mind is not satisfied at all don’t get me wrong I love the TV show but why will they end it like that
I loved the show the first time around and this second time around years later. Didn’t realize the ending was related to the sopranos, which I’ve never seen. So the ending never made sense and I just assumed someone in the family got killed during the impending robbery, which made it horrible for me. 2 offenses, perpetuating the myth that living on a prayer is a good song and copying another tv show.
how does the main character in an autobiography get killed?
It’s very sad that this show doesn’t have a proper ending. It was an amazing show very amusing and I still miss it to this date.
I can’t sleep because of this episode. I mean sure Chris Rock eventually found success but not in the series I think that’s what keep me up I don’t know I just want to know if he passed his damn G.E.D
I think the show should have ended when he became famous I mean it is his life story
right? i just finished it now and it wouldve been cool to see him now