Jack says the n word at school quoting a Kanye West song and faces suspension for it, while Junior works on winning an Eco-friendly contest. Dre examines the way the word is used and Junior faces resistance at home.

After a break-in down the block, Dre talks about getting a gun, and Bow is not comfortable with the idea. Jack and Diane are shocked that they have been living in the house unprotected, Junior sets off on a quest to protect the family from the real threat, cyber terrorism, and Zoey has Pops teach her the art of Karate to defend herself.

Dre and Bow are shocked and concerned when Pops admits that he has not been to a doctor in several years.

Dre and his colleagues invent a new holiday after being fed up.

In the Johnson home, Sundays involve SAT prep and sports, so when the family is invited to Church on Sunday by the neighbors, Dre goes against his instinct of always saying no and agrees. When they end up having one of the best Sundays they can remember, they realize they should say yes to things more often. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane find out they were never baptized, and take it upon themselves to do whatever they want.

Dre's nieces and nephews come to the neighborhood to trick-or-treat, to the disappointment of his own kids; Dre faces his cousin June Bug, who used to bully him.

Dre relies on pharmaceutical assistance to help him conquer his fear of flying when he and Bow take Zoey to visit Brown University, Bow's alma mater; Charlie reveals details about a former flame.

Before the family Christmas card shoot, Dre takes Junior and Jack to get a haircut from his lifelong barber, T., but Junior chooses another barber.

Dre has always looked out for the crew he grew up with, but when his childhood friend Sha comes to stay at the house for a few days, Bow thinks he is taking advantage of Dre's generosity. Meanwhile, Daphne Lido, the now ex-wife of Stevens and Lido's founding partner, gains control of half of the company and wants to start inserting herself in company business. When Daphne starts to question Charlie's work ethic, Dre must decide who he remains loyal to.

Dre thinks Christmas has become commercialized and is all about stuff, and no one loves stuff more than his kids. Pops and Ruby think they have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas and come up with a new plan to pare down gifts and spend more time together. The kids don't handle the news well and hope that if they put on their best behavior Dre and Bow will cave in. Meanwhile, Daphne Lido (played by Wanda Sykes), who is single for her first holiday alone, invites herself to the Johnson family home to celebrate with them.

Dre's childhood best friend Gigi Franklin is in town, and Bow feels like an afterthought whenever the two of them are together. Meanwhile, the kids always look forward to a visit from Aunt Gigi and during her stay, become inspired to film a music video and become YouTube stars.

When Ruby invites Dre and Bow to meet the new man in her life, Dre goes on the defensive and finds any reason to dislike him. Once Pops learns that Ruby's suitor is the real deal, he comes up with a plan to distract her. Meanwhile, Junior meets a girl on a dating site, and Zoey, Jack and Diane convince him he's being scammed.

Dre and Bow realize they need to be more financially responsible and try to prove to each other they can live without outrageous expenses. Meanwhile, the kids overhear their parents talking about money and Junior decides to start day trading.

After Dre notices that his neighbor Janine has never invited his family to any of her pool parties, he assumes she is racially stereotyping them as a family that doesn't swim. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane are a part of the Girls' and Boys' Rovers Organization, and they envy each other's activities.

Jack and Diane are tired of being twins, and after much pleading, Dre and Bow give in to letting them explore their lives as individuals. Meanwhile, Dre buys Zoey her first car, and when he shares the news at work, his colleagues bring up all the terrible things teens do with cars.

When the kids ask some tough questions in the midst of a highly publicized court case involving alleged police brutality and an African-American teenager, Dre and Bow are conflicted on how best to field them. When the verdict is announced, the family handles the news in different ways.

Diane begins documenting Jack's budding basketball career for a school project, but he ends up being a bench-warmer when Dre and Bow get him a spot on an elite travel-ball team. Meanwhile, Junior takes his job as a referee too seriously; and Zoe meets a new love interest. Written by tvguide.com

Bow persuades Dre to hire a nanny, and after several interviews that don't go well, they meet Vivian, who impresses them with her desire to take care of the whole family. Meanwhile, when Diane decides to run for class president, Zoey helps Diane create a smear campaign to win Diane the vote.

When Dre and Bow realize they don't have a legal guardian for their kids, they make it their mission to find replacement parents should anything happen to them. Meanwhile, Zoey and Junior reveal the truth to Jack about their old dog's death and other family secrets he naively accepted.

Dre's sister, Rhonda, is marrying her girlfriend, and Dre finds out that Bow is against the patriarchal convention of taking the man's last name. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane want to be the ring bearer and flower girl but worry they've aged out of the gigs, and Junior and Zoey prep Ruby to embrace her daughter's relationship.

Dre is fearful of losing his job and tarnishing his family's reputation when Stevens and Lido announces company layoffs; Bow wants to show she can do it all on her own when she's put in charge of a school auction

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The flu is going around the Johnson household, and Dre has to step up and take care of the whole family. While Ruby is in quarantine with Bow, she learns a lot about her mother-in-law. Meanwhile, the kids want Bow to take care of them and resist Dre's help.

Dre is left exhausted after wrestling with a lot of stress at work. While at home, he drifts to sleep watching a TV marathon of Good Times, and dreams The Johnson family goes back in time to the 1970s, transforming into the classic TV show's characters.