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The Best Episodes of The Fosters Season 1

Every episode of The Fosters Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fosters Season 1!

The first sitcom written both for and starring black actors, The Fosters showcased the early work of Lenny Henry (riding high on a recent win in talent series New Faces) as the budding artist son of easy going family man Samuel Foster (Norman Beaton, who would go on to gain fame in ‘90s comedy Desmond’s). The series follows the day-to-day trials of Samuel and his lively wife Pearl (both immigrants from Guyana) and their three children on a South London housing estate. It was created and developed by Jon Watkins, who adapted the American sitcom, Good Times, developed by Norman Lear, and created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans. It was the first British sitcom to have an entirely black cast. It was the predecessor to many future British television programmes that featured a predominantly black cast:.

Genre:Comedy
Network:ITV1

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Fosters" season 1 is "Sex and the Black Community", rated 6.7/10 from 10 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Sex and the Black Community" aired on 4/9/1976 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "My Son the Lover".

  • Sex and the Black Community
    6.7/10 10 votes

    #1 - Sex and the Black Community

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/1976

    Mum and Dad are unhappy with sixteen-year-old Shirley going out with a twenty-one-year.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Son the Lover
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #2 - My Son the Lover

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/1976

    Sonny the artist falls in love with his model.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • God's Business Is Good Business
    7.2/10 9 votes

    #3 - God's Business Is Good Business

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/1976

    Samuel is impressed when an old acquaintance of his appears on TV.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Check Up
    6.4/10 8 votes

    #4 - The Check Up

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/1976

    The family try to convince Samuel that he needs to see a doctor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Black Jesus
    7.2/10 9 votes

    #5 - Black Jesus

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/1976

    Benjamin hangs Sonny’s portrait of Jesus on the living room wall.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man I Most Admire
    6.8/10 8 votes

    #6 - The Man I Most Admire

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/1976

    Benjamin has to write an essay on “The Man I Most Admire”.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Situations Vacant
    6.7/10 9 votes

    #7 - Situations Vacant

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/1976

    Samuel has an opportunity to join the staff of a fashionable West End store.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sonny Gets a Patron
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #8 - Sonny Gets a Patron

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/28/1976

    Sonny attracts the attention of a patron who offers him his own studio.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buy Now, Pay Later
    7.0/10 8 votes

    #9 - Buy Now, Pay Later

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/4/1976

    The Foster’s finances are already overstretched, but are they near breaking point?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Windfall
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #10 - The Windfall

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/1976

    Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Over the Hill
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #11 - Over the Hill

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/1976

    Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Matchmaker
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #12 - The Matchmaker

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/25/1976

    Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Benjamin's Rebellion
    7.0/10 8 votes

    #13 - Benjamin's Rebellion

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/2/1976

    Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • New Year with the Fosters
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #14 - New Year with the Fosters

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1977

    The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A