Whitley volunteers at the community center and befriends a young boy. Col. Taylor fills in for Walter on the bowling team, but the other teammates are not happy with the substitution.

Whitley heads to New York for her father's wedding. Dwayne goes along to pay a visit to Denise in hopes that he can convince her to return to Hillman.

Mrs. Westlake's plan to give a tough math test to Theo's class is interrupted when the pregnant teacher goes into labor unexpectedly and seeks the services of Dr. Huxtable to deliver the baby. Also, Cliff tries in vain to teach Rudy to ride a bicycle while Vanessa seeks advice from Denise on every teenager’s nightmare: pimples.

Cliff and his father are among the Huxtables who can't keep their opinions to themselves when Denise is faced with the difficult decision of which college to attend. Although Denise can't decide if she wants to go away to school, Cliff and Russell try to persuade her to attend their alma mater in North Carolina. Theo is worried about losing out on Denise's car if she goes away, and Vanessa already has plans for her sister's room.

Cliff’s pinochle partner becomes ill and can't play in their monthly match against Russell and his partner, Homer. So Cliff teams up with his rather stuffy former English teacher, Professor Bennington Foster, who proves to be a formidable pinochle player. Russell tries to stretch the rules to beat his son, unaware that Cliff’s fine and upstanding partner has a few tricks of his own. Meanwhile, love is in the air when Theo sends away for a $19.95 genuine diamond ring for his new girlfriend, Tanya.

Cliff "Combustible" Huxtable is thrilled when his former college track rival, Colonel Sanford B. “Tailwind" Turner, invites him to run the prestigious anchor leg of a charity relay race in the Penn Relays track meet. He's flattered to be asked to join the four-man mile relay, and is even more excited to discover that his formerly fleet-footed opponent, Charlie Stevenson, is now fat. But Cliff doesn't realize he's in for the surprise of a lifetime.

Synclaire is distraught because none of her friends seem to be in the holiday spirit. She manages to convince everyone to come together for a tree-trimming party, but the gathering breaks up quickly when Max gets a hot date, and the others are bogged down by work commitments. As her friends discover the thoughtful gifts Synclaire has left for them, they return to the apartment to thank her, only to discover that she is gone. However, she has left a detailed map leading them to her location. They find her at a bar, where her sunny demeanor has cheered the lonely bar patrons, who are now singing Christmas carols. Everyone apologizes to Synclaire for taking her for granted and failing to appreciate the holiday season. Meanwhile, Overton schemes to catch Synclaire under the mistletoe. Synclaire is distraught because none of her friends seem to be in the holiday spirit. She manages to convince everyone to come together for a tree-trimming party, but the gathering breaks up quickly when Max gets a hot date, and the others are bogged down by work commitments. As her friends discover the thoughtful gifts Synclaire has left for them, they return to the apartment to thank her, only to discover that she is gone. However, she has left a detailed map leading them to her location. They find her at a bar, where her sunny demeanor has cheered the lonely bar patrons, who are now singing Christmas carols. Everyone apologizes to Synclaire for taking her for granted and failing to appreciate the holiday season. Meanwhile, Overton schemes to catch Synclaire under the mistletoe.

Khadijah hires a handsome and charming man named Xavier St. John as her new writer, without bothering to read his articles or check his references. Xavier constantly compliments Khadijah and seeks her attention, so her friends suggest that he is attracted to her. When Khadijah and Xavier share a cab, he seems to be coming on to her. Khadijah leans in to kiss him, but he pulls away and says that he is not interested. When Xavier turns in his first article, Khadijah is stunned to discover that he does not possess any writing ability. He claims that she is punishing him for rejecting her advances, and threatens to sue her for sexual harassment. Khadijah decides that the quality of her magazine should not suffer because of her error in judgment. She fires Xavier and dares him to sue her, noting that any judge who read his work would sentence him to remedial English class. Xavier announces that a suit wouldn't be worth the trouble. Overton discovers a box of 19th century love letters under the floor in Regine's room. Regine learns that she could receive 400 dollars for the letters, but Overton and Synclaire obey the man's wishes by burning the evidence of his forbidden love.

While the girls are at the cafe, an attractive young man named Brendan approaches Max. He is an NYU freshman who met her at the job fair, and asks for the opportunity to discuss points of the law. Khadijah insists that Brendan is hitting on Max. Max later admits that Brendan asked her out. After her friends make many, many jokes, Max claims that she turned Brendan down. A few days later, the girls catch Max at the cafe with him. Khadijah is angry with Max for lying, but Max points out that her friends were not exactly supportive. When Regine opines that Max is ashamed of Brendan, she agrees to bring him to a party for Flavor advertisers (which Regine has planned, despite her complaints about Khadijah's $200 budget). Max is less than forthcoming about Brendan's age, so he storms out. She follows him into the elevator to apologize, and concedes that her behavior is immature. She decides not to let others' opinions dictate her actions. Kyle is distraught when he learns that he needs glasses. He refuses to wear them, but changes his mind when he identifies a party guest across the room as his future wife, only to find that it is Max.

Kyle convinces Overton to double date with his old girlfriend and her cousin, Summer. Overton and Summer hit it off at dinner, but he feels as though he is cheating on Synclaire. Kyle reminds him that Synclaire has never shown any romantic interest in him, and encourages him to ask Summer out. When the girls run into Overton and Summer, Synclaire becomes very sad. After she makes many catty remarks about Summer and her hat, her friends suggest that she is jealous, and encourage her to make a move. Synclaire refuses to interfere, and instead hurts Overton's feelings by sending a tape deck he was to repair to Dr. Fix-It. The girls urge her to share her feelings with Overton. After he sends Summer away, Synclaire asks him to come downstairs. She initially tries to say something profound, but finally gives up and plants a kiss on him. Meanwhile, the upstairs neighbors annoy Khadijah and Regine by having sex constantly. The girls are impressed to learn that an elderly couple is responsible. When the couple moves away, a very handsome man rents the apartment, and soon has Khadijah, Regine and Max drawing battle lines.

Griselda Cassamajor, an aspiring young entrepreneur in the healthcare industry, had the ambition and smarts to make her dreams come true. And outside of work, she was no stranger to love. But her promising future comes to a screeching halt on a searing summer day in Florida when a jilted soul succumbs to his darkest impulses, leaving two unsuspecting victims in his wake.

When exotic beauty Maria Christopher falls in love with a rising star, they are ready to take on the world by storm, but this blazing romance will crash and burn when police uncover a heinous crime shrouded in fire leaving a shocked community to wonder if passion and desire could ignite so much hate.

Chicwanda Forbes has worked hard to make a life for herself in New Orleans, until an older man offers her the attention she craves in exchange for her loyalty. And in Fort Worth, career-driven Carter Carol Cervantez begins to rethink her priorities when she finds love at the workplace.

Following a tumultuous childhood, Dorthia Bynum is looking for someone to heal her emotional scars. So when she finds a boy who cures what ails her, she’ll stop at nothing to ensure her place in his heart. And in Michigan, when a couple holds a young boy hostage, it leads them all on a terrifying journey from which there’s no return.

In Ohio, Sandra Holling has always fallen for the wrong type of man. When she falls for the ultimate bad boy, her love pushes her to join him in his deadly fantasies. In Athens, Georgia, Briana Hood truly believes she has married the love of her life. But when her perfect man shows his true colors, her devotion to her husband takes her on a dangerous road.

Whitley volunteers at the community center and befriends a young boy. Col. Taylor fills in for Walter on the bowling team, but the other teammates are not happy with the substitution.

Whitley heads to New York for her father's wedding. Dwayne goes along to pay a visit to Denise in hopes that he can convince her to return to Hillman.

Dwayne arranges a charity concert performance by rap group Heavy D & the Boyz, which upsets Whitley, so she organizes a protest. Ron is attracted to his study partner.

Walter asks Jaleesa to marry him after he wins a free honeymoon to Hawaii. Dwayne and Whitley share a kiss that causes Whitley to faint.

Mrs. Westlake's plan to give a tough math test to Theo's class is interrupted when the pregnant teacher goes into labor unexpectedly and seeks the services of Dr. Huxtable to deliver the baby. Also, Cliff tries in vain to teach Rudy to ride a bicycle while Vanessa seeks advice from Denise on every teenager’s nightmare: pimples.

Cliff and his father are among the Huxtables who can't keep their opinions to themselves when Denise is faced with the difficult decision of which college to attend. Although Denise can't decide if she wants to go away to school, Cliff and Russell try to persuade her to attend their alma mater in North Carolina. Theo is worried about losing out on Denise's car if she goes away, and Vanessa already has plans for her sister's room.

Cliff’s pinochle partner becomes ill and can't play in their monthly match against Russell and his partner, Homer. So Cliff teams up with his rather stuffy former English teacher, Professor Bennington Foster, who proves to be a formidable pinochle player. Russell tries to stretch the rules to beat his son, unaware that Cliff’s fine and upstanding partner has a few tricks of his own. Meanwhile, love is in the air when Theo sends away for a $19.95 genuine diamond ring for his new girlfriend, Tanya.

Cliff "Combustible" Huxtable is thrilled when his former college track rival, Colonel Sanford B. “Tailwind" Turner, invites him to run the prestigious anchor leg of a charity relay race in the Penn Relays track meet. He's flattered to be asked to join the four-man mile relay, and is even more excited to discover that his formerly fleet-footed opponent, Charlie Stevenson, is now fat. But Cliff doesn't realize he's in for the surprise of a lifetime.

Whitley heads to New York for her father's wedding. Dwayne goes along to pay a visit to Denise in hopes that he can convince her to return to Hillman.

Dwayne arranges a charity concert performance by rap group Heavy D & the Boyz, which upsets Whitley, so she organizes a protest. Ron is attracted to his study partner.

Walter asks Jaleesa to marry him after he wins a free honeymoon to Hawaii. Dwayne and Whitley share a kiss that causes Whitley to faint.

Kim attends a music festival even though her father has forbidden her to go. Dwayne and Ron bring their dates back to the apartment and find it a bit crowded.

Mid-terms are upon Gilbert Hall when Kim learns that her father has been shot in the line of duty. Whitley, Dwayne and Freddie provide moral support by accompanying Kim on her trip home.

Whitley and Freddie are asked to co-host the annual freshman tea. Ron invites a classmate to stay at the apartment without asking Dwayne first.

Dwayne is visited by an old friend who criticizes Dwayne's choice of school and friends. Col. Taylor tries to rekindle an old flame at a reunion for U.S. Servicemen.

Dwayne writes a passionate poem for poetry class that Whitley misinterprets as a poem for her. Freddie feels guilty for dating two guys at once.

Whitley and Freddie face racism while shopping for a gift for Whitley's father. Dwayne and Ron attend an ROTC retreat.

Clair Huxtable visits Hillman to conduct professional interviews for the students. Freddie decides that her archaeology assignment is more important than the interview and stumbles upon a hidden room in Gilbert Hall.

Kim is offered a scholarship that would allow her to quit her job and focus on her studies. Whitley meets a handsome exchange student from Georgetown.

Whitley sets Dwayne up on a date. Jaleesa and Walter have a bet to see who can teach a novice to play poker.

Dwayne and Walter go to North Carolina to recruit a basketball player. Jaleesa is not impressed by Col. Taylor's ability to repair the broken heater in Gilbert Hall.

Whitley struggles to find the right job after graduation. Dwayne plays host to a new student.

Fabian starts to get jealous when Adonis is recruited by his female friend to be part of a steamy dance competition… in fact, it seems that she is putting Adonis back into the closet. Meanwhile, Imunique and Jasmine go through great lengths to put back together the important real estate documents they destroyed.

Delroy’s wildly-successful former-protégé buys out Del Jones Realty. When the deal goes down the protégé insist on closing an elderly home which infuriates Delroy. Meanwhile, a game night with the gang at the condo goes terribly wrong and turns everyone against each other, including Latrell and Imunique, who draw a line across the condo, splitting it in two.

Jasmine starts getting serious with Terrence, a new guy she’s dating. Unfortunately, she soon finds out that he’s a very wanted drug dealer. Meanwhile, Imunique keeps getting distracted from passing her real estate exam… but finally does!