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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
    6.4/10(7 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 It's a Small World After All
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for The Ballot or the Bullet
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - The Ballot or the Bullet

    S2:E6

    Three Freedom Riders are murdered in Mississippi, and Bumpy Johnson wants justice, as well as a hedge against Federal investigation. Chin Gigante evades imprisonment with an “insanity” defense, and Malcolm X delivers his most fervent call to action.

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  4. Background image for The Negro in White America
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for The Geechee
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #5 - The Geechee

    S2:E4

    An unlikely partnership proves to be extremely lucrative for Bumpy Johnson and Chin Gigante, but their success puts targets on their backs. Malcolm X fights off attacks on his character and his life.

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  6. Background image for Ten Harlems
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Ten Harlems

    S2:E8

    Confronted with a betrayal in his ranks, Bumpy Johnson hunts for enemies within his Ten Harlems. The conflict between Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam escalates from threats to outright violence.

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  8. Background image for Angel of Death
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for Man of the Year
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for The Hate That Hate Produced
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #9 - The Hate That Hate Produced

    S2:E10

    Bumpy Johnson must fend off rivals to receive the largest dope shipment in New York history, while Harlem explodes into riot; Malcolm X reluctantly agrees to protection from an unusual source.

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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #10 - 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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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - 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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    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Sting Like a Bee
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for The Fruit Stand Riot
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for We Are All Kings
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #15 - We Are All Kings

    S3:E9

    Chin Gigante is released from prison and seeks to excise Joe Colombo from the Commission.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for All Roads Lead to Malcolm
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for Our Black Shining Prince
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Our Black Shining Prince

    S3:E10

    Bumpy and Chin enlist Morgenthau's help to prevent Colombo and Battle from bringing in a shipment of heroin, guns, and cocaine. Stella must choose between Colombo and her father.

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    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for New Harlem
    7.6/10(152 votes)

    #20 - 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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    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Rent Strike Blues
    7.8/10(611 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for The Straw Man
    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #23 - The Straw Man

    S4:E3

    When the property for Bumpy's new club is being sold to a powerful, white real-estate developer, Bumpy must convince the black "Straw Man" to sell it to him instead; Mayme and Elise stage a protest at Margaret's school.

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  25. Background image for The Nitty Gritty
    7.9/10(805 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Our Day Will Come
    7.9/10(772 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Alzado" is the worst rated episode of "Godfather of Harlem". It scored 6.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Jack Donnelly and written by Chris Brancato, Michael Panes, it aired on 1/22/2023. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "It's a Small World After All".