Moesha is at odds with her new stepmother Dee and gets more than she bargins for when dealing with Ohagi.
Moesha and Kim decided to try out for the school cheer leading squad, at the request of Ashi. When she announces who makes the team, a friendship is tested.
Moesha turns 16 years old and is ready to date. The only thing is that nobody wants to date her except Ohagi.
When Moesha confronts Hakeem about $20 she loaned him, she discovers why he had yet to repay her. Ms. Campbell lost her job and wiht some help Hakeem tries to apply for a job.
Moesha and Kim want to join the "Council of Concerned Youth," an all-male organization. Whitlock, the leader, doesn't believe in girls being in the club. It's up to the girls to convince him that girls can be an asset to the club.
Frank decides to give Moesha one of his Saturns cars for to drive and Moesha isn't too keen on the idea.
Moesha and her family receive individual chain letters. Moesha disregards the letter and as events of bad luck happen, everyone is becoming believers in chain letters.
Moesha and Kim land jobs in "market research" at the mall. Moesha likes the feeling of making money, but isn't ready with the responsibilities of adulthood.
Moesha gets a lesson in learning about Dee's other side when Dee's niece Charisse comes for a visit.
Moesha's innocent interest in Matt, a childhood friend, gets Frank concern about interracial relationships.
Moesha and fellow student, Gabriella, vie for an internship with the L.A. Times. To combat Gabriella's story, Moesha writes about ditch parties.
Frank is trying to make Dee's first Mother's Day special, however Moesha is having other thoughts. She feels that he is forgetting about her mother.
Frank and Dee want to have another baby. Moesha and Myles have different views about the prospect of another sibling.
While Dee plays matchmaker for Frank's colleague, J.W. and Andell. Moesha deals with Hakeem and his new girlfriend.
Moesha is determined to find out who created a school list ranking the girls of Crenshaw. She isn't too pleased with being label as having "The Biggest Booty".
Moesha is convinced to help Q's friend by using her newly acquired credit card.
Kim is determined to derail the friendship of Moesha and Teresa. Even if it means fighting her in a boxing match.
Moesha inadvertently wins Hakeem at a bachelor auction.
Moesha tries to prove that she didn't help Terry Hightower pass the SAT by taking it for him.
Moesha thinks that Hakeem's cousin, Omar, is gay after the way he acts towards a friend while they are on a movie date.
Frank and Dee try to outdo each other as they decided to spend more time with their friends than each other.
Hakeem babysits Myles and plans for a friend to visit gets messed up by Kim.
Cousin Clark comes to visit Moesha. Clark tries to fit in and only makes matters worst including almost starting a fight at Dee's art show.
Moesha win four tickets for the MTV Megafest and ends up taking eight other people with her. Meanwhile Myles meets his match in the form of a babysitter.
Moesha give Q the cold shoulder after seeing him with his ex-girlfriend, Ebony. Niecy and Kim's attempts to get into the show fails as Montell Jordan becomes the unlikely person to help Moesha deal with Q.
Moesha's dinner party is ruined by Kim's constant attempts to get Hakeem to notice her. She even uses Michael, a boy who likes her, to make Hakeem jealous.
Andell is injured leaving Moesha in charge of the Den. Moesha's new ideas start causing people to stay away from the place unitl Andell returns.
Moesha and the girls go on a road trip to be closer to Hakeem and the boys. However when they try to return, the car breaks down causing them to miss Thanksgiving dinner at the Mitchell's.
Moesha uses a family dinner to help Frank get to know Q better and to stop Frank from blaming Q for her neglecting of schoolwork and household chores.
Moesha turns a punishment for stealing into a learning experience when she learns that Mrs. Moss grew up during the Harlem Renaissance.
Moesha's community center dance class gets Myles discovered for a TV commercial.
Dee suspends Q and two other players after learning they are failing classes. Coach Vines is forced to use anyone that can bounce a ball including Niecy.
Hakeem mistakes Moesha's charity event to help raise money for him to attend the school trip to Africa as an insult to him and his family.
Moesha enters a modeling contest at the request of Dee and is now at risk of missing a lecture by a famous author as both event happen at the same time.
Moesha is determine not to let her lack of singing still prevent her from singing on Q and Hakeem's rap demo.
Moesha tries to surprise Hakeem for his birthday by having his father show up at his birthday party.
Niecy meets her dream man, Steven, and is set to marry him after his scholarships are denied and he decides to head to the army.
Moesha's plans of being alone in the house with Q backfire as they are caught by her parents returning home early.
Moesha agrees to a blind date with one of Frank's frat brothers in order to get off of punishment. However Q views it as cheating on him by Moesha.
Moesha attends her new school Bridgewood Academy's fundraiser and uses her new classmate Dru to help get her to the Labor Day Jammy with her friends.
Grandpa Roosevelt Mitchell visits along with Uncle Bernie. But Frank soon suffers when Grandpa treats him different than Bernie. Moesha tries to talk Q into attending her family's barbecue, but he declines.
Moesha starts her first day at Bridgewood and quickly makes enemies with Mary Ellen Hobbs. When she visits her old school, she discovers that she isn't missed at all.
Hakeem meets a beautiful woman, Jennifer Sutton, at the clothing store where he works. But when she starts to show an interest in Hakeem, he lies about his age. Moesha and Dee both don't approve of Hakeem's relationship with Jennifer but Frank assures them that nothing's wrong with them dating.
Dee decides it's time to redecorate the house. so she has a garage sale and encourages Moesha to donate any of her old junk. But when Moesha learns that Dee's trying to sell the old furniture that belonged to her mother, she loses her cool.
Moesha rewrites her screenplay set in the 1940's after her teacher gives her a D on the original.
Q, Hakeem and Kim decide to merge their talents together and create their own group CPQ. After seeing her friends perform at The Den, Moesha decides to invite Haley, whose father is a record producer, to hear her friends sing, but she risks losing a friend in Haley who feels that Moesha is using her.
Moesha isn't impress with her classmate Jeremy Davis as he tries to get her attention during a class project.
Kim accidentally hears Moesha and Niecy making fun of her weight. Upset, Kim gives them the cold shoulder when they all are supposed to dress as the "Divas of Soul" for the Halloween party at The Den. As Moesha and Niecy attempt to apologize to Kim, they all find themselves victims of gossiping behind each other's backs. Meanwhile, Myles catches the flu, forcing him to stay home and cancel "trick-or-treating."
Moesha becomes the manager of Q's group after a radio station plays thier demo. However trouble arises when Morris Day sues them for sampling one of his songs.
Frank accompanies Hakeem to a "Father-Son" retreat. Q and his father attend the retreat as well; causing some unresolved hostility between Frank and Q. As Frank, Q and the others resolve their conflicts, Frank and Q come to a new understanding. Meanwhile, the girls (and Myles) learn self-defense techniques from Don "The Dragon" Wilson who's in town to shoot a new movie and needs The Den as a part of the set.
Moesha and Jeremy run into Q and his new girlfriend, Tammy, while out on a date. Moesha and Q go out on a date to finally see if there is anything between them.
Q's party at The Bombay gets out of control causing a split in the community.
Dee's enterprising brother, Shelby, visits and offers Moesha a money-earning opportunity, but Dee questions his future success.
Moesha agrees to attend a dance, held at The Den, with her friend David (who's rather a little person). Moesha soon finds out that she isn't bothered by his height, but by his rudeness. Meanwhile, Myles has issues about his height.
Moesha battles Mary Ellen with her own version of the school newspaper after Mary Ell refuses to allow her to write for the school paper.
Prominent career newswoman Alexandria Nourse gives a speech at Bridgewood and as an old friend of Frank's- Moesha invites her over for dinner. But it turns out that they were more than just "friends."
Moesha has to deal with the advacnes of her new boss after Hakeem get her hired at his job.
Moesha starts paying for her own telephone, cable and new furniture and Frank is happy that he doesn't have to pay for it, but Dee doesn't like what she sees. She sees Moesha valuing money over her education.
Moesha and her friends all decide to take a road trip to Sea World, but their trip ends abruptly after Chris causes them to get kicked out of the amusement park. So they all decide to travel to Mexico instead of going home. While in Mexico, the gang enjoys themselves until Moesha looses Morgan's car keys and Moesha is faced with the decision to call her parents.
Moesha gets a tattoo after Kim dares her during a game of Truth or Dare. Frank is upset, however Dee tells him to remain calm about it until he voices his opinion about it.
Morgan throws a co-ed slumber party and Moesha invites Kim, Hakeem and Niecy, which features the boys sleepover as well.
Moesha decides to talk to Jeremy to get over her jealousy of seeing him with other girls. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee have a romantic evening at home, but they're interrupted by the news that there are boys at the slumber party. Frankr sees Moesha walking downstairs and holding hands with Jeremy, who has his robe open. When Frank scolds Moesha; she moves out.
After leaving home, Moesha turns to Andell for the night. She promises Andell she'll go back home the next day, howevershe hangs out at The Den the following day. Upset that Moesha lied to her, Andell tries to get Moesha to talk to Frank, but nothings changed between them. Back at Andell's Moesha becomes a bother to Andell and her new beau, Uncle Bernie.
Five months later, and Moesha still hasn't returned home. After Kim forgets to purchase tickets to a sold-out concert featuring R&B singer Brandy, Moesha decides to spend her weekend alone with her new beau, Aaron, a college student whom she met over the summer. But when Moesha starts to push the relationship further (mainly due to her strange suggestions), the two break up. Later, Moesha, Kim, Niecy and Hakeem attempt to get into the concert. Backstage, Moesha meets Brandy who gives her some advice.
Myles begins to miss his sister. Moesha helps her friends with their Homecoming preparations. Grandma Mitchell visits the family and stirs up a heated conversation over Moesha and Frank's disagreements. Myles tries to make an attempt to keep the family together (reminiscent to the 1997 movie Soul Food). After all the hostility dies down, Frank tells Moesha that he wants her to return home.
When a joint arrives in the house and discovered by Dee and Frank. They assume it belongs to Moesha, who has no idea where the joint came from. Whe it is discovered that Myles is the onethat had the joint, everything changes.
Dee convinces the family to join Myles in a family therapy session, but Moesha decides to ditch the session to hang out with her friends. Frank reschedules the session so that everyone can attend and Myles begins to open up and express his feelings about his family.
A new teacher named Channing starts working at Crenshaw High, and Moesha makes a bold move and kisses him. Worrying about the consequences involved between teacher-student relationships, Channing decides to leave Crenshaw High for good.
Moesha, Kim and Hakeem think a bully named Devon Stamps, from their third grade class, is stalking them, due to a practical joke that turned ugly.
Moesha and her friends visit Charisse, Moesha's cousin, at Maynard University during Prospective Freshman Weekend. While there, they tour the entire campus and meet new friends (Iris and Mervin) as well as Moesha's ex-boyfriend Aaron. Old sparks flame again for Moesha and Aaron, but she becomes more interested in Mervin. Later, Mervin slips Moesha a drug in her drink, but Aaron comes to her rescue.
Now that they're a couple again, Moesha tries to discover what true love is all about. Niecy reveals that she's the first out of the group to have sex; prompting a curious Moesha with various questions about love and sex. Moesha and Kim visit the health clinic where Moesha prescribes for birth control pills. Later, Dee finds the pills in Moesha's purse; leading to a serious conversation about sex. Dee promises Moesha that she won't tell Frank about the pills. Moesha meets Aaron but her anticipation for a romantic evening turn into a nightmare when she learns that he has had many sexual partners. Upset, Moesha walks out of his life for good.
Moesha and Hakeem are bummed to learn that Eddie have them working on Christmas Eve. She tries to find a good excuse so that she can finish her last-minute shopping. An elder man visits the store to apply for a job, but Eddie tells him that they haven't hired anyone new in awhile. Later, the unemployed man is now dressed as Santa Claus and holds the entire store hostage.
Andell holds a tutoring program at The Den, and Moesha decides to write an article about the tutoring sessions in hopes of winning a newspaper's journalism contest. One of Myles' friends named Justin reveals a story that he has trouble reading (only so he can be around Moesha). So, Moesha decides to write a story on Justin's illiteracy but she forgets one important thing-- she didn't check the facts after Justin lied about not being able to read.
Thinking that he doesn't have enough money for college, Hakeem decides to commit to working full time.
During Black History Month, Moesha and students divide along racial lines after a protest over the lack of black representation in Antonio's mural of Mexican-American migrant workers. Meanwhile, Myles tries to win a new bike in a contest.
MTV's FANtic show picks Moesha to escortKim to meet LeAnn Rimes, who tells them the importance of being friends.
Moesha and her friends participate in The Ladies of Eminence Debutante Ball, but Moesha has second thoughts because she's not interested in "high-class society." But she changes her mind when she learns that her former classmate Mary Ellen Hobbs is banned from the affair after getting pregnant.
Moesha's singing dilemma is illustrated in a 1950s-style sitcom episode, a la "I Love Lucy," about an audition for a Broadway revue.
Moesha is envious of a gifted, yet reclusive, classmate who is named valedictorian but she also learns that he's homeless and cleans tables in the school's cafeteria. She is stuck with the choice of reprotgin him or keeping silent about it.
In the series's first clip show-Moesha throws a slumber party with her girls, Kim and Niecy, to reflect on the good times they've spent together before they leave for college.
Kim's mother, Nikki, is re-starting a journey she began 18 years ago. With Dee's help, she will be completing her high school diploma. To her chagrin, the only requirement is to finish a history class, taught by the same teacher who flunked her years ago. Mr. Fullmore is probably the most boring teacher at Crenshaw High. He calls on Nikki to answer a question when he sees that she's asleep in class. She answers the question correctly. But when she stands up for Hakeem after Mr. Fullmore insults him, he makes her take a pop quiz for the class in which every student will receive the grade she scores. She gets an "A." Nikki surprises Kim when she tells her that she will be going to Santa Monica College with her. Kim feels like her mother is intruding on her world. After registration, Nikki and Kim attend a party. Kim is embarrassed, even though all the kids think she's lucky to have a cool mother. Nikki confesses to Kim that the only reason she has courage to follow through with her dream is because of her daughter's encouragement.
Andell thinks her relationship with Bernie is headed nowhere, Earl Thomas, Andell's college boyfriend, returns to rekindle the flame by proposing to her. Meanwhile, Frank overreacts to Dee's urge to keep a picture of a young man from her past.
Moesha gets a call from her date's mother explaining that her son had an injury and will not be able to accompany Mo to the prom. But because she has waited so long for this event, Moesha decides to go alone. Although Kim, Niecy and Hakeem have dates, their prom experiences are far from perfect. Kim's date, Andre, spends more time worrying about his hair than Kim. Hakeem's date uses him as a cover so she can meet with her boyfriend. And Niecy's date, Antonio, chose a dress for her that's so tight that she can't move. After dancing with her father, Moesha meets a handsome mystery man wh asks her to dance. When his beeper goes off at midnight, he thanks her for a wonderful night and dashes away, leaving only a button behind with his initials on it.
Moesha turns 18 and the gang decides to throw her a surprise birthday party but Kim spoils it by telling her. But the real surprise for Moesha is when all her former boyfriends, Ohagi, Q, Jeremy and Aaron, all stop by to show how they all want her back. But Moesha doesn't want to start over with any of them- except for her former teacher, Channing. After realizing that a relationship between them wouldn't work, Moesha and Channing both decide to just remain friends.
Moesha, Hakeem and Niecy go across town for a graduation day brunch where Moesha's car breaks down an hour before the big event. After finding many solutions to finding a way to their graduation, Moesha, Hakeem and Niecy finally make it across the stage. But Moesha's post-graduation plans change when she gets a job offer with VIBE magazine.
Moesha has decided to forego college since she's been offered a writing position at "VIBE Magazine," a hip-hop journal. While her parents don't support her decision, her friends envy all the stars she'll meet at the magazine. However, it turns out that the position is not as a staff writer, but as a gopher. She's only submitting stories to the editor Joe Scott. Joe calls in the receptionist, Kasey, because she made a mistake on an important message from singer Baby Face. Everyone assumes Kasey will be fired, but she's surprisingly promoted to Marketing Director. Andrea, a co-worker, tells Moesha that Kasey probably slept with Joe to get the promotion, implying that Moesha may be propositioned too, since she's trying to become a staff writer. Meanwhile Frank's nephew-Dorian has been hiding out inMyles room.
Kasey, the former receptionist, has Moesha follow up on some incomplete messages she took. Niecy drops by Moesha's job because they've made plans to go to the movies. Moesha answers a phone call who happens to be Dr. Maya Angelou and decides to seize the moment to set up an interview with Dr. Maya Angelou as writer at the magazine. Moesha convinces Niecy to pretend to be her secretary. She then interviews Dr. Angelou in Joe's office
While trying to keep up with the social life of college as well as the academic life, Moesha and Niecy are invited to their first college party. After getting heavily drunk, Moesha's faced with having to call Frank to pick her up. But Dorian comes to the girls' rescue by secretly taking Frank's car. Meanwhile, Myles, influenced by Dorian to change his image, dyes his hair and wears baggy garment to impress his classmates during his first week of junior high.
Moesha lands a job tutoring athletes. She gets assigned to a promising NBA candidate named Ray Meadows. Ray has to write an English paper. Ray asks Moesha to finish the paper for him because he's too busy with practice and studying plays. Moesha agrees to write it, since they're friends. Dorian sees Moesha's writing Ray's paper and teases her, claiming that he uses the same game with girls at his school.
Frank finds a case of birth control pills in the trash. He asks Dee why she's taking the pills when they're trying to have a baby. She tells him the pills are Moesha's. Frank is angry with Dee because she concealed the fact that Moesha started taking birth control pills. Dee tells Moesha that Frank knows about the pills. Moesha tries to apologize, but Frank's too angry to discuss the matter. Later, Andell comes by to find Frank alone. When he tells her about the pills, Andell relates his experience to one she had with her father. She questions whom Frank is trying to protect--Moesha or himself.
Moesha and Nicey are taking history from Professor Ward, but they don't appreciate his racial disparaging jokes. Dorian milks an injury after Dee hits him with her car.
Niecy tells the Mitchells that she heard a rumor that Andell is losing The Den. After stopping by The Den and learning that the result of the rumor was true, Moesha goes to Frank to see if they can do a fund-raiser to save The Den. A company called Biggs Mortuary plans to buy the property and replace The Den with a casket store. Moesha goes by to see Mrs. Biggs to appeal on behalf of The Den. During a farewell party, Moesha tells Andell that she has saved The Den. instead of being happy, Andell is angry. Moesha didn't realize that Andell really wanted to leave to do something different with her life. Andell is able to persuade Mrs. Biggs to buy The Den again. The next day, Moesha, Hakeem and Niecy help Andell move out her last few belongings before they say goodbye to one of the most important places of their lives.
Moesha prepares for the homecoming dance but "friends" Moesha and Hakeem soon start to realize that the depth of their friendship may be reaching a new and unexpected level. Meanwhile, Myles get Franks's old comic book collection for his birthday. Instead of treasuring them, Dorian gets him to sell them for money.
Moesha and Niecy's friendship is tested when Piper moves out and Moesha moves in. Moesha later becomes a bother to Niecy. Meanwhile, Dorian tries to get away with purchasing extra items on Frank's credit card and lying about it; leading to Frank to give Dorian a tough ultimatum.
With Dee sick in bed, Moesha finds herself in a fierce Thanksgiving cooking competition with Mrs. Campbell. Also, Dorian's mother,Sandy, visits, but Dorian believes that she likes adjusting to her new life without him.
Moesha begins to have rather erotic dreasm about Hakeem. She tells Neicy, who believes that the two ere always meant to be together. There is even more stress as the three prepare for a ski trip and Neicy wants them to work it out before Moesha considers backling out of the trip. Hakeem decides not to go and ends up dreaming of Moesha.
Dorain pretends to take an interest in the possible elimination of girl's basketball to get a girl to like him.
Moesha stays with Neicy in the dorm while Piper is away adn does like tha fact that Neicy is so carefree and allows Tate to stay over. Meanwhile Dorian tries to get a girl to have sex with him while his family is away.
A slipup by Aunt Hattie reveals that Dorian is Frank's real son. He was adopted by Sandy adn this sends shockwaves through the family. Moesha decides to move into the dorm and Dorian is upset that his favorite uncle is a liar. Dee is shocked thta Frank nevr told her and only Myles cares about Frank now.
Frank trying to win over Dorian lets him have his birthday party in a club as Moesha meets her new roomate, Theresa Logan.
Frank is the honoree at a 'Businessman of the Year' banquet, but the tribute loses its luster when he learns that Moesha and Dorian don't want to go. After receiving vital advice, Moesha comes to her senses and forgives her father.
Moesha plays matchmaker for Theresa who's been having trouble meeting guys. So Mo decides to hook up Theresa with Hakeem's friend, Noel, but Mo thinks that Noel is just playing with Theresa's head. Meanwhile, Myles accidentally punches Dorian in the nose because of his unnecessary slurs towards Frank.
Moesha and Niecy go on a trip to Santa Barbara for their first spring break, but Moesha and Niecy's awaited trip is interrupted by the presences of two college students named Alicia and Joy who both end up in the same hotel room as Mo and Niecy after the hotel accidentally over-booked them. After Alicia sees Moesha dancing with her ex-boyfriend Rodney, she spreads a rumor that Moesha slept around in Santa Barbara.
While working at a fast-food restaurant, Dorian comes across a stranger by the name of Patience who offers him a job where he can earn "fast money". Meanwhile, Hakeem announces to Moesha and Niecy that he's moving in with girlfriend Tiffany, pushing to the surface some suppressed feelings between them.
Dorian spends a weekend with Moesha, and all the residents in her dorm are robbed except for her who draws a conclusion that puts them at odds. Meanwhile, Myles doesn't appreciate his friends comments about how "good" Dee looks.
Moesha and Hakeem hit the first bump in their romance when Hakeem spends more time away from Moesha. But a surprise visit from old boyfriend Q makes Hakeem realize that he could lose her. Meanwhile, Frank gives Dorian the opportunity to work with him at his job, but later he gets arrested by the police for stealing a car from the Saturn lot and also with carrying $5,000.
Moesha is faced with the dilemma of going on tour with Q or staying at home with her family and boyfriend Hakeem. But Moesha and Hakeem have an argument over the fact that Hakeem only wants Mo to stay home so that she won't have to go on tour with Q. Hurt over the fact that her boyfriend Gabe broke up with her, Niecy finds comfort from Hakeem. But they get caught up in the moment and share a kiss, just as Moesha enters the room. Stunned and hurt, Moesha takes Q up on his offer and leaves with him for New York. Meanwhile, Dorian's involvement with Patience gets him in over his head, forcing Frank to make a tough decision by enrolling him into a boot camp.
Moesha prolongs her stay in New York and finds her relationship with Q deepening. But when Q's tour interferes with Moesha's future, she decides she'd rather go back to the way things were and return home. Afraid of the fact that he might lose Moesha again, Q proposes to her. Back in California, Dorian returns home from boot camp and has proven to the family (and himself) that he has changed his old habits. But when Frank immediately approaches Dorian with a contract from boot camp explaining if Dorian doesn't abide by the rules of Frank, he can be permanently removed from the house. Upset that Frank would approach him with the contract so soon, Dorian signs the contract and backs out on Frank's plans to go fishing. Instead Dorian makes plans of his own to meet with "Nice" to give a "beat-down" to a boy who stole "Nice"'s bike.
Moesha returns from New York with a secret that she wants to keep from her parents. Hakeem and Niecy attempt to make amends with her. After learning that Moesha and Q are now back together, Hakeem surprises Moesha with a emotional poem and a "promise ring". Meanwhile, Dorian is still trying to earn Frank's trust when he dates one of Frank's mentors named Cleo who isn't the angel that she appears to be. Also, Dee prepares to leave for Jamaica for her education-consulting job.
Alicia hides an Internet camera in Moesha and Niecy's bedroom for profit; invading their privacy and showcasing them to the entire world. After Moesha receives a gift from Japan sent by Q, Hakeem tries to win her back with gifts as well. Meanwhile, Myles thinks he got a girl pregnant by dancing with her after he tells Dorian about it.
Moesha can't stand the nasty and rude habits of her suite mates Niecy, Alicia and Brenda. So she tries to organize a meeting to establish "the rules," but a nearby appearance by the singing group Boyz II Men hurts attendance. Meanwhile, Dee returns home from Jamaica but has to break the news to the family that she's decided to stay in Jamaica full-time to work on her education-consulting job.
Hakeem and Niecy suspect that Moesha is creeping around with Jamal, her study partner. After going out on a date with Jamal, Moesha later stays the night with Jamal; leading to major suspicion between the two. Also, Moesha receives gifts from Q and a video-message from Khalib stating that he misses her and wants to keep in touch with her. Meanwhile, Dorian turns Frank's kitchen into a barbershop to prove that he can make money on his own.
When Frank and Dorian leave on a road trip to Las Vegas, Myles is sent to stay in Moesha's dorm where he develops a crush on Alicia. But Alicia lets Myles believe that she likes him and uses Myles to run errands for her. Meanwhile, Frank and Dorian, on their way to Las Vegas, try to resolve their conflicting issues toward each other.
In this hilarious Halloween episode, while trying to juggle studying, taking care of her family while Dee's away and planning for her Halloween party, Moesha, along with Niecy, starts using energy-raising vitamins to help her with mid-terms, but the vitamins cause some peculiar side effects. Meanwhile, Dorian becomes a dog trainer for a neighbor's dog named Frisky. But when he can't seem to keep the dog from barking and growling, things get ugly.
NAACP president Kweisi Mfume visits Moesha's campus to address to students about the importance of voting. When Moesha's former Girl Scout leader gives a speech on her candidacy for city council, Moesha, Hakeem, Niecy and Jerome are convinced to help her campaign. But when her interaction with Hakeem proves contrary to her projected image, the volunteers are forced with a tough decision. Meanwhile, when a mother of Myles' classmate finds out that Dee is out of town, she wastes no time making her move on Frank until neighbor and good friend Nikki Parker steps in.
Moesha is looking forward to Q's visit for Thanksgiving, until Niecy reminds her that she needs to tell her dad about her engagement. The next day, Moesha spots Hakeem at The Pendulum and tries to apologize for keeping her engagement a secret but he isn't ready to forgive her yet. Frank arrives for his lunch date with Moesha. She breaks the news that she and Q are engaged. Upset and furious, Frank storms out. At home, Dorian and his new girlfriend, Kristen, give Myles a pizza and sneak off to Frank's bedroom. Myles carelessly puts the boxed pizza in the oven to warm up. Frank later arrives home to find smoke pouring out of the oven. As the smoke alarm goes off, Kristen comes running into the kitchen wearing Frank's robe. Frank scolds Dorian for inviting a girl over to the house unannounced. Dee calls Frank from Jamaica when things calm down and as they talk, it's clear that he feels he's losing control. They wish each other happy anniversary and declare that their family is nothing compared to the Huxtables from The Cosby Show. As Frank sits on the couch, he indulges into a fantasy about the Huxtables with the members of the family as the "cast." Denise (Moesha) talks to Vanessa (Niecy) in the kitchen and reveals her secret engagement to a musician. Cliff (Frank) enters and Vanessa blurts out the secret. Cliff gives Denise a "Cosby" style talk about the cost of rent, tuition. food, etc., and she agrees to wait before getting married. He makes himself a vistory hoagie but is interrupted by Clair (Dee) before he can take a bite. She encourages him to talk to Theo (Dorian) about bringing girls into his room. Theo receives a wonderful "Cosby" talking to, as well. Later, Cliff and Clair are on their way out to an anniversary dinner when the kids dance and lip-synch to a raucous blues song
After a three-month separation, Q comes to visit Moesha, along with Khalib, for Thanksgiving. Dee's father, Arthur Loving, visits as well and brings along with him his grudge towards Frank. As Moesha and Q make up for time spent apart, Q makes an odd request involving her engagement ring. (Q needs the ring to help finance some new rap group he's producing.) Khalib advises his help and concern for Moesha and offers to lend them the money.
Moesha tries to set up Niecy with Hakeem's friend, Troy, but problems occur when Moesha learns that Troy is Alicia's boyfriend. Meanwhile, Frank leaves Dorian and Myles home alone for the first time. Dorian goes off to a concert leaving Myles alone at home.
Hakeem gets his first apartment with roommate Jerome. Moesha and Niecy stop by and they all reminisce on the times they've spent together from their teen years to adulthood, including Hakeem's frequent visits to the Mitchells' home, Kim's obsession for him, and his romantic relationship with best friend/ex-girlfriend Moesha.
Moesha fears for her life after openly criticizing a poet at "Poetry Night at The Pendulum." Meanwhile, Dorian starts a new job working at a recording studio, but Frank thinks that all of Dorian's long hours at work may affect his schoolwork. After an argument between Dorian and Frank, Dorian secretly tries to search for his birth mother. He asks for Moesha's help. After she reluctantly decides over night, Moesha agrees to help Dorian. By helping him, she retrieves Dorian's birth certificate stating his mother's maiden name: Barbara Dolores Lee.
While Frank is showing an old friend that he can still beat him in a race, Dorian goes in search of his mother.
Frank comes to visit Moesha at the dorm and confronts her about her attempts of helping Dorian find his mother. She explains to him that they both have to seriously talk. Later, Frank asks Dorian why he hadn't come to him first before seeing Barbara. Dorian tells him that he didn't want Frank to stop him and that he has his mother to count on now. Dorian visits his mother. When Barbara's sassy sister-in-law, Maya Wilkes, demands that she will not baby-sit for Reecy and Ray-Ray the same night that Barbara is expected to go out for the evening with her husband, Dorian volunteers to baby-sit, but discovers that they are more than a handful. Dorian tells Barbara that he should take his new relationship with her slowly after a few disagreements. Meanwhile, Moesha and Frank discuss the true facts about Frank's affair with Barbara and his rough marriage with Marguerite.
Moesha wonders what life would have been life is her mother would have raised her. Starring in her own soap opera "Moesha and the Restless".
Moesha is assigned a "husband" for a class project, and Niecy isn't thrilled when she is partnered with Hakeen, Meanwhile, Dorian gets an idea to record a demo for his band.
Moesha helps a friend exhibiting suicidal tendencies through a crisis, Meanwhile, Dorian dates a ministers daughter.
Moesha's feelings for Hakeen resurface after he gets hurt at a school concert, she had organized.
Moesha develops writer's block while trying to finish her paper. So she turns to Hakeem for help in hopes of curing her writer's block. But they develop yet another mutual attraction to each other. Niecy has an unexpected fling with Jerome. Moesha promises Niecy that she will not tell anyone if she can keep her and Hakeem's new-found relationship a secret. Hakeem soon becomes confused about their relationship. Later, Hakeem and Moesha discuss reconsidering their relationship. Frank isn't too happy that Dorian is skipping school to be with his older girlfriend nor the fact he is having sex with her.
Lenae tells Dorian that she has booked he and his rap group to attend a performance in San Diego and that they'll have to leave early, however Dorian's family is throwing him a graduation party on the same day. While trying to exit his own party, Dorian causes a stir which leaves everyone surprised. Frank and Dee confront Dorian and reveals that he wants to pursue a music career rather than going to college. Later, Dorian arrives at Lenae's house hoping that he could move in with her. But when she shuts him down, Dorian shows up at his last resort...Hakeem's apartment. Hakeem lands in the doghouse with Moesha when he refuses to retrieve the spare key to his apartment from his neighbor Shania.
Niecy wants to share an apartment with Moesha over the summer because she can't afford the rent. Hakeem wants Moesha to move in with him since Jerome is going away to clown college. Moesha asks her friends for advice and that doesn't help the situation. EveAs everyone is set to leave, Jerome discovers a positive pregnancy test in his hand. Elsewhere, Dorian gives Myles a tour around the recording studio when his former acquaintance, Lamont, arrives with his girlfriend, Diamond. Since Lamont wants a half interest in Dorian's band, "What!." Dorian refuses and Lamont says he understands. Later, Lamont and his sidekick, Big Norm, visit Dorian and reiterate their demands for half of "What!." When Dorian refuses again, Lamont becomes even more threatening. Later in the night Frank and Dee are frantic with worry when Myles fails to return home. When they go out to search for him, Diamond unexpectedly stops by the Mitchell home where Dorian was left to mind the phones. She informs him that Lamont is holding Myles captive until all demands are made. Moesha and Hakeem soon arrive to reveal their news to Frank. Dorian interrupts them and explains that Myles has been kidnapped, Moesha faints.....