Hope is the epitome of a busy body who is in everyone's business but is still well-loved by the community. After suffering a heart attack, Mel puts her on a new diet and a new healthy-living plan. Hope turns around and asks her husband, Doc, for a divorce. Through the whole first season, the two argue about actually getting the divorce and who's paying for it.
In the end, Doc tries to take Hope out on a date, but she's so distraught over accidentally telling Mel about Charmaine's baby. Doc comforts her and the two end up kissing like nothing had ever gone sour between them.