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Thelma's indecision turns to agony when Harry accepts a new job and moves to California.

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Fed up with being treated like a servant by her family, Florida accepts a luncheon invitation from a man.

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When an old girlfriend visits J.J., she brings along some upsetting news.

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Michael's research for a bicentennial report leads to strange happenings for the Evans family.

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The numbers king of the neighborhood commissions J.J. to paint a portrait.

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J.J. decides to elope without learning some important facts about his bride.

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J.J. astounds the family with the news that he plans to marry the "weirdo" of the neighborhood.

Michael's elderly friend asks to move in with the Evanses for a most unusual reason.

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Florida and James Evans struggle to raise their kids, JJ, Thelma and Michael, in a Chicago housing project during the 1970s.

S3 E21 | J.J. in Trouble