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Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once...

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  1. Background image for Alzado
    7.7/10(345 votes)

    #1 - Alzado

    S3:E2

    When Joe Colombo carries out a gentleman's kidnapping of Mayme, Bumpy angrily prepares for a coming war.

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  2. Background image for Rent Strike Blues
    7.8/10(608 votes)

    #2 - Rent Strike Blues

    S1:E9

    Due to slum conditions in Harlem, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. leads a rent strike and investigates the owners of the buildings. Ernie Nunzi searches for the hooker who helped set up Zambrano. Bumpy and Mayme experience tension in their marriage.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Mecca
    7.8/10(368 votes)

    #3 - Mecca

    S3:E3

    Jose Battle asks for a favor from his new partner Bumpy Johnson: a political assassination. Malcolm X is detained by Saudi authorities when he travels to Mecca. The district attorney's office targets Mayme for her gangster ties.

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  4. Background image for Angel of Death
    7.8/10(326 votes)

    #4 - Angel of Death

    S3:E5

    Bumpy and Colombo face off for control of the heroin trade when Monsieur 98 returns to bring in the next shipment. Omar makes a romantic appeal to Elise. Pettigrew discovers cocaine through his love affair with a Cuban woman.

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  5. Background image for Spooks
    7.8/10(322 votes)

    #5 - Spooks

    S3:E6

    Bumpy utilizes Battle's contacts in the CIA to secure a steady supply of a new drug: cocaine. Stella lies to Fineman in an attempt to escape Colombo's oversight. Mayme applies for a government contract for Palmetto.

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    7.8/10(310 votes)

    #6 - Homeland or Death

    S3:E8

    Bumpy uncovers a CIA plot to assassinate Malcolm X and Che Guevara at the United Nations. Malcolm writes his autobiography. Olympia utilizes Father Louis to get out of trouble.

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  8. Background image for New Harlem
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #7 - New Harlem

    S4:E1

    Bumpy plans to build a new club in Harlem but must find a new way to finance it without the heroin business. Elise testifies in the Malcolm X murder trial when three innocent men are accused. Stella negotiates a business deal between Colombo and Chin.

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  9. Background image for The Nitty Gritty
    7.9/10(799 votes)

    #8 - The Nitty Gritty

    S1:E2

    Realizing a consistent source of heroin is vital to reclaim Harlem, Bumpy engages in a fevered search to find a dope supply independent of the Italians. Chin engages the services of crooked cops in a plot to arrest Bumpy and send him back to jail.

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  10. Background image for Our Day Will Come
    7.9/10(767 votes)

    #9 - Our Day Will Come

    S1:E3

    Bumpy unexpectedly finds himself at Elise's side when her shoplifting arrest and subsequent abuse is the catalyst for a protest where conflicting interests cause tensions to rise.

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  11. Background image for How I Got Over
    7.9/10(619 votes)

    #10 - How I Got Over

    S1:E8

    Chin and Bonnano are at war in Harlem. Mayme asks Bumpy to create a will where Bumpy finds out he and Mayme never formally adopted Margaret. Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. go to D.C. for the March on Washington.

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  12. Background image for Union Blues
    7.9/10(72 votes)

    #11 - Union Blues

    S4:E4

    Bumpy battles a union strike threatening club construction. Elise bails out a fellow Panther and Frank faces consequences for Cowboy Nick's murder.

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  13. Background image for I Am The Greatest
    8.0/10(715 votes)

    #12 - I Am The Greatest

    S1:E4

    Cassius Clay battles local boxing hero Doug Jones in the ring. Mayme insists Bumpy back Jones, an advocate for her Harlem Youth organization, but Malcolm urges Bumpy to back Clay. Meanwhile, Chin engages in a turf war for Harlem with Bonnano.

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  14. Background image for It's All In the Game
    8.0/10(669 votes)

    #13 - It's All In the Game

    S1:E5

    In an effort to break Bumpy's bank, Chin fixes a bet, as a result, Bumpy owes the winners more than he can cover. Police arrest Stella and Teddy for kissing. Elise looks toward the Nation of Islam in order to better herself.

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  15. Background image for Il Canto de Malavita
    8.0/10(652 votes)

    #14 - Il Canto de Malavita

    S1:E6

    Elijah Muhammed tours Malcolm X's mosque where he meets Elise and asks her to spy on Malcolm. Chin finds out Teddy is alive, leaving Ernie Nunzi to correct his mistake. Esther James sues Adam Clayton Powell Jr. for slander.

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  16. Background image for The French Connection
    8.0/10(566 votes)

    #15 - The French Connection

    S2:E1

    After three months in hiding from Chin Gigante and the Italians, Bumpy Johnson takes action to lift the sanctions off his head. By forging new alliances with European suppliers, Bumpy aims to reunite with his family safely back in Harlem.

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  17. Background image for Captain Fields
    8.0/10(355 votes)

    #16 - Captain Fields

    S3:E4

    When two uniformed cops attack the Geechee, Bumpy and Battle make a play for control of local 27th police precinct. Stella decides whether to rat Colombo out to the Feds. Meanwhile, Malcolm's life is threatened in Cairo.

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  18. Background image for By Whatever Means Necessary
    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - By Whatever Means Necessary

    S1:E1

    After returning from Alcatraz, Bumpy Johnson seeks to regain control of Harlem. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family, led by Vincent “Chin” Gigante.

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  19. Background image for It's a Small World After All
    8.1/10(487 votes)

    #18 - It's a Small World After All

    S2:E5

    An incident at the Geechee Club threatens to break up Bumpy and Chin's partnership. Adam Clayton Powell looks to end the filibuster on the Civil Rights Bill, even if it means playing dirty.

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  20. Background image for Man of the Year
    8.1/10(447 votes)

    #19 - Man of the Year

    S2:E7

    Before accepting a prestigious award, Bumpy Johnson contemplates the many contradictions in his life, and struggles to do what's best for his family; Chin Gigante learns a difficult truth about his daughter, Stella.

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  21. Background image for The Negro in White America
    8.1/10(442 votes)

    #20 - The Negro in White America

    S3:E1

    To repay a drug debt owed to the Italians after the Harlem riots, Bumpy Johnson robs from his own community. Omar seeks to return to Elise and Malcolm's good graces. Someone close to Stella orders a hit on her life.

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  22. Background image for All Roads Lead to Malcolm
    8.1/10(333 votes)

    #21 - All Roads Lead to Malcolm

    S3:E7

    When Battle's arrested, Bumpy must find a way to spring him and find the mole. Bumpy discovers that Malcolm X has more enemies than they thought.

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    8.1/10(64 votes)

    #22 - The Pawn Goes First

    S4:E7

    The Club St. Clair opens, but Bumpy has to pay Colombo a tax; Frank seeks protection from the Italians trying to kill him; Colombo responds to FBI harassment; Sadiq opens up to Elise; Mayme faces a financial obstacle to joining the Fine Arts Board.

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  24. Background image for If We Must Die
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #23 - If We Must Die

    S4:E8

    Fred Straub returns to sue Bumpy for ownership of the St. Clair, but this time, he's backed by the Italian Mob; the Panthers intervene when Delia's son is drafted to Vietnam; Colombo makes an interesting proposal to Stella.

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  25. Background image for Sting Like a Bee
    8.2/10(534 votes)

    #24 - Sting Like a Bee

    S2:E2

    Bumpy Johnson wants to use his new French supplier to distribute to the “Harlems” of other major American cities. Malcolm X uses Cassius Clay to leverage himself back into favor with the Nation of Islam before Clay’s famous fight versus Sonny Liston.

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  26. Background image for The Fruit Stand Riot
    8.2/10(513 votes)

    #25 - The Fruit Stand Riot

    S2:E3

    When innocent black teenagers and bystanders are savagely beaten and arrested by police, the Harlem community rallies to free them. Adam Clayton Powell and Mayme Johnson use peaceful protest, but Bumpy Johnson and Malcolm X prefer street justice.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Alzado" is the worst rated episode of "Godfather of Harlem". It scored 7.7/10 based on 345 votes. Directed by Jack Donnelly and written by Chris Brancato, Michael Panes, it aired on 1/22/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Rent Strike Blues".