Thelma accepts a marriage proposal from college football star Keith Anderson, who is negotiating a lucrative NFL contract.
Florida arrives home after hearing of Thelma's engagement, but J.J. loses his job.
To pay for the wedding, J.J. takes a loan from Sweet Daddy Williams. But while walking down the aisle, Keith injures his knee.
The day after the wedding tragedy, Florida rallies the family together while Sweet Daddy Williams comes calling for his payment.
Florida competes with a relative of Alderman Davis for a job as a school-bus driver.
When Penny's 13-year-old friend becomes pregnant, Willona tells Penny that the friend has "stomach mumps".
J.J.'s art student has a violent father who refuses to allow his son to take the lessons.
Michael plans to move in with a white female roommate whose parents' attitudes make him reconsider.
Bookman's new female assistant has a crush on J.J.
J.J. is caught in the middle when he witnesses an accident between Sweet Daddy Williams' girlfriend and Keith's taxi.
Stuck in a blizzard, Florida and her school bus passengers take refuge in an abandoned building.
With Keith obliged to work on Christmas Eve, the family takes the party to his taxi garage and puts on a show.
Florida's plan to purchase a house falls apart.
A young rider of Florida's school bus has trouble hearing, but the boy's mother doesn't believe it.
Sweet Daddy Williams needs a blood transfusion, and J.J. shares his rare blood type.
With Penny sick and in the Evans' care, Florida finds frustration when seeking medical help.
J.J. gets romantic with Bookman's female assistant.
Florida's anxiety over an upcoming physical is worsened when Michael is mistakenly arrested.
Willona is framed by Penny's birth mother as unfit to care for Penny.
Keith's sudden mood swings are the result of his dependence on alcohol.
J.J. is named winner of an art contest, but with his student's painting.
Florida's cousin Raymond is a gambler who wants to lease the family an upscale apartment.
The series finale finds good fortune for each character and an exit from the ghetto.
