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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

Their new butler's refined manner exasperates Mary and Rose.

The Butler Did It

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

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