Florida thinks it's strange that she has never met the often talked about Henrietta, J.J.'s girlfriend. So when she calls the Evans home, Florida invites her over for dinner. Meanwhile, J.J. makes an announcement that he has been thinking of asking Henrietta to marry him. This sends shockwaves through the Evans household, but things really get touchy when Henrietta shows up at the door, pregnant.

While Florida is away in Cleveland for a family funeral, the Evans' family is hit with a double dose of unemployment blues after both James and J.J. lose their jobs. James' boss at Brady's puts him on a temporary lay-off and the movie theatre where J.J. works is closing down. Wanting to support his family, J.J. decides to join the U.S. Army.

Vanessa's fiancé is interrogated by Vanessa's grandparents, who are armed with second-hand gossip and wild rumors about Vanessa's intended.

Cliff agrees to chaperone Olivia's class trip to the natural history museum.

Cliff teaches a career-guidance class at the community center while Russell baby-sits for Olivia and catches video game fever.

Legendary African singer Miriam Makeba visits the Huxtables; Olivia hides in a closet to delay Martin's departure.

After observing the depressing lack of talent at the cafe's open mike night, the group persuades Kyle to sing the following week. Overton agrees to perform his stand-up comedy act in exchange for Kyle's participation. Kyle starts out well as he performs "When I Fall in Love," but begins stuttering when Max enters in a low-cut gown and sits directly in front of him. He runs out of the cafe, thus ensuring Overton's victory. Max teases him mercilessly about his failure, while Overton believes that Kyle's unresolved feelings for Max are responsible for the incident. He urges him to get back on stage to prove himself. Kyle delivers a brilliant performance of "My Funny Valentine." He sings most of the song directly to a swooning Max. While the girls needle Max, Kyle thanks Overton for his advice, which he believes has freed him from Max's influence. At that moment, Max looks over her shoulder and smiles at Kyle seductively. He returns her gaze. "Oh Lord! There they go again!" Overton sighs. Regine tries an unusual method to help Khadijah overcome her fear of public speaking for an interview with Black Visionaries.

Khadijah hires Bobby Bonilla of the New York Mets to pen a weekly column for Flavor, just as her employees are poised to walk out over low salaries and poor working conditions. Bobby defends Khadijah, until he interprets her request for a hold on salaries as a salary cap (a major sticking point in the baseball labor dispute) and supports the strike. Khadijah insists that money is too tight to give raises, but Max warns her that she is on the verge of losing Flavor. Khadijah re-arranges her finances and agrees to give a modest salary increase. Inspired by a local video clerk's screenwriting success, Kyle and Regine try to pen an action/adventure screenplay.

A handsome young man from Synclaire's psychology class kisses her during a study session. Synclaire pushes him away, but is still gripped by guilt. She blurts out her indiscretion during a special evening Overton had planned for their first anniversary as a couple. Overton goes ballistic, storms out of the restaurant, and refuses to talk to her. Concerned for her cousin's well being, Khadijah sends Kyle up to the apartment to check on her. He finds Overton and Synclaire's clothes strewn throughout the living room. Meanwhile, Regine is livid when Max snags a coat she had left outside the apartment to donate to charity. Max begins wearing it constantly to spite her.

Overton and Regine get caught in a blizzard after he picks her up at the boutique. Max fears that she may be pregnant with "stand-by" boyfriend Michael's child. A concerned Kyle races to the store for a test, partially to get away from an ill-advised one-night stand--an annoying efficiency expert. Everyone is relieved when it turns out to be a false alarm. Regine receives word of the possible pregnancy when she calls the apartment, but cannot get the full scoop before the cellular batteries go out. Tired of Regine's whining, Overton finally slices up his precious bean bag chair and uses its contents for traction to get the van back on the road.

A single mother of four is found shot to death in her bed by her son, and police question if it could be a suicide. As they peel back the layers of her life, they discover a scandalous relationship and a world that wasn’t as perfect as it seemed.

When a mother’s intuition leads her to a local bridge where she discovers her lifeless teenage daughter, investigators are puzzled as to who would want to harm the popular teen. Had young love turned to hate, or did she fall victim to deadly desire?

When a newborn vanishes from the hospital, the nation searches desperately. It's not until 18 years later that an unexpected lead unravels a tale of secrets and shows how far one woman went to keep the man she loved.

Detroit is shaken when a respected community member is gunned down in a robbery. The search for the killer sends investigators into a shocking romance, centering on a young woman who fell so hard for her man that she hit rock bottom.

When gunfire kills a 21-year-old at a park in Burlington, NC, police are shocked to find their investigation leads to a good girl whose love for a neighborhood bad boy pushed her into a violent world of vice.

Col. Taylor recommends that Dwayne apply for a summer job with Kinishewa. Dwayne follows Col. Taylor's suggestion by inviting the company vice president over for dinner (for an interview in a less formal setting). Dwayne and Whitley are stunned when the man's assistant, Kinu, arrives in his place. Although Kinu seems friendly and gracious, Whitley warns Dwayne that she is out for revenge. Dwayne comes to agree with Whitley after Kinu informs him that another applicant received the job. Kinu angrily points out that she is also married, and outlines the qualifications of the man who was hired. Dwayne realizes that he was not the best candidate for the job, and has a very hard time dealing with the disappointment. Whitley assures him that she still believes in him.

Whitley lets Dashawn stay with her and Dwayne for the weekend. Ron helps Freddie plan a charity dance-a-thon.

Dwayne and Whitley decide to rent a cabin in the mountains for a second honeymoon. They cannot afford the trip on their own, and Mr. and Mrs. Gaines are the only couple willing to join them. Mr. Gaines ends up getting them free use of a friend's run-down old cabin. At his wife's urging, he leaves their son Darnell in charge of the Pit. He screws everything up, behaves rudely to customers, and tries to fire Lena and Charmaine. Mr. and Mrs. Gaines get into an argument about his attitude toward their son and refuse to sleep in the same room. Dwayne and Whitley try to sneak outside, only to get sprayed by a skunk. Darnell promises his father that he is going to get himself together.

Lena's childhood pals from Baltimore visit her at Hillman and proceed to butt heads with her new college friends.

Vanessa's fiancé is interrogated by Vanessa's grandparents, who are armed with second-hand gossip and wild rumors about Vanessa's intended.

Cliff agrees to chaperone Olivia's class trip to the natural history museum.

Cliff teaches a career-guidance class at the community center while Russell baby-sits for Olivia and catches video game fever.

Legendary African singer Miriam Makeba visits the Huxtables; Olivia hides in a closet to delay Martin's departure.

The Jeffersons have moved on up and are now enjoying living in their new high-rise apartment. Louise has made a new friend in Diane Stockwell, who is having a hard time believing that George made his way up the ladder without doing anything shady. However, bigger problems are brewing when George insists that Louise hire a maid but Louise is totally against the idea.

Louise is having a hard time getting use to her new wealthy lifestyle and the boredom that comes along with it. She begins trying to talk George into letting her work in the store in the building but he is totally against it. This leads her to inadvertently get a job with another cleaning business and George hits the ceiling when he learns the news. That is until he begins thinking of using her position for sabotage.

The Willises give Louise and George a piece of primitive African art, as a housewarming gift, which leads to the discussion of family roots. George shows no interest in his family heritage that is until he discovers his family roots which reportedly are from an African tribe believed to be kings.

Lionel's new wealthy lifestyle begins to have an effect on him and a carefree attitude begins to be seen by his family. He stays out all night every night and begins to cut class. He soon begins to debate on whether or not to drop out of college, something that Louise, George and Jenny are adamantly against.

George refuses to participate in a tenants meeting until he learns the Mr. Whittendale will be there. George has hopes of doing business with the man. Meanwhile, George's want for a grand piano becomes a burden during the meeting when the piano that is delivered is obviously too large for their living room.

An old friend of George's, Monk Davis, drops in after learning of George's new found success. However, Monk has more on his mind than just a friendly visit. George finds himself being blackmailed by Monk who is holding the fact that George was one arrested for shoplifting when he was a kid over his head. Meanwhile, Louise becomes a plant and bird sitter when Mr. Bentley's latest girlfriend comes down with allergies.

George comes home one evening with news an important potential client is coming over for dinner. However, Louise has news too. Some old friends of the Jeffersons are coming over, friends who George is afraid will embarrass him in front of his pompous client.

Louise is expecting a visit from her Uncle Ward, a man who happens to be a butler. His job is what makes George and Lionel put him down, calling him an "Uncle Tom." Meanwhile, a fight at school prompts Lionel to get kicked out after he gives the principal a half peace sign.

Mother Jefferson has been dating a man named Herbert Russell and they have become quite serious, so serious that he has asked her to marry him. George learns of Mother Jefferson's intentions of marriage and is totally against the idea, thinking her fiance is after his money.

Wanting publicity for his stores, George tries to get in on a reporter's series of stories on successful black businessmen. However, once he finally gets the reporter to make an appearance he finds it difficult to hold his attention, with the Willises and Mr. Bentley hanging around.

With the doctor's diagnosis that George has an ulcer, Louise tries to do everything to not allow George to become upset. This task proves difficult with Harry, Tom and Helen dropping in. However, when Mother Jefferson drops in for a visit, Louise treats her with respect but soon finds herself feeling ill.

Louise becomes concerned when she sees Lionel beginning to act more and more like his father. Things come to a head when Lionel tries to get Jenny a seat on a campaign committee by using bribery. Meanwhile, Tom and Helen are at odds when they each back opposing candidates.

Jenny's globe-trotting brother surprises his family with a visit home. While Tom and Helen, debate on the reason for Allan staying away so long, Jenny is anything but happy about his visit and her reason has nothing to do with him staying away for so long.

It's Harry Bentley's birthday and the Jeffersons are planning a birthday party at there apartment. However, the joyous occasion is anything but when Tom arrives wearing the same dinner jacket as George. Meanwhile, Helen keeps the fact that she was mugged from Tom due to the fact that Tom is at the end of his rope with New York.

To divorce or not to divorce....that is the question. Definitely Divorcing is a romantic comedy that follows the lives of a group of co-workers who are struggling with that very question. After forgiving time and time again, Shayla's finally fed up with her long time boyfriend turned husband, Eric, who behaves like a 20-year-old bachelor. Aaron's marriage hangs in the balance because of his inability to get along with his step daughter. In a society where 60% of marriages end in divorce, statistically 2.4 of these marriages will too. Find out which of these couples is Definitely Divorcing. Definitely Divorcing stars Malika Haqq (Roll Bounce); Columbus Short (Scandal, Stomp the Yard); Robin Givens (Boomerang, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Head of the Class) and Gary Owen (Think Like a Man).

Freddie Jackson’s soulful ballads are the stuff of velvet sheets, intimate encounters and rose petaled Jacuzzis. With nine number one hits, including ‘Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)’ and ‘You Are My Lady’, Freddie gave voice to sentiments men often struggled to communicate, and women longed to hear. But super-stardom wasn’t all strawberries and whipped cream. Struggling with his weight since childhood, Freddie found his persona at odds with his ballooning figure, while whispers questioning his sexuality swirled amongst fans. Through the 1980s, Freddie helped catapult the Hush productions sound to the R&B forefront - but when the hits ran out, he found himself facing financial ruin. In this revealing episode of ‘Unsung’, Freddie and his closest collaborators, including Melba Moore and M’lissa Morgan, chart his popular success and his personal struggles.