Plot: Florida and James Evans struggle to raise their kids - irrepressible artist JJ, voice-of-reason Thelma, and politically active Michael - in a Chicago housing project. They have help from wisecracking neighbors, buffoonish building superintendents and friends.
Plot: A cantankerous car wash owner is thrilled to hear that his estranged son is returning back to Alabama after 17 years away. However, their reunion proves more complicated when his son returns home as a woman.