Arriving at his new school in Los Angeles, Jordan confidently tries out for the varsity basketball team, but discovers from his rival Tony Lee that he still has things to learn about how to be a team player. Meanwhile, he finds that his pretty classmate, Tamika, is very difficult to impress.
Although his mother thinks that he is still too young to start dating, Jordan and his friends continue their efforts to get Tamika and her friends to notice them, but they only succeed in acting like thugs.
Jordan gets in trouble with his mom after using his first paycheck to buy jewelry for his teeth. Jordan is also in trouble when his "grill" gets stuck on his teeth. Meanwhile, Grandpa spoils Monica with a shopping spree at the doll store.
Jordan is left in charge of the diner while his mother and grandpa are in San Diego. Jordan encounters problems when the dishwasher overflows and a bus full of football players shows up and orders 50 triple burgers.
Jordan's mom thinks its a waste of time to focus on something so trivial when Jordan protests against ugly new school uniforms.
The minister tells Jordan to write an oration for next week's service after overhearing him complain about being forced to attend church. Meanwhile, Monica wants to appear older, so she begins wearing high heels and gets a new nickname.
Jordan’s grandfather doesn’t think family should be getting paid for working at the diner. To get back at his grandfather, Jordan decides to quit and work at the Korean restaurant owned by his long-time rival, Mr. Chung.
Jordan is having fun in his martial arts class until his mom and instructor meet. Jordan doesn’t like the idea of his mom dating people he knows so he tells his instructor that his mom and his dad are getting back together. Monica also becomes disgusted when Grandpa starts dating the grandmother of one of Monica’s friends.
Tony is fed up with Tangie’s advances and tells Jordan they can’t hang out as much because of his aggressive cousin. Irritated, Jordan devises a plan whereby Tony “flips the script” on Tangie and starts crowding her space so she’ll lose interest him. The plan works, until Monica reveals that the boys have been playing her all along and the girls come up with a scheme of their own.
Jordan is forced to choose between his new friends and his old friend when his best buddy from Arkansas, “Critter”, comes to LA for a visit.
Jordan’s life becomes a nightmare when he offers to help Tamika get rid of her crush, a nine-year-old boy.
Jordan puts together a dance team to compete against a team Grandpa's rival sponsors.
Jordan takes piano lessons from his basketball coach's niece, piano prodigy Lindsay. In exchange, Jordan teaches her how to be a "real kid", but the serious student turns into a slacker who wants to give up the piano.