Seasons & episodes
S5 · E5It's A Payne Growing Up 2008-12-17 · 30 min
Malik's friend Kevin has an intimate relationship with a woman who has syphilis. C.J. counsel's Malik which leads to a misunderstanding. Meanwhile, Calvin is pressured by Miranda to be more thoughtful towards their marriage.
S5 · E6Payne And Prejudice 2008-12-17 · 30 min
The Payne's are invited for dinner at the Hernadez home which leads to a culture clash. Dana's falsehood's come back to haunt her back at the barbershop.
S5 · E7Payneful News 2009-02-11 · 30 min
Calvin and Miranda are trying to have a baby, but they run into problems when they discover that Calvin isn't "firing on all cylinders."
S5 · E8Payneful Loss 2009-02-11 · 30 min
Ella and Rosie conspire to get themselves and their husbands to lose weight and get healthy. Meanwhile, Malik and Kevin get in over their heads when they throw a house party while house sitting for Calvin and Miranda.
S5 · E9Payneful Employment 2009-02-18 · 30 min
CJ gets a very important job interview in another city which excites Curtis who begins to think he might finally have the house to himself again.
S5 · E10Slightly Payneful Truth 2009-02-18 · 30 min
Malik, as a favor to Alexandra, helps Consuela prepare for her U.S. citizenship test. Curtis jumps in to help when Malik gets sick.
S5 · E11Joy and Payne 2009-02-25 · 30 min
Curtis, Calvin and the rest of the Paynes are caught in the middle of a Hernandez family confrontation between Carlos and his son, Diego.
S5 · E12A Sisters Payne 2009-02-25 · 30 min
Kiki's brother, Darnell returns to the shop. Malik and Alex find a way around the 'no date' rule by having a date in Malik's back yard.
S5 · E13A Grand Payne 2009-03-04 · 30 min
Malik asks Alex out on a date, but their parents insist that they be supervised; Janine's parents visit to see the new twins.
S5 · E14Games People Play 2009-03-04 · 30 min
The Payne's love their annual tailgating shindig, but when Miranda finds out about Calvin and Mercedes date, she becomes ill. Meanwhile, Diego becomes agitated and starts fighting with people.
S5 · E15Help Wanted 2009-04-08 · 30 min
Miranda runs into her successful, good looking ex-fiance, and it drives Calvin crazy. To show that he is doing something with his life, Calvin takes a job at Mercedes company.
S5 · E16Old Lady Paynes 2009-04-08 · 30 min
When Ella's demanding mother arrives, the elder exhibits a lapse of memory, causing Ella to worry that she has Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, there's a hair-raising quandary at the barbershop when Floyd's supposedly dead first wife emerges.
S5 · E17I Don't Know This Payne 2009-04-15 · 30 min
Ella and Rosie get jobs working at a boutique at the mall, while Curtis and Carlos enjoy their new 'man world.'
S5 · E18Paul Mall 2009-04-15 · 30 min
Curtis may need to be careful after Ella meets a handsome and charming man at the mall. Meanwhile, Diego asks for Calvin and Miranda's help in scrutinizing Mercedes newest man.
S5 · E19With Friends Like These 2009-04-22 · 30 min
Malik forms a new friendship with a fellow student who is being abused in the classroom because of his HIV positive status. Elsewhere, when Rosie calls out sick, Consuela is left in charge with the boutique.
S5 · E20The Talent Show 2009-04-22 · 30 min
The firehouse is being jeopardized by city budget cuts. But holding a big fund raising talent show, along with an appearance by Gladys Knight, could still save the firehouse and the firemen's jobs. Meanwhile, Diego is still dealing with post war anger issues.
S5 · E21Bringing Down the House 2009-04-29 · 30 min
The foundation of the Payne house needs desperate repair. Curtis tries to save money by hiring a jackleg contractor, who ends up doing more damage and the Paynes have to move out of their house. Meanwhile, Ella grows closer to Paul, the man at the mall.
S5 · E22Moving Day 2009-04-29 · 30 min
Curtis, Ella and Malik are moving out of the house (CJ, Janine and the babies have gone to stay at Janine's parents in Florida. Ella is devastated. They have to move into Calvin and Miranda's condo and Calvin turns the table on Curtis and treats him the way he was treated when he lived at home.
S5 · E23Moving Out 2009-05-27 · 30 min
Curtis, Ella and Malik are moving out of the house (CJ, Janine and the babies have gone to stay at Janine's parents in Florida. Ella is devastated. They have to move into Calvin and Miranda's condo and Calvin turns the table on Curtis and treats him the way he was treated when he lived at home.
S5 · E24Back Where We Belong 2009-05-27 · 30 min
Curtis and Calvin move into the barbershop due to their marriage problems, which causes hair raising havoc in the process. Meanwhile, Floyd blows up when he learns of Zach and Olivia's act of love.
S5 · E25Surprise! (Part 1 of 2) 2009-06-03 · 30 min
Calvin has gotten the $20,000 needed to repair his parent's house and surprises them with the check. Meanwhile, Janine reveals that CJ is in Chicago interviewing for a new job.
S5 · E26Surprise! (Part 2 of 2) 2009-06-03 · 30 min
Calvin tries to fix the mess he is in with Miranda and the conflict only gets worse. Meanwhile, Janine, the twins and Malik are preparing to move.
S6 · E1Where's the Payne? 2009-11-04 · 30 min
A forced retirement for Curtis creates obstacles, but the drama spikes when Miranda goes missing. Elsewhere, Claretha returns without her said husband and moves in with Curtis and Ella.
S6 · E2Recurring Paynes 2009-11-04 · 30 min
Miranda remains missing, and her mother storms on over to the house. She blames Calvin for her disappearance and even called the police on him! She believes Calvin is a suspect in her vanishing. Meanwhile, CJ, Janine and Jazmine return, hoping to stay with Curtis and Ella. And a secret is unearthed regarding Curtis's forced retirement. Also, Jazmine has become very intelligent due to her being at a school for gifted children but it concerns the family because she is acting so weird.