Jenny comes down with a case of premarital jitters and begins to doubt her feelings for Lionel. Meanwhile, Mr. Bentley has tickets for a football game but cannot use them, so he gives them to Tom who invites Lionel and George to the game. Later, Jenny's feelings are put to the test when George, Tom, and Lionel all appear to have been in a bus crash on their way to the football game.

One early morning, Louise and George are startled to discover a man in the kitchen, it isn't until after George threatens to beat him with a trophy, that he learns that Florence let him spend the night. This leads to a major argument resulting in Florence quitting her job.

Louise is reading a book to try to help her to remember things, but the one thing George doesn't want her to forget, she does. She forgets to call his broker to invest some money, after he gets a stock tip. Then she must tell him that she forgot when the stock goes sky high. Meanwhile, Florence takes a Judo class.

Everyone is in the Christmas spirit that is except Tom and George. Christmas Eve brings disharmony to the Jefferson household when George argues with Tom over the preparations for Lionel and Jenny's wedding. A group of carolers lead by a minister gives Louise a great idea to stop the feud between George and Tom.

Regine interviews for a job coordinating a charity event for handsome entrepreneur Dexter Knight. She is stunned to find herself dropping all pretenses and being completely honest with Dexter. Regine believes that she may be hearing wedding bells soon, but comes down to earth when she realizes she can't make the budget for the party. She is forced to cut corners to pull off the event. Khadijah and Max go to the party, using passes from the public defender's office. Several old men hit on Khadijah because she reminds them of a young Pearl Bailey. She later leaves with New York Jets wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson. When Max knocks a glass of wine off a tray, Regine dives in front of Dexter and absorbs the damage. She confesses her budget problems, and admits she is trying to impress him. He kisses her. When everyone gets on Max's case about not giving Overton and Synclaire a wedding gift, she presents them with a blank check. However, she lays a guilt trip on them by saying she will donate any extra money to the charity

Max is burying herself in her work. She encourages her clients to plea bargain, so that she can get through as many cases as possible. Walter Jackson, a man accused of trespassing at a hospital, thwarts her plans by insisting on going to trial. He believes that he is the Son of God, and says he was only trying to comfort the sick. Khadijah researches Walter's background and learns that he is a former corporate raider who became disgusted by his work. Max is disturbed when Walter asserts that she is trying to get over a broken heart, and describes in detail incidents from her childhood that he couldn't possibly have known about. He dissuades her from withdrawing from the case by challenging her to overcome her fear of losing. Max tries to win through "smoke and mirrors," but Walter urges her to tell the truth. He forces her to realize that she has relied on her career as a crutch because she doesn't know who she is. Max attacks the dishonesty of the legal system, and points out that Walter helped many people. He is sentenced to two weeks in jail. Max apologizes, but Walter tells her that the purpose of the trial was to force Max to undergo some soul-searching. She is left completely confused and empty.

After Overton and Synclaire bring a pile of classic '60s records home from a garage sale, everyone (including Russell) annoys Khadijah by playing loud music and dancing while she is trying to work. She retreats into the hallway and falls asleep on the stairs. She dreams that she is Flo, a member of a pop group called the Flavorettes. The other members are Maxy (Max), the brassy lead singer and founder; Cynthia (Synclaire) a militant woman with ties to the Black Panthers; and Regina (Regine) a woman who cares little for glamour and is hopelessly devoted to their manager Rupert (Russell, no accent). At Flo's urging, they take a gig at a club run by her boyfriend Sonny (Tripp). When Maxy trips over a microphone cord during the performance, Flo takes over the lead. Suave producer O.W. Jones (Overton) is very impressed, and takes the group under his wing--with Flo as lead singer. The others are angry that Flo is being groomed for stardom, but agree to perform at the Apollo. Flo is momentarily stung by her friends' resentment and the loss of Sonny to Maxy, but decides her new fame is worth it. When Khadijah wakes up, she is in the mood to dance after all.

Overton receives tickets to the Ohio State-Michigan football game, as his uncle Smoke Eye's son is the Buckeyes' quarterback. Synclaire refuses to go, and Khadijah is unable to come along because Regine needs her to help break the news to her mother that she is moving in with Dexter. Overton decides to take Tripp. When Regine rejects Russell's desperate marriage proposal, he asks to come along to take his mind off his troubles. He drives the guys in a run-down van. They pick up a beautiful hitchhiker, only to learn from the radio that she is a robbery suspect. While she is sleeping, the guys pull over and step outside to discuss what to do. The woman steals the van. By the time the guys make it to the police station, the hitchhiker has been caught. A policeman drives Overton and Tripp to the end of the game. Tripp has the Michigan shirt ripped off his back, and Overton's cousin leads OSU to a comeback victory. Laverne is surprisingly calm upon learning Regine's news, but fears Dexter will never agree to marriage. While they are in the kitchen, Dexter slips into the living room and plays the piano. He proposes to Regine, who accepts before Laverne faints.

J.T. gives up taking salsa lessons, but Shelly continues with a handsome instructor; Nick helps Rita move into a studio apartment.

J.T. unexpectedly agrees to Shelly's offer to pay for dinner, not knowing that she doesn't have enough money to actually pick up the tab. Shelly asks Rita for help, but she gets sidetracked by an encounter with supermodel Kylie Bax. Meanwhile, Nick borrows from Donovan's wardrobe in an attempt to become more attractive to women.

J.T. and Shelly are all set to celebrate their three-month anniversary with a romantic weekend getaway until J.T. realizes he's already committed to play in a basketball tournament with his friends, and despite his attempt to soften the blow of canceling the trip with dinner and gifts, he still lands in the doghouse. L.A. Laker Derek Fisher guest stars.

J.T. is upset when Shelly discusses details of his bedroom antics with her gal pals, who disclose them to Missy Elliott (playing herself) in a nightclub during a celebration for Janie.

When Barry Odom is found dead in the parking lot of his apartment complex, his friends and family are shocked. When detectives learn he visited not one, but two girlfriends that day, they begin to wonder just who wanted Barry dead.

After being raised in a strict religious household, beautiful Julaine Jules found no shortage of interested suitors in the busy dating world of big city of Boston. But Julaine’s fun turned to horror for her family when she suddenly vanished and her car found set on fire.

One evening, Lamont and his friend Rollo go out. When they return they interrupt a robber trying to flee from the scene. Later they discover the crook dropped his gun and in an attempt to get some quick cash, decide to pawn it. However, once at the pawn shop, the broker mistakes Fred wanting money for the gun for a stickup.

Fred's cousin arrives with his new wife and his not-so-attractive stepdaughter, Betty Jean. When Fred finds out that she will inherit $10,000 if she marries, he tries to fix it so that Lamont will marry her. However, Fred's plan backfires when Lamont catches on to his scheme.

Donna, Fred's fiancee, brings a patient, Osgood Wilcox over for dinner at the Sanford residence and it becomes apparent that Osgood is interested in more than just medical care from Donna. Meanwhile, Lamont encourages Fred to believe there is something going on between Osgood and Donna resulting in a confrontation.

Fred's toothache becomes an exercise in patience for Lamont when Fred refuses to see a dentist and instead tries Bubba's home remedy and a hypnotist. Finally, Fred decides to throw in the towel and visits a dentist but insists on a white dentist.

Lamont pays $50 for an antique gun and brings it home to show Fred. Fred begins re-enacting war stories and accidentally pulls the trigger not knowing it's loaded. The blast shoots through the next door neighbor's window, who suddenly drops from site just after having a heated argument with Fred. Fred jumps to the conclusion that he killed him.

Fred gets a new next door neighbor and is shocked to learn that he is Puerto Rican and planning on opening a junk business of his own. Fred gets upset about the competition and contrives a plan to get the city to condemn his property especially since, Julio has a pet goat.

B.B. King guest stars as Riley Jackson, a blues singer who raises everyone's spirits, even those of mean-spirited, blues-hating Vanessa.

Rudy "borrows" $2.30 from some cash left on the kitchen counter, triggering a series of sad and sorry events

Attending Rudy's dance rehearsals for a school show, Cliff is inspired to challenge the legendary Sandman Sims to a tap-stepping marathon.

To prove they haven't lost their romantic prowess, Cliff, Elvin, and Martin devise a secret contest to determine which of them is "The Emperor of Romance."

Lance Herndon was renown throughout Atlanta for being one of the city’s most successful businessmen and dashing playboys. Celebrated for his rigorous work ethic and lavish parties, Lance was viewed as Atlanta’s own “Great Gatsby.” But when his mother finds him bludgeoned to death one morning in his bedroom, no one can fathom what Lance could have done to deserve such a graphic beating. After a slew of greedy mistresses are unveiled, they become investigators’ prime suspects—but could any of these petite women really be capable of such a violent crime?

In Meriden, Connecticut Jennifer Helmedach falls for a bad boy with a short temper. After money problems, the two decide to rob a friend and it ends in tragedy. Then in Memphis, Lashonda Williams and boyfriend Roger Reed get wrapped in the seedy world of sex crimes that will eventually end in bloodshed.

When U.S. Air Force veteran John Ray is found beaten and stabbed to death in his apartment, the crime scene looks like a random robbery. But Quinn and Velazquez look further into the secretive life of Ray and find that the murder was anything but random.

Michael's apathetic behavior towards household chores and homework leads J.J. to put his foot down and to step in as a father figure. He really comes down hard when Michael and Penny are arrested for being in a stolen vehicle. After this caper, J.J. refuses to allow Michael to attend a special awards dinner where Michael is supposed to display a paper that he wrote.

The Christmas season has the Evans family in the spirit and planning a Christmas Eve party. Meanwhile, while Christmas shopping for her mother, Penny gets her wallet stolen, and later steals a necklace from a department store in a desperate attempt to try to get Willona a Christmas gift. However, Penny's attempts may lead to Willona losing custody of her.

J.J. is given a sexy assistant, one whom he makes a play for immediately. However, later when he learns that she's the boss's daughter, he continues to go out with her thinking that it will give him special privileges with his boss. Later, J.J.'s buddies, Poppo and Head get fed up with J.J. not spending any time with them and hand him an ultimatum.

A hole has been burned into one of the couch cushions and J.J., Thelma and Michael each have their own versions of how it got there. In the style of Rashomon we each get a flashback of each person's version. However, Penny is the only person who knows the truth of how it really got there.

J.J. is suddenly demoted to part-time at his job so to pick up extra money for the rent, J.J. decides to take in a boarder. However, little does he know the man he takes in, is placed there by the police department for his protection. Soon paranoia takes over the Evans household in fear that a hit man is out to kill the J.J.'s boarder.

Grandpa Evans visits and has plans of becoming rich thanks to his new invention that he has perfected. Meanwhile, Lena, Grandpa's fiancee gets tired of being ignored and decides to leave him. This leads Grandpa to try to patch things up with his long term-love which also results in him proposing marriage.

J.J.'s latest relationship with a woman, Barbara, who's currently married but plans on divorcing her husband, results with him coming down with an ulcer. The situation is compounded when J.J. learns that she and her husband still share an apartment.

Bookman's strange behavior leads his wife, Violet to become convinced that he's seeing another woman. However, appearances can be deceiving especially when Violet catches Willona and Bookman in a compromising situation.

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.

JULIUS STARTS WATCHING “THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW” TO HELP HIS MARRIAGE — Julius (Terry Crews) realizes that the key to keeping Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) happy in their marriage is getting advice from “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Unfortunately, the plan backfires when Rochelle equates Julius’ new attitude with an extramarital affair. Chris (Tyler James Williams) volunteers for the “Big Brothers” program, but is surprised to learn who is assigned to him as his “little brother.” Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim and Vincent Martella also star.

ROCHELLE DISCOVERS SHE IS ONE YEAR YOUNGER — When Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) orders a copy of her birth certificate, she realizes that she is actually one year younger than she thought she was and decides to start living her life with a new, younger attitude. After a complete stranger helps Chris (Tyler James Williams) to safety during a city-wide blackout, Chris (Tyler James Williams) decides to repay the older man by getting him out to meet new friends. Meanwhile, Greg (Vincent Martella) feels like he has no identity after realizing that everyone at school knows him only as “Chris and Greg.” Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond and Imani Hakim also star.