After Jazmine "rescues" a hamster from her school, assistant principal Nicole Jamieson comes to the Payne household to investigate, sparking a schoolboy crush from Malik. When Malik finds out that Jazmine did abscond with the hamster, the two kids make a pact to keep it a secret. Soon, Calvin gets involved, and mayhem becomes the order of the day.

A neighbor moves in with the Paynes after a fire renders his home uninhabitable, but the man soon emerges as an annoying houseguest. Elsewhere, Calvin finds romance---with a con artist.