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Mary feels inadequate when her former best friend pays a visit.

Best Friends

Mary and Lester learn that he has distant cousins who are white.

Country Cousins

Brenda scratches the valuable blues recording her grandfather gave her.

Blues

A new superintendent is hired, though he knows more about the violin than maintaining an apartment building.

The New Neighbors

Lester needs to impress a despicable lawyer (Sherman Hemsley) in order to advance his construction company.

The Big Deal

Sandra helps her new roommate (Kim Fields) change into a sexy vamp.

The Roommate

A week away from her 16th birthday, Brenda looks forward to her first date.

Sweet Sixteen

Mary becomes jealous when she catches Lester dancing with a former high-school flame.

Shall We Dance?

Winter cold brings everyone into Mary's heated apartment.

Snowbound

Calvin and a friend (David Wakefield) may be kicked off the basketball team if they don't pass an exam.

Rapture

Lester and Mary are surprised when his cousin's marriage crumbles.

The Most Happy Marriage

Sandra and Mary settle a dispute over song royalties in court.

They're Playing Our Song

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Mary's fantasy about an Old West showdown closely parallels her actual feelings about the opening of a sleazy neighborhood bar.

S3 E2 | Low Noon

E24 | Best Friends

E23 | Country Cousins

E20 | Blues

E19 | The New Neighbors

E18 | The Big Deal

E17 | The Roommate

E16 | Sweet Sixteen

E14 | Shall We Dance?

E13 | Snowbound

E10 | Rapture

E9 | The Most Happy Marriage

E8 | They're Playing Our Song