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True Colors

All Episodes 1990 - 1992

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  • 1990-09-02T04:00:00Z
  • 25m
  • 16h 55m (46 episodes)
  • Michael J. Weithorn
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
True Colors was an early 90's sitcom from FOX television that centered around the blending of families between an interracial couple. Ron Freeman and Ellen Davis marry, therefore creating a multitude of episodes centering around their new expanded family. Ron had two sons from his previous marriage, Lester and Terry Freeman, and Ellen had one daughter, Katie. Add the antics of Ellen's mother Sara, played by Nancy Walker and you have a full-fledged family focusing and trying to adjust to a common problem in everyday life looking beyond the exterior to learn about the interior. The show struggled with ratings and managed to last for two seasons. Frankie Faison played Ron Freeman in the first season, and Cleavon Little joined the cast as dad #2 until the sitcom's abrupt demise in 1992.

47 episodes

Series Premiere

1990-09-02T04:00:00Z

1x01 A Visit from Ray

Series Premiere

1x01 A Visit from Ray

  • 1990-09-02T04:00:00Z22m

Ron and Ellen's families try to adjust to the marriage, while Lester befirends a turkey scheduled to become dinner.

1990-09-09T04:00:00Z

1x02 A Pair of Cranks

1x02 A Pair of Cranks

  • 1990-09-09T04:00:00Z22m

Sara comes to Lester's defense when he is mistakenly accused of stealing expensive basketball shoes.

1990-09-16T04:00:00Z

1x03 One of the Girls

1x03 One of the Girls

  • 1990-09-16T04:00:00Z22m

After Lester joins Sara and her friends for mah-jongg, he starts behaving like his step-grandmother—including seeing things.

1990-09-23T04:00:00Z

1x04 A Dog's Life

1x04 A Dog's Life

  • 1990-09-23T04:00:00Z22m

Katie inadvertently jeopardizes Terry's chance for a student athletic scholarship.

1990-09-30T04:00:00Z

1x05 Step Lightly

1x05 Step Lightly

  • 1990-09-30T04:00:00Z22m

Ellen washes Terry's lucky t-shirt, and he gets injured playing football soon after. Sara brings Ron bad luck when they take a flight together.

1990-10-07T04:00:00Z

1x06 Life With Fathers

1x06 Life With Fathers

  • 1990-10-07T04:00:00Z22m

Ron gets the blues when Katie gets a visit from her dad on her 16th birthday.

1x07 What's Wrong With That Boy?

  • 1990-10-21T04:00:00Z22m

Lester's continued drawing and dreaming land him in hot water, both at school and home.

1990-10-28T04:00:00Z

1x08 Tooth or Consequences

1x08 Tooth or Consequences

  • 1990-10-28T04:00:00Z22m

Sara agrees to let Ron look at her teeth after her former dentist passes away.

1990-11-04T05:00:00Z

1x09 Soft Shell

1x09 Soft Shell

  • 1990-11-04T05:00:00Z22m

Ellen disapproves of Katie's relationship with a collegiate environmental activist.

1990-11-11T05:00:00Z

1x10 Young At Heart

1x10 Young At Heart

  • 1990-11-11T05:00:00Z22m

Sara's easily able to find a date to a wedding—a gentleman who may make a proposal to her of his own.

1990-11-18T05:00:00Z

1x11 Occasional Wife

1x11 Occasional Wife

  • 1990-11-18T05:00:00Z22m

To protect his frail aunt, Ellen pretends to still be married to Leonard.

1990-11-25T05:00:00Z

1x12 High Anxiety

1x12 High Anxiety

  • 1990-11-25T05:00:00Z22m

Lester and Katie hope to cure Terry's aerophobia by taking him to the roof and making him face his fear.

1990-12-16T05:00:00Z

1x13 Puppet Regime

1x13 Puppet Regime

  • 1990-12-16T05:00:00Z22m

The family bands together to build the confidence of Ron's cousin before an audition to join a puppeteering group.

1990-12-23T05:00:00Z

1x14 Christmas Show '90

1x14 Christmas Show '90

  • 1990-12-23T05:00:00Z22m

Ron and Ellen use the family Christmas gathering to reflect on both how they first met and how they revealed their romance to their loved ones.

1991-01-13T05:00:00Z

1x15 Moment of Ruth

1x15 Moment of Ruth

  • 1991-01-13T05:00:00Z22m

Ellen's afraid her being white will hinder Ron's ability to win an award from a black magazine.

1991-02-03T05:00:00Z

1x16 A Real Pain

1x16 A Real Pain

  • 1991-02-03T05:00:00Z22m

An hysterical Sara is hospitalized for a gallbladder operation.

1991-02-10T05:00:00Z

1x17 The Tender Trap

1x17 The Tender Trap

  • 1991-02-10T05:00:00Z22m

Terry teaches Lester some ways to approach girls with confidence, but neglects to teach him how to handle rejection.

1991-02-17T05:00:00Z

1x18 Opposites Attract

1x18 Opposites Attract

  • 1991-02-17T05:00:00Z22m

On a date, Terry regrets giving Katie a lift after his car breaks down.

1991-03-03T05:00:00Z

1x19 Homies Alone

1x19 Homies Alone

  • 1991-03-03T05:00:00Z22m

A horror movie marathon frightens Katie and Lester. Meanwhile, Ellen and Terry find themselves stuck in an elevator en route to a banquet.

1991-03-24T05:00:00Z

1x20 Daughter Dearest

1x20 Daughter Dearest

  • 1991-03-24T05:00:00Z22m

Mom puts a downer on Katie's hoped-for romance on a ski vacation, while Ron and Terry aren't pleased with having to take care of Sara.

1991-04-14T04:00:00Z

1x21 A Matter of Principal

1x21 A Matter of Principal

  • 1991-04-14T04:00:00Z22m

Ellen's plan to bring her students to see Ron's dental office is met with resistance by a racist parent.

1991-04-21T04:00:00Z

1x22 Superman, Superego

1x22 Superman, Superego

  • 1991-04-21T04:00:00Z22m

Terry's conscience eats away at him after plagiarizing a paper of Katie's.

1991-04-28T04:00:00Z

1x23 Prisoners of Love

1x23 Prisoners of Love

  • 1991-04-28T04:00:00Z22m

Sara's friend accidentally gets a locket that was a gift for Ellen, and she comes up with a plan to retrieve it.

Season Finale

1991-05-12T04:00:00Z

1x24 Favorite Son

Season Finale

1x24 Favorite Son

  • 1991-05-12T04:00:00Z22m

Ellen's joy at throwing a surprise party for Ron is ruined by his pushy mother.

Season Premiere

1991-08-22T04:00:00Z

2x01 Lester X

Season Premiere

2x01 Lester X

  • 1991-08-22T04:00:00Z22m

1991-09-12T04:00:00Z

2x02 I Smile

2x02 I Smile

  • 1991-09-12T04:00:00Z22m

1991-09-12T04:00:00Z

2x03 Strange Bedfellows

2x03 Strange Bedfellows

  • 1991-09-12T04:00:00Z22m

Terry's girlfriend proclaiming that 'she's ready' leaves him speechless.

1991-09-15T04:00:00Z

2x04 Splendor In The Basement

2x04 Splendor In The Basement

  • 1991-09-15T04:00:00Z22m

Terry's fraternity needs a housemother to avoid losing its charter.

1991-09-22T04:00:00Z

2x05 Yo' House Mama (1)

2x05 Yo' House Mama (1)

  • 1991-09-22T04:00:00Z22m

Ellen shapes Terry's fraternity into respectable young men, but makes them lose respect amongst their peers in the process.

1991-09-29T04:00:00Z

2x06 Yo' House Mama (2)

2x06 Yo' House Mama (2)

  • 1991-09-29T04:00:00Z22m

1991-10-06T04:00:00Z

2x07 Presumed Guilty

2x07 Presumed Guilty

  • 1991-10-06T04:00:00Z22m

Terry loves Reggie's way with handling women—until Katie ends up his next date.

1991-10-20T04:00:00Z

2x08 Not My Sister, Brother

2x08 Not My Sister, Brother

  • 1991-10-20T04:00:00Z22m

Terry and Lester's squabbling takes a backseat when they find themselves accused of stealing from a hardware store.

1991-11-03T05:00:00Z

2x09 Brotherly Love

2x09 Brotherly Love

  • 1991-11-03T05:00:00Z22m

Sara's senior citizen friends hang out with Terry's fraternity.

1991-11-10T05:00:00Z

2x10 Three for All

2x10 Three for All

  • 1991-11-10T05:00:00Z22m

Lester tries to fix Sara up with a singer appearing at a rest home.

1991-12-08T05:00:00Z

2x11 Seems Like Old Times

2x11 Seems Like Old Times

  • 1991-12-08T05:00:00Z22m

Fed up with Terry and Lester, Katie moves out to be with her dad.

1991-12-15T05:00:00Z

2x12 Broken Home (1)

2x12 Broken Home (1)

  • 1991-12-15T05:00:00Z22m

As Christmas approaches, Ellen finds living with her father to not be all she'd hoped it would be.

1991-12-22T05:00:00Z

2x13 Broken Home (2)

2x13 Broken Home (2)

  • 1991-12-22T05:00:00Z22m

Terry's joy at making the football team is tempered when he learns it's so he can pose as the star player, who needs to pass a test to continue playing.

2x14 Readin', 'Ritin and Runnin'

  • 1991-12-29T05:00:00Z22m

Lester's elated after a perfect date with Ron's new assistant.

1992-01-05T05:00:00Z

2x15 Photo Opportunity

2x15 Photo Opportunity

  • 1992-01-05T05:00:00Z22m

A depressed Ellen is encouraged by the family to get back in touch with her artistic side.

1992-01-12T05:00:00Z

2x16 Art Attack

2x16 Art Attack

  • 1992-01-12T05:00:00Z22m

Grandpa Bernard can't believe that Katie and Lester's school dances might be segregated.

1992-02-02T05:00:00Z

2x17 The Beat Goes On

2x17 The Beat Goes On

  • 1992-02-02T05:00:00Z22m

Terry finds himself unable to follow through on a promise he made to Donna.

1992-02-09T05:00:00Z

2x18 Half a Man

2x18 Half a Man

  • 1992-02-09T05:00:00Z22m

Lester hopes he can get a rapper to use his influence to help dissuade a friend from joining a gang.

1992-02-16T05:00:00Z

2x19 In a Flash

2x19 In a Flash

  • 1992-02-16T05:00:00Z22m

Terry's excitement over a new job is quickly tempered when he learns he's not been hired for his merit, but as affirmative action.

1992-03-01T05:00:00Z

2x20 Affirmative Reaction

2x20 Affirmative Reaction

  • 1992-03-01T05:00:00Z22m

Ellen's worried when her sister thinks an 'up with feelings' guru is the man of her dreams.

Season Finale

1992-03-22T05:00:00Z

2x21 Feeling Up!

Season Finale

2x21 Feeling Up!

  • 1992-03-22T05:00:00Z22m

Finding a tape of his dead mother's voice stirs resentment inside Lester, who finds himself irrationally angry at Ellen for replacing her.

1992-04-12T04:00:00Z

2x22 Word to the Mother

2x22 Word to the Mother

  • 1992-04-12T04:00:00Z25m

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