Season 1

Mattie's best friend, Etta Mae, is there to help when Mattie gets fired.

It's opening day at LaScala restaurant, and the owners have many problems.

When Margaret auditions for a prestigious music conservatory, she gets a lesson in prejudice.

For the first time in a long time, depressed widower Ralph Thomas finally feels ready for a new relationship. Plus, spring fever is in full swing at Brewster Place and the group is in high spirits.

Mattie has a new dishwasher; Etta Mae thinks she may know a woman who just got out of prison.

Matthew is repeatedly harassed by the local bully; a Thomas family fishing trip reveals the real source of Lester's anger.

Sophie and Jessie's new tenant talks about a time when she lived among royalty and the super rich.

Matthew helps a withdrawn youngster overcome his fears and reveal his talent as a gifted poet.

Jesse discovers that he has a 20-year-old daughter; Sophie has a horrifying revelation.

Kiswana's boyfriend and her mother have a fight during her 21st birthday party, forcing Kiswana to choose between them.