7.2/1052 votes#1 - Bully and the Beast
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2007
Malik is confronted by a school bully, and Curtis has to handle the situation. What he can't handle is the bully's mother.
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5.7/1020 votes#2 - I Can Cry If I Want To
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/6/2007
C.J. moves in with Curtis and Ella after his house burns down. Meanwhile, the family plans a surprise 50th birthday party for Curtis.
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- 4.0/1017 votes
#3 - More Than Meets the Eye
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/13/2007
C.J. becomes suspicious of Janine, while Jazmine misses her toys and friends.
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- 4.0/1017 votes
#4 - Busted
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/13/2007
Janine's drug abuse is recognized, while Calvin tries to sell fake designer wear.
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- 5.2/1018 votes
#5 - Lost and Found
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/2007
C.J. looks for Janine, while Curtis enrolls in an anger management course.
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- 3.4/1017 votes
#6 - Down and Outted
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/20/2007
Curtis thinks Malik is gay after seeing him wear a tutu. Meanwhile, Curtis offers some of his and Ella's retirement money to C.J. in order to jump start him and the kids moving out.
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- 3.7/1015 votes
#7 - No Money, Mo’ Problems
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2007
C.J. accepts Curtis and Ella's money offer, but when he uses the money to put Janine in rehab she checks herself out, causing C.J. to lose the money and find a way to break the news to Curtis. Meanwhile, Calvin shows off Curtis and Ella's house as his own to impress a girl.
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- 3.5/1015 votes
#8 - Just Say No
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/27/2007
A school assembly about "Say No To Drugs" upsets Jazmine, because of Janine's drug problems. Meanwhile, the firefighters protest after Curtis refuses to replace the broken television at the firehouse.
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- 1.6/1015 votes
#9 - Surprise, Surprise
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/4/2007
Janine's parents show up looking for her. Claretha believes she knows Janine's father.
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- 4.4/1017 votes
#10 - Father Knows Best
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/4/2007
Janine's parents return and want custody of the kids. The firefighters "misplace" the fire truck.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - I Keep Coming Up Short
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/11/2007
Curtis has impotency issues. Meanwhile, C.J. tries to work out his debt.
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - The Buck Stops Here
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/11/2007
The firefighters do a pinup calendar as a fundraiser and are surprised when a new firefighter assigned to the house is a woman named Angel. Meanwhile, Jazmine sells candy for her school.
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Wax On, Wax Off
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/18/2007
Malik's going through puberty and the women in the house are clueless. Meanwhile, a failing inspection at the firehouse is Curtis's fault.
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Head of the Class
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/18/2007
Jazmine, despite being in the 3rd grade, runs for president of the school. She enlists the entire family into helping her with election with Uncle Curtis as her debate opponent.
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Paternity and Fraternity: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/25/2007
An old high school flame of C.J.'s comes back in his life with a claim that is bound to rock his world. Meanwhile, Malik's hanging around a bad group of kids and gets into trouble.
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Paternity and Fraternity: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/25/2007
The possibility that CJ might be the father of another child continues to be a family issue. Meanwhile, Malik continues to keep company with sketchy kids.
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Cracking Under Pressure
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/1/2007
Janine and her associates from the crack-house break in and steal from the Payne's house. Meanwhile, Calvin trains for a marathon.
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- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Club PCP
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/2007
Calvin plans a house party when the rest of the family visits relatives in Florida.
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Sadly Mistaken
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/8/2007
Janine's associate, Beverly, steals Ella's identity, causing Ella to be briefly jailed for check kiting. Afterward, Ella feels compelled to confront Janine at the crack house. Meanwhile, Calvin crams for mid-terms.
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - And Justice for All
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/8/2007
Malik and Kevin meet someone on the Internet, who turns out to be a man. Meanwhile, Curtis and Claretha have jury duty together.
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - I Got the Hook Up
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/15/2007
Everyone tries to hook C.J. up on a date. Meanwhile, a woman who's HIV-positive volunteers at the Help Center.
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- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Absolutely Positive
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/15/2007
Curtis gets a colonoscopy and thinks he's dying. Meanwhile, Calvin goes on a date with Karen, the woman who's HIV-positive.
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- NaN/100 votes
#23 - The Perfect Storm
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/22/2007
The firehouse is overwhelmed by a nasty storm that hits Atlanta. Miscommunication about retrieving the kids from school causes a mix up that leads to sparks flying between C.J. and the assistant principal.
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- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Teacher's Pet
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/22/2007
After Jazmine "rescues" a hamster from her school, her assistant principal comes to the Payne household to investigate. When Malik finds out that Jazmine did abscond with the hamster, they keep it a secret, and it becomes a problem, and the mayhem becomes the order of the day.
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- NaN/100 votes
#25 - Sad, Sad Leroy Brown: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 8/29/2007
Brown burns down his house and imposes himself on the Paynes. And Calvin's new girlfriend offers him an investment opportunity.
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The Best Episodes of House of Payne Season 1
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The show revolved around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella.
Genre:Comedy
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Bully and the Beast" is the best rated episode of "House of Payne" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 52 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/6/2007. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "I Can Cry If I Want To".