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67 Episodes 2011 - 2012
Episode 1
Wed, Jan 5, 201122 mins
Ella helps a domestic abuse victim from the Help Center. Meanwhile, Jazmine and C.J. prepare for the father daughter dance
Episode 2
Wed, Jan 5, 201122 mins
The women throw Miranda a baby shower but an unexpected guests shows up. Meanwhile, Curtis gets the guys together for a man shower for Calvin
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 12, 201122 mins
Janines's friend, Monica, has moved in and transformed herself and the house. Meanwhile, Tracie tries to make moves on Calvin.
Episode 4
Wed, Jan 12, 201122 mins
While Janine is taking an overnight trip with her boss, Monica keeps the house warm and cozy with C.J. Meanwhile, Calvin helps Miranda with her labor pains.
Episode 5
Wed, Jan 19, 2011
Curtis gets a good offer for the house and wants to sell. Ella is more reluctant and everyone drops by to share cherished memories of their times in the home.
Episode 6
Wed, Jan 19, 201122 mins
Miranda goes into labor just as Calvin prepares for his graduation while C.J. and Janine's marriage reaches a breaking point. Meanwhile, Curtis and Ella get an offer they can't refuse for the Payne house.
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 30, 2011
Miranda's labor continues while Calvin remains in jail. Janine walks out after learning of CJ kissing another woman. Malik confronts his father about his behavior.
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 30, 2011
C J and Janine continue with their divorce. Jazmine wears makeup, defying her parents but is in over her head when boys come over. Ella and Curtis have a weight loss challenge.
Episode 9
Wed, Apr 6, 201122 mins
Malik gets ready for college. The men offer him advice and buy him condoms.
Episode 10
Wed, Apr 27, 201122 mins
The family befriends a sex offender who moves into the neighborhood and all hell breaks loose when they find out his secret. Meanwhile, C.J. and Janine decide to heed the advice of the marriage counselor. They go on a journey to find a hobby the two of them can share.
Episode 11
Wed, May 4, 201122 mins
Miranda gets cooking advice after she makes a horrible dinner for Ella's club. Meanwhile, Curtis gets his tonsils pulled and can't talk.
Episode 12
Wed, May 4, 201121 mins
Curtis and Ella decide to intervene when they see Janine and Roland at dinner, but the plans go wrong. Meanwhile, Miranda goes on a grooming strike.
Episode 13
Wed, May 11, 201122 mins
C.J. is offered a promotion making him Janine and Roland's boss. Meanwhile, while packing the house Curtis finds a bag of weed in an old box of his and Floyd smokes the weed. Calvin asks Curtis to babysit and Curtis ends up baby sitting Christian and Floyd.
Episode 14
Wed, May 11, 201122 mins
Jayden may have autism. Janine blames herself. Meanwhile, Curtis lives by the rules of the Bible
Episode 15
Wed, May 18, 201122 mins
Ella brings home a troubled youth from the Help Center. Meanwhile, Janine and Miranda compete to get in a competitive day care.
Episode 16
Wed, May 18, 201122 mins
As Claretha secretly deals with the possibility of losing her home, the family participates in a talent show. Calvin and Miranda combine their unique talents for the show
Episode 17
Wed, May 25, 201121 mins
Janine is on the brink of a breakdown. Deshawn gets a lesson in the negro baseball league.
Episode 18
Wed, Jun 1, 201122 mins
Deshawn's mother shows up at the Payne house. C.J. upgrades Janine's wedding ring
Episode 19
Wed, Jun 8, 201122 mins
Malik is eager to leave for college but his extended family is more reluctantly except Jazmine who has plans for his room. Calvin finds himself to busy for simple chores leaving Miranda exhausted and creating a dangerous situation.
Episode 20
Fri, Oct 21, 201122 mins
Ella's mother comes to visit. Meanwhile, Janine texts C.J. a sexy picture of herself.
Episode 21
Wed, Jun 15, 201122 mins
As they wait in the hospital for word on Calvin Jr., Miranda and Calvin trade recriminations. Tracie arrives promising to deny Calvin visitation rights to his son because of the fire.
Episode 22
Fri, Oct 28, 201121 mins
Deshawn joins a gang. Ella and Floyd do everything they can to stop him. Calvin gets on C.J.'s nerves after he and Miranda move in with C.J. and Janine
Episode 23
Fri, Oct 28, 201122 mins
Deshawn joins a gang. Ella and Floyd do everything they can to stop him. Calvin gets on C.J.'s nerves after he and Miranda move in with C.J. and Janine
Episode 24
Wed, Nov 2, 201122 mins
Deshawn gets in trouble for bullying a kid at school. Miranda and Janine begin fighting over petty things
Episode 25
Fri, Dec 30, 201119 mins
When the Help Center's director position is vacated, Ella competes for it against a polished candidate with extensive experience, while Malik considers dropping out of school.
Episode 26
Fri, Nov 4, 201122 mins
C.J. forgets Janine's three year sober anniversary. Ella gets Deshawn an ugly outfit for school picture day.
Episode 27
Fri, Oct 21, 2011
Episode 28
Fri, Nov 11, 201122 mins
Calvin and Miranda plan Calvin Jr.'s birthday party. Curtis and Ella have trouble with the HOA
Episode 29
Fri, Nov 11, 201122 mins
Tempers potentially flame up when CJ is forced to lay off firefighters because of budget cuts. Meanwhile, Calvin and Miranda are moving on up-they hope to move upstairs, stirring up household tension in the process.
Episode 30
Wed, Nov 23, 201122 mins
Curtis Payne has a dream in which he is apart of his favorite sitcom, The Jeffersons. While on The Jeffersons, Curtis Payne ends up learning a lesson.
Episode 31
Wed, Nov 23, 201122 mins
Calvin is allowed supervised visits; Ella's friend Felicia visits.
Episode 32
Fri, Dec 2, 201122 mins
Janine sponsors a young girl; Curtis and Ella become DeShawn's foster parents
Episode 33
Fri, Dec 2, 2011
Episode 34
Fri, Dec 9, 201122 mins
Malik gets hazed
Episode 35
Fri, Nov 18, 201122 mins
Miranda frets over her unemployment; C.J. looks into firefighter response times.
Episode 36
Fri, Nov 18, 201122 mins
CJ hires Calvin, but Calvin's job performance fails to impress. Meanwhile, a bored Curtis brushes off retirement by taking up painting
Episode 37
Fri, Jan 6, 201222 mins
Curtis becomes a contestant on Paynefully Fit, while Deshawn get advice about girls
Episode 38
Fri, Jan 6, 201222 mins
Miranda's new client hits on her while the family honors Curtis.
Episode 39
Fri, Jan 13, 201222 mins
Miranda takes over renovating the condo while Calvin and Deshawn bond.
Episode 40
Fri, Jan 13, 201222 mins
The Payne's say goodbye while praising God in church.
Episode 41
Fri, Jan 20, 201219 mins
After Christian's Christening, The family gets ready to have one last Sunday dinner at Curtis and Ella's house. Unbeknownst to the family, as they prepare the meal, Calvin has been shot and is laying on C.J. and Janine's floor.
Episode 42
Fri, Jan 20, 201219 mins
After being discovered by Janine, Calvin battles for his life at the hospital. Ella's unwavering faith won't let the family get down.
Episode 43
Fri, Jan 27, 201219 mins
The Payne family waits for Calvin to wake up, but the fight isn't over. Curtis decides not to move.
Episode 44
Fri, Jan 27, 201219 mins
Calvin might get discharged from the hospital after he finally awakened. Curtis attempts to mortgage his house for money to pay Calvin's medical bills.
Episode 45
Fri, Feb 3, 201219 mins
Calvin starts suffering from PTSD from getting shot and is uncomfortable at home with Miranda, who is overwhelmed with caring for a husband, 2 kids, and a career. Meanwhile, Ella and Curtis are worried that Calvin isn't receiving proper care, and wants him move in with them.
Episode 46
Fri, Feb 3, 201219 mins
A depressed Calvin admits to Ella that he think he would have been better off dead. The family is very concerned and Curtis has a heart to heart conversation with Calvin. Deshawn's mother visits and wants Deshawn back. Deshawn decides to go live with her.
Episode 47
Fri, Feb 10, 201219 mins
C.J. is left to look after the twins during the big game. Ella gets in the way of Calvin's transition back home.Note: Beginning with this episode, Palmer Williams, Jr. , who portrays Floyd joins the main cast
Episode 48
Fri, Feb 10, 201219 mins
Calvin plans to get revenge on Travis Harris for shooting him. Curtis makes plans with Ella then pretends to be sick when he gets tickets to a baseball game. When footage of Curtis at the game is aired, Curtis does everything he can to keep Ella from find
Episode 49
Fri, Feb 17, 201219 mins
Calvin is invited back to work, then decides he isn't ready and doesn't show. Floyd has a new girlfriend who looks awfully familiar to Curtis. Curtis realizes he knew the girlfriend, when she was a man.
Episode 50
Fri, Feb 17, 201219 mins
Ella runs a gun buy back program at the Help Center that is threatened by rival gang members. Curtis, bored, wants to volunteer at the Help Center and causes mischief.
Episode 51
Wed, Apr 13, 201119 mins
When Malik's progressive college assigns him a female roommate, C. J. and Janine disapprove, as Ella is concerned with Claretha's use of home remedies to fight her cancer.
Episode 52
Fri, Mar 2, 201219 mins
The family meets Malik's new free-spirited girlfriend, Summer.

Episode 53
Fri, Mar 9, 201219 mins
While Curtis bonds with Miranda over man-centric activities, C.J.'s college buddy gives him a sports car and event tickets, expecting a significant favor in return.
Episode 54
Fri, Mar 9, 201219 mins
Malik and Summer volunteer at a Crisis Hotline, while Curtis goes overboard with the neighborhood watch as he tries to catch a criminal.
Episode 55
Wed, Apr 6, 201122 mins
Claretha reveals she has leukemia. Miranda's cousin Vanessa hooks up with Calvin's friend.
Episode 56
Fri, Feb 17, 201219 mins
Curtis runs for neighborhood watch president. C.J. helps until he realizes he disagrees with some of Curtis's policies. When Curtis challenges C.J., C.J. decides to run himself. Meanwhile, Malik runs up his parent's credit card.Note: Malik makes his retur
Episode 57
Fri, Mar 2, 201219 mins
Calvin and Miranda's condo gets foreclosed on and they are forced out. Not wanting to turn to his parents again, Calvin and Miranda try to make their own way and end up sleeping in a motel. Curtis tells Calvin to bring his family to their house. Floyd con
Episode 58
Fri, May 18, 201219 mins
Malik is arrested while leading a student demonstration to prevent the execution of an arsonist, whom C.J. helped convict 12 years earlier.
Episode 59
Fri, May 11, 201219 mins
Believing Janine's PR event idea doesn't have merit, C.J. overrides it with his own plan, and Ella is offended when Malik thinks critically about creationism and faith in God.
Episode 60
Fri, May 25, 201219 mins
Malik and Summer get married. Calvin and Miranda struggle living with Curtis and Ella.
Episode 61
Wed, Apr 13, 201122 mins
Ella is overwhelmed and falls behind in her studies due to church duties, household duties, taking care of Curtis and the rest of the family. Ella fails a test she needed to graduate and she snaps on the family. Meanwhile, Calvin and Miranda realize it's the day of their anniversary, and they both pretend they didn't forget.
Episode 62
Fri, May 11, 201219 mins
Malik helps tutor a student athlete. Curtis creates a scandal for CJ.
Episode 63
Wed, Apr 20, 201122 mins
C.J. and Janine go to marriage counseling. Then try the therapist's way. But in the end they yell and scream at each other and they feel better. CJ sexes up the reunion between him and Janine. Meanwhile, Ella misses her graduation because she has to take Claretha to the hospital
Episode 64
Fri, May 18, 201219 mins
Unathletic Janine is thrilled to play on C.J. and Curtis's softball team, as Miranda fundamentally disagrees with Ella's philosophy of physically disciplining children.
Episode 65
Wed, Apr 27, 201119 mins
The family befriends a sex-offender who moves into the neighborhood and all hell breaks loose when they discover his secret. Meanwhile, on their marriage-counselor's advice, C.J. and Janine look for a hobby they can share.
Episode 66
Tue, May 29, 201219 mins
Summer gives Malik a hard time. Miranda suggests having a party with CJ and Janine, and keep it secret from Curtis and Ella.
Episode 67
Fri, Mar 2, 201219 mins
The opening of Ella's shelter for battered women is threatened when C. J. finds multiple fire code violations, while Curtis has Calvin at his beck and call for denting his car.