ABC 20/20

Comedian Bernie Mac becomes guardian of his sister's three children, only to realize how much constant attention and love they need.

Despite his valiant efforts to stay healthy, Bernie gets very sick from germs passed around at Bryana's birthday party and misses his Vegas trip.

When Bernie tries to teach Jordan to defend himself, Jordan turns into a bully, causing Bernie to almost mend his own bullying ways.

Bernie Mac's genius with crafts and homemaking qualify him as a new breed of manly-man.

Bernie's scheme to "church" the kids backfires when the church puts too many demands on him.

Bernie comes to appreciate Vanessa, Jordan, and Bryana as family rather than mere boarders in his house.

An angel, in the form of a dog named Buddy, visits the Mac household during the Christmas season and sparks selflessness and thankfulness in the children.

After much struggle, Bernie gets the kids off to their first day at school.

On a hot winter day, tempers flair and Bernie is locked out of the house... until an all-out water fight cools everyone down.

Bernie initially shuts down Wanda's case of baby fever, but eventually changes his flat no to a lukewarm maybe.

Vanessa's budding young womanhood rocks the Mac household.

Jordan risks his future manhood to get into the Mac Hall of Fame.

When Bernie uses family issues as material on a morning radio show, he gets a taste of his own medicine and vows never to do it again.

When signs of age afflict Bernie Mac, he fights back and loses.

When someone breaks into the Mac house, Bernie realizes how vulnerable he and the kids are and becomes a hyper vigilante "cop", turning the house into a compound.

Bernie becomes a stern taskmaster after witnessing the children's behavior at dinner, cracking down on Vanessa for her grades and making Bryana speak Spanish all the time.

After hearing it from Bernie at home, Bryana repeats inappropriate language at school, prompting a social worker to visit the house to discuss Bernie's hostility problems.

Bernie grows uncomfortable with the level of sexuality that is becoming part of his children's lives.

Exhausted Bernie begs Wanda to cancel dinner plans with another couple, but free Clippers tickets prompt him and Jordan to fake an emergency so they can get out of the house.

After breaking up with his girlfriend, poker buddy Kelly moves into the Mac household and infringes on Bernie's paternal authority.

Bernie takes the family back to Chicago with him for the funeral of his beloved uncle Elister. When Bernie first arrives, he's excited to be back on his old stomping grounds and he's happy to see relatives that he hasn't seen in a long time.

Bernie takes the entire family to Chicago for the funeral of a beloved uncle, but the trip is marred by his cousin's scheming.