Jordan has to bring home his class' pet snake to care for it, and the new visitor makes Bryana want a pet to take care of; Bernie talks to an animal expert.
When a once popular school is under threat of being closed a divided community comes together in an effort to raise the funding and support to keep it open.
A successful advice columnist has known her best friend ever since they were children and knows all of his secrets, including that he doesn't love his fiance.
Jr.'s first decision as a licensed driver is to ignore Michael's sage advice on car buying; Claire suffers from an abscessed tooth on school picture day.
Jay ignores the sanctity of her daughter's privacy when she scours through Claire's private diary, which reveals her shocking considerations of getting intimate
Toni wants to start attending a different church service, but that bothers Lorraine; DJ prepares for school tryouts, but Daniel is too enthusiastic about it.
After everyone finds out a convict Daniel put in jail two decades ago is getting out, they worry for his safety; Toni tries to connect with DJ over video games.
Daniel takes on a job as a bodyguard for a famous musician, who ends up making everyone in the family go crazy; Terri befriends one of the mean girls at school.
For a fund-raiser, Steve attempts to reunite the Hi-Tops, but learns that they've formed a new band without him, so he makes some new music with Regina.
Bernie gets the role as a stroke victim, and Jordan leads an uprising at the daycare in Wanda's workplace; Vanessa hides the fact that Bernie Mac is her uncle.