A bank robbery in Atlanta has the FBI showing up at the Evans’ apartment to question Florida since her nephew, Cleatus is the prime suspect. Things get tense, when Cleatus…

Thelma researches her family tree for a school project and discovers James’s father is very much alive and living in the Chicago area. However, when James learns that Thelma has…

An elderly man that Michael befriended stops by the Evans’ apartment just prior to the New Years celebration and knowing that he only has a little time left, decides that…

Thelma has a chance at winning a scholarship to an exclusive boarding school in Michigan. However, even before she knows she won, a snobby girl from a fraternity comes around…

A bully has been stealing Michael’s lunches which prompts James to give him some tips on how to handle the situation. However, Michael surprises everyone with his own tactic, he…

After taking some courses at a trade school, James has a chance of getting a good paying job. However, when he is finally offered one, there is one catch, it’s…

J.J. secretly has become a member of the Satan’s Knights, a gang who are in the midst of a gang war with the Warlords. Two members and the leader of…

J.J. is recovering after being shot by Mad Dog, which only turned out to be a flesh wound. Meanwhile, a vengeful James presses charges against Mad Dog but a worried…

A wedding has Florida realizing that Willona is the only friend of hers left that isn’t married. So this leads Florida to try her hand at matchmaking, and matches her…

James finds a bag of robbery loot adding up to $27,000. After some coaxing from Florida, James decides to turn it in. However, what Florida doesn’t know is that there…

Cousin Naomi is visiting the Evans’ for the Christmas season. However, her visit is not a happy one for Thelma, who discovers that Naomi is hiding a serious drinking problem.

James is sure he’s going to get a sales position at a department store but when he brings Florida along on the interview he is in for a big surprise,…

Florida is going to night school hoping to achieve a High School Equivalency diploma, but her working in the daytime and going to school at night puts a strain on…

A woman aks J.J. to paint a nude portrait of her as a birthday gift for her husband. However, Florida has a hard time understanding why a woman would pose…

Realizing his mechanical skills, Florida suggests that James open a fix-it shop but when they go to the bank, they’re turned down for a loan. This leads James to set…

J.J. is enchanted with his new girlfriend, Clarissa, and is all set to take her to a ritzy debutante ball. However, Clarissa has come to the Evans’ apartment with some…

An elderly resident of the projects appears to be living on pet food after Michael takes out her garbage. The Evans family’s attempt to do something for her is complicated…

A childhood friend of James’ arrives for a visit and quickly his gambling problem becomes an Evans family problem when two hoods show up looking for him to pay off…

The Evans family’s joy at finally getting to meet J.J.’s girl Henrietta is shrouded by J.J.’s declaration that his immediate future could include Henrietta and matrimony.

The Evans’ family is hit with a double dose of unemployment blues after both James and J.J. lose their jobs. Wanting to support his family, J.J. decides to join the…

Michael must write an essay on the person whom he most admires. He first picks Florida for her strength and effort in keeping the family together. However, Florida points out…

Thelma’s been seeing the same man for two months and hasn’t introduced him to the family yet. However, when she comes home with an engagement ring, Florida and James demand…

Michael, one of the brightest boys in his class, comes home with the news that he scored the lowest out of his whole class on an I.Q. test.

An encyclopedia salesman is the last person James wants to see when he comes home from work. However, he softens when he learns the man is blind. This leads James…

Florida’s strange behavior has the family and Willona wondering what’s wrong with her. Michael thinks she’s beginning menopause while Willona believes she’s fed up with the boredom that comes with…

J.J.’s 18th birthday has James and Florida in a fit when they find out they won’t be able to give J.J. the art supplies he wanted because James’ credit has…

J.J. is taken down to the police station for questioning in the liquor store robbery. The family gathers there and tries to think up ways to raise enough money for…

Michael has the chance to be bused to a better school in a white neighborhood but he is determined to get out of it. Florida and James first hear about…

James is all excited because he’s sure he’s going to get a high paying job. However, at the interview, he learns that he’s too old to join the company’s union….

J.J.’s painting of a Black Jesus, becomes the family’s good luck charm after a string of success hits each family member. However, Florida refuses to entertain the notion that the…

With an eviction notice over their heads, the Evans family scrambles to come up with $74 dollars needed for their rent. Despite Florida’s opinion, James goes down to the pool…

An old friend of James, who is now a shady televangilist, stops by the Evans apartment and offers James a job that would pay $100 a day. James is set…

Michael comes home from school early one day with the announcement that he has been suspended. This, after telling his teacher that George Washington was a racist. James and Florida…

Florida finds what she believes to be a dirty story called, “”Sexual Behavior in the Ghetto””. Assuming it to be J.J.’s, Florida confronts him, but she’s in for a surprise…

J.J. is sure he’s bound to make it big when he gets a patron in Leroy Jackson, who begins providing him with all the supplies he needs. However, when James…

Florida and James are worried that J.J. won’t pass into the 12th grade but when he gets his report card he did indeed pass but the grades seem to be…

Michael submits a angry letter about the conditions in the Evans’ apartment to a newspaper and gets an immediate response from a housing commission official who quickly finds himself stranded…

Florida is running in a cleanest apartment competition and is sure she will win. However, her chances are dashed when Michael tries to help someone in need and brings home…

Florida comes home from the supermarket with great news, she’s been offered a role in a TV commercial. What’s even better is the pay she will get, $5,000. However, once…

Florida and the kids become concerned about James’s health after reading an article in a magazine about hypertension. When he learns about their concerns, he goes through the roof and…