Season 1

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  Pilot

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/1996

  Aspiring actor Jamie King works at his family's L.A. hotel, which is in dire straits because of his uncle's gambling debts.

  Director: Steve Zuckerman

  Writer: Unknown

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  The Bad Seed

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/1996

  Jamie tries to impress Fancy, by volunteering as a "Big Homie" for a neighborhood youth.

  Director: Shelley Jensen

  Writer: Unknown

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  Burned Twice By the Same Flame

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/1996

  When an old flame shows up at the hotel, Jamie thinks it's time to rekindle romance--then her boyfriend arrives.

  Director: Shelley Jensen

  Writer: Unknown

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  Who's Da Man?

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/1996

  Jamie takes Braxton to his favorite club to show him some action, but it's "B Smooth" who impresses the ladies.

  Director: Shelley Jensen

  Writer: Unknown

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  We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/1996

  Jamie plans to get rich by selling Aunt Helen's sweet-potato pie, which has Dennis and hotel customers hooked. But he may be making a mistake by cutting too many people a slice of the business.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  And Bubba Makes Three

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/2/1996

  Braxton's induction into the Burgeoning Black Men's Club coincides with a visit from his unrefined parents.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Larry Wilmore

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  8.0/101 votes

  Stuck On You

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/1996

  Junior's surprise anniversary gift for Helen gets stuck on Fancy's finger, leaving Junior stalling for time while Jamie struggles to remove it.

  Director: Scott Baio

  Writer: Sandy Frank

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  Kiss & Tell

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1996

  A Halloween-party kiss between a costumed Jamie and Fancy unmasks hidden desires, which lead each to fantasize about the other at work.

  Director: Scott Baio

  Writer: Unknown

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  Seems Like Old Times

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1996

  A reunion of Junior's old Army buddies includes a lawyer, who lands Jamie an audition--and makes a play for Helen.

  Director: Scott Baio

  Writer: Unknown

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  A Star Is Almost Born

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1996

  Jamie's dreams of stardom may come true with the arrival of director Ike Yee, who uses the hotel as the setting for his latest movie starring Jackie Chin.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  A Killer Ending

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1996

  Jamie thinks a hotel guest is a fugitive killer--who's eyeing Fancy as his next victim.

  Director: Shelley Jensen

  Writer: Larry Wilmore

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  A Thanksgiving to Remember

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1996

  Jamie's childhood friend, a pro-football star cut by his team on Thanksgiving Day, threatens to jump from a window ledge.

  Director: Shelley Jensen

  Writer: Unknown

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  I Am What I Scam

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1997

  Jamie's jealous when Fancy's smooth ex sweeps into the hotel flashing plenty of cash--and a diamond ring.

  Director: Shelley Jensen

  Writer: Unknown

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  I Do, I Didn't

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1997

  After her wild bachelorette party, Fancy's sorority sister Janine wakes up next to the stripper--Jamie.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  Little Red Corvette

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1997

  Jamie is much too fast to buy a little red Corvette off the street, and when the car turns out to be hot he and Braxton land in jail with prisoners planning to tunnel to freedom.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  Act Like You Love Me

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1997

  Edwina DuBois, a gal pal of Helen's, tries to show Jamie the ways of the casting couch, while teaching an acting seminar at the hotel.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Sandy Frank

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  Westside

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1997

  Jamie tries to maintain control after the Westside Connection checks in with a huge entourage and a wad of cash.

  Director: Scott Baio

  Writer: Unknown

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  The Young and the Meatless

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/1997

  Jamie's offered a job as spokesman for a hamburger joint right after agreeing to become a vegetarian, in order to impress Fancy.

  Director: Scott Baio

  Writer: Unknown

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  Step Up to Get Beat Down

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1997

  A chance to sing on the radio lands Jamie a contract with record mogul Sweet and Low, but the deal comes up a little short.

  Director: Steve Zuckerman

  Writer: Unknown

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  Break Yourself, Fool

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/1997

  When Jamie and Braxton are held captive in a bank robbery gone awry, Fancy's boyfriend, a hostage negotiator, must plead for their release.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Unknown

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  I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/1997

  A hotel guest scams a free room after claiming to have fallen on a wet lobby floor--and the Kings land in court.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Unknown

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  Save the Drama for Your Mama

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/1997

  Jamie's mother arrives for a visit just as her "Boompsy" is planning a benefit for Nelson's shelter. But the reunion turns sour when mom must choose between her career and her son.

  Director: Shelley Jensen

  Writer: Unknown