George, Tom, Helen, Harry and Florence are all sneaking around to set up a surprise birthday party for Louise. However, Louise is not exactly in a party mood after she comes back from a checkup at the doctor's office. It seems the doctor has told her that she will probably live to be 100 and this gets Louise thinking about she has nothing fulfilling in her life.

George is getting ready for a party to celebrate the opening of his new office. However, while George is in Charlie's bar, two men overhear George brag about his wealth and decide to make a move on his apartment. Later, a phone call puts a damper on the office party with news that Louise has been kidnapped for ransom.

George hurries to cough up the ransom money that is being demanded for Louise's safe return. However, both George and the kidnappers quickly learn that they have the wrong person, when Louise returns to the apartment. It seems that kidnappers have accidentally kidnapped Florence and now Florence is left wondering if George indeed will pay to get her back.

George is excited when he learns that an old Navy pal is in town and wants him to stop by at his hotel for a visit. However his old pal, Eddie, has a big surprise for George, his name is now Edie and he has undergone a sex change operation. Meanwhile, confusion with Eddie's name leads Louise to believe that George is having an affair with a woman named Edie.

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.

The Phoenix Suns come to town, and Max convinces Khadijah to visit the team's locker room and ask out Cedric Ceballos, with whom she has often flirted during interviews. Khadijah becomes so nervous over the date that she gets a splitting headache. Max tries to get her some aspirin, but accidentally gives her four herbal tranquilizers. (Regine had a supply so that she could give half a tablet to nervous brides.) Khadijah goes completely loopy at the restaurant, and refuses Max and Regine's attempts to help her. When they try to explain to Cedric, they are called groupies and thrown out. Tripp does not endear himself to the girls with his candor about Khadijah's situation. An old man comes by Overton and Synclaire's new apartment in the hopes of finding the old tenant, Mrs. Porchnik. Overton and Synclaire are afraid to break his heart by telling him that she has died. Max later tells him the truth (quite callously), and the man explains that Mrs. Porchnik owed him 500 dollars from a poker game.

Synclaire begins spending most of her evenings at rehearsals, leaving Overton feeling neglected. After she blows off the romantic dinner he had prepared, he goes out to a gambling club with Russell and Tripp. When Overton loses the money the couple had set aside for a new bed, a furious Synclaire forces him to sleep on the couch. Khadijah forces her to realize that she had been too hard on Overton, so Synclaire apologizes and skips a rehearsal to spend time with her husband. Overton surprises Synclaire by having a new bed delivered. (He had sold his favorite leather jacket to pay for it.) Regine's new relationship is complicated by the man's devotion to his dog, which he won't even keep out of the bedroom. Regine finally breaks up with him when it becomes apparent that he prefers the dog's company to hers. Regine, unaware of the potential harm, feeds the dog a chocolate treat. The dog is hospitalized with chocolate poisoning, but ends up pulling through.

After accidentally catching her car on fire, Shelly tries to borrow money from J.T. for a down payment on a new automobile, but when he refuses, it causes her to question their relationship. Meanwhile, stuck with an extra ticket to a charity ball, Rita asks Donovan to escort her to the event and the two friends share a surprising kiss at the end of the evening.

Shelly and J.T. finally sit down and discuss their rocky relationship, and just as Shelly thinks they got over the hard part, she soon learns that J.T. has a whole another idea of compromise. Nick tries to pretend that Donovan and Rita's new attraction doesn't bother him.

Comedian D.L. Hughley hilariously gives a dose of truth to the news of the day from the worlds of pop culture, politics, sports and social justice. With special guest Jonathan Adams.

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.

When a devoted father and husband is shot in cold blood, friends, family and neighbors are devastated. But as police begin to question those closest to him, they discover Louis Saint-Fleur may have been leading a double life… one filled with drugs, lies and ex-lovers.

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.

Fred and Lamont take a tour through the NBC studios and Fred gets a kick out of seeing Johnny Carson's parking spot. However, what Fred really gets a kick out of is seeing Lena Horne's car and sneaks into her dressing room. After meeting her, he tries to trick her into visiting him at his home.

Fred's old girlfriend Juanita stops by for dinner with her daughter, Alice. Lamont falls for Alice and thinks of asking for her hand in marriage. However, Juanita tells Fred that Alice is his daughter and Lamont is wining and dining his sister.

Fred and Donna's on again off again relationship is back on and he invites her to dinner. Later, Fred gets a visit from a saleslady who peaks his interest and he blindly invites her to dinner, forgetting all about Donna. Thanks to Lamont's manipulations, he makes sure Fred has to juggle the dates around, keeping up appearances.

Fred and Lamont find a homeless bum sleeping in a bathtub in their yard. After trying to get him to move on, he pretends that he gets hurt on their property and threatens to sue. Fred and Lamont try everything in their power to persuade him not to sue and Fred does his best to try to prove the bum is not really injured.

Fred and Lamont have bills coming out of their ears and consider going on welfare, something Fred refuses to do. Fred comes up with a plan to throw a "big party" in the Sanford home and charge admission. That's when two hoods show wanting a part of the action. Meanwhile, Aunt Esther is trying to find a place to hold her weekly church group meetings.

A late-night sausage sandwich sends Cliff on a nightmarish journey that lands him in a Muppet hospital where he’s slated to go under the knife!

Denise enjoys short-lived success as a romance guru when she unwittingly sets Vanessa up with a boy who's already got a girlfriend!

Denise challenges Cliff and Clair to put their store-bought chocolate cake up against her homemade organic food during a birthday party for Olivia.

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

When the partially undressed body of a pregnant teenager is found dumped in a park outside Chicago, it looks like the work of a sexual predator. But as police dig deeper, they’ll discover someone close to the victim with a personal motive for murder – and a deadly conspiracy fueled by jealous rage.

Cherished by all, Ida and Jana Randolph were a mother and daughter duo dedicated to lending a helping hand. But when they are found brutally murdered inside their apartment, police must dig into their personal lives to figure out who could have betrayed these beloved members of their tight knit Bronx community.

Comedian D.L. Hughley hilariously gives a dose of truth to the news of the day from the worlds of pop culture, politics, sports and social justice.

Thelma has written a full length play and is ecstatic when it is chosen to be produced as the local theater's latest production. Thelma quickly realizes a few changes to her manuscript may be needed, but it soon feels like almost everything will need to be changed to please the theater owner.

Willona's boyfriend, Frank, continues his efforts to try to get her to marry him. She finally agrees to it and begins wearing his engagement ring. Meanwhile, down at the boutique, Willona gets a promotion but Frank is determined to get her to turn down the offer. It seems Frank holds some old-fashioned thinking, when it comes to being the breadwinner in the family which leads Willona to have second thoughts about marriage

While J.J. is out of town at a convention, the Evans discover that a local day care center is closing down. In order to save it, everyone comes together to participate in an talent show. Meanwhile, Willona also turns to Alderman Davis for help and is unsure of how much it will cost her.

Willona adamantly refuses to discuss the birds and the bees with Penny especially after Willona learns a 13-year old friend of Penny's is pregnant. This leads Willona to tell Penny, that her friend has stomach mumps and not to go near her.

Both Florida and J.J. are looking for work but neither are having any luck. One ad, in the newspaper, for part-time work as a school bus driver sparks Florida's attention, but when Alderman Fred Davis becomes involved, it appears Florida may not have a chance, because one of his relatives is also applying for the position.

J.J.'s student has to deal with a violent father who ademantly refuses to allow his son to take art lessons from J.J., even though J.J. offers to give them for free.

CHRIS AND GREG NEED FAKE IDS TO ATTEND A CONCERT — Chris (Tyler James Williams) and Greg (Vincent Martella) realize they’d better find fake IDs or they won’t be able to go to the “18 and over” Fat Boys concert. Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) plans a surprise party for Julius (Terry Crews). Drew (Tequan Richmond) orders a pair of x-ray glasses in the mail, but when he discovers they don’t work, he decides to track down the company and hold them responsible for their faulty product.

CHRIS PREPARES FOR A BIG TEST — Knowing that he needs to score well to help him get into college, Chris (Tyler James Williams) decides to cram for his PSAT test, but when Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) makes the family attend a social event, Chris is left with no time to study and resorts to buying the PSAT answer key. Julius (Terry Crews) wins a sweepstakes for a new television, but soon realizes it’s a trap for people who have unpaid parking tickets. Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim and Vincent Martella also star.

CHRIS TAKES UP BOXING — Coach Thurman (guest star Paul Ben-Victor) witnesses Chris (Tyler James Williams) being bullied by Caruso (Travis Flory) and suggests Chris learn to box to defend himself. Julius (Terry Crews) catches the eye of a beautiful woman in the neighborhood who begins doing peep shows for him from her bedroom window, unaware that it is Drew (Tequan Richmond) and his friends who are watching. Julius thinks Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) is having an affair when he finds a telephone bill showing several calls to an unknown number late at night. Imani Hakim and Vincent Martella also star.