Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Lola’s best friend from Minnesota comes for a visit; Mandy and Taylor engage in a debate in front of the school; the Big Show gets back in the ring.
Booker joins ballet club to win over Danni, but quits when the coolest kid in school makes fun of it.
Levi’s dad, Garrett, returns from prison, but Raven, Chelsea and the kids are dismayed to discover that he has stolen Chelsea’s invention “The Schmop.”
The family’s religious role model, Auntie Grace, reveals her secret passion. When a kitchen fire erupts, Moz teaches the kids the importance of honesty.
Cocoa’s unconventional beliefs shock M’Dear’s Bible-study group. Jade uses sisterly bonding for quality time with Drew — until she forgets about Ami.
When Nia and Booker throw an epic 13th birthday party with no moms or kids allowed, they’re forced to tell Raven and Levi they can’t attend.
When Raven accompanies Nia on her retreat for the Young Leaders of Tomorrow, she becomes more focused on talking to Shinee Dubois about her new fashion line.
Great-Aunt Maureen arrives a bit too late to warn the Baxters how ”freaky” Halloween can be for psychics.
When Levi is moved up to Booker’s science class, he inadvertently cramps Booker’s style with his classmates.
Raven has a vision that Devon is stuck in a snowstorm and may not make it to the Father/Daughter dance at Nia’s school.
When Nia gets caught up in wanting to be a trendsetter, she goes against her mother’s wishes and uses the money she saved up to buy an expensive jacket. Meanwhile,…
Joey’s popularity at school is threatened when an old nemesis from Wisconsin returns and Maddie feels the need to keep a close eye on Parker’s new friend.
Max is nervous when his girlfriend auditions for the romantic lead in the school play opposite a cute boy, so he convinces Phoebe to audition for the same role.
When Audrey thinks her maid needs help getting money to fix her limp, she asks her neighbors to help contribute, only to find out she misunderstood what the maid needed…
When Mikayla’s watchful eye keeps Brady and Boomer from getting into mischief, they host an island-wide search to find Mikayla a friend to keep her busy. The Kings soon regret…
Russell finds Timmy has a sister and wants to date her. Audrey and Jeff play match maker for their neighbor Liz.
A new employee with an axe to grind against Audrey files a sexual harassment claim against her. Meanwhile, after being teased for playing cricket, Timmy challenges Jeff to a game…
When Ruby and Gracie can’t seem to stop fighting, Jim is ”forced” to read their diaries to determine the cause, only to realize that he needs to give out delicate…
When Cheryl takes a greater interest in general safety and health, Jim feels stifled by her new rules and regulations. Just after Cheryl forces Jim to wear an I.D. badge…
When Cheryl and Dana’s mother, Maggie, visits for the holidays, Jim and Cheryl compete with Ryan and Dana for her affection
Cheryl encourages Jim to meet a former girlfriend wants to discuss business for lunch, and then regrets it when she becomes convinced that the old flame has romantic intentions.
Cheryl, upset that Jim thinks her daily anecdotes are boring, steals Dana’s story about meeting Oprah. Jim, now determined to out-do Cheryl, makes up a story about his construction office…
The fifth season premieres with Jim sneaking off to a Cubs game with Kyle instead of taking him to his first day of kindergarten.
Cheryl and Dana are forced to smash their way out of a locked garage, because they ignored Jim’s lesson on how to open the door from the inside.
It’s Halloween and Cheryl is trying to host ”the” party so she can own Halloween in the neighborhood. Dana brings in her newest date, Hank, who carries an awful lot…
After catching Shelly rifling through his wallet, a skeptical J.T. does some background checking of his own; Nick opts to get a tattoo. Rappers DMX and Bizarre have cameos.
Reba suggests that the family create a time capsule and videotape private messages for Cheyenne’s baby, Elizabeth. Unfortunately, privacy is thrown out the window and feelings are hurt when curiosity…
Reba is disappointed to learn she’ll be spending Christmas Eve alone, but while paying a visit to the local homeless shelter she meets a special person who teaches her the…
Michael’s parents come to visit him, but Michael is worried about the way they treat each other and how that is reflecting on his own children. After a disastrous attempt…
Cheyenne and Reba argue over whether or not Cheyenne should do laundry and grocery shopping. Cheyenne returns from ””grocery shopping”” with no bags, but an application for an apartment that…
Cheyenne is experiencing morning sickness for the first time and Van is tired of her vomiting. Reba suspects that a neighbor does not want her son hanging out at Reba’s…
Michael’s brother Ken comes to visit and brings his newest girlfriend. While Jr. is mainly interested in seeing parts of her body, Michael envies his brother because his own sex…
Claire develops her first real crush on a boy, and Michael does everything to break them up. But instead of threatening the guy like he would usually do, Michael become…
Jay wants Michael to quit watching TV and spend a little more time with the family – something that apparently only she wants. But Michael insists on watching a basketball…
Jr. gets an F in Algebra and forges it into an A. Claire finds out about it and soon starts to blackmail Jr. so she won’t tell their parents. But…
Michael (Damon Wayans) doesn’t take it well when he loses at basketball; Claire (Jazz Raycole) buys a padded bra
Doug and Deacon, who are out of work because of a strike, resort to playing sophomoric pranks, along with Arthur, to keep from going stir crazy. But they’re driving Carrie…
With no end to the IPS workers strike in sight, Doug tries substitute teaching at his sister Stephanie’s school.
Joan plans an elaborate scheme to get revenge on William for the latest in a series of Halloween pranks. Toni is put off when her date asks her to engage…
After Joan reveals that she hasn’t had sex in a year, her friends push her to go for a one-night stand. Joan is reluctant because she generally doesn’t sleep with…
Josh and Harvey are fighting for Sabrina’s affection, so she feeds them magic friendship bread to bring peace between the two, but they become too close and ignore her. When…
Sabrina’s bratty cousin Amanda shows up with plans to steal one of Sabrina’s men.
Maya senses trouble when Nina proposes a double date for the two of them. She is proved right when her date, after throwing his back out in her apartment, is…
To cheer up Helen,Joe restores her old cello.While Helen is busy rediscovering her old passion,Joe and Brian discover the ages old treasure hunt they undertook when their father died isn’t…
Roy invites Joe and Helen over to his house on an important night for him:the introduction of his girlfriend to his mother.But when he’s dumped before the fateful evening,Helen reluctantly…
When Fay goes on vacation,the Hackett’s hire a beautiful woman to fill in at the counter.Brian finds her distressingly distractiving,while Joe and Helen have uneasy dreams about her. Meanwhile,Casey helps…
Brian falls for ””R””,after reading her love letters,mistakenly sent to a former occupant of the house. Meanwhile,Joe and Helen ask Antonio to install a new security system in their house.
Joe and Helen deal with a crooked Vacuum cleaner salesman charging them for a vacuum originally sold with an ””eternal”” guarantee. Meanwhile,Brian gets close to Roy to get closer to…
Roy falls for talk show host Mary Pat Lee,but discovers she used confidential information to ambush her Joe and Helen on her show. Meanwhile,Brian pays Casey to run errands for…
When a medical courier leaves his package in the terminal on Halloween Eve,the gang scramble to find him before time runs out.
As a furious storm rages outside,Joe and Helen stop by the ””Singles Mingle”” to drop off Brian’s wallet,intent on leaving as soon as possible to begin celebrating the first anniversary…
Brian’s vows to find a deeper,more meaningful relationship is tested by beautiful but dumb Dani. Meanwhile,Joe tries to deal with the fact that one of his best friends didn’t invite…
Casey finally catches up with the husband who abandoned her, but her rage lessens as he professes his heartfelt remorse at his desperate act. She’s understanding to his sad stories…
On the verge of losing her job with the Tourism Board, Casey sees a solution when her sister city idea is accepted. But things go downhill when Brian sleeps with…
A publicity disaster occurs when Antonio (running the desk while the brothers go to a hockey game) bumps the Bruins abrasive star goalie Danny ”Dead End” Connelly off a Sandpiper…
Joe and Brian are thrilled at the return of Grandpa Hackett, but Helen isn’t so sure he is who he claims to be. Meanwhile, Antonio refuses to continue a chain…
Spurned by Joe (who’s too busy with his new wife to spend time with him), Brian turns to food, but ends up trying to deal with his problems at a…
The sad news of Richard Kingsbury’s death in Maimi is occasion for celebration at Sandpiper, as Kingbury’s oldest daughter hires the Hackett’s to bring the body back to Nantucket for…
Khadijah and Synclaire learn that a $500 savings bond they opened as teenagers has matured, and is now worth $2700. Khadijah is anxious to use all the money to purchase…
When Antonio’s cousin Dominic and his fiancee Teresa visit Nantucket,Antonio finds himself struggling to ignore his feelings for Teresa.He succumbs to temptation during supper at his apartment,after Teresa voices concerns…
When Fay decides to retire,Joe and Brian hire Casey to replace Fay at the counter.To the Hackett’s surprise,Casey works wonders for their business.When Fay asks for her old job back,the…
On Christmas Eve,when Antonio buys Helen’s last jelly donut,new air traffic controller Bob snaps,pulls out a gun and takes Antonio hostage.Matters for Antonio only get worse when it is revealed…
To counteract Roy’s Aeromass promotions,the Hackett’s woo famous astronaut Ace Calvin as a celebrity spokeman for Sandpiper.Joe and Brian soon discover that Ace is as charming and persuasive in public…
The return of 9th grade English teacher Laura Jenkins to Nantucket reawakens the Hackett’s schoolboy crushes.For Brian fantasy becomes reality when he spends the night with her,but to his embarrassment,he…
To pay of a $1500 IRS fine,Antonio becomes the driver/errand boy/personal assistant to Gavin Rutledge,a business visiting Nantucket for a week for a real estate deal.Uncomfortable at seeing Gavin dating…
After receiving 20,000 dollars from the family trust fund,Lowell invests the money in an old wax museum.Despite everyone’s doubts about it,Lowell renovates the museum,but at the lackluster grand reopening of…
After his therapist pronounces him fully recovered from his break-up with Alex,Brian plunges back into the dating world.His efforts at the Club Car yield nothing of interest (despite Antonio’s assistant…
After Brian’s depression over Alex’s departure results in a near break-down during a flight,Joe suggests he go see a Psychiatrist. Once there Brian makes a partial recovery,but Joe is the…
After their night together,Helen tells Joe that it was all a big mistake and she goes to New York to marry Davis.While bemoaning his loss with Brian (Who has sorrows…
When Brian’s old friend Danny arrives on the island,the two start reliving their old wild lifestyle,and Alex begins to feel neglected.Things comes to a boil when Brian returns from an…
When their gone awry one saturday night,Joe, Brian,Helen and Lowell all fly up to Boston for a night on the town.But what originally turns out to be a great party…
When news arrives that Sandy Cooper is returning to Nantucket, Joe fears her high school obsession with him will return,but the others think he’s imagining things.Joe’s fears are soon realized…
With gone to parts unknown,the heavy burden of running Sandpiper falls on Brian’s shoulders.But it’s soon revealed through his credit card statement that Joe is in Brian old stomping grounds,Mustique.Brian…
Intent on expanding Sandpiper,Joe flies in potential investor Davis Lynch from New York City.Smitten with Helen,Davis gets Joe to show him around the island.Accused by the others of treating Helen…
Lowell and Bunny make their seperation final by signing the divorce papers,but as Joe and Brian discover the next morning,they again start sleeping together.Lowell begins thinking the marriage can be…
On a boring day,Roy decides to have some fun at everyone’s else’s expense.He plants the idea in Brian’s head that Joe and Alex have something going on,which soon has Brian…
Joe’s irration at getting charged a rewind fee for a returned videotape which he believes was rewound,ends up costing the nice old lady at the Video Store her job.His chagrin…