Living Single
Mystery Date (2)
TV Flash files “Mystery Date (2)” as hour 19 of 118 in the TV Flash guide — Living Single (1993–1998) on Fox, season 1, episode 19, aired 1994-02-13, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E19: listed hour 19 of 118 in the Living Single guide, hour 19 of 27 in season 1. It aired 1994-02-13 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Love Thy Neighbor (1)” (S01E18). Next is “Hot Fun in the Wintertime” (S01E20).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Overton and Synclaire's relationship gets off to a rocky start, thanks to bad advice from their friends. Regine tells Synclaire that her aggressive behavior (kissing Overton) will drive him away, while Kyle convinces Overton to show up late for their date to the flea market to avoid seeming needy. Both believe they have been stood up, and sulk for days. Khadijah, Max and Regine continue to throw themselves at Hamilton, especially after learning that he is a medical student. Regine cooks him a gourmet meal, while Khadijah purposely allows Hamilton to tie the ball up (and put his hands all over her) during their one-on-one game in the hallway. Kyle decides to throw a party to get Overton and Synclaire back together, and entices the others to come by inviting Hamilton. Overton and Synclaire apologize for the misunderstanding, and Hamilton asks Khadijah out for drinks. Unfortunately, he proves to be too good to be true--he is a cheapskate and a bore.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Mystery Date (2) sit in the Living Single guide?
S01E19 is listed hour 19 of 118 — hour 19 of 27 in season 1, season 1 episode 19.
When did Living Single S01E19 air?
Mystery Date (2) aired 1994-02-13 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this "the Black Friends"?
That comparison is the discourse, not the origin story. Bowser's brownstone ensemble premiered in 1993 and treated Black professional friendship as default sitcom physics.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Four women, a Brooklyn brownstone, and sitcom chemistry that never needed a Central Perk comparison to land. Queen Latifah’s magazine hustle, Kim Coles’s comic spark, and an ensemble that treated Black urban friendship as default, not special episode. The friend-com with better clothes, sharper mouths, and a legacy still arguing in group chats.
Flash: four women, a Brooklyn brownstone, and a group chat that still thinks *Friends* stole the furniture. Yvette Lee Bowser's Fox sitcom (1993–1998) put Queen Latifah's magazine hustle at the center of a Black professional twenty-something ensemble and treated urban friendship as default, not a special episode. Someone's publicist will call the comparison a compliment. **It is the discourse, not the origin story.** Bowser's room premiered in 1993. The other couch can wait in the lobby.
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- Kim Coles as Synclaire James
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- John Henton as Overton Wakefield Jones
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