Donald Morgan Upcoming Appearances

Joan decides to break things off with Derek (Wayne Brady) and think more seriously about Jevon, but Jevon has different ideas about their relationship. Jevon: Mustafa Shakir. Kurtis: Claude Brooks.

Jr. decides it s time to move out of the garage and into a place of his own, a “humble abode,” he calls it. “Very humble,” Michael notes on his first inspection.

It s candy-sale time at Kady s school and Jay won t help because she s dieting. So Michael steps in. The plan is for father and daughter to bond, but Michael s competitive nature soon overwhelms all else.

Jr. finally finishes restoring his old car---and then he sells it. He ll need college tuition for his baby-to-be, he tells his proud parents. Meanwhile, Franklin s sick of being “special,” so he goes to Michael for advice and is told: “dumb down.”

It s the Kyles 19th anniversary, and Michael and Jay are busy one-upping each other in the gift department. Meanwhile, Franklin s teaching the gastronomically challenged Claire how to cook.

Jay wants to look younger and Michael wants to lose his “devious look” before a traffic-court date, so they visit a dermatologist, and it s smiles all around. Big Guy: Lou Ferrigno. Officer: Kevin Knotts. Dr. Tortoni: Joey Vassallo. Judge: Susan Peretz.

Joan kidnaps Aaron and whisks him away to Mexico in an effort to prevent his departure for Iraq; and Maya discovers marijuana in the house and assumes it belongs to Jabari.

Lynn meets a handsome student (Quddus Phillipe) from UCLA who asks her to perform at a pro-environment rally, but she s torn when she gets a gig at the House of Blues for the same day. Meanwhile, Maya hears Jabari use the B word.

Joan fumes when she finds Monica running the J-Spot, and she learns that William is having doubts about marrying Monica. Meanwhile, Darnell is facing pressure from Maya to have a baby, but he doesn t want another child. Jason: Rob Swanson.

Toni has trouble getting her baby to breast feed; and Maya struggles with her new relationship with Darnell. Also: Lynn tries to avoid having sex with her girlfriend. Jennifer: Rebecca Creskoff. Jabari: Tanner Scott Richards.

After learning that his mother is having an operation, William visits his parents and locks horns with his stubborn father. Elsewhere, Joan and her pals go to a movie without Toni, then regret their decision to exclude her from the outing.

A rich, older man has his sights set on Joan, and he arranges a party at her restaurant to impress her. Elsewhere, when Maya can t come up with an idea for her next book, her publisher wants her to return an advance. Kenneth: Melvin Van Peebles.

Toni prepares for a court hearing after she and Todd fail to agree on custody terms. Elsewhere, Joan tries to find out if her older lover is taking medication to improve his sexual performance. Kenneth: Melvin Van Peebles. Jasmine: Noureen DeWulf.

Lynn has to face the reality that Jennifer (Rebecca Creskoff) wants to have sex with her; and the women tell William s girlfriend (Noureen Dewulf) not to let William control her. Lynn: Persia White. Joan: Tracy Ellis Ross.

Joan learns from one of Darnell s friends (Katt Williams) that Darnell may have slept with a stripper the night before he remarried Maya. Darnell: Khalil Kain. Concepcion: Lillian Hurst. Maya: Golden Brooks.

Joan realizes that her restaurant is bombing, so she decides to sell her home in order to keep business going through the holidays. Swedelson: Phil Reeves. Peanut: Marcello Thedford. Jennifer: Rebecca Creskoff.

Joan hosts a Christmas-Hanukkah celebration with Toni and Todd in mind, and it forces them to consider which faith Morgan should be raised in. Michele: Caroline Aaron. Veretta: Jenifer Lewis. Jabari: Tanner Scott Richards.

Lynn goes to an open-mike night at a club, where she meets a record-label scout (Taran Killam) who is interested in giving her a chance---for a price. Meanwhile, Joan and William discover that money is missing from the J-Spot.

Jabari skips school and plagiarizes an assignment, and Lynn tells Maya she thinks Jabari may be acting out in reaction to their move to the suburbs. Jabari: Kendre Berry.

Joan and Maya suggest that there are better ways for Lynn to further her career after learning that she is singing in a karaoke bar. So, when Big Boi (in a cameo) calls Lynn to say he wants to work with her, she assumes it s her friends playing a joke.

Aaron (Richard T. Jones), the man Joan flirted with in New Orleans, comes home to California and starts dating her, and Joan is so amazed at how well things are going that she anticipates something going wrong.