Bob Hearts Abishola

In the series premiere, we meet Bob, who runs his family’s successful, highly competitive, sock company with his mother Dottie (series star Christine Ebersole), his sister Christina (series star Maribeth Monroe), and his younger brother Douglas (series star Matt Jones). When the stress of the job lands him in the hospital, he meets Abishola, his kind, hard-working nurse whom he’s immediately drawn to. Now all Bob needs to do is convince her to give him a chance, which will take some doing since they couldn’t be more different. After coming to America from Nigeria to find a better life for her and her son Dele (series star Travis Wolf Jr.), a straight-A student, Abishola lives in a small apartment with her super-protective relatives, Auntie Olu (series star Shola Adewusi) and Uncle Tunde (series star Barry Shabaka Henley). Abishola’s close friends include fellow nurse Gloria (series star Vernee Watson) and Kemi (series regular Gina Yashere).

While Bob waits for Abishola to make the next move, her Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde make it hard for her by stalking him.

While Bob attempts to learn more about Nigerian customs, Abishola has to contend with gossip spreading about her relationship with Bob.

After Abishola calls things off with Bob, her Auntie Olu sets her up with a Nigerian pharmacist. Meanwhile, Bob tries online dating. MISSI PYLE guest stars as Bob’s online date Liz; and TONY TAMBI guest stars as Abishola’s set-up Chukwuemeka.

After Abishola has a romantic dream about Bob, she tries to suppress her feelings for him and pays the price.

Bob and Abishola finally go on a proper date, which is interrupted by Dottie’s medical emergency.