Denise's continual low performance in school prompts organizational advice from Clair; Cliff convinces Rudy of the importance of her small role in a recital.
Cliff and Rudy make the acquaintance of a lost dog during a stroll and decide to take care of the dog until the owner shows up; Vanessa wants to go to a party.
Russell and Homer bring their Army buddy to Cliff's house for poker night; Theo loses his chance at a date by forcing a girl to decide if she wants to go out.
Cliff takes care of the house while Clair is out of town for a ceremony; Theo is caught trying to cover up his name and phone number in the girls' restroom.
While visiting the Huxtables, Sondra and Elvin support Theo's wrestling; Cliff suggests Rudy write a letter to her mother instead of making a phone call.
Latrell regrets letting his friend Armando stay at his place when he wreaks havoc and destroys his possessions; Bridget assumes Delroy is planning to propose.
George becomes the subject of ridicule after dropping Reggie Jackson's home run hit during a game; Louise tries to cheer him by boosting his self-confidence.
Louise and George get into an argument with Helen and Tom after learning their children are planning to divorce, causing Jessica to run away from school.
George's assistant Clark cannot find a date to his prom, so Florence agrees to accompany him; at the dance, however, Florence encounters a man from her past.
The intimate lives of some of today's top personalities are explored as the celebrities themselves provide first-hand accounts of their road to stardom.
Michael impersonates J.J. while communicating on a CB radio with a young woman who refers to herself "Fun Girl," but he discovers she hasn't been honest.
Fed up by constant interruptions at home and a severe lack of privacy, Thelma decides to move into an apartment that is shared by three other roommates.
Willona takes a new job in a store in order to finance Penny's ice skating lessons, but encounters problems when she discovers she must spy on customers.
Willona, Penny and the Evans family reach their breaking point with the miserable conditions in the building, prompting them to try and get Bookman fired.
Willona turns down a wedding proposal from an old boyfriend, since his job would have them moving all the time, but Penny feels differently and runs away.
When his hours are cut down to part-time at work, J.J. takes in a boarder to make up the difference but soon finds out the boarder is in witness protection.
Grandpa stops by with his new invention that he believes will make him rich, but his extreme dedication to the idea leaves his fiancée feeling neglected.
J.J. becomes involved with a married woman who claims she will soon be divorced, but the stress of the situation sends J.J. to the hospital with an ulcer.
Bookman's wife believes he's cheating on her with another woman due to his recent strange behavior and only grows more convinced when seeing him with Willona.
Thelma is excited when her play is chosen by a local theatre to be brought to the stage, but soon the theatre owner asks for several changes in the script.
Thelma, the soon-to-be bride comes down with a severe case of pre-wedding jitters that threaten to derail derail the wedding plans; J.J. runs into trouble.
When Penny's 13-year-old friend becomes pregnant, Willona refuses to broach the topic of sex with her daughter on the grounds that she is too young to know.
Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of singer Whitney Houston, experiences the highs and lows of parental, familial and romantic love after the loss of her mother.
Dre contemplates getting a gun after a house in the neighborhood is broken into, but Bow does not think it is a good idea, causing a debate on home protection.
After Dre receives his yearly physical, Pops confesses that it has been years since he has been to the doctor, and Dre and Bow convince him to get a check-up.