Dwayne proposes to Suzanne and is turned down, so he turns to Whitley for advice. Jaleesa pulls a prank on Walter, which backfires.

Whitley's mother thinks she should focus on finding a man rather than academics. Freddie implements a recycling program on campus.

Denise's friend, Michelle, thinks she has a medical problem and wants to keep it from parents, so she asks Cliff for advice. This leads Cliff and Clair to question whether their children would come to them with their problems or seek outside help. They hold a family forum to make sure their children know the lines of communication are always open. But the children pose some hypothetical questions which give their parents pause.

Clair buys a pair of beautiful new shoes and challenges Cliff to a "smoothness" contest - to decide who has the most style. Unfortunately, when Clair breaks her toe, she can't fit her bandaged foot into her stylish new shoes. What’s more, she refuses any help from Cliff - determined to prove she can function as a lawyer, wife and mother of five, in spite of her broken toe.

When Cliff invites his math teacher, Mrs. Westlake, and her husband to dinner, Theo prepares himself for what promises to be the worst night of his life. But Theo is shocked and his parents are surprised when the prim and proper "Dragon Lady" turns out to be a beautiful and charming woman. Brazilian actress, Sonia Braga, guest stars as Mrs. Westlake.

Vanessa, a straight A student, finds that her grades suffer when she studies with Robert, a classmate that she has a crush on. With a big school dance coming up, she is afraid to show her parents a bad test grade fearing they’ll keep her home. The night of the dance, Vanessa wears Denise's new sweater without her sister's permission, causing an all-out brawl between the two.

After Regine breaks up with her latest beau, a handsome attorney named Charles, she grants Max permission to give him a call. However, she is furious when Max goes to church and Sunday brunch with Charles. She suspects that Max doesn't even care about Charles, and is only using him to hurt Regine. Regine persuades a reluctant Khadijah to ask Max to break up with Charles. Max refuses, as she enjoys Charles's company and doesn't feel that Regine should always get her own way. Max later drops by the apartment and announces that she has dumped Charles. When Regine praises her for her selflessness, Max admits that Charles was the one who broke things off. The girls agree not to date each other's ex-boyfriends--unless he's really fine. Overton is forced to endure a slew of phone calls from lonely women when his ad offering handyman services accidentally ends up in the personals.

After learning that Synclaire hasn't had a date for six months, Regine and Max devote their energies to remedying this situation. Synclaire accepts a date from a handsome veterinarian named Michael, much to Overton's chagrin. Max and Regine give her a make-over and offer tips. Regine explains the "date laugh," in which the woman puts one hand on her date and the other on her cleavage when the man says anything amusing. They decide to follow Synclaire to the restaurant to make sure things go smoothly. Although Khadijah feels they should mind their own business, she also tags along. Synclaire is furious at their interference, and asks them to leave. She and Michael have a nice time, but he is called away on an emergency, thanks to a phone call set up by Overton. Overton steps in and takes his place at the table, and later takes Synclaire bowling. Synclaire sends Overton into the stratosphere with a kiss on the cheek, and he excitedly tells Kyle that he is six months ahead of schedule in his pursuit of her.

Max receives several phone messages from her ex-boyfriend Greg, who had unceremoniously dumped her a year earlier. Max ignores Khadijah's advice and agrees to have dinner with Greg and his fiancée. She arranges for the meal to be held at the girls' apartment. Regine suggests that Max bring a date, but Khadijah believes that Max should be happy with who she is. When Greg arrives with his beautiful fiancée, Susan, a desperate Max begs Kyle to pose as her boyfriend. He accepts the role all too eagerly. Everyone begins inventing tales about the couple's courtship and Max's phenomenal professional success. Max can no longer stand the lying, and admits that it was all an act. Greg follows her to the kitchen, and she explains that she has realized the source of her bitterness; she knew that she and Greg weren't right for each other, but wishes that he had said good-bye. She kisses him and struts out of the kitchen, leaving Greg begging for more. Meanwhile, Overton struggles to correct the brownstone's water pressure problem.

Khadijah is disgusted by the girls' pathetic social life, so she suggests that they go out to a club and meet some men. Regine announces that she can get them onto the guest list at Club Zina. She dons her finest wig and "one of a kind" red dress, and is disgusted to spot two other women wearing the same dress. She douses them with drinks, but later gets a taste of her own medicine. Kyle and Overton have to sneak in the back door because the doorman dislikes Kyle, and Kyle has no luck with the female bar patrons. Overton convinces Synclaire to dance, and they show off a series of moves not seen since 1984. Max is hounded by a smarmy man with a gold tooth, while Khadijah is bored out of her skull. Her attitude improves when she meets Regine's friend Ty, the DJ. He gives her the chance to take the mic, and she brings down the house with "I Will Survive."

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.

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.

Marryssa Middleton believes she has found the love of her life. But once her lovers true colors are revealed, she’s in too deep to get out. Later, Melanie Costantini moves to Sin City with her high school sweetheart in search of a fresh start. But when the bills pile up, her man sets up a diabolical plan.

As a single mom, Ohioan Sheila McFarland has always longed for a man to get her through the day to day. But when she meets local drug hustler Eddie “The Man” Brownlee, her already unstable world is about to be thrown even more off course. And in Georgia, a couple risks it all when a botched robbery leaves them high and dry.

In Florida, Kiesha Pugh meets a man who becomes the sunshine she’s been dreaming of. But when money runs low, she winds up in a deadly scheme that goes up in flames. And in Dayton, Ohio, Tonisha Harris turns over a new leaf to provide for her family, until her man asks her to help clean up his dirty deeds.

Dwayne proposes to Suzanne and is turned down, so he turns to Whitley for advice. Jaleesa pulls a prank on Walter, which backfires.

Whitley's mother thinks she should focus on finding a man rather than academics. Freddie implements a recycling program on campus.

Dwayne and Ron try to join a fraternity and ask Whitley to find out what their chances are from a member that has a crush on her.

Walter and Jaleesa examine their relationship as Jaleesa goes on a date with her ex-husband Lamar (Thomas Mikal Ford).

Denise's friend, Michelle, thinks she has a medical problem and wants to keep it from parents, so she asks Cliff for advice. This leads Cliff and Clair to question whether their children would come to them with their problems or seek outside help. They hold a family forum to make sure their children know the lines of communication are always open. But the children pose some hypothetical questions which give their parents pause.

Clair buys a pair of beautiful new shoes and challenges Cliff to a "smoothness" contest - to decide who has the most style. Unfortunately, when Clair breaks her toe, she can't fit her bandaged foot into her stylish new shoes. What’s more, she refuses any help from Cliff - determined to prove she can function as a lawyer, wife and mother of five, in spite of her broken toe.

When Cliff invites his math teacher, Mrs. Westlake, and her husband to dinner, Theo prepares himself for what promises to be the worst night of his life. But Theo is shocked and his parents are surprised when the prim and proper "Dragon Lady" turns out to be a beautiful and charming woman. Brazilian actress, Sonia Braga, guest stars as Mrs. Westlake.

Vanessa, a straight A student, finds that her grades suffer when she studies with Robert, a classmate that she has a crush on. With a big school dance coming up, she is afraid to show her parents a bad test grade fearing they’ll keep her home. The night of the dance, Vanessa wears Denise's new sweater without her sister's permission, causing an all-out brawl between the two.

When local actress Pasinetta Prince met charmer, Patrick Bauldwin, he fanned her flame and together they formed the perfect partnership.

A young mom had finally gotten life on track after years of finding love in the wrong places. When she’s found strangled to death, detectives wonder if her past came back to haunt her, and a shocking witness may hold the key to the killer’s identity.

When a decorated Navy Commander is found dead in a hotel room, those close to him suspect suicide. But when autopsy results point to homicide, investigators sort through numerous lies to uncover a calculated plot fueled by lust and greed.

A young mom had finally gotten life on track after years of finding love in the wrong places. When she’s found strangled to death, detectives wonder if her past came back to haunt her, and a shocking witness may hold the key to the killer’s identity.

After the death of a 9-year-old boy in Chicago, police feared that the usual no-snitch culture would hurt their investigation. Turns out, people were more than willing to help identify the suspects who sought deadly revenge in broad daylight.

When a man is found bludgeoned to death in his Baltimore apartment amidst drug paraphernalia, police assume this is a drug related crime and the case goes cold – but his daughter senses this is home grown vengeance and works to solve the case.

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. Meanwhile, Fabian and Adonis set up Jasmine with a seemingly perfect guy… who’s a little too close to his mother.

Kelly (Delroy’s other daughter) comes back… pregnant! At first, Delroy is excited, but after being called “grandpa”, Delroy goes through a mid-life crisis and starts dressing younger. The gang puts on an intervention to make it stop.

Latrell falls asleep watching the Twilight Zone and falls into a dream state where he, as “Fraud Sterling,” narrates supernatural stories starring the whole gang: Delroy gets too greedy when selling a property that everyone wants to buy, Adonis keeps sending back the same plate of food for the rest of his life, and Latrell loses the ability to say anything but his comedy catchphrase.