Famous playwright, The Ivory Hill, hosts her production at Lucille's, but when an accident leaves Ivory unable to carry on, the family must decide who will fill her shoes. Meanwhile, Alfonso tries to secure a grant for the business by impressing the president of the BSBA. Trisha Mann Grant Guest Stars.
In the waning days of Prohibition, Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his adopted son, Quick (Eddie Murphy), run a speakeasy called Club Sugar Ray. When gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) learns that Sugar Ray's place is pulling in more money than his own establishment, the Pitty Pat Club, he pays corrupt cop Phil Cantone (Danny Aiello) to close Club Sugar Ray down. Quick doesn't exactly help the situation when he falls for Calhoune's gun moll, Miss Dominique La Rue (Jasmine Guy).
A cocky ad executive, Marcus (Eddie Murphy) has a reputation as a ladies' man. However, Marcus gets a taste of his own medicine when a merger finds him working under the beautiful Jacqueline (Robin Givens), who has a similarly cavalier attitude about romance. Marcus and Jacqueline become involved, but he is put off by her noncommittal approach to their relationship. Meanwhile, Marcus also begins to develop feelings for the pretty Angela (Halle Berry), who is more thoughtful than Jacqueline.
The family goes to San Diego for a relaxing vacation Bernie, unable to relax, goes to Las Vegas for some gambling and debauchery.
Bernie volunteers as a teacher's helper to assess the teaching methods used at Bryana's school Wanda is at wits' end trying to reason with Vanessa and Jordan.
Bernie realizes he may have been too truthful when telling Jordan about his father he amends the truth to make Jordan think well of his father.
Despite Bernie's offer to buy him a car, Wanda's father cannot get along with him showing when they all met.
Jordan tries comedy as a way of overcoming stage fright Vanessa makes a documentary about her home life.
Bryana is upset when Bernie takes a villainous role opposite her favorite character, a friendly dinosaur Jordan sells candy bars at school.
Relatives pester Bernie at a family barbecue Bernie quashes Vanessa's flirtation with a distant cousin.
Wanda disrupts Bernie's writing process as he prepares for an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Bernie tries to scare away Vanessa's new boyfriend but realizes what a good role model he is for Jordan Wanda has trouble letting go of her old shoes.
Bernie takes Jordan to his favorite barbershop, but the owner throws them out Wanda and the girls try to change the batteries in a smoke detector.
Bernie turns to Angela Bassett for acting advice when he lands a dramatic role as a stroke victim Jordan leads a revolt at a day care facility Vanessa pretends to be poor.
Letty has to find a serious amount of money if she wants to save her salon from falling into competitors' hands.
Starr's relationship with Julian hits a roadblock when he makes a homophobic remark.
After his mentor is killed, an FBI agent (Martin Lawrence) reprises his disguise as a fat old lady and takes a job as a nanny in a crime suspect's house. While working on the case, the agent diffuses a threat to homeland security and brings a fractured family closer together.
FBI agent Malcolm Turner is tough, smart and a master of disguise. There's nothing he can't handle. So Malcolm, taking on his most challenging "role" ever, decides to impersonate the cantankerous Southern granny Big Momma. Using a few tricks of disguise, he completely transforms himself into Big Momma, even taking on the corpulent septuagenarian's everyday routine - from cooking soul food to delivering babies to "testifying" at the local church.
Courtney becomes jealous when Rita accompanies his political boss (Scott Bryce) to Florida Nasim nervously prepares for a blind date with a Polish immigrant.
Mavis fumes when her identity is stolen, leaving her penniless pals try to ease Mavis' money woes by allowing her to win at poker.