Entertainment reporter Robert James raises his young son while balancing the demands of his ex-wife with those of his girlfriend. In the opener, he receives the divorce papers from his ex-wife and asks his son for permission to marry his girlfriend.

A snowstorm forces Robert off the road on his way to an interview in New York and jeopardizes his chances of spending Christmas with Bobby and Tia.

Filled with the holiday spirit, Robert convinces Neesee, against her better judgment, to let her ex-con brother, Vonte (guest star Alex Thomas), spend Christmas Eve with them. Meanwhile, Robert tries to turn around Dirk's negative thoughts about the Christmas holiday.

It's obvious to believe that Robert is spending too much time with other celebrities while Tia is desperate in wanting him to be in her poetry show for him to support her. Meanwhile; Neccess is trying to make a move on her new boyfriend

After being sent to a prestigious all-white private school, Bobby Jr. returns home declaring he wants to be white, and Robert and Neesee must educate their 6-year- old son on why he should be proud to be black. Meanwhile, after members of a focus group for Robert and Dirk's television show mention that Dirk is too skinny, he starts going to a personal trainer. Congresswoman Maxine Waters guest stars as herself.

Robert and Neesee realized they still love each over. Bobby goes on his first overnight camping trip

Robert lands a job as a weekend correspondent for ""Entertainment Tonight"" and insists Dirk be his producer, but when he criticizes the stories they are assigning Robert, Dirk ends up quitting. Meanwhile, when Rusty, the brother of her new business partner, comes over to help Neesee build some shelves in her apartment, she unexpectedly finds herself attracted to him, but when they start dating, Rusty doesn't want to tell his sister.

When Robert and Neesee decide to have dinner to discuss the romantic spark between them, their initial flirtatious behavior turns catty as old habits begin to surface, reminding them why they got divorced in the first place.

When Robert starts dating Bobby's new karate teacher, Kammy, the bond between father and son is tested as Bobby, who also has a crush on her, decides to make his own move to win her over. Meanwhile, in an effort to impress a new lady love, Clarinetta, Dirk turns to Neesee for help in the kitchen with some last-minute cooking lessons

Robert coaches a game in which he is forced to deal with a boisterous heckling father, but he turns the other cheek in order to teach Bobby a lesson.

When Robert finds himself unable to handle working on two shows at once, he is forced to choose between ``Mr. L.A.'' and ``Entertainment Tonight.''

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After learning that Robert has started dating again, Tia immediately asks flirty fireman Rick to join her on a double date with Dirk and Jonelle, but when Robert decides to keep tabs on Tia by calling Dirk in the middle of dinner, he gets more than an earful when Dirk accidentally blurts out that Tia kissed Rick. Later, thinking Tia has moved on, Robert goes in for a passionate good night kiss with his date Sheena, but pulls back at the last minute after his eye catches a photo of Tia.

Despite warning Neesee about getting involved with a married man, Robert finds himself stuck in the middle of the affair when both her new beau and his wife pay him a visit. Meanwhile, Dirk is excited about the baby-making process with Jonelle, but he's caught off guard by how calculated she is about the right time to conceive

Believing that his relationship with Andrea is not exclusive, Robert accepts a date with attractive segment producer Michele, but when Andrea tells him she wants to get serious, Robert has trouble breaking it off with a clingy Michele. Meanwhile, fearing that Bobby isn't her baby anymore, Neesee decides to get involved with some of the "boy" things he likes to do and ends up on a fishing trip with Bobby and Dirk

When Neesee nurses ailing Robert and Bobby Jr. back to health, Robert gets to see a more caring and nurturing side of his ex-wife, which brings back all of the old feelings he had when he first fell in love with her. Later, when Tia sees an ugly side to Rick, she realizes she is still in love with Robert and wants to reconcile, only to find out that Robert now needs space.

Robert is surprised to learn Neesee is dating her business lawyer, especially when he learns that Neesee knows that the lawyer is married. Meanwhile, even though they are no longer together, Dirk convinces Jonelle to have his baby.

It seems that Robert and Tia's relationship are coming together again only to find out that Robert confesses to Tia that he almost shared a kiss with Neesee, which makes Tia very depressed about this situation.

When Dirk gives his opinion on how marriage changes everything, Robert, Tia, Neesee and Bobby each fantasize how their lives will be affected by Robert and Tia's marriage

Robert, Tia and Neesee are outraged to find out that Bobby is lost in the basketball stadium after when Robert broke Bobby's promise about taking him to a basketball game and spending some time with him, which then causes Robert, Tia and Neesee to have a serious argument.

After an argument, Jonelle throws him out, Dirk crashes on Robert and Tia's couch causing them to get sucked into their best friends' break-up. Also, Neesee co-chairs a school fundraiser with another very competitive mother, who unexpectedly winds up being the perfect business partner for her.

When Robert accepts an offer from his bosses at ""Entertainment Tonight"" to pay for his wedding for the right to televise it on their show, Tia regrets his decision when the advertising and promotions become more important than the bride and groom. Later, Robert feels bad when he learns that ""Mr. LA"" is in jeopardy of being cancelled and contemplates leaving ""Entertainment Tonight"" to help his old show.

When Bobby lies, Robert, Neesee and Tia all have different techniques on how to deal the situation. Also Neesee takes her therapist's advice and tries to work out some issiues with her estranged father.

Jumping back into the dating scene, Robert meets a great woman, who is understanding of his current living arrangements, but is disappointed when he finds out she once dated Dirk. Meanwhile, Robert and Neesee teach Bobby, Jr. about the tooth fairy.

When Dirk falls hard for Robert's younger sister, Carmen, Robert and Neesee intervene after catching her in the arms of Nick, and the two force Carmen to tell Dirk the truth. Meanwhile, much to Neesee's chagrin, Carmen brings Bobby a pet frog, but when it gets loose in the house, everyone scrambles to find it before Neesee does.