Whitley is unable to cover the damages when she accidentally hits Mr. Gaines' car in the parking lot and goes to work for him to make up the difference.
Just when Dwayne and Ron think they've found a great luxury apartment for next semester, Ron's father cuts him off, forcing him and Dwayne to move into a more "affordable" place.
Gladys Knight arrives at Hillman looking for new Pips to add to her line-up. Whitley and Jaleesa audition and are surprised to find they harmonize together.
Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) returns to Hillman to give a seminar, where she runs into an old friend, Phillip Dalton. Meanwhile, Clair's daughter Vanessa (Tempest Bledsoe) and her friend Kara are posing as French exchange students to flirt with Dwayne and Ron.
Dwayne is running for student council president but can't seem to get the students to listen to sound campaign policies. Reverend Jesse Jackson guest stars.