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The Best Episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show Season 1

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

Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:The WB

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Jamie Foxx Show" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Steve Zuckerman and written by N/A, it aired on 8/28/1996. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Bad Seed".

  • Pilot
    7.8/1050 votes

    #1 - 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: N/A

  • The Bad Seed
    8.2/1043 votes

    #2 - 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: N/A

  • Burned Twice By the Same Flame
    8.1/1046 votes

    #3 - 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: N/A

  • Who's Da Man?
    8.0/1052 votes

    #4 - 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: N/A

  • We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie
    8.3/1038 votes

    #5 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • And Bubba Makes Three
    8.4/1041 votes

    #6 - 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: N/A

    Writer: Larry Wilmore

  • Stuck On You
    8.3/1033 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Kiss & Tell
    8.3/1035 votes

    #8 - 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: N/A

  • Seems Like Old Times
    8.1/1036 votes

    #9 - 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: N/A

  • A Star Is Almost Born
    8.3/1048 votes

    #10 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Killer Ending
    8.6/1046 votes

    #11 - 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

  • A Thanksgiving to Remember
    8.6/1037 votes

    #12 - 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: N/A

  • I Am What I Scam
    8.7/1033 votes

    #13 - 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: N/A

  • I Do, I Didn't
    8.4/1035 votes

    #14 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Red Corvette
    8.2/1035 votes

    #15 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Act Like You Love Me
    7.9/1039 votes

    #16 - 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: N/A

    Writer: Sandy Frank

  • Westside
    8.2/1039 votes

    #17 - 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: N/A

  • The Young and the Meatless
    8.0/1028 votes

    #18 - 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: N/A

  • Step Up to Get Beat Down
    8.0/1030 votes

    #19 - 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: N/A

  • Break Yourself, Fool
    8.5/1029 votes

    #20 - 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: N/A

  • I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up
    8.4/1035 votes

    #21 - 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: N/A

  • Save the Drama for Your Mama
    7.6/1028 votes

    #22 - 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: N/A