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EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS
Air Date: Thursday, December 29, 2005
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-8:30 PM EST on UPN
Episode Title: (#001) "Everybody Hates the Pilot" (Repeat)
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INSPIRED BY HIS CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, NARRATOR CHRIS ROCK INTRODUCES THE HILARIOUS, TOUCHING STORY OF A TEENAGER STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNFAMILIAR NEW SCHOOL, WHILE TRYING TO KEEP HIS YOUNGER SIBLINGS IN LINE AT HOME, ON A REBROADCAST OF "EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS," THURSDAY, DEC. 29 ON UPN

"Everyone Hates the Pilot" -- Inspired by his childhood experiences, comedian Chris Rock narrates the hilarious, touching story of a teenager named Chris (Tyler James Williams) who struggles to cope with being uprooted to a new neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York and bused for the first-time to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away, while keeping his younger siblings Drew (Tequan Richmond) and Tonya (Imani Hakim) in line at home, on a rebroadcast of EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS, Thursday, Dec. 29 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. Reggie Hudlin directed the episode from a story by series co-creators and executive producers Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi and teleplay by Ali LeRoi. (Originally broadcast 9/22/05)

Meanwhile, Chris' dad Julius (Terry Crews), a true penny pincher, questions how his wife Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) takes care of the family's tight finances. Later, Chris squares off against a bully and meets a new friend, Greg (Vincent Martella), during his first day at school.

Tichina Arnold: Rochelle
Terry Crews: Julius
Tyler James Williams: Chris
Tequan Richmond: Drew
Imani Hakim: Tonya
Vincent Martella: Greg Wuliger
Keisha Ridenhour: Aree Davis
Joey Caruso: Travis Flory
Dr. Raymond: Jude Ciccolella
Bus Passenger: Judy Krause
Old Principal: Steve Paymer
Mr. Corliss: Dannon Green
Bus Driver: John Capodice

RATING: TVPG-L

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