In the episode, police officer Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson) and his wife Harriette (Jo Marie Payton) prepare for the arrival of his mother Estelle (Rosetta LeNoire), who is moving in to live with them.
Police officer Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson), his wife Harriette (Jo Marie Payton), and their three children prepare for the arrival of his mother Estelle (Rosetta LeNoire), who is moving in to live with them in their Chicago home.
While Carl confronts his mother's want to usurp his authority over his entire family, his son Eddie (Darius McCrary) tries to convince him to let him go to a party that would result in him violating his curfew.
[1][2] The pilot also marks the only appearance of Valerie Jones as Judy Winslow, Carl's younger daughter, as she was replaced with Jaimee Foxworth in the following episode.
"[14] On his television column for the Akron Beacon Journal, Mark Dawidziak compared the episode to the CBS series Good Times, criticizing its writing and stating that "the talents of likeable performers are wasted with an efficiency fueled by a sweeping lack of wit and vision.