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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 himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.
Jamie Foxx
The WB
100
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.
Aug 28, 1996
Jamie tries to impress Fancy, by volunteering as a "Big Homie" for a neighborhood youth.
Sep 4, 1996
When an old flame shows up at the hotel, Jamie thinks it's time to rekindle romance--then her boyfriend arrives.
Sep 11, 1996
Jamie takes Braxton to his favorite club to show him some action, but it's "B Smooth" who impresses the ladies.
Sep 18, 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.
Sep 25, 1996
Braxton's induction into the Burgeoning Black Men's Club coincides with a visit from his unrefined parents.
Oct 2, 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.
Oct 9, 1996
A Halloween-party kiss between a costumed Jamie and Fancy unmasks hidden desires, which lead each to fantasize about the other at work.
Oct 30, 1996
A reunion of Junior's old Army buddies includes a lawyer, who lands Jamie an audition--and makes a play for Helen.
Nov 6, 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.
Nov 13, 1996
Jamie thinks a hotel guest is a fugitive killer--who's eyeing Fancy as his next victim.
Nov 20, 1996
Jamie's childhood friend, a pro-football star cut by his team on Thanksgiving Day, threatens to jump from a window ledge.
Nov 27, 1996
Jamie's jealous when Fancy's smooth ex sweeps into the hotel flashing plenty of cash--and a diamond ring.
Jan 8, 1997
After her wild bachelorette party, Fancy's sorority sister Janine wakes up next to the stripper--Jamie.
Jan 22, 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.
Jan 29, 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.
Feb 5, 1997
Jamie tries to maintain control after the Westside Connection checks in with a huge entourage and a wad of cash.
Feb 12, 1997
Jamie's offered a job as spokesman for a hamburger joint right after agreeing to become a vegetarian, in order to impress Fancy.
Feb 19, 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.
Feb 26, 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.
Apr 30, 1997
A hotel guest scams a free room after claiming to have fallen on a wet lobby floor--and the Kings land in court.
May 7, 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.
May 14, 1997
Jamie King
Uncle Junior King
Aunt Helen King
Francesca 'Fancy' Monroe
Braxton P. Hartnabrig
