Jamie is surprised to learn that his mother is engaged to a younger man, so he tries to find a way to keep the two from going through with their marriage.
Shawn loses his newsstand after he fails to heed Pops' advice about the dangers of gambling, so he puts the diner on the line in an attempt to win it back.
Max has fallen for her law school professor and wants to make a move on him by preparing a party but runs into trouble when she learns Khadijah's secret.
Regine interviews for a job as an event coordinator for a rich entrepreneur and realizes that she is falling for him by being completely honest with him.
Overton gets tickets to the Ohio State-Michigan game since his uncle's son is the Buckeyes' quarterback, and he decides to take Tripp and Russell with him.
The girls take a road trip to Atlantic City to celebrate Khadijah's birthday; Kyle and Overton do major damage in the girls' apartment while they are away.
Khadijah discovers that reason behind Stacey's depression and invites her to spend some time with her friends, which leads to Kyle falling in love with her.
Synclaire tries to create some holiday spirit with a tree trimming party, but the gathering is a flop until they realize that she was trying to help them.
Khadijah hires a handsome man as the new writer at Flavor, then learns that he can't write; Overton discovers love letters under the floor in Regine's room.
Synclaire becomes jealous when she sees Overton with a beautiful woman and hurts Overton's feelings to get even; Regine and Max are attracted to a new neighbor.
Jamie is unbelievably puzzled, when he finds himself reliving Christmas Eve after a mall Santa puts a curse on him to teach him the meaning of Christmas.
Helen's encounter with a mugger forces her to attend numerous therapy sessions and her loved ones do their best to help her overcome her traumatic experience.
Hilary suddenly finds herself hired as the new weather girl at a local TV station, but she doesn't know the first thing about television or the weather.
Months after Carlton's former girlfriend broke up with him, she suddenly reappears on the Banks' doorstep with a baby that she claims is fathered by Carlton.
After Philip realizes his mentor has become senile, he feels his only choice is to defeat him in the upcoming election in order to force him out of court
When Philip is invited to appear with his family on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Will isn't allowed to join them onstage because he isn't part of the main family.
Results from the recent election are in and Philip struggles to keep his cool; Will goes to confront the incumbent Judge Robertson concerning recent rumors.
Shawn gets taken to court by his brother after his coffee spill causes Marlon to break his leg and miss out on a big dance competition with a cash prize.
Marlon tries to bring his brother back down to reality after Shawn spurns his friends and poses as a business executive in order to get in with a yuppie crowd.
Marlon's work in a series of malt liquor commercials makes him a minor celebrity, but it also raises some issues when the ads perpetuate racial stereotypes.