On Our Own

📊 Series Specifications

Network ABC
Episode Runtime ~23 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 20
Original Language EN

On Our Own (1994)

Created by David W. Duclon
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (4 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 20 Episodes 🏷️ Comedy 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

On Our Own is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from September 13, 1994 to April 14, 1995. Created and executive produced by David W. Duclon, Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett, the series stars the Smollett siblings: JoJo, Jazz, Jussie, Jurnee, Jake, and Jocqui. In the O'Fallon Park neighborhood of St. Louis live the Jerrico family, consisting of seven kids: Josh, Jimi, Jai, Jesse, Jordee, Joc, and Jarreau. Six months ago, a car crash killed their parents. Since then, they have been raised by Josh, who often crossdresses as 'Aunt Jelcinda' to evade intervention from social services.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Pilot

After their parents die in a tragic car accident, 20-year-old Josh Jerrico takes over as the authority figure of his six younger siblings. But the by-the-rules head of Department of Children Services, Gordon Ormsby, hears of the Jerricos' case and sends new social worker Alana Michaels to investigate and, if accurate, prepare for foster care. Josh assumes the identity of 'Aunt Jelcinda' to combat the authorities.

E2 Last Tango in St. Louis

Josh has a problem: Gordon asks ""Aunt Jelcinda"" for a date, and he cannot refuse if he wants the family to stay together.

E3 Matchmaker Mama

""Aunt Jelcinda"" finds a distraught young woman in a restaurant ladies' room and sets her up with her alter ego, Josh. She eventually becomes his girlfriend.

E4 A Matter of Principal

When Jesse is unjustly suspended from school for fighting, Jimi poses as Jesse's grandfather for a meeting with the principal.

E5 Nok Till You Drop

Jimi loses money he doesn't have to a con man on a game of Nok-Hockey. Meanwhile, Jai readies for her first dance.

E6 Swiss Family Jerrico's

Josh thinks a camping trip will provide relief from his impersonation, but Gordon tags along.

E7 Bargain Basement

The Jerricos discover a trunk full of memories of their parents -- and Alana too may soon be a memory, since Gordon wants to take her off their case.

E8 Bonnie is Really Clyde

""Aunt Jelcinda"" befriends a runaway teen while Joc threatens to do so.

E9 A Family Affair

Josh is getting serious about his new girlfriend. ""The trouble is,"" sighs Jimi, ""if a girl gets serious with Josh, she gets a free six-pack of assorted Jerricos.""

E10 Baby Blues

The kids try to raise money for tickets to a Whitney Houston concert, with mixed success. Meanwhile, Josh gets stuck in an elevator with a very pregnant woman.

E11 That's My Car and I'm Sticking to It

Neighborhood gossip gets the Jerricos investigated.

E12 All I Want for Christmas

When a kindergarten bully tells Joc that Santa Claus doesn't exist, Josh dons a Santa suit to prove the bully wrong -- and succeeds only too well.-

E13 Parents' Night

Josh can not attend parents' night at Jordee's school because he has to finish an article.

E14 The Boarder

Josh wins custody of the kids, and the family takes in a boarder: live-in contractor Scotti.

E15 Obstacle Illusion

Jordee gets into remote-control cars. Meanwhile, Jimi is shot down by a girl who admits she is a jinx -- and proves it.

E16 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

While poking around in the attic, Josh discovers love letters to his mom from his dad -- who was not the father of his siblings.

E17 Girl Talk

A football star eyes Jai, who wants a particular shy boy to ask her out. Meanwhile, Josh gets in trouble with his girlfriend because of Scotti.

E18 Little Rascals

Josh, a cracker-jack coffee shop manager, has a crisis to manage: his staff has the flu. Enter the replacement staff: his siblings and Scotti.

E19 The Easy Way

Jordee takes the easy way out of a geography exam: she cheats. And a girl with a ""bad rep"" has her eye on Jimi.

E20 The Tonsil Tale

Joc needs a doc -- ""Someone pulled a Christmas tree from my throat"" -- so it's tonsillectomy time for the first-grader. Meanwhile, Jesse takes up hypnosis.