Denise and Junebug can't stop looking for love in all the wrong places; sometimes, the only way to snap out of it is through rude awakenings.

Denise lands Pat a starring role in a new movie with a big-time director, but the film may be a little more adult than expected, even by Pat's standards.

When things seem to calm down, it may just be the eye of the storm as Junebug's blast from the past brings new life to the Carson home.

When Elizabeth asks Pat and Denise to join her at a motivational speaker's event, they discover more than they bargained for; Janelle and Junebug get jobs to find that they may be selling more than what's on the menu.

Pat attempts to give Terry the perfect Christmas gift by finding his father, but when she and Denise can't track him down, they embark on a wild plan involving a mall Santa.

Ghosts of the past can affect the present, and that's what happens when an overbearing parent returns to curse Pat in an attempt to show they're not so different after all.

With Pat and Terry's relationship still on the rocks, Janelle is presented with an opportunity to get a college scholarship; however, a representative is coming for dinner, and the family must appear perfect.

Denise and the kids stage a sudden intervention when they suspect Terry is dependent on pills, but Terry gets combative about Pat's own vices in return.

Janelle makes a terrible mistake when she accidentally texts a photo meant for her boyfriend to her mom, and Denise feels the pressure of dating Terry's boss with his promotion on the line.

Brandon's past comes back to haunt him when he decides to switch his career path, and Denise and Pat question if Terry's female colleague has shady intentions.

On a road trip to Atlanta for Pat's big show, the family gets derailed, landing them in a resort where they find that trying to be woke means it's time to wake up.

Pat intervenes when Janelle decides to skip the school dance, Pat intervenes, and Terry worries Junebug is joining the high school basketball team for the wrong reasons.

When Ms. Pat and Denise join comic Tony Free's tour, Pat realizes it's true that people should never meet their heroes; when Terry has to work the graveyard shift, the kids throw a huge house party that goes awry.

Pat and Terry are thrown a curve ball when Ashley and Brandon's father pays a surprise visit.

Junebug's new girlfriend, Allison, drops a bombshell that raises suspicion, and as Pat flourishes on tour, she must determine if the cost of success is a price tag worthy of her soul.

After hearing one of Junebug's friends call him the N-word, the family has an enlightening discussion about the word and many others. Janelle gets paired up with a gender non-conforming person on a debate project.

After an unexpected death in the family, Pat is forced to address her strained relationship with Denise.

When a rash of burglaries hits the neighborhood, Pat and Denise devise a plan to deflect suspicion from the Carson household.

When Terry’s parents visit, Pat tries to bond with her mother-in-law over stand-up comedy, and Terry confronts his estranged dad about stepping out on his mom.

Denise objects to Pat making a joke out of a shared, traumatic childhood experience, and Junebug and Janelle jump to conclusions when a mystery thong appears in the laundry.

The family arrives in Atlanta to find that Mildred's old house is opulent and different; Trina's mother, Tanya, has been released from prison and it's time to go on a walk down memory lane.

Pat's oldest Medicaid kid stops by for Pat's birthday and gives Pat a bigger birthday surprise than she expected.

Pat and Denise attempt to settle their differences on the TV court show “Judge Miss Sophia.”

A careless remark from Terry dredges up painful memories from Pat’s childhood, and Janelle and Junebug help Denise promote her new hair product on social media.

Pat stays with Ashley and her girlfriend while in Chicago for a comedy show, and Terry is afraid to let Denise out of his sight after her recent setback.