Bernie finds out Jordan has never had a birthday party. He can’t believe his mom never gave him one. He decides to give Jordan a very special 10th birthday. Jordan…

Wanda’s parents, Lloyd and Leora, visit the Mac household. Bernie and Wanda first think the visit will be good for the kids. But Lloyd and Leora start to give them…

Bernie’s sister, Benita, comes to visit, and all havoc starts. She first tells Bryana that she cannot play Snow White in the school play because she is black. She also…

After enrolling his kids in a slew of extracurricular activities, Bernie suddenly finds his own free time disappearing when he is selected to be an activities suprvisor.

Bernie Mac gets a maid for himself only but the kids use the maid behind his back.

Tired of having to run to the store all the time for the kids, Bernie Mac’s friends introduce him to Cost Depot. At first this solution is so simple/fun but…

Bernie uses principles of chess to check the kids’ desires, but Jordan’s no pawn as he moves to achieve his goal: a paintball gun!

Chris Rock and Jay Leno guest star, as Bernie takes a long-standing grudge against Rock all the way to The Tonight Show. Upset after seeing Rock get preferential treatment at…

After taking the kids to the movies, Las Vegas-bound Bernie is further delayed by scenes that grow out of what they saw there, but weren’t supposed to see.

Bernie and Wanda attend Vanessa’s parent night at her school. They are shocked to find that her teacher likes her, and thinks she is not being challenged enough, so he…

Jordan plans to impress one of Vanessa’s friends with magic.

Wesley Snipes takes a genial comic spin as Wanda’s easygoing boss, Duke, who invites the couple to a dinner party. Feeling as if the kids are “”turning my brain into…

Bernie and Jordan square off in a battle not quite of biblical proportions, but certainly of biblical content, as the youngster craftily uses the Good Book for manipulation when he…

Don Rickles plays a neighbor who dispenses some unorthodox advice when Bernie is told he has high cholesterol. Though it’s a sore shoulder and badgering from Wanda that sends Bernie…

Bernie enlists Wanda to join him in a “united front” to be tougher on the kids, but she doesn’t like getting the same cold shoulder they give him.

To ensure he has enough turkey at Thanksgiving, Bernie makes his own personal, no-kids-allowed bird—which comes out undercooked, thanks to Jordan. But Bernie plows through anyway, only to suffer a…

Vanessa is slow to invite Bernie to a father-daughter dance, but quick to treat him like a stranger once there.

Jordan’s homework of caring for a snake has Bryanna clamoring for her own pet. Wildlife expert Jules Sylvester counsels Bernie.

Bernie is sick of the kids tearing up the house, so he decides to make them clean up everything they’ve ruined. The kids go along with the plan until they…

Bernie is delighted that the kids are in a carpool because it means he will only have to drive them to school two days a week. The delight is short-lived…

When Bryana loses her doll after a day at the beach, Bernie begins a midnight odyssey to retrieve it. After a grueling search, Bernie finds the doll, but realizes he…

It’s Bernie who acts like a kid when Wanda teams with him in a charity golf tournament. Bernie sees it as a grudge match against the host, Matt Damon, who…

Bernie takes the family on a tour of his old stomping grounds. Vanessa attempts to find her mother.

Bernie takes the entire family to Chicago for the funeral of a beloved uncle, but his cousin’s scheming mars the trip.

When Kelly’s girlfriend throws him out, Bernie lets him stay at the house.

Bernie takes Jordan to a Clippers’ game but tells Wanda that Jordan has had an asthma attack and had to go to the hospital. Wanda tries to help Jordan ‘feel…

Bernie is concerned that the kids are exposed to mature subjects.

After hearing Bernie use inappropriate language at home, Bryana goes to school and repeats it—much to the horror of her teacher. Soon after, a social worker shows up at the…

Impressed by the behavior and talents of another family’s kids, Bernie cracks down on his own with a program of constant studying.

When someone breaks into the Mac house, Bernie realizes how vulnerable his family is and turns the house into a high-security compound. Bernie is reminded by his friends of all…

Bernie becomes concerned when he begins to see the classic signs that old age is catching up with him. He’s forgetful, has aches and pains, and is finding gray hairs…

Bernie is booked on a popular morning radio show, and he gets himself into trouble with the whole family when he draws from his private life to bring comedy to…

Jordan sets his sights on joining Vanessa and Bryana on the Bernie Mac Hall of Fame awards shelf. He decides to join his school’s football team after hearing that everyone…

when Bernie realizes that anything he says to Jordan and Bryana first goes through Vanessa, he decides to stop fighting the situation and let Vanessa be responsible for the kids.

Wanda spends time with the kids and considers having a child with Bernie.

On a hot day, Vanessa detours the family’s trip to the water park. Back at home, the kids act wild and the air conditioning breaks.

With the kids officially under Bernie’s control, it’s come time to find them schooling. He enrolls Bryana in a prestigious preschool, Jordan in Catholic school and Vanessa in public junior…

The kids get a dog from the pound, thinking it will be the perfect present for Bernie. Bernie finds the dog, hides it, thinking it is the perfect present for…

Bernie realizes that the kids are here to stay, so he begins treating them differently. Wanda complains that Bernie is treating the kids like roomates and holds off sex from…

Bernie and Wanda bring the kids to church to discipline them, but Bernie ends up being the immature one. Later on, the Bishop and Deacon show up at Bernie’s house…