Chris agrees to help a classmate improve his grades in return for help getting attention from his crush; Rochelle befriends an ex-con who has moved into the neighborhood; Mr. Omar... Full summary

Chris, a first-time high school student, looks forward to attending a school with some diversity; Rochelle helps Tonya get a job at Vanessa's beauty salon, but the customers don't... Full summary

Chris' joy at graduating from junior high is short-lived when he learns his best friend will be going to a different high school.

Chris decides to buy an expensive bottle of perfume for his mother for Mother's Day; during some spring cleaning, Julius and Drew find an expensive collectors item among Drew's old... Full summary

When Chris is without a date for the 9th grade dance, Ms. Morello suggests that he ask the only girl who hasn't been asked yet; Tonya drives Rochelle and Julius crazy about taking... Full summary

On a mission to become one of the cool kids, Chris gets caught with cigarettes and is suspended from school; Tonya intercepts a call from the school and decides to blackmail him.

When Chris needs to come up with a school project for Earth Day, he decides to collect cans, believing it will be easy; Rochelle must go to the school to discuss Tonya's inappropriate... Full summary

Chris decides to help Malvo, a career criminal recently released from prison, turn his life around and go back to high school; Julius, a die-hard Dodgers fan, feels betrayed when Drew... Full summary

Chris is so desperate to raise the funds to go to a concert that he jumps at the chance to participate in Mr. Omar's scholarship fund; Rochelle's injured arm gives her a way to avoid... Full summary

Trying to keep his younger brother out of trouble, Chris reluctantly skips school to accompany Drew on a mission to find his idol, hockey player Wayne Gretzky.