6.6/1011 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.
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- 6.2/108 votes
#2 - My Son the Lover
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/1976
Sonny the artist falls in love with his model.
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- 7.2/109 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.
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- 6.4/108 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.
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- 7.2/109 votes
#5 - Black Jesus
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/1976
Benjamin hangs Sonny’s portrait of Jesus on the living room wall.
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- 6.8/108 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”.
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- 6.7/109 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.
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- NaN/100 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.
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- 7.0/108 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?
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- NaN/100 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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Over the Hill
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/1976
Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.
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- NaN/100 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.
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- 7.0/108 votes
#13 - Benjamin's Rebellion
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/2/1976
Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.
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- NaN/100 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?
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The Best Episodes of The Fosters Season 1
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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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Sex and the Black Community" is the best rated episode of "The Fosters" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/9/1976. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "My Son the Lover".