The Jamie Foxx Show: Season 1

Jamie, a talented performer, dreams of success while working at an aging Los Angeles hotel.

Jamie tries to impress Fancy by becoming a mentor to Nelson, an innocent-looking kid. However, Nelson starts stealing various things from the hotel and letting Jamie take the blame. Orlando Brown guest stars.

Jamie foolishly believes that his engaged ex-girlfriend is in town to see him and so he asks Fancy to pretend to be his girlfriend.

Jamie coaches Braxton on how to attract women--with unexpected results.

Jamie and Junior decide to start a business selling Helen's sweet potato pies. However, just when the business is about to take off, Jamie eats all of the orders.

Braxton is embarrassed by his parents, who come to visit him and end up getting along better with Jamie than with their own son. Later at a banquet in Braxton's honor, its members insult his parents.

Junior entrusts Helen's wedding ring to Jamie's care after he decides to have it reconditioned for their anniversary. Jamie shows the ring off to Fancy and Braxton but when Helen comes, he slips it onto Fancy's finger, to keep from ruining the surprise. The ring gets stuck.

At a Halloween masquerade party, Jamie mistakes Fancy for his date.

Jamie is torn between his opportunity to get his career off the ground and his loyalty to his uncle Junior when he catches an entertainment attorney friend of Junior's trying to coerce Helen into an affair. Lou Myers guest stars.

A martial arts film director convinces Helen to let him film a movie in her hotel. However, after Jamie knocks out one of the actors, the director casts Jamie in the role of the bad guy who is always getting beat up by the good guy. Jamie and the rest of the hotel crew soon tire of the director's rude behavior.

Jamie suspects that one of their hotel guests is an infamous serial killer.

When a promotional scheme goes awry, Jamie and the others learn the meaning of giving thanks.

Jamie gets jealous when Fancy's rich ex-boyfriend shows up at the hotel with a diamond ring and a proposal.

Jamie wakes up with a sexy woman--who is marrying someone else that day.

Jamie buys a fancy sports car from a disreputable character and regrets it.

A movie actress friend of Helen's comes on to Jamie while she is in town teaching an acting seminar. Janet Hubert-Whitten guest stars.

Jamie finds it hard to follow Junior and Helen's rule to have no wild parties when they leave to go on vacation and the Westside Connection (Ice Cube, Mack10, and WC) comes to stay in the hotel.

Jamie may have to eat his words after he tells Fancy that he is a vegetarian and later is offered a job as spokesman for a hamburger restaurant.

Jamie suspects that he is being blackmailed by a record company owner and decides to cause a little trouble of his own. Tony Cox guest stars.

Jamie is held hostage in a bank robbery.

When a guest fakes an injury so she can sue the hotel, Jamie must expose her lies.

Jamie's estranged mother returns--and so do Jamie's unresolved feelings. Singer GLADYS KNIGHT guest stars and performs.