<Li> Bresha Webb as Yvette--Ashley's best friend who is often busy trying to find the right guy . Yvette is a God - loving woman with a packed past, of which Marlon always tries his best to make fun . She has a petty feud with him and they're always going back and forth . </Li> <Li> Diallo Riddle as Stevie Noggle--Stevie took it upon himself to shack up in Marlon's apartment, much to Marlon's annoyance . Despite being well - educated, he is perpetually unemployed . He considers himself Marlon's best friend, and even though Marlon disagrees with this, Stevie is arguably his only friend . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Pilot" </Td> <Td> Andy Ackerman </Td> <Td> Teleplay by: Christopher Moynihan Story by: Christopher Moynihan & Marlon Wayans </Td> <Td> August 16, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 16) </Td> <Td> 5.27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Internet star Marlon Wayne (Marlon Wayans) and ex-wife Ashley (Essence Atkins) try to become friends for their kids' sake following their divorce . Ashley's friend Yvette (Bresha Webb) tries to set her up on her first date since the split, which makes Marlon jealous . Meanwhile, Marley encounters a bully at school and gets questionable advice from Dad on how to handle it . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Cleaning Out The Closet" </Td> <Td> Robbie Countryman </Td> <Td> Craig Wayans & Mitchell Marchand </Td> <Td> August 16, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 16) </Td> <Td> 4.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Ashley receives news that she is being evicted from the storage facility that she and Marlon share, but discovers that Marlon had not cleaned it out following their divorce . Ashley, Yvette and Stevie (Diallo Riddle) think Marlon is becoming a hoarder, and hold an intervention for him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Boys Only Want One Thing" </Td> <Td> Phill Lewis </Td> <Td> Ric Swartzlander </Td> <Td> August 23, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 23) </Td> <Td> 4.59 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Marlon becomes an overprotective father when Marley brings home Eugene (Christopher Meyer), a handsome 15 - year old football player, for a study date . Despite Ashley's advice to stay out of it, Marlon suspects that Eugene is just playing on Marley's affections to help him pass a geometry test, and that he will break her heart after . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Exes with Benefits" </Td> <Td> Eric Dean Seaton </Td> <Td> Teri Schaffer & Raynelle Swilling </Td> <Td> August 23, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 23) </Td> <Td> 3.68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> During a game of "Have You Ever ...", it's revealed that Marlon and Ashley have never had sex since their divorce, which surprises Yvette . Ashley thinks it might be fun to try, but Stevie warns Marlon that it could rekindle Ashley's desire for a relationship . On the night of the hookup, Marlon realizes he didn't consider how this could affect his own feelings . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Project Kids" </Td> <Td> Phill Lewis </Td> <Td> Craig Wayans & Mitchell Marchand </Td> <Td> August 30, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 30) </Td> <Td> 5.12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Ashley shows Marlon their kids high priced phone and Internet bills . Fearing that they don't appreciate what they have, Marlon tries to teach the kids his "old school" ways by making them live like he did while growing up in the projects . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Surprises" </Td> <Td> Eric Dean Seaton </Td> <Td> Britt Matt & Julian Kiani </Td> <Td> August 30, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 30) </Td> <Td> 3.84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> After Ashley insists she doesn't want a surprise party for her 40th birthday, she reveals she wants to have breast augmentation surgery, causing Marlon to try and talk her out of it . Meanwhile, Stevie begins to torment Yvette about guessing her age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Hospital Party" </Td> <Td> Robbie Countryman </Td> <Td> Regina Hicks </Td> <Td> September 6, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 06) </Td> <Td> 4.98 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> When Zack prepares for minor surgery, Marlon and Ashley have polar opposite ways to help him cope with it . Ashley begins to get annoyed with Marlon when he goes over the top . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Coach Marlon" </Td> <Td> Phill Lewis </Td> <Td> Teri Schaffer & Raynelle Swilling </Td> <Td> September 6, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 06) </Td> <Td> 3.57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> During Zack's basketball game, Marlon tries psychological tactics to cover for the fact that his team isn't very talented, but this backfires . Meanwhile, Ashley determines that Marlon does not respect boundaries when she finds out that he's been sleeping at her house instead of his, and she revokes his house key . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Appropriate Marlon" </Td> <Td> Phill Lewis </Td> <Td> Ryan Noggle </Td> <Td> September 13, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 13) </Td> <Td> 4.89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Marlon believes he can act appropriately to help Ashley get into a social club that prefers couples . Stevie fits in perfectly among the bourgeois clients at the club, which surprises Yvette . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "End of the Road" </Td> <Td> Andrew D. Weyman </Td> <Td> Aseem Batra </Td> <Td> September 13, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 13) </Td> <Td> 3.63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <P> Ashley is perplexed when Marlon still wants to celebrate the anniversary of their first date, even after their divorce . After some arguing, the two mutually agree that they should make the date a celebration of their family . </P> Special Guests: Boyz II Men </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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