Plot
The Kramdens and the Nortons are working-class neighbors, with bus driver Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) and sewage worker Ed Norton (Epps) being best friends. They are constantly coming up with new schemes to get rich quick, with Ralph being the mastermind.
The driving forces behind their get-rich-quick schemes are their wives, Trixie (Hall) and Alice (Union), and both Ralph and Ed are trying to make enough money so they can afford the homes they think they deserve. While they are trying to achieve this, Alice and Trixie make ends meet by waitressing at the local diner.
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