Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: June 28, 2000
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 74
Networks: Showtime
Genres: Drama

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Soul Food(2000)

TMDB Rating: 7.0 (13 votes)

Overview

Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly black cast in the history of North American prime-time television.

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Season 1

20 episodes • 2000

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The More Things Change	Jun 28, 2000
2	The More Things Stay the Same	Jul 5, 2000
3	Heart of the Matter	Jul 12, 2000
4	What Women Want	Jul 19, 2000
5	The Watermelon Theory	Jul 26, 2000
6	Claiming	Aug 2, 2000
7	Truth Be Told	Aug 9, 2000
8	Bad Luck	Aug 16, 2000
9	Anything You Can Do (a.k.a. Show Me the Money)	Aug 23, 2000
10	Samurai Secrets	Aug 30, 2000
11	Man Trouble	Sep 6, 2000
12	The Language of Life	Sep 13, 2000
13	Ordinary Pain	Jan 3, 2001
14	Nice Work If You Can Get It	Jan 10, 2001
15	Little Girl Blue	Jan 17, 2001
16	This Crazy Life	Jan 24, 2001
17	Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose	Jan 31, 2001
18	Everything Is Unfolding Perfectly	Feb 7, 2001
19	A Clear and Present Stranger	Feb 14, 2001
20	Take Me to the Water	Feb 21, 2001

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Season 2

20 episodes • 2001

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Aftermath	Jun 27, 2001
2	Welcome Home	Jul 4, 2001
3	Who Do You Know?	Jul 11, 2001
4	God Bless the Child	Jul 18, 2001
5	Sex and Money	Jul 25, 2001
6	Come Back for the Comeback	Aug 1, 2001
7	Games People Play	Aug 8, 2001
8	Life Lessons	Aug 15, 2001
9	The Root	Aug 22, 2001
10	Never Can Say Goodbye	Aug 29, 2001
11	I'm Afraid of Americans	Sep 5, 2001
12	Running As Fast As I Can	Sep 12, 2001
13	Fly Away Home	Sep 19, 2001
14	If You Don't Know Me By Now...	Sep 26, 2001
15	From Dreams to Nightmares	Jan 9, 2002
16	A Taste of Justice	Jan 16, 2002
17	Help	Jan 23, 2002
18	Lovers and Other Strangers	Jan 30, 2002
19	In Transition	Feb 6, 2002
20	This Must Be Love	Feb 13, 2002

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Season 3

10 episodes • 2002

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Tonight at Noon	Jun 26, 2002
2	Ultimate Power	Jul 3, 2002
3	Past Imperfect	Jul 10, 2002
4	Out With the Old...	Jul 17, 2002
5	Empty Spaces	Jul 24, 2002
6	Stranger Than Fiction	Jul 31, 2002
7	Child Safety	Aug 7, 2002
8	Let's Do It Again	Aug 14, 2002
9	Big Dreams in Small Spaces	Aug 21, 2002
10	Emotional Collateral	Aug 28, 2002

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Season 4

10 episodes • 2003

#	Episode	Air Date
1	All Together Alone	Apr 9, 2003
2	Life 101	Apr 16, 2003
3	The New Math	Apr 23, 2003
4	Truth's Consequences	Apr 30, 2003
5	Shades of Grey	May 7, 2003
6	My Brother's Keeper	May 14, 2003
7	Attracting Opposites	May 21, 2003
8	Sacrifice Fly	May 28, 2003
9	Nobody's Child	Jun 4, 2003
10	Falling From Grace	Jun 11, 2003

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Season 5

14 episodes • 2004

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Pagan Poetry	Feb 25, 2004
2	Two to Tango	Mar 3, 2004
3	The Son Also Rises	Mar 10, 2004
4	We Plan	Mar 17, 2004
5	Decisions and Choices	Mar 24, 2004
6	A Rock Hard Place	Mar 31, 2004
7	Survival Techniques	Apr 7, 2004
8	Angelitos Negros	Apr 14, 2004
9	Successful Failure	Apr 21, 2004
10	Love Me or Leave Me	Apr 28, 2004
11	Take It to the Limit	May 5, 2004
12	In the Garden	May 12, 2004
13	Fear Eats the Soul (1)	May 19, 2004
14	Don't Think This Hasn't Been Fabulous (2)	May 26, 2004

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