Season 1
- 8.1/1024 votes
Cousin Albert
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1974
Mama wants Clifton to be successful like his Cousin Albert. What she doesn't know is that her nephew's money comes from dealing in drugs.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Hal Goldman, Al Gordon
- 7.1/1019 votes
Clifton's Con
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1974
Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox
- 6.1/1022 votes
Oscar's Affair
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/1974
Naming a Sunday-school wing after Clifton's late father may become a reality, provided that no hidden skeletons turn up in the Curtises' closet.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jerry Ross
- 7.5/1017 votes
Tracy's Trouble
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1974
Tracy's three-month marriage is on the rocks after she and Leonard have their first major spat, causing her to leave and head home to Mama.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Hal Goldman, Al Gordon
- 7.8/1019 votes
The Shakedown
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1975
After cosigning a loan for Earl, Clifton learns that the contract was prepared by a loan shark.
Director: Stan Lathan
Writer: Unknown
- 7.0/1018 votes
The Ambulance Chaser
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1975
When Clifton is hit by a taxi, he is perfectly willing to settle the damages out of court, until Earl and a shady lawyer persuade him to sue.
Director: Stan Lathan
Writer: Unknown
- 7.9/1019 votes
Earl's Girl
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/29/1975
Earl is in love and dreaming of marriage, but his girl friend is more interested in playing the field.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jerry Ross
- 7.1/1016 votes
The Witness
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/1975
After Earl testifies against an armed robbery suspect, he becomes terrified that the burly criminal will seek revenge.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Hal Goldman, Al Gordon
- 7.0/1016 votes
Clifton and the Kid
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/12/1975
Clifton has no trouble ending his affair with a divorcee. The problem is ending his relationship with her son, who would rather live with Clifton than with his mother.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Unknown
- 7.6/1018 votes
The Hero
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/19/1975
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Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: Erik Tarloff
- 7.1/1013 votes
The Image Maker
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/26/1975
Clifton triggers a new wave of excitement among his friends when he announces that a TV Producer is considering him as the subject of a documentary about middle-class blacks.
Director: Stan Lathan
Writer: Unknown
- 7.5/1017 votes
Trial and Error
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1975
Mild-mannered Leonard shocks everyone by winding up in jail, accused of visiting a brothel.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: Unknown