Thelma is trying to impress her new ballet teacher, Miss Jessica Bishop, with guacamole. She seems to be more interested in J.J.'s paintings....and J.J.! This relationship gets Florida's goat because she's 15 years older than J.J. Things really get serious when Jessica asks J.J. to move in with her, is he ready for this step?

Widespread violence has been running rampant in the neighborhood and a large part of it is due to the street gang, the Warlords. While Florida and some concerned citizens discuss the problem, Michael does his best to conceal a secret from his mother, he himself is a member of the gang.

Theo worries when his friend dates Vanessa.

Cliff takes Rudy and friends to an "old time" vaudeville show.

Rudy refuses to play the violin for her teacher.

Theo wants to visit his friend in the hospital, but something holds him back.

Kyle learns that his visiting brother Damon is about to undertake a long voyage to Africa. He is incensed when Damon remarks that he also might be interested in becoming a handyman. He simultaneously offends both Damon and Overton, who strips him of best man duties. Damon points out that Kyle spends too much time working to enjoy life. After being teased about Max, Kyle agrees to stay out of Damon's business. He apologizes to Overton, and makes it up to him by flying in both his old shop teacher and Uncle Tibby for the bachelor party. Regine is furious when Max and Khadijah ask her high school rival, Ava Rivera, to help them organize Synclaire's bachelorette party. Ava lands Madonna's penthouse for the party, but Synclaire is upset when everyone pays more attention to the house than to her. Regine shifts the focus of the party back to Synclaire. When Madonna returns, Ava reveals that she doesn't have permission to use the house, and the girls crash Overton's party.

Khadijah is annoyed when her estranged father comes to town for Synclaire's wedding. She has dinner with her parents for Mother's Day, but is hardly cordial. When she learns that Laverne saw her parents take off in a limo to Atlantic City, Khadijah chases after them. Rita assures her that she and Ed are only attending a Smokey Robinson concert. Ed tracks down Khadijah at the slot machines, and admits that he has made many mistakes in their relationship. However, it is important that Khadijah remain part of his life, as she is the only thing that truly brings him pride. He apologizes for not having a greater role in her development. Khadijah wins the jackpot with Ed's coin. Max threatens to harm Overton if he tells anyone about her affair with Kyle. Synclaire realizes he is keeping a secret. When Regine can't get Overton to crack, Synclaire confronts him. He tells her about Max and Kyle, but she isn't surprised; she has the room below Kyle's!

Kyle purchases a one-way ticket for Max in the hopes of persuading her to move to London with him. Max is furious that Kyle will not stay in New York for her, and accuses him of attempting to turn her into a housewife. Overcome with frustration, she trashes her friends' apartment; but later receives counsel from Khadijah and a surprisingly sympathetic Regine. Khadijah rejects Regine's snooty roommate candidate; then recruits Tripp Williams, an aspiring songwriter who has just been booted from Russell's apartment. Regine reluctantly allows him to move in on a trial basis, after initially claiming that having a male roommate would be a disaster because he would surely fall in love with her. A pushy activities director disrupts Overton and Synclaire's honeymoon cruise. After wandering off during a luau, the newlyweds discover that they have been left stranded on a deserted island.

Overton and Synclaire begin bickering about their predicament. They realize that much of their fear is the result of their anxiety about marriage, and vow to work together to overcome their doubts. A helicopter finally rescues the couple. The cruise director tries to force them to foot the bill, but Synclaire tells her off. Tripp quickly wins the affection of Khadijah and Max, but can't seem to do right by Regine. She attempts to break up his football-viewing party, but changes her tune when R&B singer Montell Jordan arrives. Although Khadijah warns that they are making a mistake, Kyle and Max refuse to re-consider their positions about his move to London. Khadijah drives Kyle to the airport, where they sadly say their good-byes. Max arrives at the last moment, and she and Kyle challenge one another to back down. As Kyle heads toward the gate, Max forlornly asks him for one last kiss. After a passionate kiss, Kyle departs, leaving a tearful Khadijah and Max to console one another. At the apartment, Max, Regine and Khadijah confer in the bathroom. They are shocked when Tripp passes by and exposes himself as he steps into the shower. Regine is the only one who seems to mind.

When a single mom is killed in a horrific car chase, police believe it could be a tragic case of road rage. As they begin their investigation, however, they uncover a sinister plot devised to hide a scandalous secret and a suspect’s double-life.

A young woman is found dead in her bathtub under mysterious circumstances. Was it an overdose, an accidental drowning, or something more sinister? It will take a suspect committing another violent crime for the truth to finally be revealed.

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.

Whitley's mother wants to spend Christmas in France, which adds to Whitley's "Bah-Humbug" mood. Will a visit from the three ghosts of Christmas give her the holiday spirit?

Whitley and Freddie are asked to co-host the annual freshman tea. Ron invites a classmate to stay at the apartment without asking Dwayne first.

Dwayne is visited by an old friend who criticizes Dwayne's choice of school and friends. Col. Taylor tries to rekindle an old flame at a reunion for U.S. Servicemen.

Dwayne writes a passionate poem for poetry class that Whitley misinterprets as a poem for her. Freddie feels guilty for dating two guys at once.

Theo worries when his friend dates Vanessa.

Cliff takes Rudy and friends to an "old time" vaudeville show.

Rudy refuses to play the violin for her teacher.

Theo wants to visit his friend in the hospital, but something holds him back.

George doesn't know what to do with himself on a Sunday, the only day of the week George doesn't work. Tom quickly points out the obvious that George is a workaholic. Just to spite him, George decides to show him that he can relax and decides to book him and Louise on a cruise. However, Louise and George find themselves with a problem, Mother Jefferson has invited herself along.

When a young woman shows up at the Jefferson's door with the news that she thinks that she's Louise's daughter, George has a fit and begins to doubt Louise. Especially since the young woman was born while George was in the Korean War and has a birth certificate to prove it.

Harry is sure that his latest girlfriend, Daphne is going to pop the question and doesn't have the heart to let her down. So he bolts to the Jefferson's bathroom. Meanwhile, George tries to handle an inspector who's inspecting one of George's stores. However, George's method to avoid paying a fine by blackmailing the inspector, doesn't go over too well.

Things aren't going to well for George and Louise on their anniversary. First, Louise must contend with the unwelcome Mother Jefferson and then she must contend with George's odd anniversary gift, bicycles. She quickly learns his motive for buying them, to meet Mr. Whittendale.

Mother Jefferson comes over to the apartment for a visit and quickly finds herself being ignored. Hurt, Mother Jefferson fakes a fall and gets all the attention she wants and proves to be an even bigger burden to Louise than usual. Meanwhile, Louise sets out to prove to George that she is better than him in a gin tournament.

George is sure that he's movin' back down the ladder after some financial setbacks. His worries soon turn into nightmares and with both Lionel asking for money and Florence asking for a raise, George's worries don't appear to be ending anytime soon.

Mother Jefferson encounters a masher in the elevator and later discovers that he is Jenny's uncle Bertram. Things get out of hand when she locks him out on the balcony, but he tricks her into letting him back in, but they soon make a date with a liquor bottle. Meanwhile, George wants to buy antique furniture, much to Louise's dismay.

George is all excited about being invited to speak in front of some youths at what he believes to be a college concerning his success, that is until he discovers the place he is to speak at is in Harlem. Later, George's fears are justified when his delivery van is looted.

George's old navy buddy, Wendell comes for a visit and immediately begins making passes at Louise. Louise quickly finds herself in a difficult situation, especially since she likes the unexpected attention, since George has recently not been spending any time with her.

Jenny is tired of the bickering between her two grandfathers who have been against each other ever since Tom and Helen wed. So this leads Jenny, Louise and Mother Jefferson to concoct a scheme to get the two together at the Jeffersons' apartment since neither of the grandfathers will step foot in the Willis' apartment.

Lionel is in a car accident with the van which results in a broken headlight and dented fender. When Lionel doesn't tell George about it, George becomes convinced he was in an accident which could get him in trouble with the mob.

George needs a new manager for his store on the first floor in the apartment building. However, the person who's the most qualified for the job he refuses to hire for two reasons, she's a woman and she's white. This soon begins a family feud with George versus Louise and Mother Jefferson.

Louise realizes that Mother Jefferson has a strong hold on George when he refuses to cancel a monthly lunch with his mother and go with Louise to a funeral for a family friend. Ultimately, Mother Jefferson agrees to go to the funeral with George and Louise, but when George puts his foot down on Mother Jefferson's demanding ways, she makes a scene.

A late night phone call makes George wide-awake when he learns that a flood in Illinois will cause his investment in the stock market to go through the roof. However, George himself is the one going through the roof when he learns Lionel turned down an engineering job which quickly leads to a Jefferson/Willis fight at the Willis apartment.

Imunique convinces Delroy to be part of her bachelor auction to raise money for kids. It’s all fun and games until Delroy gets bought by Sonya, his mentally-unstable ex. Meanwhile, Jasmine joins Latrell’s basketball team and becomes MVP.

To make up for breaking the bro code, Marc agrees to be Latrell’s wingman on a date with twins. Little do they know, the twins are conjoined at the thigh.

Tired of too many taxes, Delroy decides to run for city council with Imunique as his campaign manager. Delroy doesn’t take his thuggish opponent seriously, only to find out he is stiff competition.