Title: Papa Was a Rolling Stone Plot: Robert is taken aback when his children surprise him with a birthday party, leading him to leave in distress. Jerri reveals that Robert's father abandoned the family on Robert's eighth birthday, which has left deep scars. In an effort to reconnect, the kids place an ad in the newspaper to find their elusive grandfather, who ultimately responds. Jerri urges Robert to confront his father in hopes of repairing their strained relationship for the sake of the children. However, their meeting escalates into conflict. Determined to break the cycle of abandonment, Robert decides to return with his kids to his father's home to celebrate both his birthday and their newfound connection.
Show
The Parent 'Hood
Episode
S02E07
Air Date
Nov 08, 1995
Season 2 Episodes
S02E01
Robert in the 'Hood
S02E02
A Kiss is Just a Kiss
S02E03
Don't Take My Wife, Please
S02E04
Track Dreams
S02E05
Wendell and Muriel's Wedding
S02E06
The Taxi Man
S02E07
Papa Was a Rolling Stone
S02E08
Welcome Back, Robert
S02E09
Not With My Daughter
S02E10
Just Say Yes, No or Maybe
S02E11
The Man Who Canceled Christmas
S02E12
One Man and a Baby
S02E13
Little Bitty Pretty One
S02E14
Substitute's Pet
S02E15
The Lost Weekend
S02E16
I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay
S02E17
Torn Between Two Brothers
S02E18
An American Class President
S02E19
We Don't Need Another Hero
S02E20
I Never Danced for My Mother
S02E21
Ode to Billy Stankbreath
S02E22
Reconcilable Differences