S01E01 Whose Child is This?
Clifton is left dumbfounded by a sexy barmaid who claims that her child is his.
That's My Mama
S01E09: Clifton's Con
Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.
Overview
Clifton Curtis has got it made—he runs a successful business he inherited from his late father and he's lucky with the the ladies—but he still lives with his Mama. She rules the roost and dispenses advice to everyone who'll listen—no one at Oscar's Barbershop is spared from Mama's wisdom. And they wouldn't have it any other way.
Episodes
S01E02 Honesty Day
Business falls off and private lives suffer, all because the family decides to embark on a day of total honesty.
S01E03 Clifton's Dubious Romance
Clifton falls for an attractive young woman and then has second thoughts when he finds out about her past.
S01E04 Cousin Albert
Mama wants Clifton to be successful like his Cousin Albert. What she doesn't know is that her nephew's money comes from dealing in drugs.
S01E05 Clifton's Sugar Mama
A calculating three-time widow has come to see Mama, but she only has eyes for Clifton.
S01E06 Clifton's Big Move
Clifton samples freedom when he moves in with his pleasure-seeking Army Buddy.
S01E07 Mama Steps Out
Mama is being swept off her feet by a widower with a brood of unruly brats.
S01E08 The Loan
S01E09 Clifton's Con
Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.
S01E10 Clifton's Persuasion
Clifton becomes the latest target in the efforts of a young minister to bring young members into the church.
S01E11 Oscar's Affair
Naming a Sunday-school wing after Clifton's late father may become a reality, provided that no hidden skeletons turn up in the Curtises' closet.
S01E12 Tracy's Trouble
Tracy's three-month marriage is on the rocks after she and Leonard have their first major spat, causing her to leave and head home to Mama.
S01E13 The Gun
Despite Mama's vehement objections, Clifton buys a gun to protect his household from burglars.
S01E14 Song and Dance Man
Comic Slappy White plays a vaudevillian nightclub performer touring with his voluptuous foil McBee.
S01E15 Mama Gets Fractured
Clifton's plans for a weekend fishing trip run aground because of Mama, who is bedridden with a broken leg and cannot be left alone.
S01E16 The Last Haircut
Clifton and Earl debate what to do with the body of Loanshark Louie, who quietly expired in the barber's chair while waiting for a shave and a haircut.
S01E17 The Shakedown
After cosigning a loan for Earl, Clifton learns that the contract was prepared by a loan shark.
S01E18 The Ambulance Chaser
When Clifton is hit by a taxi, he is perfectly willing to settle the damages out of court, until Earl and a shady lawyer persuade him to sue.
S01E19 Earl's Girl
Earl is in love and dreaming of marriage, but his girl friend is more interested in playing the field.
S01E20 The Witness
After Earl testifies against an armed robbery suspect, he becomes terrified that the burly criminal will seek revenge.
S01E21 Clifton and the Kid
Clifton has no trouble ending his affair with a divorcee. The problem is ending his relationship with her son, who would rather live with Clifton than with his mother.
S01E23 The Image Maker
Clifton triggers a new wave of excitement among his friends when he announces that a TV Producer is considering him as the subject of a documentary about middle-class blacks.
S01E24 Trial and Error
Mild-mannered Leonard shocks everyone by winding up in jail, accused of visiting a brothel.
S01E25 Clifton and Politics
Clifton incurs the wrath of Mama when he backs a radical political candidate who has served numerous jail terms.
S01E26 Stephanie's Boyfriend
Clifton rekindles a romance with his former fiancee to the consertation of her jealous boyfriend.
Cast
Ted Lange
Junior
Clifton Davis
Clifton Curtis
Jester Hairston
Wildcat
Lynne Moody
Tracy Curtis Taylor
Theresa Merritt
Eloise 'Mama' Curtis
Lisle Wilson
Leonard Taylor
DeForest Covan
Josh
Joan Pringle
Tracy Curtis Taylor
Teddy Wilson
Earl Chambers
