Switch, the multi-talented, multi-instrumental Midwestern powerhouse band bursts onto the black music scene as newcomers to the legendary Motown roster in the mid-'70s.
Dre realizes he needs to intervene when Pops starts gambling and partying to mask his heartbreak; Bow pawns school drop-off onto Junior so that she can avoid an annoying parent.
Bow is heartbroken to learn that Diane is no longer friends with Sophie; Dre discovers a hole in the wall that Junior and Jack were hiding and forces them to fix their own expensive mistake.
Dre spirals when Rainbow is elected to the prestigious California Board of Medicine, and the invitation for the annual fundraising gala is addressed to Dr. Rainbow Johnson and guest; Diane redecorates her room to impress Mason.
Pam's (Erika Alexander) friends are upset when her good report card reflects attention to her studies; Cliff prepares for the moment when Pam will ask him for a loan.
Things go bump in the night for Rudy the first time she baby-sits Olivia; Cliff and his friend decide to ditch their wives and become partners for the annual pinochle tournament.
Roxanne Shante uses her fierce battle rap skills, honed during street battles with local MC's for money, to become rap's first female star MC with the release of her 1984 hit, "Roxanne's Revenge."