Ms. Pat comes home from a gig only to have to deal with a neighborhood she can't stand, a school shooting, and her son oversharing on social media.
Pat and Denise go to a PTO meeting where Pat becomes determined to prove to the other moms that she's worthy. Meanwhile, Janelle gets into conflict with a teacher who is pushing all her buttons.
Pat's oldest Medicaid kid stops by for Pat's birthday and gives Pat a bigger birthday surprise than she expected.
After hearing one of Junebug's friends call him the N-word, the family has an enlightening discussion about the word and many others. Janelle gets paired up with a gender non-conforming person on a debate project.
Pat and Terry are thrown a curve ball when Ashley and Brandon's father pays a surprise visit.
Pat does a set at the local club but clashes with the black manager who tells her she's too ghetto for his crowd. Meanwhile, Terry struggles to hide a secret from Pat.
When the lights go out, Pat decides it's time for her and Denise to get jobs. Terry tries to make the best out of a complicated situation by hanging out and reconnecting with the kids.
In a Ms. Pat-style homage to "Mary Poppins," the Carson's get a visit from Pat and Denise's cousin, who helps everyone clean up their mess.
After Pat catches Terry watching porn on his phone, Denise decides they need a girls' night out to get their groove back while the kids wonder if their parents are about to split up.
When Junebug gets swindled by a drug dealer, Denise decides to help him get his money back instead of telling Pat and Terry.
After an unexpected death in the family, Pat is forced to address her strained relationship with Denise.
Pat and Denise attempt to settle their differences on the TV court show “Judge Miss Sophia.”
A careless remark from Terry dredges up painful memories from Pat’s childhood, and Janelle and Junebug help Denise promote her new hair product on social media.
When a rash of burglaries hits the neighborhood, Pat and Denise devise a plan to deflect suspicion from the Carson household.
When Terry’s parents visit, Pat tries to bond with her mother-in-law over stand-up comedy, and Terry confronts his estranged dad about stepping out on his mom.
Pat intervenes when Janelle decides to skip the school dance, Pat intervenes, and Terry worries Junebug is joining the high school basketball team for the wrong reasons.
Denise objects to Pat making a joke out of a shared, traumatic childhood experience, and Junebug and Janelle jump to conclusions when a mystery thong appears in the laundry.
Pat stays with Ashley and her girlfriend while in Chicago for a comedy show, and Terry is afraid to let Denise out of his sight after her recent setback.
Denise finds an unorthodox way of dealing with her alcohol misuse, and Junebug is not sure what to do when he draws the attention of an older woman.
Pat is faced with a difficult choice, the kids make an assumption about Denise and Terry reaches his breaking point.
As Pat and Terry continue to fight over her decision, the family must pretend their home life is perfect to impress Janelle's scholarship representative.
Pat learns a valuable lesson about meeting your heroes when she and Denise join superstar comedian Tony Free's tour, and Terry steps in after the kids' house party goes awry.
Junebug's new girlfriend, Allison, drops a bombshell that raises suspicion, and as Pat flourishes on tour, she must determine if the cost of success is a price tag worthy of her soul.
Insults from online trolls and the pressure of impressing Terry's boss causes Pat to feel self-conscious about her looks, and Brandon and Ashley discover they're sharing the same lover.
Cousin Trina arrives from Atlanta for a surprise visit, but when danger follows her to the Carson family's home, Pat resurrects her old alter ego, "Rabbit," to save the day.
Janelle makes a terrible mistake when she accidentally texts a photo meant for her boyfriend to her mom, and Denise feels the pressure of dating Terry's boss with his promotion on the line.
Brandon's past comes back to haunt him when he decides to switch his career path, and Denise and Pat question if Terry's female colleague has shady intentions.
Terry tries to cope with his injuries while Pat is busy launching her podcast, and after Denise gets a job at a Black hair salon, she recruits Pat to deal with her mean coworkers.
Denise and the kids stage a sudden intervention when they suspect Terry is dependent on pills, but Terry gets combative about Pat's own vices in return.
Pat attempts to give Terry the perfect Christmas gift by finding his father, but when she and Denise can't track him down, they embark on a wild plan involving a mall Santa.
When things seem to calm down, it may just be the eye of the storm as Junebug's blast from the past brings new life to the Carson home.
The family arrives in Atlanta to find that Mildred's old house is opulent and different; Trina's mother, Tanya, has been released from prison and it's time to go on a walk down memory lane.
When Elizabeth asks Pat and Denise to join her at a motivational speaker's event, they discover more than they bargained for; Janelle and Junebug get jobs to find that they may be selling more than what's on the menu.
It's a celebration as Janelle has graduated and a big college send-off party is held in her honor; the send-off may turn out to be for somebody else.
