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.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
S01E01 Pilot
August 28, 1996 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.
S01E02 The Bad Seed
September 4, 1996 30 min
Jamie tries to impress Fancy, by volunteering as a "Big Homie" for a neighborhood youth.
S01E03 Burned Twice By the Same Flame
September 11, 1996 30 min
When an old flame shows up at the hotel, Jamie thinks it's time to rekindle romance--then her boyfriend arrives.
S01E04 Who's Da Man?
September 18, 1996 30 min
Jamie takes Braxton to his favorite club to show him some action, but it's "B Smooth" who impresses the ladies.
S01E05 We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie
September 25, 1996 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.
S01E06 And Bubba Makes Three
October 2, 1996 30 min
Braxton's induction into the Burgeoning Black Men's Club coincides with a visit from his unrefined parents.
S01E07 Stuck On You
October 9, 1996 8.0 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.
S01E08 Kiss & Tell
October 30, 1996 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.
S01E09 Seems Like Old Times
November 6, 1996 30 min
A reunion of Junior's old Army buddies includes a lawyer, who lands Jamie an audition--and makes a play for Helen.
S01E10 A Star Is Almost Born
November 13, 1996 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.
S01E11 A Killer Ending
November 20, 1996 30 min
Jamie thinks a hotel guest is a fugitive killer--who's eyeing Fancy as his next victim.
S01E12 A Thanksgiving to Remember
November 27, 1996 30 min
Jamie's childhood friend, a pro-football star cut by his team on Thanksgiving Day, threatens to jump from a window ledge.
S01E13 I Am What I Scam
January 8, 1997 30 min
Jamie's jealous when Fancy's smooth ex sweeps into the hotel flashing plenty of cash--and a diamond ring.
S01E14 I Do, I Didn't
January 22, 1997 30 min
After her wild bachelorette party, Fancy's sorority sister Janine wakes up next to the stripper--Jamie.
S01E15 Little Red Corvette
January 29, 1997 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...
S01E16 Act Like You Love Me
February 5, 1997 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.
S01E17 Westside
February 12, 1997 30 min
Jamie tries to maintain control after the Westside Connection checks in with a huge entourage and a wad of cash.
S01E18 The Young and the Meatless
February 19, 1997 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.
S01E19 Step Up to Get Beat Down
February 26, 1997 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.
S01E20 Break Yourself, Fool
April 30, 1997 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.
S01E21 I've Fallen and I Won't Get Up
May 7, 1997 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.
S01E22 Save the Drama for Your Mama
May 14, 1997 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.