Season 1

Episodes • 1996

Jamie Foxx
Garrett Morris
Ellia English
Garcelle Beauvais
Christopher B. Duncan
Pilot

1. Pilot

30 min

Aspiring actor Jamie King works at his family's L.A. hotel, which is in dire straits because of his uncle's gambling debts.

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The Bad Seed

2. The Bad Seed

30 min

Jamie tries to impress Fancy, by volunteering as a "Big Homie" for a neighborhood youth.

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Burned Twice By the Same Flame

3. Burned Twice By the Same Flame

30 min

When an old flame shows up at the hotel, Jamie thinks it's time to rekindle romance--then her boyfriend arrives.

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Who's Da Man?

4. Who's Da Man?

30 min

Jamie takes Braxton to his favorite club to show him some action, but it's "B Smooth" who impresses the ladies.

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We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie

5. We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie

30 min

Jamie plans to get rich by selling Aunt Helen's sweet-potato pie, which has Dennis and hotel customers hooked. But he may be making a mistake by cutting too many people a slice of the business.

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And Bubba Makes Three

6. And Bubba Makes Three

30 min

Braxton's induction into the Burgeoning Black Men's Club coincides with a visit from his unrefined parents.

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Stuck On You

7. Stuck On You

30 min

Junior's surprise anniversary gift for Helen gets stuck on Fancy's finger, leaving Junior stalling for time while Jamie struggles to remove it.

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Kiss & Tell

8. Kiss & Tell

30 min

A Halloween-party kiss between a costumed Jamie and Fancy unmasks hidden desires, which lead each to fantasize about the other at work.

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Seems Like Old Times

9. Seems Like Old Times

30 min

A reunion of Junior's old Army buddies includes a lawyer, who lands Jamie an audition--and makes a play for Helen.

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A Star Is Almost Born

10. A Star Is Almost Born

30 min

Jamie's dreams of stardom may come true with the arrival of director Ike Yee, who uses the hotel as the setting for his latest movie starring Jackie Chin.

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A Killer Ending

11. A Killer Ending

30 min

Jamie thinks a hotel guest is a fugitive killer--who's eyeing Fancy as his next victim.

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A Thanksgiving to Remember

12. A Thanksgiving to Remember

30 min

Jamie's childhood friend, a pro-football star cut by his team on Thanksgiving Day, threatens to jump from a window ledge.

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I Am What I Scam

13. I Am What I Scam

30 min

Jamie's jealous when Fancy's smooth ex sweeps into the hotel flashing plenty of cash--and a diamond ring.

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I Do, I Didn't

14. I Do, I Didn't

30 min

After her wild bachelorette party, Fancy's sorority sister Janine wakes up next to the stripper--Jamie.

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Little Red Corvette

15. Little Red Corvette

30 min

Jamie is much too fast to buy a little red Corvette off the street, and when the car turns out to be hot he and Braxton land in jail with prisoners planning to tunnel to freedom.

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Act Like You Love Me

16. Act Like You Love Me

30 min

Edwina DuBois, a gal pal of Helen's, tries to show Jamie the ways of the casting couch, while teaching an acting seminar at the hotel.

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Westside

17. Westside

30 min

Jamie tries to maintain control after the Westside Connection checks in with a huge entourage and a wad of cash.

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The Young and the Meatless

18. The Young and the Meatless

30 min

Jamie's offered a job as spokesman for a hamburger joint right after agreeing to become a vegetarian, in order to impress Fancy.

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Step Up to Get Beat Down

19. Step Up to Get Beat Down

30 min

A chance to sing on the radio lands Jamie a contract with record mogul Sweet and Low, but the deal comes up a little short.

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Break Yourself, Fool

20. Break Yourself, Fool

30 min

When Jamie and Braxton are held captive in a bank robbery gone awry, Fancy's boyfriend, a hostage negotiator, must plead for their release.

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I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up

21. I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up

30 min

A hotel guest scams a free room after claiming to have fallen on a wet lobby floor--and the Kings land in court.

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Save the Drama for Your Mama

22. Save the Drama for Your Mama

30 min

Jamie's mother arrives for a visit just as her "Boompsy" is planning a benefit for Nelson's shelter. But the reunion turns sour when mom must choose between her career and her son.

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