About this season
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.
Episodes (22)
1. Freezer Burn
Aired 7 September 1997 • 30 min
A pool party at the hotel turns frosty for Fancy, who gets locked in the freezer with Jamie and Braxton.
2. The Accused
Aired 14 September 1997 • 30 min
All fingers point to Braxton after a string of thefts at the hotel.
3. The Employee Formerly Known as Prince
Aired 21 September 1997 • 30 min
An African prince takes a job at the hotel and pursues Fancy as his future princess.
4. One Flew Over the County's Nest
Aired 28 September 1997 • 30 min
A knock on the head lands Jamie in the hospital, where he's mistakenly committed to the psychiatric ward.
5. Is She Is, or Is She Ain't?
Aired 5 October 1997 • 30 min
Braxton seems to be dating a stripper.
6. Do the Write Thing
Aired 12 October 1997 • 30 min
A Hollywood agent becomes interested in Jamie's TV script.
7. Misery Loves Company
Aired 26 October 1997 • 30 min
While he is feeling blue the gang offers him some friendly love.
8. Dog Pounded
Aired 2 November 1997 • 30 min
Jamie gets ""Dog Pounded"" by his friends and family.
9. Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
Aired 9 November 1997 • 30 min
When the family wins the lottery they end up having more problems then they thought.
10. Traffic School Daze
Aired 16 November 1997 • 30 min
To avoid another ticket on his driving record, Jamie must go to traffic school.
11. Too Much Soul Food
Aired 23 November 1997 • 30 min
Jamie and the family have a thanksgiving dinner but when they have to go to the hospital the whole thing gets ruined.
12. Super Face Off
Aired 14 December 1997 • 30 min
Jamie and Braxton face-off for the final face-off.
13. Soul Mate to Cellmate
Aired 11 January 1998 • 30 min
Jamie and Braxton become very close but when they become cellmates. Braxton freaks out over the other cellmates.
14. Papa Don't Preach
Aired 18 January 1998 • 30 min
A minister's daughter finds that she likes performing with Jamie's band more than singing in the church choir.
15. Convent-ional Gifts
Aired 1 February 1998 • 30 min
Jamie's bawdy present for Braxton winds up in the hands of Helen (Ellia English), who mistakes it for a gift she's giving a nun. Mother Superior: Helen Martin. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. Junior: Garrett Morris. Annabeth: Ella Joyce.
16. Passenger 187
Aired 8 February 1998 • 30 min
Jamie's first time on an airplane turns into an adventure after a little bad pork---and a lot of alcohol---leaves the pilot incapacitated.
17. Ain't Nothin' Happenin' Cap'n
Aired 15 February 1998 • 30 min
Jamie (Jamie Foxx) is unable to perform when Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) challenges him to meet her in her bedroom.
18. It's All Good, Fellas
Aired 22 February 1998 • 30 min
Jamie saves the life of a mobster, who in turn offers to ""eliminate"" a fitness instructor who's caught Fancy's eye.
19. You Ain't Gotta Go Home, But...
Aired 1 March 1998 • 30 min
Financial woes cause Braxton and Jamie to become an odd couple of roommates.
20. The Afterschool Special
Aired 26 April 1998 • 30 min
Jamie's young pal Nelson (Orlando Brown) gets his hands on a gun after being worked over by a schoolyard bully.
21. I'm Too Sexy for This Shot
Aired 3 May 1998 • 30 min
Jamie and Braxton find what appear to be nude pictures of Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) on the Internet.
22. How Jamie Got His Groove Back
Aired 17 May 1998 • 30 min
Jamie is involved in a fender bender with vocalists K-Ci and Jo Jo