In series premiere, Darryl Hughley and his family are getting settled into their new home in the L.A. suburbs, but Darryl keeps seeing racism where there is none and lets his best friend Milsap scare him into thinking that he's on the ""slippery slope"" to losing his blackness.
Yvonne asks Darryl to carpool for a few days, but things don't work out when the other kids' moms vote him out the day before Yvonne is to appear before city council.
Darryl feels left out when Milsap hits it off with Dave and Yvonne becomes busy with Sally's baby shower.
When Darryl finds out that Michael is the popular class clown, he worries about his Michael's academic future.
Darryl and Yvonne are having trouble finding time alone together.
Darryl is worried that his kids are growing up spoiled. So he decides to show them what life is like to grow up poor.
Dave's not around when Sally goes into labor. The Hughleys and Milsap come to her rescue. Darryl overhears a conversation between Yvonne and a nurse and thinks that Yvonne might be pregnant.
Darryl is not psyched when Yvonne signs him up to coach Michael's suburban soccer team.
Darryl is neglecting Sydney and realizes that he has to do something drastic when Sydney asks Milsap to escort her to her school's ""Father-Daughter"" dance.
Yvonne wants to impress Darryl's hard-to-please relatives by cooking Thanksgiving dinner all by herself. Meanwhile, Darryl's family visits for the first time.
Darryl starts to obsess about losing everything.
Darryl takes matters into his own hands after becoming agitated with the school's very PC Christmas pageant.
The couples in the suburbs are worried about Milsap's single status and try to set him up.
Darryl goes camping with the kids to prove that he's fun.
Darryl question his friendship with Dave after meeting one of Dave's friends who is a racist.
Darryl's neighbor takes him to court after he claims the family's stray dog attacked him.
Darryl ruins the fun for everyone when the Hughleys and the Rogerses stop at a haunted hotel.
Darryl asks Yvonne to marry him again, now that he can afford a big wedding, but it looks like her father might ruin the ceremony.
Yvonne threatens to call off the wedding if Darryl and her father do not at least pretend to get along with each other.
When Michael tells his family that he doesn't plan on going to high school, Darryl tries to set an example by going back to school for his G.E.D.
Yvonne takes a job doing fund raising at a local hospital.
Darryl becomes upset when Sydney's first crush is on a white boy.
Milsap accepts another job when Darryl refuses to give him what he deserves.