While George and Louise are trying to rearrange the living room furniture, a blackout sweeps over the city. This prompts George to rush down to one of his stores when he hears about looting in the area. Once their, George and Marcus try to save some of the clothes from the looters but are arrested by mistake, landing them in jail.

After learning that Jimmy Carter stays at "ordinary" people's homes while on trips, George intends to invite him to stay at the Jefferson's abode. However, Secret Service agents show up at the Jefferson's door after George makes a phone call to the White House which sounds threatening to Jimmy Carter.

Louise and George have yet another one of their infamous fights which leads to Louise storming off to the Willis'. Soon after she leaves, a burglar holds George hostage and ties him up. Louise also gets tied up when she returns. This leads to George and Louise reminiscing about their lives and the time they've spent together.

As the burglar loots the apartment, Louise and George sit in the kitchen tied up. They continue to reminisce about their lives (via flashbacks). Memories include, Louise putting up with Mother Jefferson and their lives when they lived across the street from Archie Bunker.

Memories continue as Louise and George are being held hostage. Later, the burglar finally leaves and Florence arrives home to discover what happened. The excursion proves to have brung George and Louise closer together.

Helen is all excited for Tom when he plans on starting his own publishing firm. However, her happiness turns to anger when she gets into a fight with George and then later finds out Tom is going to get George to co-sign a loan. Meanwhile, Louise accidentally drops her wedding ring down the sink and George tries to retrieve it.

George and Louise's have a houseguest, George's nephew, Raymond. Raymond is staying with them for six weeks and proves to be a handful. When George's attempts to entertain the tyke fail, George takes him horseback riding, but when that fails, Raymond runs away.

Jenny needs a topic for a thesis that she's writing. However, her idea could lead her into danger when she decides her topic will be street gangs. This leads her to go to Harlem and meet Marcus. Unknown to her, Tom and George are following her.

On a lazy day for George and Louise, Helen talks Louise into attending an art class with her. George is all for her attending the class at first, that is until he discovers that she's been sketching models who pose in the nude. After discovering this, George tries to get Louise to stop going and soon finds he has two other people on his side, Florence and Tom.

Workaholic George falls asleep in his office, one evening, and has a dream that takes him to the year 1996. In the dream Louise is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of George's business, who isn't there celebrating, since he passed away a few years earlier.

George decides that he needs a cleaning factory and sets out to find a place for it. Meanwhile, Alan Willis returns to New York and learns that he has inherited a warehouse from his grandfather. Seeing that the warehouse would be perfect for his factory, George goes all out to try to get it, even allowing Alan to move in with the Jeffersons due to squabbling between Alan and Tom.

Alan moves in with the Jeffersons and George continues efforts to get the warehouse for himself. Meanwhile, battles with the landlord prompt Louise and Helen to try to find a better place for the Help Center.

Louise has been trying to get a permit for the Help Center but she hasn't been able to get anywhere with the bank. This leads George to go down to the bank and discovers that the banker is an old navy pal of his, one who still holds a grudge over some navy day trickery.

Helen gives Louise the news that both of them have been invited to California to attend a convention, however, the planned trip coincides with the date of her wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, George mistakenly plans a business meeting on his anniversary and later at home happily allows Louise to go to California but his joy arouses suspicions in her.

Loosely based on the life and times of several R&B artists (The Dells, The Temptations, Frankie Lymon, Sam Cooke and others) The Five Heartbeats traces the rise and fall of a popular African-American 1950s singing aggregation. The story is told from the point of view of one of the "Heartbeats," played by Robert Townsend (who also co-produced, directed and co-wrote the script with Keenan Ivory Waynans). The film is an amalgam of anecdotes drawn from real-life experiences: the long struggle upward, the first rush of success, the dishonest record-company executives, the hard-nosed but nurturing managers, the sex, the drugs, the isolation and the precipitous downward slide. The film begins and ends in the 1990s, as the middle-aged "Duck" (Townsend) ruminates on the past and makes the best of the present.

BOBBY DEBARGE, lead singer of the 70’s R&B/Funk Band SWITCH, and eldest sibling of the world-famous pop group “DEBARGE” finds his life in peril as he struggles with fame and fortune while coping with the memories of his dysfunctional childhood.

Ripped from the true crime files of Fatal Attraction, a young woman fights for her life after being kidnapped by her obsessive ex-boyfriend, while her family will stop at nothing to find her.

When a woman finds her new love, their romance is cut short by her ex who refuses to let go.

An act of betrayal threatens to derail the drug ring run by Jean Brown and her husband Carl Smith, and turns “til death do us part” from a vow into a threat. Single mom Natalie Johnson’s efforts to help her boyfriend steal from a neighbor leads to someone paying in blood money.

The rebel child in her made Le’Andria the self-professed “bad girl of gospel music”-- a kind of reckoning toward her faithful conviction to deliver the truth. Taking her church message to the streets and performing passionately in conservative churches she is living her divine destiny. With the awards, accolades, and recognition Le’Andria Johnson has yet to settle for less as a Christian leader. Rebel-child- turned-church- leader Le’Andria Johnson raised her place as a gospel music singer to a remembered figure in the Christian community. Her faithful conviction paved the way for music success, a new depth of womanhood, and an inspired pathway to redemption.

ROBIN GIVENS GUEST STARS — When Doc’s (guest star Antonio Fargas) obnoxious new girlfriend, Stacy (guest star Robin Givens), makes Chris’ (Tyler James Williams) life a living hell, Chris decides it’s about time he split up the happy couple. Meanwhile, Tonya (Imani Hakim) starts wearing a bra to get the attention of the boys in her class, but Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) loses her mind when Tonya naively hides her bra in Julius’ (Terry Crews) sock drawer and Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) finds it there. Tequan Richmond and Vincent Martella also star.

JULIUS AND ROCHELLE’S ANNIVERSARY DISASTER — Although he is supposed to be home watching Drew (Tequan Richmond) and Tonya (Imani Hakim), Chris (Tyler James Williams) sneaks out to go to the movies with his friends and witnesses a shoot-out outside the theater. When a reward is offered to anyone who may have seen the crime, Chris can’t decide the best way to go about collecting the money. Meanwhile, Julius (Terry Crews) takes Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) to a Broadway musical for their anniversary, but when he accidentally hits one of the cast members, he and Rochelle are thrown out of the theater. Vincent Martella also stars.

CHRIS GOES ON A DATE WITH THE DORKIEST GIRL IN SCHOOL — Chris (Tyler James Williams) is just starting to fit in at his new high school when he gets asked on a date by the dorkiest girl in school, Kelly (guest star Nina Mansker), whom everyone calls “Big Bird.” Chris only agrees to go out with her because he doesn’t want to hurt her feelings, but after spending some time together he realizes that he genuinely likes her. Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim and Vincent Martella also star.