Juan DeCarlos

Lamont and Rollo become managers of an all-girl singing group. Fayette Pinkney, Valerie Holiday and Sheila Ferguson of soul group the Three Degrees appear.

J.J. contends with his latest show-biz find's opening-night jitters---and with thugs whose loan financed the debut.

Irene installs the new lock on the cellar door just as Mike and Gloria go away for the weekend and Edith leaves for a baby shower leaving Archie home alone. Not having paid attention to Irene's instructions, Archie locks himself in the basement. After finding a bottle of Polish vodka, Archie spends a long night contemplating his life through the haze of a drunken stupor.

Francie's boyfriend talks her into visiting Maude and asking for a lot of money. She puts on a good act about being tired, upset, and having problems. Francie and Hinkley plan to run away.