Faith, Hope and Charity (1)

what happens

Whitley's mother surprises Whitley and Dwayne by coming to visit for Thanksgiving. Whitley is too ashamed to admit that she is unemployed and that the couple was recently robbed. Marion stuns Whitley by introducing her fiancé, Malik, a much younger man who sells oils and poetry for a living. Although Dwayne believes that Whitley should let her mother live her own life, she fears that Malik is a golddigger. She asks Kim to come over and flirt with Malik in the hopes of driving the couple apart. Just when it seems that things can't get any worse, Dwayne's mother (who has not spoken to him since he married Whitley) shows up on the Waynes' doorstep. Freddie tries to avoid Ron and re-commit to her relationship with Shazza. She even dons her old ""earthy"" look for a rally on behalf of Haitian refugees, but a law school assignment conflicts with the protest.

who made it

directed

Debbie Allen

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• JJosephine Premice as Desiree Porter
• Nestor Carbonell as Malik Velasquez
• Gary Dourdan as Shazza Zulu
• Diahann Carroll as Marion Gilbert
• Patti LaBelle as Adele Wayne
• Bumper Robinson as Dorian Heywood
• Patrick Malone as Terrell Walker