Being Bernie Mac

Bernie wires the house with hidden cameras when he grows concerned about Vanessa’s behavior.

The school labels Bryana a special-needs student after she injures her jaw in a bicycling accident, forcing Bernie to play chaperone on Bryana’s field trip.

As Bernie prepares for a big comedy show on HBO, the kids prove an unexpected distraction.

Bernie and Wanda clash when Bernie insists that he’s the only one capable of teaching Vanessa how to drive a car.

Bernie builds a new addition to the house after realizing Bryana needs privacy.

Bernie clashes with his brother when his sister Benita gets married at the house; and Wanda ends up planning the wedding she never got to have.

As Halloween approaches... Bernie and Wanda transfer Bryana to Jordan’s school after she does poorly in state standardized testing; and Jordan discovers that everyone thinks he’s a nerd.

One of Wanda’s friends tells Bernie that Wanda wants a diamond for her birthday; and Bernie shows Jordan the ins-and-outs of poker.

When Bernie grows worried about Vanessa’s choice of friends, he enrolls her and the kids in an organization dedicated to the enrichment of African-American youth; but his initial optimism evaporates after Vanessa gets arrested for shoplifting.

Bernie is charmed by Vanessa’s boyfriend… until he discovers the boy is raising a baby.

Vanessa is chosen for the high school’s spirit squad, but Bernie is shocked by the team’s risqué dance routine; and Jordan joins Junior Achievement and enlists cute girls to help sell his product.

When a little girl injures her arm during Bryana’s birthday party, Bernie finds himself facing a lawsuit, and being labeled a negligent parent.

Vanessa accuses Bernie of using a double standard after he prevents her from going to a rap concert filled with girl-hungry boys, yet teaches Jordan to be aggressive with his new girlfriend.

Tensions mount when Bernie shares an assistant with Wanda; and Jordan uses Bernie’s Rolodex to phone a celebrity wrestler.

Bernie discovers that Vanessa is a talented singer, but his efforts to improve her self-confidence backfire.

Complications ensue after Bernie gives Jordan permission to walk home from school; and Wanda comforts Vanessa after some of her classmates see her topless.

After calling Vanessa a quitter, Bernie challenges her to finish a 10K race; and Bernie thinks Jordan is making body parts out of clay.