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When a man arrives from Chicago claiming to be Bryana's father, Bernie is cautiously supportive.
When Jordan joins the wrestling team, he overeats and finds himself in a weight class in which he is outmatched.
When Bernie agrees to participate in a celebrity marathon, Vanessa declares that she will finish the race ahead of him.
When Bernie gives Vanessa money for school clothes, she decides to spend it all on an expensive pair of shoes.
Curtis offers to help fix Vanessa's new car, but Bernie thinks he has an ulterior motive.
While baby-sitting Bryana, Jordan watches a horror movie and scares himself into believing that zombies are trying to kill him and Bryana.
Wanda learns about Bernie's secret discipline-keeping device; its power corrupts her.
Bernie realizes his punishment system is no longer effective, so he puts the kids into a total lockdown.
Bernie resorts to spying when he decides Vanessa is being secretive about her activities, but his security cameras pick up more than he bargained for.
Bernie decides Bryana is too old for training wheels, but her first lesson without them proves to be disastrous.
Bernie must baby-sit for Bryana and deal with Jordan, who was sent home from school for pulling a fire alarm unnecessarily.
Bernie has no patience when trying to teach Vanessa to drive.
Bernie realizes Bryana and Jordan are too old to share a room, so he moves her in with Vanessa, who is less than thrilled.
Bernie's sister, Benita, announces her plans to elope in Las Vegas; Wanda offers her the Mac residence as a wedding site.
Bryana's standardized test scores prompt Bernie to send her to Jordan's school, but she is so far behind that they threaten to move her back a grade.
Jordan tries to fit in with the popular crowd; after taking Bernie's advice, he winds up losing his lunch money in a poker game.
Wanda urges Vanessa to join an enrichment organization she once belonged to; they learn times have changed when Vanessa and her new friends are charged with shoplifting.
Bernie learns Vanessa has a boyfriend, Rahim, who is 18 years old; when he discovers that the teen has a child, he hits the ceiling.
Vanessa tries to increase her chances of being accepted into a college by joining the drill team, which pleases Bernie until he sees one of the squad's provocative routines.
Bernie is sued for being a negligent parent after a birthday bash for Bryana results in broken bones.
When Jordan develops a crush on a girl at school, Bernie takes it upon himself to teach Jordan how to be a "player" and get the girl.
Jordan's prank anonymous phone calls have surprising consequences.
When Vanessa surprises everyone with her musical talent, Isaac Hayes offers Bernie advice on how to nurture it.
Bernie sees children walking to school on their own and decides it is time for Jordan to do the same, despite Wanda's objections.
Jordan tries out for the basketball team, but the coach decides he is better suited for gymnastics as a ribbon dancer.
When a litigious neighbor asks Bernie to tear down the treehouse he built for Jordan, it leads to an all-night standoff.
When the children become obsessed with gifts, Bernie decides to cancel Christmas altogether; Wanda loses the Christmas spirit when she tries to get everyone on her staff a gift.
Bernie takes Jordan to his favorite barbershop, but the owner throws them out; Wanda and the girls try to change the batteries in a smoke detector.
Bernie tries to scare away Vanessa's new boyfriend but realizes what a good role model he is for Jordan; Wanda has trouble letting go of her old shoes.
Wanda disrupts Bernie's writing process as he prepares for an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Relatives pester Bernie at a family barbecue; Bernie quashes Vanessa's flirtation with a distant cousin.
Bryana is upset when Bernie takes a villainous role opposite her favorite character, a friendly dinosaur; Jordan sells candy bars at school.
Despite Bernie's offer to buy him a car, Wanda's father cannot get along with him; showing when they all met.
Bernie realizes he may have been too truthful when telling Jordan about his father; he amends the truth to make Jordan think well of his father.
Bernie volunteers as a teacher's helper to assess the teaching methods used at Bryana's school; Wanda is at wits' end trying to reason with Vanessa and Jordan.
The family goes to San Diego for a relaxing vacation; Bernie, unable to relax, goes to Las Vegas for some gambling and debauchery.
A motorcycle accident changes Bernie's perspective about protecting the kids; Jordan is caught trying to sell Bernie's girlie magazines to other boys at school.
Dr. Phil McGraw counsels Bernie on how to deal with Wanda, who feels left out after Bernie and the guys draft a woman (Mo'Nique) into their group.
Neighbor Carl Reiner (guest starring as himself) plays the ultimate practical joke on Bernie. Ashton Kutcher guest stars as himself.
"American Idol" judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson critique Bernie's commercial.
Bernie stops by the Playboy Mansion to get advice from Hugh Hefner on how to talk to Jordan about sex.
Bernie and Wanda seek a child therapist's help in figuring out why Bryana has become a bully; Wanda winds up caring for a guinea pig Bernie bought for Bryana.
On Bernie's 40th birthday, he is electrically shocked by an old lady and forced to be a clown at a children's party.
Bernie has to put his foot down after Mr. Diggs, Vanessa's teacher, persuades her to become a vegetarian.
Bernie's sister wants to help raise her niece and nephew but squabbles with her brother over parenting methods.
Wanda's parents take over the household during their visit.
Bernie bribes kids to attend Jordan's birthday bash instead of another kid's party that is slated for the same day.
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 come 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 learns the kids are staying long-term and sets ground rules.
When Bryanna brings home a stray dog, the children hide it until Christmas Day, figuring Bernie will allow them to keep it.
Bernie is overwhelmed by the task of getting the children ready for their first day of school; Jordan pretends to be sick, Vanessa refuses to come out of the bathroom and Bryana wants to have her hair braided.
The pool is being drained, and the air conditioner is broken; Bernie takes the children to a water park on the hottest day of the year.
Wanda gets a week of vacation and decides to spend it with the kids.
Bernie tries to show the children who is the king of the castle after he realizes everything he says to them goes through Vanessa first.
Jordan goes out for football in hopes of winning a trophy for the Bernie Mac Hall of Fame awards shelf; former Oakland Raiders running back Marcus Allen, MVP of Super Bowl XVIII stars.
Bernie's weeklong stint on a local radio show leaves his family upset when he uses his private life to get laughs.
When heartburn sends him to the emergency room, Bernie resolves to beat his age by acting like he did in his youth.
After an intruder breaks into the house, Bernie reacts by turning it into a high-security compound, driving everyone crazy with his overprotectiveness.