Soul Food - Season 1 - Eps 8: Bad Luck
Everyone comes up with ideas to celebrate Ahmad's 12th birthday party. Maxine becomes upset because Ahmad all of a sudden wants to have his party at Teri's house. Bird volunteers to bake Ahmad's birthday cake, much to everyone's dismay. Ahmad worries if K.C. and Reggie will accept his new friends at Lakeside Prep. Kenny searches hard to find the video game that his son wants more than anything, but when he takes Lem's suggestion to go out and buy it "hot", it lands him in jail. While in jail, he's interrogated by a harsh detective. He also ends up being the cellmate of a psychopath. After almost getting killed by his cellmate, Kenny is finally released. Upset with both Jack and Lem, Kenny refuses to accept the gift that he originally was sent to get.
About Soul Food

Title: Soul Food
First Air Date: 2000-06-28
Last Air Date: 2004-05-26
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 74
Network: Showtime
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Fox Television Studios, CBS Studios
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Nicole Ari Parker
Teri Joseph

Vanessa Williams
Maxine Chadway

Malinda Williams
Tracy 'Bird' Van Adams

Rockmond Dunbar
Kenny Chadway

Darrin Henson
Lem Van Adams