The Bernie Mac Show
TVPG
Sitcom
Bernie and his wife, Wanda, reluctantly step into the role of parents when his sister drops off her three kids en route to rehab.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, July 5
A Christmas Story
Season 1 • Episode 7
The children try to hide a stray dog until Christmas Day.
Saturday, July 5
Road to Tradition
Season 3 • Episode 3
When the kids obsess about gifts, Bernie decides to cancel Christmas.
Saturday, July 5
Mac 101
Season 1 • Episode 16
Bernie becomes a stern taskmaster after witnessing the children's behavior at dinner.
Saturday, July 5
Marathon Mac
Season 5 • Episode 3
When Bernie agrees to participate in a celebrity marathon, Vanessa vows to beat him.
Saturday, July 5
The Big Payback
Season 5 • Episode 4
When Bernie gives Vanessa money for clothes, she spends it all on a pair of shoes.
Saturday, July 5
Car Wars
Season 5 • Episode 5
Curtis offers to help fix Vanessa's new car, but Bernie thinks he has an ulterior motive.
Saturday, July 5
Night of Terror
Season 5 • Episode 6
Jordan thinks zombies are trying to kill him and Bryana.
Saturday, July 5
For Whom the Belt Tolls
Season 5 • Episode 7
Wanda learns about Bernie's secret discipline-keeping device, and its power corrupts her.
Saturday, July 5
Pop Pop Goes the Weasel
Season 5 • Episode 8
When Bryana's father visits, he threatens Bernie's relationship with Jordan.
Saturday, July 5
Prison Break
Season 5 • Episode 9
Bernie's punishment system is no longer effective, so he puts the kids into a lockdown.
Saturday, July 5
Some Church Bull
Season 5 • Episode 10
Wanda insists the family participate in the annual parish retreat organization.
Saturday, July 5
Sorely Missed
Season 5 • Episode 11
Bernie decides he and Wanda need some time alone.
Saturday, July 5
Fumes of Détente
Season 5 • Episode 12
Wanda invites Tasha, Vanessa's best friend from Chicago, to stay with them.
Saturday, July 5
An Exercise in Fertility
Season 5 • Episode 14
Bernie and Wanda focus on having a baby, neglecting the children they already have.
Saturday, July 5
An Exercise in Fertility
Season 5 • Episode 14
Bernie and Wanda focus on having a baby, neglecting the children they already have.
Saturday, July 5
The Getaway
Season 3 • Episode 14
The family goes to San Diego for a relaxing vacation.
Saturday, July 5
Easy Rider
Season 3 • Episode 15
A motorcycle accident changes Bernie's perspective about the kids.
Saturday, July 5
Who's That Lady?
Season 3 • Episode 16
Dr. Phil McGraw counsels Bernie on how to deal with angry Wanda.
Saturday, July 5
Mac-Inations
Season 3 • Episode 17
Neighbor Carl Reiner plays the ultimate practical joke on Bernie.
Saturday, July 5
That Old Mac Magic
Season 3 • Episode 18
"American Idol" judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson critique Bernie's commercial.
Saturday, July 5
The Talk
Season 3 • Episode 19
Hugh Hefner gives Bernie advice on how to talk to Jordan about sex.
Sunday, July 6
Five Stages of Bryana
Season 3 • Episode 20
Bernie and Wanda seek a child therapist's help in figuring out why Bryana has become a bully.
Sunday, July 6
Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday
Season 3 • Episode 21
Bernie he is zapped and forced to be a clown on his birthday.
Sunday, July 6
Thanksgiving
Season 3 • Episode 22
Mr. Diggs, Vanessa's teacher, persuades her to become a vegetarian.
Sunday, July 6
Big Brother
Season 4 • Episode 1
Bernie resorts to spying when he decides Vanessa is being secretive about her activities.
Monday, July 7
Stiff Upper Lip
Season 4 • Episode 2
Bernie decides Bryana is too old for training wheels.
Monday, July 7
Being Bernie Mac
Season 4 • Episode 3
Bernie baby-sits for Bryana and deals with Jordan, who was sent home from school.
Monday, July 7
If I Were N-riched, Man
Season 1 • Episode 17
Bernie's use of inappropriate language gets him in trouble with social services.
Monday, July 7
It's Mac-ademic
Season 3 • Episode 13
Bernie volunteers as a teacher's helper to assess the teaching methods used at Bryana's school.
Monday, July 7
The Getaway
Season 3 • Episode 14
The family goes to San Diego for a relaxing vacation.
Monday, July 7
Easy Rider
Season 3 • Episode 15
A motorcycle accident changes Bernie's perspective about the kids.
Monday, July 7
Who's That Lady?
Season 3 • Episode 16
Dr. Phil McGraw counsels Bernie on how to deal with angry Wanda.
Monday, July 7
Starting School
Season 1 • Episode 8
Bernie tries to get the children ready for the first day of school.
Monday, July 7
Hot, Hot, Hot
Season 1 • Episode 9
Bernie takes the children to a water park on the hottest day of the year.
Monday, July 7
Wanda's Week Off
Season 1 • Episode 10
Wanda gets a week of vacation and decides to spend it with the kids.
Monday, July 7
The King and I
Season 1 • Episode 11
Bernie tries to show the children who is the king of the castle.
Tuesday, July 8
Stop Having Sex
Season 1 • Episode 18
Bernie worries about the level of sex in his children's lives.
Tuesday, July 8
Mac-Inations
Season 3 • Episode 17
Neighbor Carl Reiner plays the ultimate practical joke on Bernie.
Tuesday, July 8
That Old Mac Magic
Season 3 • Episode 18
"American Idol" judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson critique Bernie's commercial.
Tuesday, July 8
The Talk
Season 3 • Episode 19
Hugh Hefner gives Bernie advice on how to talk to Jordan about sex.
Tuesday, July 8
Five Stages of Bryana
Season 3 • Episode 20
Bernie and Wanda seek a child therapist's help in figuring out why Bryana has become a bully.
Wednesday, July 9
Secrets and Lies
Season 1 • Episode 19
Bernie and Jordan fake an emergency so they can sneak to a Clippers game.
Wednesday, July 9
Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday
Season 3 • Episode 21
Bernie he is zapped and forced to be a clown on his birthday.
Wednesday, July 9
Thanksgiving
Season 3 • Episode 22
Mr. Diggs, Vanessa's teacher, persuades her to become a vegetarian.
Wednesday, July 9
Big Brother
Season 4 • Episode 1
Bernie resorts to spying when he decides Vanessa is being secretive about her activities.
Wednesday, July 9
Stiff Upper Lip
Season 4 • Episode 2
Bernie decides Bryana is too old for training wheels.
Thursday, July 10
Kelly's Heroes
Season 1 • Episode 20
Poker buddy Kelly moves into the Mac household and infringes on Bernie's authority.
Thursday, July 10
Sweet Home Chicago
Season 1 • Episode 21
Bernie takes the entire family to Chicago for his uncle's funeral.
Thursday, July 10
Being Bernie Mac
Season 4 • Episode 3
Bernie baby-sits for Bryana and deals with Jordan, who was sent home from school.
Thursday, July 10
Mac Overdrive
Season 4 • Episode 4
Bernie has no patience when trying to teach Vanessa to drive.
Thursday, July 10
My Privacy
Season 4 • Episode 5
Bernie moves Bryana in with Vanessa, who is less than thrilled.
Thursday, July 10
Who Gives This Bride
Season 4 • Episode 6
Bernie's sister, Benita, announces her plans to elope in Las Vegas.
Friday, July 11
Nerdy Mac
Season 4 • Episode 7
Bryana's standardized test scores prompt Bernie to send her to Jordan's school.
Friday, July 11
Stone Nuts
Season 4 • Episode 8
Jordan winds up losing his lunch money in a poker game.
Friday, July 11
Jack & Jacqueline
Season 4 • Episode 9
Wanda urges Vanessa to join an organization she once belonged to.
Friday, July 11
Manchild in Vanessa Land
Season 4 • Episode 10
Bernie is furious when he learns Vanessa's boyfriend is 18 and has a child.
Saturday, July 12
Fantasy Football
Season 5 • Episode 15
Bernie and Jordan join a fantasy football league together.
Saturday, July 12
Bar Mitzvah Crashers
Season 5 • Episode 16
Bernie pushes Jordan to hang out with the new kid next door to expand his cultural horizons.
Saturday, July 12
What Would Jason Do
Season 5 • Episode 18
Bernie coaches Vanessa's prom date on how to win her heart.
Saturday, July 12
Who's Your Mama
Season 5 • Episode 17
Bryan moves in and strives to be a perfect housekeeper when Wanda leaves on a business trip.
Saturday, July 12
Spinning Wheels
Season 5 • Episode 20
Wanda's sister visits and wants to throw a roller-disco party for Wanda's birthday.
Saturday, July 12
Growing Pains
Season 5 • Episode 21
Bernie makes Vanessa prove she can manage her money.
Saturday, July 12
Bernie's Angels
Season 5 • Episode 22
The kids' carelessness causes Bernie to have a near-death experience.
Saturday, July 12
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
A comic (Bernie Mac) and his wife unexpectedly must raise his sister's three children.
Saturday, July 12
Now You Got It
Season 1 • Episode 2
Bernie plays host for Bryana's birthday at his home.
Saturday, July 12
The Main Event
Season 1 • Episode 3
Bernie teaches Jordan how to fight so that he can stand up to bullies.
Saturday, July 12
Bernie Mac, Ladies Man
Season 1 • Episode 4
When Wanda schedules a play date for the kids, Bernie delights in playing host to a circle of women.
Saturday, July 12
Saving Bernie Mac
Season 1 • Episode 5
Bernie takes the children to church.
Saturday, July 12
Mac Overdrive
Season 4 • Episode 4
Bernie has no patience when trying to teach Vanessa to drive.
Saturday, July 12
My Privacy
Season 4 • Episode 5
Bernie moves Bryana in with Vanessa, who is less than thrilled.
Saturday, July 12
Who Gives This Bride
Season 4 • Episode 6
Bernie's sister, Benita, announces her plans to elope in Las Vegas.
Saturday, July 12
Nerdy Mac
Season 4 • Episode 7
Bryana's standardized test scores prompt Bernie to send her to Jordan's school.
Saturday, July 12
Stone Nuts
Season 4 • Episode 8
Jordan winds up losing his lunch money in a poker game.
Saturday, July 12
Jack & Jacqueline
Season 4 • Episode 9
Wanda urges Vanessa to join an organization she once belonged to.
Sunday, July 13
Manchild in Vanessa Land
Season 4 • Episode 10
Bernie is furious when he learns Vanessa's boyfriend is 18 and has a child.
Sunday, July 13
You Don't Know Squad
Season 4 • Episode 11
Vanessa tries to increase her chances of being accepted into a college by joining the drill team.
Sunday, July 13
You Got Served
Season 4 • Episode 12
Bernie is sued for being a negligent parent after a birthday bash for Bryana.
Sunday, July 13
I Don't Wanna Be a Playa No More
Season 4 • Episode 13
When Jordan develops a crush on a girl at school, Bernie decides to help.
Monday, July 14
The Big Picture
Season 4 • Episode 14
Jordan's prank anonymous phone calls have surprising consequences.
Monday, July 14
The Music Mac
Season 4 • Episode 15
Vanessa surprises everyone with her musical talent, including Isaac Hayes.
Monday, July 14
You Don't Know Squad
Season 4 • Episode 11
Vanessa tries to increase her chances of being accepted into a college by joining the drill team.
Monday, July 14
You Got Served
Season 4 • Episode 12
Bernie is sued for being a negligent parent after a birthday bash for Bryana.
Monday, July 14
I Don't Wanna Be a Playa No More
Season 4 • Episode 13
When Jordan develops a crush on a girl at school, Bernie decides to help.
Monday, July 14
The Big Picture
Season 4 • Episode 14
Jordan's prank anonymous phone calls have surprising consequences.
Monday, July 14
Hall of Fame
Season 1 • Episode 12
Jordan joins the football team in hope of contributing a trophy to the family's awards shelf.
Monday, July 14
Handle Your Business
Season 1 • Episode 13
Bernie's weeklong stint on a local radio show leaves his family upset.
Monday, July 14
Back in the Day
Season 1 • Episode 14
Bernie resolves to beat his age by acting like he did in his youth.
Monday, July 14
Lockdown
Season 1 • Episode 15
A break-in shakes Bernie and makes him go over the top in trying to protect his family.
Tuesday, July 15
The Music Mac
Season 4 • Episode 15
Vanessa surprises everyone with her musical talent, including Isaac Hayes.
Tuesday, July 15
Walk Like a Man
Season 4 • Episode 16
Bernie decides it is time for Jordan to walk to school alone.
Tuesday, July 15
Father Knows Best
Season 5 • Episode 1
When a man arrives from Chicago claiming to be Bryana's father, Bernie is cautiously supportive.
Tuesday, July 15
Wrestling With a Sticky Situation
Season 5 • Episode 2
Jordan finds himself outmatched on the wrestling team.
Wednesday, July 16
Sweet Home Chicago
Season 1 • Episode 22
Instead of touring Chicago with the others, Vanessa attempts to meet up with her mother.
Wednesday, July 16
Keep It on the Short Grass
Season 2 • Episode 1
Bernie faces off with Matt Damon and Lucy Lawless in a golf tournament.
Wednesday, July 16
Marathon Mac
Season 5 • Episode 3
When Bernie agrees to participate in a celebrity marathon, Vanessa vows to beat him.
Wednesday, July 16
The Big Payback
Season 5 • Episode 4
When Bernie gives Vanessa money for clothes, she spends it all on a pair of shoes.
Wednesday, July 16
Car Wars
Season 5 • Episode 5
Curtis offers to help fix Vanessa's new car, but Bernie thinks he has an ulterior motive.
Wednesday, July 16
Night of Terror
Season 5 • Episode 6
Jordan thinks zombies are trying to kill him and Bryana.
Thursday, July 17
For Whom the Belt Tolls
Season 5 • Episode 7
Wanda learns about Bernie's secret discipline-keeping device, and its power corrupts her.
Thursday, July 17
Pop Pop Goes the Weasel
Season 5 • Episode 8
When Bryana's father visits, he threatens Bernie's relationship with Jordan.
Thursday, July 17
Prison Break
Season 5 • Episode 9
Bernie's punishment system is no longer effective, so he puts the kids into a lockdown.
Thursday, July 17
Some Church Bull
Season 5 • Episode 10
Wanda insists the family participate in the annual parish retreat organization.
Friday, July 18
Goodbye, Dolly
Season 2 • Episode 2
Bernie makes a midnight run to retrieve Bryana's lost doll. Ice Cube guest stars as himself.
Friday, July 18
Sorely Missed
Season 5 • Episode 11
Bernie decides he and Wanda need some time alone.
Friday, July 18
Fumes of Détente
Season 5 • Episode 12
Wanda invites Tasha, Vanessa's best friend from Chicago, to stay with them.
Friday, July 18
Exercise in Fertility
Season 5 • Episode 13
Bernie and Wanda realize that making a baby is harder than they thought.
Friday, July 18
An Exercise in Fertility
Season 5 • Episode 14
Bernie and Wanda focus on having a baby, neglecting the children they already have.
Saturday, July 19
Here to Stay
Season 1 • Episode 6
Bernie learns the kids are staying long-term and sets ground rules.
Saturday, July 19
A Christmas Story
Season 1 • Episode 7
The children try to hide a stray dog until Christmas Day.
Saturday, July 19
Starting School
Season 1 • Episode 8
Bernie tries to get the children ready for the first day of school.
Saturday, July 19
Hot, Hot, Hot
Season 1 • Episode 9
Bernie takes the children to a water park on the hottest day of the year.
Saturday, July 19
Wanda's Week Off
Season 1 • Episode 10
Wanda gets a week of vacation and decides to spend it with the kids.
Saturday, July 19
The King and I
Season 1 • Episode 11
Bernie tries to show the children who is the king of the castle.
Saturday, July 19
Hall of Fame
Season 1 • Episode 12
Jordan joins the football team in hope of contributing a trophy to the family's awards shelf.
Saturday, July 19
Handle Your Business
Season 1 • Episode 13
Bernie's weeklong stint on a local radio show leaves his family upset.
Saturday, July 19
Back in the Day
Season 1 • Episode 14
Bernie resolves to beat his age by acting like he did in his youth.
Saturday, July 19
Lockdown
Season 1 • Episode 15
A break-in shakes Bernie and makes him go over the top in trying to protect his family.
Saturday, July 19
Mac 101
Season 1 • Episode 16
Bernie becomes a stern taskmaster after witnessing the children's behavior at dinner.
Saturday, July 19
If I Were N-riched, Man
Season 1 • Episode 17
Bernie's use of inappropriate language gets him in trouble with social services.
Saturday, July 19
Stop Having Sex
Season 1 • Episode 18
Bernie worries about the level of sex in his children's lives.
Saturday, July 19
Walk Like a Man
Season 4 • Episode 16
Bernie decides it is time for Jordan to walk to school alone.
Saturday, July 19
Father Knows Best
Season 5 • Episode 1
When a man arrives from Chicago claiming to be Bryana's father, Bernie is cautiously supportive.
Saturday, July 19
Wrestling With a Sticky Situation
Season 5 • Episode 2
Jordan finds himself outmatched on the wrestling team.
Saturday, July 19
Marathon Mac
Season 5 • Episode 3
When Bernie agrees to participate in a celebrity marathon, Vanessa vows to beat him.
Saturday, July 19
The Big Payback
Season 5 • Episode 4
When Bernie gives Vanessa money for clothes, she spends it all on a pair of shoes.
Saturday, July 19
Car Wars
Season 5 • Episode 5
Curtis offers to help fix Vanessa's new car, but Bernie thinks he has an ulterior motive.
Sunday, July 20
Night of Terror
Season 5 • Episode 6
Jordan thinks zombies are trying to kill him and Bryana.
Sunday, July 20
For Whom the Belt Tolls
Season 5 • Episode 7
Wanda learns about Bernie's secret discipline-keeping device, and its power corrupts her.
Sunday, July 20
Pop Pop Goes the Weasel
Season 5 • Episode 8
When Bryana's father visits, he threatens Bernie's relationship with Jordan.
Sunday, July 20
Prison Break
Season 5 • Episode 9
Bernie's punishment system is no longer effective, so he puts the kids into a lockdown.
Monday, July 21
Some Church Bull
Season 5 • Episode 10
Wanda insists the family participate in the annual parish retreat organization.
Monday, July 21
Sorely Missed
Season 5 • Episode 11
Bernie decides he and Wanda need some time alone.
Monday, July 21
Carfool
Season 2 • Episode 3
The children's car pool becomes complicated for Bernie and Jordan.
Monday, July 21
Mac Local 137
Season 2 • Episode 4
The children strike, and Bernie hires youngsters from the neighborhood to do their work.
Monday, July 21
Welcome to the Jungle
Season 2 • Episode 5
Jordan brings home a snake named Reggie, and sister Bryanna demands a pet, too.
Monday, July 21
Fantasy Football
Season 5 • Episode 15
Bernie and Jordan join a fantasy football league together.
Monday, July 21
Bar Mitzvah Crashers
Season 5 • Episode 16
Bernie pushes Jordan to hang out with the new kid next door to expand his cultural horizons.
Monday, July 21
Who's Your Mama
Season 5 • Episode 17
Bryan moves in and strives to be a perfect housekeeper when Wanda leaves on a business trip.
Monday, July 21
What Would Jason Do
Season 5 • Episode 18
Bernie coaches Vanessa's prom date on how to win her heart.
Monday, July 21
Mac 101
Season 1 • Episode 16
Bernie becomes a stern taskmaster after witnessing the children's behavior at dinner.
Monday, July 21
If I Were N-riched, Man
Season 1 • Episode 17
Bernie's use of inappropriate language gets him in trouble with social services.
Monday, July 21
Stop Having Sex
Season 1 • Episode 18
Bernie worries about the level of sex in his children's lives.
Monday, July 21
Secrets and Lies
Season 1 • Episode 19
Bernie and Jordan fake an emergency so they can sneak to a Clippers game.
Tuesday, July 22
Bernie Mac Dance Party
Season 2 • Episode 6
Vanessa fails to invite Bernie to a father-daughter dance, and it drives him crazy.
Tuesday, July 22
Tryptophan-tasy
Season 2 • Episode 7
Gluttonous Bernie has a fever dream after devouring his own personal turkey.
Tuesday, July 22
Never As Bad As the First Time
Season 5 • Episode 19
Jordan dates a good-looking cheerleader, surprising everyone.
Tuesday, July 22
Spinning Wheels
Season 5 • Episode 20
Wanda's sister visits and wants to throw a roller-disco party for Wanda's birthday.
Tuesday, July 22
Growing Pains
Season 5 • Episode 21
Bernie makes Vanessa prove she can manage her money.
Tuesday, July 22
Bernie's Angels
Season 5 • Episode 22
The kids' carelessness causes Bernie to have a near-death experience.
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