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The Jamie Foxx Show Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Pilot
Wed, Aug 28, 199624 mins
Jamie, a talented performer, dreams of success while working at an aging Los Angeles hotel.
Episode 2
The Bad Seed
Wed, Sep 4, 199623 mins
Jamie tries to impress Fancy by becoming a mentor to Nelson, an innocent-looking kid. However, Nelson starts stealing various things from the hotel and letting Jamie take the blame. Orlando Brown guest stars.
Episode 3
Burned Twice by the Same Flame
Wed, Sep 11, 199623 mins
Jamie foolishly believes that his engaged ex-girlfriend is in town to see him and so he asks Fancy to pretend to be his girlfriend.
Episode 4
Who's Da Man?
Wed, Sep 18, 199623 mins
Jamie coaches Braxton on how to attract women--with unexpected results.
Episode 5
We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie
Wed, Sep 25, 199623 mins
Jamie and Junior decide to start a business selling Helen's sweet potato pies. However, just when the business is about to take off, Jamie eats all of the orders.
Episode 6
And Bubba Makes Three
Wed, Oct 2, 199623 mins
Braxton is embarrassed by his parents, who come to visit him and end up getting along better with Jamie than with their own son. Later at a banquet in Braxton's honor, its members insult his parents.
Episode 7
Stuck on You
Wed, Oct 9, 199623 mins
Junior entrusts Helen's wedding ring to Jamie's care after he decides to have it reconditioned for their anniversary. Jamie shows the ring off to Fancy and Braxton but when Helen comes, he slips it onto Fancy's finger, to keep from ruining the surprise. The ring gets stuck.
Episode 8
Kiss & Tell
Wed, Oct 30, 199623 mins
At a Halloween masquerade party, Jamie mistakes Fancy for his date.
Episode 9
Seems Like Old Times
Wed, Nov 6, 199623 mins
Jamie is torn between his opportunity to get his career off the ground and his loyalty to his uncle Junior when he catches an entertainment attorney friend of Junior's trying to coerce Helen into an affair. Lou Myers guest stars.
Episode 10
A Star Is Almost Born
Wed, Nov 13, 199623 mins
A martial arts film director convinces Helen to let him film a movie in her hotel. However, after Jamie knocks out one of the actors, the director casts Jamie in the role of the bad guy who is always getting beat up by the good guy. Jamie and the rest of the hotel crew soon tire of the director's rude behavior.
Episode 11
A Killer Ending
Wed, Nov 20, 199623 mins
Jamie suspects that one of their hotel guests is an infamous serial killer.
Episode 12
A Thanksgiving to Remember
Wed, Nov 27, 199623 mins
When a promotional scheme goes awry, Jamie and the others learn the meaning of giving thanks.
Episode 13
I Am What I Scam
Wed, Jan 8, 199723 mins
Jamie gets jealous when Fancy's rich ex-boyfriend shows up at the hotel with a diamond ring and a proposal.
Episode 14
I Do, I Didn't
Wed, Jan 22, 199723 mins
Jamie wakes up with a sexy woman--who is marrying someone else that day.
Episode 15
Little Red Corvette
Wed, Jan 29, 199723 mins
Jamie buys a fancy sports car from a disreputable character and regrets it.
Episode 16
Act Like You Love Me
Wed, Feb 5, 199723 mins
A movie actress friend of Helen's comes on to Jamie while she is in town teaching an acting seminar. Janet Hubert-Whitten guest stars.
Episode 17
Westside
Wed, Feb 12, 199723 mins
Jamie finds it hard to follow Junior and Helen's rule to have no wild parties when they leave to go on vacation and the Westside Connection (Ice Cube, Mack10, and WC) comes to stay in the hotel.
Episode 18
The Young and the Meatless
Wed, Feb 19, 199723 mins
Jamie may have to eat his words after he tells Fancy that he is a vegetarian and later is offered a job as spokesman for a hamburger restaurant.
Episode 19
Step Up to Get Beat Down
Wed, Feb 26, 199723 mins
Jamie suspects that he is being blackmailed by a record company owner and decides to cause a little trouble of his own. Tony Cox guest stars.
Episode 20
Break Yourself, Fool
Wed, Apr 30, 199723 mins
Jamie is held hostage in a bank robbery.
Episode 21
I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up
Wed, May 7, 199723 mins
When a guest fakes an injury so she can sue the hotel, Jamie must expose her lies.
Episode 22
Save the Drama for Your Mama
Wed, May 14, 199723 mins
Jamie's estranged mother returns--as do Jamie's unresolved feelings. Singer Gladys Knight guest-stars and performs.