14.
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Florida Flips - When Florida starts
acting strangely, her family and friends don't know what to
make of it: menopause or boredom? |
15. |
J.J. Becomes a Man (part 1) - For J.J.'s
18 th birthday, his parents want to get him art supplies, but
James' bad credit complicates matters. Meanwhile, J.J. is picked
up by police for robbing a liquor store. |
16. |
J.J. Becomes a Man (part 2) - The police
question J.J. about the robbery and the Evanses contemplate
going to a loan shark for J.J.'s bail. |
17. |
Crosstown Buses Run all Day, Doodah,
Doodah - Michael forges his parents' signature on a busing questionnaire
to get out of being shipped to a better school in a white neighborhood.
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18. |
The Man I Most Admire -Michael must
write an essay for school on the person he admires. He
picks his mother for her strength, but Florida suggests that
James would be the better person to write about. |
19. |
Thelma's Young Man - Florida and James
are shocked when they meet the man Thelma has been secretly
dating for two months. And with an impending wedding, her parents
are concerned about their obvious differences. Louis Gossett,
Jr. guest stars. |
20. |
The I.Q. Test -Florida and James are
surprised when Michael gets very low marks on his I.Q. test
despite being one of the smartest kids in his class.
After Michael explains the test, his parents visit the school
to express their concerns. |
21. |
The Encyclopedia Hustle
- When a blind man comes to the Evans household selling encyclopedias,
James takes pity on the man and signs a contract agreeing to
buy them. But after he leaves, James reads the fine print and
realizes he's made a mistake. |
22. |
The Gang (part 1)
- To his parents dismay, J.J. joins a gang. Their fears
are proved warranted when J.J. is shot. |
23. |
The Gang (part 2)
- J.J.'s wound is only superficial but James wants revenge on
the man who shot his son and will do anything to get it. |
24. |
The Matchmaker - Florida wants Willona
to settle down and fixes her up with one of James' friends.
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25. |
The Windfall - James
stumbles on a bag containing $27,000 of stolen money. He wants
to keep it but Florida convinces him to take the money to the
police. No good deed goes unpunished - James doesn't
know that the bag originally contained $29,000 dollars. |
26. |
Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle
- Thelma's favorite cousin is staying with the Evanses for Christmas.
Her visit becomes an issue when Thelma discovers she has a serious
drinking problem. |
27. |
Florida's Big Gig - Florida accompanies
James on his job interview at a department store, but the supervisor
prefers to hire Florida and not James. Charlotte Rae
guest stars. |
28. |
Florida Goes to School - Florida wants
to get her GED but between night school and working, her relationship
with James suffers. |
29. |
The Nude - Florida
has a problem with a woman who wants J.J. to paint her in the
nude. Though the portrait is a gift for her husband, Florida
doesn't want her posing in the family's apartment. |
30. |
The Family Business - James is rejected
for a bank loan to open his own fix-it shop. So, he sets
up business in the apartment. |
31. |
The Debutante Ball - J.J. falls for
a girl from a ritzy family. Despite being crazy about
one another, her parents won't let him take her to a fancy dance
because he's not good enough for them. |
32. |
The Dinner Party - The Evanses suspect
their elderly neighbor is surviving on dog food. They
invite her over for dinner but are faced with a dilemma when
she insists on bringing the meatloaf. |
33. |
The Houseguest - James' childhood friend
brings more than old stories when he comes to visit -- his $5,000
gambling debt brings two thugs looking for payment to the Evans
household. |
34. |
My Girl Henrietta - J.J. is determined
to quit school and work full-time in order to marry his girlfriend,
Henrietta. James and Florida don't understand until a
very pregnant Henrietta visits the Evanses. |
35 |
The Enlistment - When both James and
J.J. lose their jobs, J.J. decides to help his family by joining
the army. |
36. |
Thelma's Scholarship - Thelma has an
opportunity to attend a prestigious boarding school.
But when a snooty sorority girl is too insistent that Thelma
join, she realizes they only want her because she's black. |
37 |
The Lunch Money Ripoff
- James tries to teach Michael some tactics on how to handle
a bully at school. But Michael has his own ideas and
invites the boy over to his house. |
