Wanda learns about Bernie's secret discipline-keeping device; its power corrupts her.
When Bryana's father, Bryan, visits, he threatens Bernie's relationship with Jordan and undermines Bernie's barbecuing techniques.
Bernie realizes his punishment system is no longer effective, so he puts the kids into a total lockdown.
In an effort to bring family members closer, Wanda insists they participate in the annual parish retreat.
Wanda invites Tasha, Vanessa's best friend from Chicago, to stay with them; Bernie is worried he will have another difficult teen in his house.
After several failed attempts, Bernie and Wanda realize that making a baby is harder than they thought, and Wanda begins to question their fertility.
Bernie and Wanda focus on having a baby, neglecting the children they already have.
Bernie and Jordan join a fantasy football league together, but differing philosophies on player picks soon come between them as Jordan eventually leaves Bernie to get a higher ranking.
Bernie pushes Jordan to hang out with the new kid next door to expand his cultural horizons.
Bryan moves in and strives to be a perfect housekeeper when Wanda leaves on a business trip; Girls at school tease Bryana about her flat chest.
Bernie coaches Vanessa's prom date on how to win her heart.
Jordan dates a good-looking cheerleader, surprising everyone.
Wanda's sister visits and wants to throw a roller-disco party for Wanda's birthday.
Bernie makes Vanessa prove she can manage her money.
The kids' carelessness causes Bernie to have a near-death experience.
Bernie makes a midnight run to retrieve Bryana's lost doll. Ice Cube guest stars as himself.
Car-pool complications wreck Bernie; a boy in the car pool starts blackmailing Jordan to be his friend.
The kids go on strike for wages after Bernie tries to make them clean up their mess, so he hires neighborhood kids as scabs.
Jordan brings home a snake named Reggie, and sister Bryanna demands a pet, too.
Vanessa fails to invite Bernie to a father-daughter dance, and it drives him crazy.
Gluttonous Bernie has a fever dream after devouring his own personal turkey.
Bernie and Wanda strive to present a united front when disciplining the children; Wanda becomes unhappy with this strategy because she's accustomed to playing the good cop.
Bernie circumvents his low-cholesterol diet by sneaking over to a neighbor's (guest star Don Rickles) place.
Bernie and Wanda worry about Jordan's religious faith after he defaces a picture of Jesus.
Bernie offends Wanda's boss (Wesley Snipes) at a dinner party.
Jordan learns some magic tricks and uses them to charm his first crush.
Bernie calls on India.Arie to help out with Vanessa's talent show.
Bernie delays his Las Vegas flight to take the children to the movies as promised; Bryanna and Jordan sneak out of a G-rated movie to watch more-exciting fare.
Bernie will not let Chris Rock get a word in edgewise when they appear together on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
Bernie's kids all want something from him, but he manages to stay one step ahead of them by adhering to the principles of chess.
Bernie starts buying everything in bulk, including junk food; Wanda locks up the junk food in a shed.
Bernie and his wife take in his sister's children; Bernie has old-fashioned notions about child rearing.
Bernie frets that he'll catch a debilitating bug from one of the pint-sized revelers at Bryana's birthday party.
Bernie teaches his nephew Jordan how to fight back against bullies that comes with an unforeseen consequence.
When Wanda schedules a play date for the children, Bernie delights in playing host to a circle of admiring women.
After taking the children to church, Bernie tries to slip out during the sermon to catch a football game on the tube.
Bernie takes the entire family to Chicago for the funeral of a beloved uncle, but his cousin's (Don Cheadle) scheming mars the trip.
Bernie takes the entire family to Chicago for the funeral of a beloved uncle, but the trip is marred by his cousin's scheming.