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- Clifton is talked into going on a date with Judy who turns out to be an average looking girl. Cliff has good time and wants to continue seeing her but worries what his friends will think because she's not a stunning beauty.
- An old family friend (and one-time flame of Mama's) breezes into town a changed man. He's a minister. Putting two and two together, Clifton begins to wonder if he doesn't have more in common with this man than he should.
- Clifton is offered a partnership in a business deal to create a chain of high end barber shops.
- Clifton has eyes for a French speaking woman that he met at an art exhibit, only to later realize that she is Junior's new girlfriend.
- Clifton hosts a fundraiser for a friend running for city council.
- Clifton is dating a woman with a young son who becomes very attached to Clifton.
- Freddie Hamptom, a old Army buddy of Clifton, shows up in town wanting Clifton to be his new roommate. Clifton jumps at the chance despite Mama's objection. The swinging life is not all he thought it would be, and wants to move back home.
- Clifton thinks his new girlfriend Sharon is "the one", and he's finally ready to settle down. Now all Sharon has to do is tell him she just wants to date.
- A army friend from the past, Floyd, shows up at the barbershop to collect a debt. Turns out he helped Clifton back in the day and now needs the favor returned - he needs a job. All's good until it's discovered Floyd was an ex-con.
- Finally Mama's matchmaking ways to "hook-up" Clifton work. She sets him up with a very beautiful girl named Polly. All is good until Earl confesses to Tracy that he "knows" Polly from back in the day and she had a "rep" as a man-eater.
- Clifton's faith is in doubt, and he gives up on church. Is it a run of bad luck, or Mama's browbeating that will finally make a believer out of him?
- A rich, old friend of Mama's comes to town. Clifton used to call her "Auntie" Melvina when he was 3 years old. But Clifton is a grown man now and "Auntie" Melvina is a sexy 'Cougar' looking to have some fun with him while in town.
- Mama wishes Clifton was more of a success like his cousin Albert, who appears to be dealing a well-to-do insurance franchise. But Junior finds out that insurance is not what cousin Albert is "dealing".
- Cliff and Earl think it's a good idea if Earl's father Sammy meets Cliff's Mama. They are thinking romance but Sammy has his eye on Mama's bank account for one of his business ventures.
- Earl thinks he has found his match in a beautiful woman. Unfortunately, Clifton finds out that the woman doesn't share the same feelings for Earl.
- On their way to an out-of-town wedding, Clifton, Mama and the gang get sidetracked by a snowstorm and bad directions. Can they get to the wedding on time? Can they get through the night without killing each other?
- Clifton calls for an "Honesty Day" during which no one in the family can tell a lie for 24 hours. In the beginning it's refreshing, but things get ugly when the honesty gets brutal.
- Mama breaks her leg so Clifton gets one of the sisters from the church to move in to take over the household duties. The sister doesn't want to do things the way Mama wants, instead wants to do things her way. Mama doesn't back down and the sister tells Mama that as long as she is staying in the house, things are going to be done her way.
- Clifton finds out the real reason Mama is acting all secretive and staying out late at night, it's because she has a boyfriend. But Clifton discovers that Mama's Beau does not want a wife, he wants a maid for his 6 kids.
- After Mama's friend, suggests that her son needs to grow up and be a man, Mama moves out of the house in order to give Clifton the privacy she feels is important to his maturation.
- Leonard, known for being high strung, is persuaded into hiring Mama at his accounting firm.
- Mama wants to know why Clifton is acting strange since one of Mama's rivals has been back in town. Turns out that that this rival confessed to Clifton that she had an affair with his father, after he was married to Mama.
- Earl pretends to be the owner of the barbershop in order to impress his new girlfriend. And once Earl starts lying, will he be able to hear the truth? That she doesn't care?
- Clifton is in for the surprise of his life when he starts to date a vaudeville performer of a family friend.
- Stephanie, an old girlfriend of Clifton's, returns to town but her current boyfriend refuses to let Clifton be.
- Clifton leaves Earl in charge of the barbershop, hoping he doesn't regret it. Earl is soon enticed by an attractive young woman who sees an opportunity to rob the establishment.
- Clifton walks across the street to the cleaners and gets hit by a taxi. Earl insists on getting a lawyer involved.
- Leonard's birthday gift to his mother-in-law Mama of a burial plot brings her celebration to a halt. Clifton is particularly upset with his brother-in-law's gesture because he must think of a future without his parent.
- Earl is beaten during a burglary, which leads to him wanting to purchase a firearm. Clifton agrees and obtains one for him, but Earl insists Clifton keeps it. Mama disagrees strenuously.
- Hank, Clifton's cousin, returns to Washington D.C. to attend his dad's funeral. Hank had to run out of town years before because he testified against a bad guy named Doc. Doc gets word that Hank is back in town. He comes to Clifton's barbershop, stating that he is out for revenge. Doc also hints that anyone found protecting Hank will be in trouble, too. Clifton gets the idea to pretend that Hank is dead. He sets up a fake funeral with the help of Earl and Leonard. Doc shows up to make sure Hank is really gone. The game is nearly blown when Junior, pretending to be a preacher, refers to the deceased as "a fine woman." After the funeral, Doc is so impressed by Junior's preaching that he forces him to come with him to the river. Doc wants Junior to say a few words over some former business associates of Doc's. Hank is able to attend his father's funeral in peace and leave town in safety. Later, Junior shows up at the barber shop to explain how the memorial service Doc wanted him to preside over went. Junior flashes all the money Doc paid him.
- Clifton has the opportunity to audition for a television show about the up and coming black middle class. The rest of the neighborhood decides they want in on the action.
- Cliff's license renewal is due and Mama is detetmined that everything is cleaned and perfect. Cliff is unconcerned until an elderly customer dies during a haircut. Earl helps to hide the body during the inspection.
- Earl gets Clifton to co-sign for a loan to get his car fixed. The loan company has some shady lending practices.
- When the neighborhood deli is robbed by Croaker the only person who can ID him is Earl. But he's afraid of retribution if he goes to the police but can't handle the guilt of being afraid.
- Tracy has a fight with Leonard and moves back to her mother's home. She refuses to say what the fight was about but that doesn't stop Mama and Cliff from trying to fix the problem.
- Leonard wins big at the neighborhood poker game but gets arrested on his way home while visiting a house of ill-repute.
- Leonard decides to become a "Weekend Father", which is an organization similar to Big Brother, and he gets a young boy named Andy. Andy, however, latches onto Earl, despite Leonard's attempts to bond with the boy. After a further attempt to bond with Andy, Leonard loses him at a ball game after giving him money to get snacks. Andy apparently has run away and, despite reassurances from Mama, Leonard is worried that only the worst could have happened. Soon, Andy shows up at the Curtis house and reveals that his running away was a test to find out if Leonard really did like him and want to be his "weekend daddy". Leonard, in a turn of events, stands up to Andy and shows him what a real father should do--punish him, but sternly and fairly and tell Andy he still loves him. After Leonard, Tracy, and Andy make up and go home, Earl drops by and Mama discovers that he is the one who convinced Andy to come back when he realized Andy needed a "father" and not just a "friend".
- Clifton's past catches up with him, when a woman from his past shows up at the barbershop with a baby and claiming it's his. When he refuses to marry her, she gets an "attorney". Mama 'feels' something fishy.
- When Clifton tries to collect a $50 debt from his brother-in-law Leonard, everything becomes chaotic because Leonard does not have any recollection of the loan! Mama tries to believe in them both and help, but it makes matters worse.