Sister, Sister

- Season 5

(1997)

Lisa learns of a benefit fashion show and tries to persuade one of the designers to look at her portfolio. When she fails, Tia and Tamera strike a pose and sneak backstage - as models.

Tia and Tamera move into separate bedrooms after they insist that they are growing apart.

Tamera and Ray have a fall-out over his new girlfriend Vivica who, she says, has turned him into a "gallivanting, promise-breaking Romeo". Meanwhile, Tia lands a job at a mall bookstore and becomes enamored with a mysterious customer.

Tia finds out that she isn't getting equal pay at her job, because she is a female. Meanwhile, Tamera learns that even the best plans can go wrong when she decides to fight Tia's battle with her boss, who's paying a male employee more money; her decision to pose as Tia and demand equal pay gets her sister fired. So now Tamera has to get Tia's job back before she gets there. Will Tia lose her job, or will Tamera become "hero of the day" and get Tia her job back?

The twins heed an uncle's birthday advice to "seize the day" by skipping school and flying to Chicago for a hip-hop concert instead of celebrating with their parents, but a series of misfortunes turns their dream day into a nightmare - especially when Lisa and Ray uncover the truth.

When it is SAT time at school, Tia starts freaking out, but Tamera is taking it easy. Not happy by this, the twins say they need a real tutor. After finding a tutor, they get to work. They work all morning and Tia still does not feel prepared. So T.J. goes to plan B, making them relax. T.J. says he missed out on all the fun 'kid' stuff like riding a bike. This tempts Tia, Tamera, and Diavian to help him out. They then take him to "the place to have fun" and Tia finally chills out.

Tamera entangles Tia and her friends in a sticky web of deceit after she lies about being able to get a celebrity to appear at a school fund-raiser. Music group Immature performs.

Tia's mysterious new friend Tyreke asks her out on a date which, of course, she accepts. When he arrives at the house, everyone learns that he is Ray's new mechanic whom he's mentoring. When Ray forbids Tia from seeing him, he discloses that Tyreke once was a former juvenile delinquent.

Tamera gets stuck in a difficult situation when she sees Ray's girlfriend with another man the same week she made a bet with Tia to tell nothing but the truth.

After Tia and Tyreke tire of Tamera tagging along on their dates, Tia decides to find her a boyfriend. Tamera has a fight with Jordan, the school newspaper editor and she has to do one of her articles over. Who will Tamera find as a boyfriend? Meanwhile, Lisa is asked to eulogize a woman she disliked. At the end, Tamera and Jordan have a heated argument which ends them telling they both like each other.

The twins' car breaks down in a bad area and they must get help. Using a payphone they get hold of Ray. Meanwhile, Ray and Lisa go to an opera and Ray disturbs the other people around his seat.

The twins try to reunite Lisa with her younger sister Darcy, whom she has not spoken to in years. Lisa refuses, until Darcy announces that she's in need of surgery.

After the twins and Diavian are engaged in a battle of the sexes with their beaus, Lisa introduces the girls to "The Laws", of dating. The R&B trio 702 performs.

Tamera feels she has something to prove when she pledges an elite sorority, but the club president has other plans for her new pledge. Meanwhile, Ray's old girlfriend Vivica "borrows" his business practices for her own use.

Tamera is excited about her new academic accomplishments, but quickly realizes they are no match to Tia's. While Tia is awaiting an acceptance to Harvard, Tamera decides that instead of going to community college she will try to get into a 4- Year college. But when trying to get into the college of her choice takes more work than she expected, her family begins to worry.

After Tia impresses the WNBA's Lisa Leslie at a book signing, she's offered a dream job with the organization's media department. But accepting the job means giving up her other dream - college.

The twins sneak into an over-21 dance club to see hip-hop artist W.C. Meanwhile, Lisa sneaks out of the house to go on a date with Aaron (Khalil Kain), a just-over-21-year-old.

Tamera is reluctant to go on in life and finish high school. One night she dreams she encounters historical figures who paved the road before her, only they carry the same reluctant attitude towards what they must do, and Tamera must convince them to carry on with their dreams.

The girls have not left for college yet, and they are already missing Roger. But when he tags along to the mall with their boyfriends, they are sorry they ever met him. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to avoid having her picture taken by Ray and confessing her fear of cameras.

The girls make plans for a great prom, but things get complicated when they try to find their perfect dresses.

Tamera is left at home to clean the house while Tia and the gang attend Jordan's party - until her grandfather plays fairy godfather to make the impossible possible.

Tia, Tamera and their friends prepare for graduation. Lisa searches to find the girls a guest commencement speaker for the ceremony while Tamera and Jordan decide on a farewell song. Tyreke feels left out in the celebration since he never got the chance to receive his diploma. He tells Ray that he wants to get his GED after receiving a promotion as full-mechanic and that he will need time off to study. After failing his exam, Tyreke gives up and decides to take Ray up on his promotion. When Tyreke visits Tia, they get into an argument and face a breakup. Once the ...