Chris decides to help Malvo, a career criminal recently released from prison, turn his life around and go back to high school; Julius, a die-hard Dodgers fan, feels betrayed when Drew decides he is a fan of the Mets.
When Chris needs to come up with a school project for Earth Day, he decides to collect cans, believing it will be easy; Rochelle must go to the school to discuss Tonya's inappropriate behavior.
The church choir begs for mercy when Nikki (Mo'Nique) replaces Kim (Countess Vaughn) as soloist. Guest star: Joseph C. Phillips, Fred Hammond and Kym E. Whitley.
On a mission to become one of the cool kids, Chris gets caught with cigarettes and is suspended from school; Tonya intercepts a call from the school and decides to blackmail him.
When Chris is without a date for the 9th grade dance, Ms. Morello suggests that he ask the only girl who hasn't been asked yet; Tonya drives Rochelle and Julius crazy about taking ballet.
The gang goes on a shopping binge, creating financial and marital problems for Maya and Darnell; Joan tries to infuse sex into her long-distance relationship with Sean.
Kim and Nikki (Countess Vaughn, Mo'Nique) are paired with a father and son (John Marshall Jones, Fred Thomas) on the TV show "Blind Date." Roger Lodge guest stars.
Jamie (Jamie Foxx) steps in when he learns a boy (guest star Orlando Brown) he mentors plans to use a gun on a bully (guest star Robert Ri'chard) at school.
Martin (Martin Lawrence) befriends his old prom date's son and begins to suspect the boy might be his own child; with Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold.