The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
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.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1996-08-28Aspiring 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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Episode 2 - The Bad Seed
Release Date: 1996-09-04Jamie tries to impress Fancy, by volunteering as a "Big Homie" for a neighborhood youth.
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Episode 3 - Burned Twice By the Same Flame
Release Date: 1996-09-11When an old flame shows up at the hotel, Jamie thinks it's time to rekindle romance--then her boyfriend arrives.
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Episode 4 - Who's Da Man?
Release Date: 1996-09-18Jamie takes Braxton to his favorite club to show him some action, but it's "B Smooth" who impresses the ladies.
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Episode 5 - We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie
Release Date: 1996-09-25Jamie 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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Episode 6 - And Bubba Makes Three
Release Date: 1996-10-02Braxton's induction into the Burgeoning Black Men's Club coincides with a visit from his unrefined parents.
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Episode 7 - Stuck On You
Release Date: 1996-10-09Junior'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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Episode 8 - Kiss & Tell
Release Date: 1996-10-30A 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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Episode 9 - Seems Like Old Times
Release Date: 1996-11-06A 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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Episode 10 - A Star Is Almost Born
Release Date: 1996-11-13Jamie'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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Episode 11 - A Killer Ending
Release Date: 1996-11-20Jamie thinks a hotel guest is a fugitive killer--who's eyeing Fancy as his next victim.
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Episode 12 - A Thanksgiving to Remember
Release Date: 1996-11-27Jamie'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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Episode 13 - I Am What I Scam
Release Date: 1997-01-08Jamie's jealous when Fancy's smooth ex sweeps into the hotel flashing plenty of cash--and a diamond ring.
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Episode 14 - I Do, I Didn't
Release Date: 1997-01-22After her wild bachelorette party, Fancy's sorority sister Janine wakes up next to the stripper--Jamie.
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Episode 15 - Little Red Corvette
Release Date: 1997-01-29Jamie 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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Episode 16 - Act Like You Love Me
Release Date: 1997-02-05Edwina 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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Episode 17 - Westside
Release Date: 1997-02-12Jamie tries to maintain control after the Westside Connection checks in with a huge entourage and a wad of cash.
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Episode 18 - The Young and the Meatless
Release Date: 1997-02-19Jamie'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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Episode 19 - Step Up to Get Beat Down
Release Date: 1997-02-26A 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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Episode 20 - Break Yourself, Fool
Release Date: 1997-04-30When 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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Episode 21 - I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up
Release Date: 1997-05-07A 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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Episode 22 - Save the Drama for Your Mama
Release Date: 1997-05-14Jamie'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.