After Chris tests poorly on a standard exam, his teacher, Ms. Morello, refers him to the school's guidance counselor, Mr. Abbott.

Without Caruso to establish the school's power hierarchy and with everyone vying to fill his shoes, Chris and Greg realize they'd better come up with a fast solution.

Things take a literal turn for the worse when a license-less Chris volunteers to move his dad's car, but finds himself driving the car all the way to school as a result of trying to impress Tasha.

As a result of their apartment being broken into, Julius and Rochelle decide it's a good idea to get a dog, something Chris has always wanted.

Chris joins the school newspaper.

Chris ditched his nice guy image when he discovers that Tasha prefers `bad boys'.

When Chris' entire family comes down with the flu, Rochelle and Julius make arrangements for Mr. Omar to look after Chris until the family recovers.

Greg is treated like royalty when he comes to stay.

Chris bonds with a new student at school.

Julius decides to boycott Christmas.

Chris and his family decide to take a trip to attend the funeral of Julius' distant relative.

Chris must come up with a school project for Earth Day, so he decides to collect cans, believing it will be an easy task and something Julius can help him accomplish.

Chris learns a valuable lesson about the working world.

Chris reluctantly skips school.

Chris is so desperate to raise money to go to a Run DMC concert that he jumps at the chance to participate in Mr. Omar's Black Funeral Directors' (BFD) scholarship fund.

On a mission to become one of the "cool" kids, Chris is caught with cigarettes and suspended from school.

Chris attempts to help Malvo, a career criminal who was recently released from jail, turn his life around by going back to high school.

Chris decides to buy his mother an expensive bottle of perfume for Mother's Day to pay her back for all the things she has done for him.

Chris is determined to get invited to a party.

Tasha breaks up with her boyfriend.

Chris and Greg are without dates to the ninth-grade dance, until Greg gets asked, leaving Chris as the odd man out. Ms. Morello suggests to Chris that he ask the only girl who hasn't been asked yet, Carrie White, and she accepts.

Chris' excitement about graduating from junior high school is ruined when Greg announces that he'll be going to a different high school in the fall.