, ▁and ▁has ▁El la ▁do ▁his ▁la und ry . ▁C . J . ▁is ▁Curt is ' ▁nep hew ▁and ▁he , ▁his ▁wife , ▁Jan ine , ▁and ▁their ▁two ▁children , ▁Mal ik ▁and ▁J az mine , ▁come ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁Pay ne ▁house ▁after ▁their ▁house ▁is ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire . ▁It ▁is ▁later ▁discovered ▁that ▁Jan ine ▁caused ▁the ▁fire ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁add icted ▁to ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁C . J . ▁and ▁the ▁k ids ▁adjust ▁to ▁living ▁with ▁Curt is ▁and ▁El la , ▁while ▁C . J . ▁tries ▁to ▁put ▁his ▁marriage ▁back ▁together ▁and ▁get ▁some ▁help ▁for ▁Jan ine . ▁Curt is ▁also ▁tries ▁dealing ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁constantly ▁in ▁his ▁house . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁La V an ▁Davis ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁two ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Cass i ▁Davis ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁three ▁episodes . ▁ ▁L ance ▁G ross ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁four ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Allen ▁Pay ne ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁seven ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Lar ram ie ▁" Doc " ▁Shaw ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁eight ▁episodes . ▁ ▁China ▁Anne ▁McC lain ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁nine ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Den ise ▁Bur se ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁twenty - five ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Dem et ria ▁McK in ney ▁was ▁absent ▁in ▁twenty - six ▁episodes . ▁ ▁{ | ▁class =" wik itable ▁plain row headers " ▁ ▁style =" width : 1 0 0 %" ▁| - ▁style