Episode 1
Pilot
1996-08-28 • 30 min
Aspiring actor Jamie King works at his family's L.A. hotel, which is in dire straits because of his uncle's gambling debts.
TV season
1996-08-28
Episode 1
1996-08-28 • 30 min
Aspiring actor Jamie King works at his family's L.A. hotel, which is in dire straits because of his uncle's gambling debts.
Episode 2
1996-09-04 • 30 min
Jamie tries to impress Fancy, by volunteering as a "Big Homie" for a neighborhood youth.
Episode 3
1996-09-11 • 30 min
When an old flame shows up at the hotel, Jamie thinks it's time to rekindle romance--then her boyfriend arrives.
Episode 4
1996-09-18 • 30 min
Jamie takes Braxton to his favorite club to show him some action, but it's "B Smooth" who impresses the ladies.
Episode 5
1996-09-25 • 30 min
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.
Episode 6
1996-10-02 • 30 min
Braxton's induction into the Burgeoning Black Men's Club coincides with a visit from his unrefined parents.
Episode 7
1996-10-09 • 30 min
Junior's surprise anniversary gift for Helen gets stuck on Fancy's finger, leaving Junior stalling for time while Jamie struggles to remove it.
Episode 8
1996-10-30 • 30 min
A Halloween-party kiss between a costumed Jamie and Fancy unmasks hidden desires, which lead each to fantasize about the other at work.
Episode 9
1996-11-06 • 30 min
A reunion of Junior's old Army buddies includes a lawyer, who lands Jamie an audition--and makes a play for Helen.
Episode 10
1996-11-13 • 30 min
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.
Episode 11
1996-11-20 • 30 min
Jamie thinks a hotel guest is a fugitive killer--who's eyeing Fancy as his next victim.
Episode 12
1996-11-27 • 30 min
Jamie's childhood friend, a pro-football star cut by his team on Thanksgiving Day, threatens to jump from a window ledge.
Episode 13
1997-01-08 • 30 min
Jamie's jealous when Fancy's smooth ex sweeps into the hotel flashing plenty of cash--and a diamond ring.
Episode 14
1997-01-22 • 30 min
After her wild bachelorette party, Fancy's sorority sister Janine wakes up next to the stripper--Jamie.
Episode 15
1997-01-29 • 30 min
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.
Episode 16
1997-02-05 • 30 min
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.
Episode 17
1997-02-12 • 30 min
Jamie tries to maintain control after the Westside Connection checks in with a huge entourage and a wad of cash.
Episode 18
1997-02-19 • 30 min
Jamie's offered a job as spokesman for a hamburger joint right after agreeing to become a vegetarian, in order to impress Fancy.
Episode 19
1997-02-26 • 30 min
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.
Episode 20
1997-04-30 • 30 min
When Jamie and Braxton are held captive in a bank robbery gone awry, Fancy's boyfriend, a hostage negotiator, must plead for their release.
Episode 21
1997-05-07 • 30 min
A hotel guest scams a free room after claiming to have fallen on a wet lobby floor--and the Kings land in court.
Episode 22
1997-05-14 • 30 min
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.