Season 1
22 episodes · Aug 28, 1996
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S1E1Pilot
Aug 28, 199630mAspiring actor Jamie King works at his family's L.A. hotel, which is in dire straits because of his uncle's gambling debts.
S1E2The Bad Seed
Sep 4, 199630mJamie tries to impress Fancy, by volunteering as a "Big Homie" for a neighborhood youth.
S1E3Burned Twice By the Same Flame
Sep 11, 199630mWhen an old flame shows up at the hotel, Jamie thinks it's time to rekindle romance--then her boyfriend arrives.
S1E4Who's Da Man?
Sep 18, 199630mJamie takes Braxton to his favorite club to show him some action, but it's "B Smooth" who impresses the ladies.
S1E5We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie
Sep 25, 199630mJamie 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.
S1E6And Bubba Makes Three
Oct 2, 199630mBraxton's induction into the Burgeoning Black Men's Club coincides with a visit from his unrefined parents.
S1E7Stuck On You
Oct 9, 199630mJunior's surprise anniversary gift for Helen gets stuck on Fancy's finger, leaving Junior stalling for time while Jamie struggles to remove it.
S1E8Kiss & Tell
Oct 30, 199630mA Halloween-party kiss between a costumed Jamie and Fancy unmasks hidden desires, which lead each to fantasize about the other at work.
S1E9Seems Like Old Times
Nov 6, 199630mA reunion of Junior's old Army buddies includes a lawyer, who lands Jamie an audition--and makes a play for Helen.
S1E10A Star Is Almost Born
Nov 13, 199630mJamie'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.
S1E11A Killer Ending
Nov 20, 199630mJamie thinks a hotel guest is a fugitive killer--who's eyeing Fancy as his next victim.
S1E12A Thanksgiving to Remember
Nov 27, 199630mJamie's childhood friend, a pro-football star cut by his team on Thanksgiving Day, threatens to jump from a window ledge.
S1E13I Am What I Scam
Jan 8, 199730mJamie's jealous when Fancy's smooth ex sweeps into the hotel flashing plenty of cash--and a diamond ring.
S1E14I Do, I Didn't
Jan 22, 199730mAfter her wild bachelorette party, Fancy's sorority sister Janine wakes up next to the stripper--Jamie.
S1E15Little Red Corvette
Jan 29, 199730mJamie 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.
S1E16Act Like You Love Me
Feb 5, 199730mEdwina 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.
S1E17Westside
Feb 12, 199730mJamie tries to maintain control after the Westside Connection checks in with a huge entourage and a wad of cash.
S1E18The Young and the Meatless
Feb 19, 199730mJamie's offered a job as spokesman for a hamburger joint right after agreeing to become a vegetarian, in order to impress Fancy.
S1E19Step Up to Get Beat Down
Feb 26, 199730mA chance to sing on the radio lands Jamie a contract with record mogul Sweet and Low, but the deal comes up a little short.
S1E20Break Yourself, Fool
Apr 30, 199730mWhen Jamie and Braxton are held captive in a bank robbery gone awry, Fancy's boyfriend, a hostage negotiator, must plead for their release.
- S1E21
I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up
May 7, 199730mA hotel guest scams a free room after claiming to have fallen on a wet lobby floor--and the Kings land in court.
- S1E22
Save the Drama for Your Mama
May 14, 199730mJamie'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.