2024-07-02
Lovita and Regina give a makeover to Steve's wallflower of a niece (Megalyn Echikunwoke), who blossoms into a looker who gets a second look from Romeo (Merlin Santana). Off. Hodges: Robin Stapler. (Repeat).
Lovita pretends to be the principal in order to fool her aging aunt. (Repeat).
Steve and Ced (Cedric the Entertainer) get quite a shock from the strippers they hire for a bachelor party. Nikki Cox: Herself. Strippers: Edith Grant, Michelle Silveira. Off. Parker: Kendahl King. (Repeat).
Cedric (Cedric the Entertainer) believes there's a spirit haunting the apartment, so he talks Steve into having a seance. Coretta: Robin Yvette Allen. Mo-Mo: De'Aundre Bonds. Marty: John F. Knight. (Repeat).
Anthony Anderson returns as Bryana's father, who crowds Bernie as he bonds with Jordan over ridding the house of a possum. (Repeat).
Jordan and Bryana's crimes yield new prison-like punishments from Bernie, who, try as he might, can't bust Vanessa for anything. (Repeat).
Seeking family togetherness, Wanda suggests their church's weekend retreat, but all that gathers are rain clouds. Sister Jane: Nancy Lenehan. Father Roger: Michael Hitchcock. Father Cronin: Wade Andrew Williams. (Repeat).
Bryana's questions about her mother prompt Wanda to try to contact her. (Repeat).
Vanessa attempts an attitude change after seeing her own life through the eyes of a friend visiting from back home in Chicago. Tasha: Krysten Leigh Jones. DeSean: Aaron Grady. (Repeat).
Bernie and Jordan team up for fantasy football, but don't stay teammates for long. Elsewhere, Vanessa lets Bryana attend her makeup party, and she soon becomes a makeup addict. NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus has a cameo. (Repeat).
Jay's getting a reputation as a stern taskmaster as the coach of Kady's soccer team, so Michael takes over. His coaching philosophy is considerably more mellow (with results that would make Vince Lomabardi blanch). And soon, a coaching showdown looms. Kady: Parker McKenna Posey. Melissa: Jessica Sara. Inga: Bruce Fine. (Repeat).
Jay goes overboard trying to impress---and one-up---the boss after Michael hires her to help out around the office. Meanwhile, Kady makes a new friend in an old, out-of-this-world doll. Kady: Parker McKenna Posey. Claire: Jennifer Freeman. Janet: Tisha Campbell-Martin. (Repeat).
Jr. takes an IQ test, whose results are a surprise. Meanwhile, Michael isn't smart enough to assemble Kady's new jungle gym, and Kady announces what she wants to be when she grows up: a hall monitor. So she practices at school (and learns she likes bossing people around). (Repeat).
Michael hurts his back playing a game on "Family Night." The family thinks it's funny, so he decides to play with their heads. But he overplays his hand. Dr. Thomas: Jason Stuart. Dr. Klieger: Phil Reeves. (Repeat).
Regina learns that she is not going to be the maid of honor at a friend's wedding after she thought she was a shoo-in. Meanwhile, Steve tells his music class to write a new version of the school song for an assembly the mayor is attending. Tiffany: Jackie Mari Roberts. Bernadette: Tami Akbar-Anderson. Percy: Damon Standifer. Trent: Willie Gault. Regina: Wendy Raquel Robinson. Lydia: Lori Beth Denb
Regina agrees to go on a date with Steve's old pal Clyde, but only if Steve joins them and escorts a friend of hers. Meanwhile, Lydia doesn't realize that the cheerleaders only want to hang out with her because she works in a hip clothing shop. Clyde: Jonathan Slocumb. Arletta: Lisa Duvernay. Buffy: Joi Weir. Kim: Holly King. Regina: Wendy Raquel Robinson. Lydia: Lori Beth Denberg. Romeo: Merlin S
Regina puts Cedric and Lovita in charge of planning Booker T's prom; Lydia thinks a boy she likes is going to ask her to the dance, but the teen has other plans. Singer Teena Marie performs. Arthur: Sam Levine. Samantha: Lena Cardwell. Earl: Ernie Lee Banks. Regina: Wendy Raquel Robinson. Lovita: Terri J. Vaughn. Lydia: Lori Beth Denberg. (Repeat).
Lovita and Cedric set up a blind date between Steve and Regina in hopes of getting the two pals together. Meanwhile, Romeo and Bullethead mail fake college-acceptance letters to Lydia. Lovita: Terri J. Vaughn. Regina: Wendy Raquel Robinson. Lydia: Lori Beth Denberg. (Repeat).
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Friends are the family we choose, for better or worse. (Repeat).
A Russian woman and her mother search for the ideal wedding dress; Keasha works with a bride who has an extravagant budget and a big secret; a cowgirl wants a dress to match the boots she bought for her beach wedding. (Repeat).
A bride butts heads with her traditional Italian family when she looks for a dress with a black sash; an indecisive bride looks for a gown that will show off the tattoo on her back; a bride looks for a convertible dress that's suitable for dancing. (Repeat).
A woman enlists the help of her friends and ex-boyfriend to help her find a gown; a second-time bride wants to look like a princess to make up for her bare-bones first wedding; a bride is convinced that she wants a dress she saw at a different shop. (Repeat).
A woman shops for a bridal gown with her terminally ill mother; a bride receives negative criticism; a woman whose fiancé proposed to her in Keasha's store seeks a dress for her big day. (Repeat).
Accountant Faith Houston feels a calling from God to help troubled children on a farm, but is doubted by her family since she is not a dedicated Christian and does not have a strong relationship with animals or children. Faith finds the work tough and must be resilient to find her purpose. (Repeat).
A TV news anchor who was adopted as a child attempts to reconnect with her reclusive birth mother after attending her biological father's funeral. (Repeat).
An improvisational-comedy showcase in which a panel of talented performers wing it unscripted and unrehearsed. (Repeat).
Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, along with guest comedian Heather Anne Campbell, put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games that are prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience. The four performers must use the little information they have and their wild imaginations to depict different characters and an array of scenes, as well
Part 1 of 2: Jr.'s high-school graduation is approaching and he drops a bombshell: He wants to go to college. Perhaps not surprisingly, it's the same one that his girlfriend Vanessa (Meagan Good) plans to attend. Trouble is, it's hard to get into, but Michael thinks he knows how to deal with that. Meanwhile, Claire and Kady can't wait to get rid of their older brother, and neither can Franklin (No
Conclusion. Michael and Jay take a dim view of Jr. and Vanessa's plan to marry after graduation from high school, and push for him to take a trip to Japan without her. Meanwhile (and curiously), both Claire and Kady come to realize that they would miss Jr. if he were to leave. Vanessa: Meagan Good. Franklin: Noah Gray-Cabey. (Repeat).
A golfing buddy (David Alan Grier) of Michael's turns him on to a hair-growth pill, and Jay insists that she and Michael see an estate planner. (These two storylines are connected.) Meanwhile, Kady's jealous because Claire has volunteered for a Big Sister program and is mentoring a disadvantaged girl (Kennedy Rue McCullough). (Repeat).
Jr. learns what it means to be the boss's son when he begins working at Kyle Trucking. Meanwhile, Claire's been spending a lot of time in a homework chat room, so much that Michael wonders just what homework she's doing. (Repeat).
Cedric (Cedric the Entertainer) lets being named "Teacher of the Year" go to his head, angering fellow teachers, students and his girlfriend (Terri J. Vaughn). Lauren: Ishtar Uhvana. Romeo: Merlin Santana. (Repeat).
Cedric and Steve test out a "lie buster," but the device backfires for Cedric when Lovita catches him in a string of white lies. Meanwhile, Lydia gets her own TV show; and Regina gets competitive with her new beau. (Repeat).