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The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 - 2001 6.7 (30 votes) 5 Seasons
Genres
Comedy Family
Networks
The WB
Created By
Jamie Foxx

The Jamie Foxx Show

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Jamie Foxx, Sandy Frank, Mara Brock Akil

Top Cast

Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx

Jamie King

Garrett Morris
Garrett Morris

Uncle Junior King

Ellia English
Ellia English

Aunt Helen King

Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais

Francesca 'Fancy' Monroe

Christopher B. Duncan
Christopher B. Duncan

Braxton P. Hartnabrig

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1996)

No overview available.

22 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
1996-08-28

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: The Bad Seed
1996-09-04

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Burned Twice By the Same Flame
1996-09-11

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Who's Da Man?
1996-09-18

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie
1996-09-25

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: And Bubba Makes Three
1996-10-02

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Stuck On You
1996-10-09

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Kiss & Tell
1996-10-30

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Seems Like Old Times
1996-11-06

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: A Star Is Almost Born
1996-11-13

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: A Killer Ending
1996-11-20

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: A Thanksgiving to Remember
1996-11-27

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: I Am What I Scam
1997-01-08

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: I Do, I Didn't
1997-01-22

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Little Red Corvette
1997-01-29

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Act Like You Love Me
1997-02-05

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Westside
1997-02-12

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: The Young and the Meatless
1997-02-19

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Step Up to Get Beat Down
1997-02-26

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Break Yourself, Fool
1997-04-30

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up
1997-05-07

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Save the Drama for Your Mama
1997-05-14

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1997)

No overview available.

22 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Freezer Burn
1997-09-07

A pool party at the hotel turns frosty for Fancy, who gets locked in the freezer with Jamie and Braxton.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: The Accused
1997-09-14

All fingers point to Braxton after a string of thefts at the hotel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: The Employee Formerly Known as Prince
1997-09-21

An African prince takes a job at the hotel and pursues Fancy as his future princess.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: One Flew Over the County's Nest
1997-09-28

A knock on the head lands Jamie in the hospital, where he's mistakenly committed to the psychiatric ward.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Is She Is, or Is She Ain't?
1997-10-05

Braxton seems to be dating a stripper.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Do the Write Thing
1997-10-12

A Hollywood agent becomes interested in Jamie's TV script.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Misery Loves Company
1997-10-26

While he is feeling blue the gang offers him some friendly love.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Dog Pounded
1997-11-02

Jamie gets ""Dog Pounded"" by his friends and family.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
1997-11-09

When the family wins the lottery they end up having more problems then they thought.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Traffic School Daze
1997-11-16

To avoid another ticket on his driving record, Jamie must go to traffic school.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Too Much Soul Food
1997-11-23

Jamie and the family have a thanksgiving dinner but when they have to go to the hospital the whole thing gets ruined.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Super Face Off
1997-12-14

Jamie and Braxton face-off for the final face-off.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Soul Mate to Cellmate
1998-01-11

Jamie and Braxton become very close but when they become cellmates. Braxton freaks out over the other cellmates.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Papa Don't Preach
1998-01-18

A minister's daughter finds that she likes performing with Jamie's band more than singing in the church choir.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Convent-ional Gifts
1998-02-01

Jamie's bawdy present for Braxton winds up in the hands of Helen (Ellia English), who mistakes it for a gift she's giving a nun. Mother Superior: Helen Martin. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. Junior: Garrett Morris. Annabeth: Ella Joyce.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Passenger 187
1998-02-08

Jamie's first time on an airplane turns into an adventure after a little bad pork---and a lot of alcohol---leaves the pilot incapacitated.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Ain't Nothin' Happenin' Cap'n
1998-02-15

Jamie (Jamie Foxx) is unable to perform when Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) challenges him to meet her in her bedroom.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: It's All Good, Fellas
1998-02-22

Jamie saves the life of a mobster, who in turn offers to ""eliminate"" a fitness instructor who's caught Fancy's eye.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: You Ain't Gotta Go Home, But...
1998-03-01

Financial woes cause Braxton and Jamie to become an odd couple of roommates.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: The Afterschool Special
1998-04-26

Jamie's young pal Nelson (Orlando Brown) gets his hands on a gun after being worked over by a schoolyard bully.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: I'm Too Sexy for This Shot
1998-05-03

Jamie and Braxton find what appear to be nude pictures of Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) on the Internet.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: How Jamie Got His Groove Back
1998-05-17

Jamie is involved in a fender bender with vocalists K-Ci and Jo Jo

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1998)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Jamie Returns
1998-09-18

Jamie returns from his tour with K-Ci and Jo Jo to find that Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) has moved on without him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game
1998-09-25

Jamie feels guilty after his deception causes problems between Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) and Silas (Alan F. Smith); Helen and Junior (Garrett Morris) learn that honesty isn't always the best policy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Men-o-pause
1998-10-01

Helen's youthful new look leaves Junior feeling like a senior citizen, so he asks for Jamie's help---and ends up with a makeover.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Swing Out Sister
1998-10-08

Jamie's little sister, Kim, visits from Texas with big plans that her meddlesome brother objects to. Meanwhile, things begin to heat up between Braxton and his new friend Cameron.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Is There a Doctor in the House?
1998-10-15

When Silas gets called into surgery, Jamie steps in to escort Fancy to her high-school reunion.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?
1998-10-29

Jamie tries to reunite Braxton with an old girlfriend, not realizing that Braxton is already seeing the GPS Girl.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Just Don't Do It
1998-11-05

Jamie's mother (JoMarie Payton) is engaged to a younger man (Gerald Levert).

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: We Got No Game
1998-11-12

Jamie takes on the challenge of coaching a Pee-Wee basketball team, but gets frustrated during a game and challenges the opposing coach to a personal grudge match. The opposing coach, who is an NBA player is sure to beat Jamie, unless Jamie can find some help.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Lonesome Cow-Bro
1998-11-19

Junior and Helen tell Jamie the story of their ancestors' first hotel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Christmas Day-Ja Vu
1998-12-17

Jamie has his own version of Ground Hog Day by reliving Christmas Eve as a mall Santa puts a curse on him to teach him the meanig of Christmas.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Taps for Royal
1999-01-14

Jamie tries to reunite Uncle Junior with his long-lost best friend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Bro-Jack
1999-01-21

Jamie must find the art thief who hit an Art auction at the King's Tower.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Scareder Than a Mug
1999-02-04

Helen's encounter with a mugger sends her into therapy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Forever Your Girl
1999-02-11

Jamie falls for a hotel guest in town searching for her biological father.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Where There's a Will, Go the Other Way
1999-02-18

Jamie learns that Junior and Helen are leaving him the hotel in their will.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Uncle Junior's Cabin
1999-02-25

Junior and Helen offer stressed employees their cabin for a weekend getaway but the staff accidentally get trapped in the cabin with no food.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Change of Heart
1999-04-29

Fancy and Silas's relationship goes on the rocks.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Fire and Desire (1)
1999-05-06

While dealing with her relationship with Silas, Fancy now has to deal with her jealousy of Jamie and Cherise.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Fire and Desire (2)
1999-05-13

While the heroic Jamie and Cherise revel in the spotlight, Fancy burns with jealousy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Always Follow Your Heart
1999-05-20

Fancy tells Jamie how she feels about him and they get togeather.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (1999)

No overview available.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Just Fancy
1999-09-24

When Jamie introduces Fancy to hotel guest Debbe Dunning without mentioning that she's his girlfriend, Fancy thinks that something is going on between them

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Mr. Bo-Jingles
1999-09-24

Braxton and Fancy get promotions and Jamie feels left out that he didn't get a promotion, so he decides to quit and he gets a new job as a jingle writer at Jingles 2000.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Poker Face
1999-10-01

When Jamie ignores Fancy in favor of a poker game with the guys, she crashes the game and shows everyone how well she can play. Meanwhile, Braxton has problems with the Y2K upgrade he installed on the hotel's computer system.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: I Believe I Can Fly
1999-10-01

When Jamie's commercial jingle is rejected, he sends an irate e-mail to everyone at Jingles 2000. Meanwhile, Fancy brings a group of ""Family Feud"" contestants to King's Tower.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Why Don't We Just Roll ... Reversal
1999-10-08

Inspired by their friends at a party, Jamie and Fancy try a role-reversal exercise that leads to a late-night argument about their future together. Meanwhile, Gloria tries to get a promotion to head of housekeeping.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: The Ugly Truth
1999-10-15

Jamie can't believe it when his position as top jingle writer is threatened by a woman who he thinks was hired just for her looks. Meanwhile, Fancy goes after a rich new client for the hotel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Homie, Lover, Friend
1999-10-22

Jamie becomes jealous when an old boyfriend invites Fancy to an exhibit at his art gallery, resulting in a confrontation over the matter of trust in their relationship.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Give Me Some Credit
1999-11-05

After his credit card is denied while clothes shopping with Fancy and her well-to-do parents, Jamie must prove to her father that he will be able to provide for her. Meanwhile, Braxton is forced to cut the hotel's budget.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
1999-11-12

Jamie is afraid of what Fancy will think if she finds out that he has been escorting a young female client on the firm's orders, so he lies about why he has been breaking their dates. Meanwhile, Braxton decides to take up Fancy's idea for sprucing up the rooms at the hotel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Joy Ride
1999-11-19

When Jamie borrows Fancy's new BMW convertible for a beach outing, it gets towed away. Meanwhile, Braxton tries to avert a strike at the hotel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Get Up, Stand Up
1999-12-02

Fancy needs a new kitchen countertop installed in time for Nikki's bridal shower, which Fancy reluctantly agrees to host. Meanwhile, Braxton dreads attending an awards banquet in his honor because he can't find a date.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Super Ego
2000-01-07

Fancy and her friends are kicked out of Jamie's NFL playoff party and leave the hotel with football's Lawrence Taylor and Charles Woodson. When Jamie catches up with the girls and their new friends at another bash, his big mouth leads to an athletic challenge.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Family Business
2000-01-14

Jamie writes a jingle for a commercial promoting the King's Tower and he charges his aunt and uncle for his services, which jeopardizes his free lodging at the hotel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Friendly Fire
2000-01-28

Jamie is promoted to supervisor at Jingles 2000. His first task: fire an incompetent writer who is also one of his friends. Meanwhile, a flu epidemic hits the hotel staff.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Home Suite Home
2000-02-04

Jamie joyfully moves into his own bachelor pad, but when Fancy starts decorating it for him, he begins to feel a little crowded by her constant presence.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Behind the Jingle
2000-02-11

The pressures of being a supervisor affect the quality of Jamie's jingles, so he passes off one of Mouse's ideas as his own, which leads to a guilt-filled dream about his future.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Partners Fo' Life
2000-02-18

To cover the medical costs of an injured friend, Jamie signs insurance forms that claim he and his friend are life partners, which leads to a misinterpreted party invitation.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Hot Coco on a Cold Night
2000-02-25

Fancy fulfills a fantasy for Jamie by waiting on him hand and foot, and he begins to prefer his dream lover to the real thing. He expects his girlfriend to pamper him continually, which leads to an embarrassing display of attention during an important business dinner.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Rollin' in the Dough
2000-04-07

Jamie advises Braxton's financial group to invest in a doughnut franchise, but Braxton balks at the idea, causing the other members of the group to kick him out.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Musical Chairs
2000-04-20

Jamie sings with Nicole at a nightclub, which rekindles his interests in a career in music -- despite Fancy's misgivings. Jamie later agrees to perform with Nicole again after they are asked back for another gig.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Jamie in the Middle
2000-04-28

Jamie works on a jingle with Method Man and Redman and they both seek Jamie's help in courting Nicole, but she doesn't date rappers.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: I Second That Demo-tion
2000-05-05

Jamie and Nicole risk their jobs by working on their demo tape in the Jingles 2000 studio after hours -- against company policy and they later meet the night janitor who claims he is related to Montell Jordan.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Roadtrip (1)
2000-05-12

Nicole kisses Jamie on the stage before they perform a gig in Las Vegas, a trip Fancy refused to join them on. Fancy then makes a surprise visit to Jamie's hotel room only to find that he is sharing it with Nicole.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Roadtrip (2)
2000-05-19

To win Fancy back, Jamie buys her an engagement ring, only to get an offer from Nicole to sing with her on tour in Europe.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 5 (2000)

No overview available.

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: On Bended Knee
2000-10-08

Jamie balks at proposing to Fancy, so he breaks up with her--but accidentally leaves an engagement ring at her apartment. He and his pals then search her place for the rock, hoping to find it before Fancy does.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Double or Nothing
2000-10-15

Phil and Mouse take Jamie to a club to help him get over losing his job and Fancy, but Jamie's pickup lines fall flat with the ladies. Then he meets a woman named Nancy, who seems to have much in common with Fancy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Serve No Wine Before I Get Mine
2000-10-22

After a series of low-paying gigs, Jamie gets a break and records one of his original songs for a record producer, but the arrangement might not be as legitimate as the singer thinks.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Shades of Gray
2000-10-29

A lonely Jamie spends the night with Fancy at her apartment, but the morning after proves awkward for the former couple. The tension increases later that night when Jamie sees Fancy with another man at a party.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: I'll Do It My Dammy.com
2000-11-05

Jamie refuses to sign with a record company and instead tries to sell compact discs of his original music over the Internet.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Candy Girl
2000-11-12

Jamie wants to film a video for his latest song at the hotel, but Helen opposes the idea because of the video's sexual content. To further complicate matters, the actress slated to appear in the video objects to her lack of wardrobe.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Shakin' and Fakin'
2000-11-19

Jamie gets sick after eating Japanese food and Fancy nurses him through the night, only to have him fake a relapse the next day to keep her from going out with another guy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: If the Shoe Fits...
2000-11-26

Jamie finds a pair of size-22 sneakers under Fancy's bed and he thinks that she is involved with NBA star Kevin Garnett, who books a press conference at the hotel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Cupid
2000-12-10

After striking out with Fancy at a bowling alley, Jamie calls upon Cupid to help him win back Fancy's affections. Meanwhile, Mouse starts dating a new woman he met with the love god's help.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Bachelor Party
2000-12-17

Jamie catches Fancy auditioning male dancers for her bachelorette party after they each promised not to have such gatherings, so he and Mouse plan to get even.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: East Side Story
2001-01-07

The Kings announce their retirement and offer the hotel to Jamie and Fancy--but Fancy considers a job offer in New York. Meanwhile, Braxton feels unappreciated at work, having assumed that his time at the hotel would merit his taking over the operation.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Always and Forever
2001-01-14

Jamie and Fancy's wedding day arrives, but problems with the groom's tuxedo hamper Jamie's efforts to get to the ceremony on time.

Runtime: 30 min

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