The BEST episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show
Every episode of The Jamie Foxx Show ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show!
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. On the job, he annoys co-worker Braxton P. Hartnabrig, the uptight accountant, and tries to win the attention of gorgeous desk clerk, Francesca “Fancy” Monroe, who has made it clear that she is not interested in an office romance. Nevertheless, Jamie is determined to maintain his skills as an entertainer and move into the limelight.
#1 - Traffic School Daze
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1997
To avoid another ticket on his driving record, Jamie must go to traffic school.
#2 - Homie, Lover, Friend
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1999
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.
#3 - How Jamie Got His Groove Back
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/1998
Jamie is involved in a fender bender with vocalists K-Ci and Jo Jo
#4 - Behind the Jingle
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/2000
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.
#5 - A Star Is Almost Born
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1996
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. Tag: Jamie rehearses for Ike Yee's movie.
#6 - Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1999
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.
#7 - Where There's a Will, Go the Other Way
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/1999
Jamie learns that Junior and Helen are leaving him the hotel in their will.
#8 - Westside
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1997
Jamie's left in charge for the weekend with one rule -- no wild parties -- a promise that's hard to keep when the Westside Connection checks in with a wad of cash and a huge entourage. Jamie must compete with a smitten Ice Cube for Fancy's affection. Then, with the hotel a complete mess due to the party, Jamie learns that Helen and Junior are returning home early.
#9 - Misery Loves Company
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1997
While he is feeling blue the gang offers him some friendly love.
#10 - It's All Good, Fellas
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/1998
Jamie saves the life of a mobster, who in turn offers to ""eliminate"" a fitness instructor who's caught Fancy's eye.
#11 - Forever Your Girl
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1999
Jamie falls for a hotel guest in town searching for her biological father.
#12 - The Ugly Truth
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1999
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.
#13 - Family Business
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2000
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.
#14 - Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1997
When the family wins the lottery they end up having more problems then they thought.
#15 - The Young and the Meatless
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/1997
Jamie has a beef with his conscience when he's offered a job as spokesperson for a hamburger joint right after agreeing to become a vegetarian, in order to impress Fancy.
#16 - Poker Face
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1999
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.
#17 - Freezer Burn
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1997
A pool party at the hotel turns frosty for Fancy, who gets locked in the freezer with Jamie and Braxton.
#18 - Act Like You Love Me
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1997
Movie actress Edwina DuBois, a college gal pal of Helen's, tries to show Jamie the ways of the casting couch while teaching an acting seminar at the hotel.
#19 - Little Red Corvette
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1997
Jamie is much too quick to buy a Corvette off a shady guy on the street, and when the car turns out to be hot, he and Braxton land in jail with prisoners planning to tunnel to freedom.
#20 - Get Up, Stand Up
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1999
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.
#21 - Bro-Jack
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/1999
Jamie must find the art thief who hit an Art auction at the King's Tower.
#22 - Home Suite Home
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/2000
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.
#23 - Episode 100: Always and Forever (a.k.a. Happily Ever After)
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2001
After a five-seaon run, the comedy series takes a final bow with this star-studded celebration of Jamie and Fancy's wedding. The series, which debuted in 1996, followed the escapades of Jamie King (Foxx), an aspiring singer working in his family's L.A. hotel. The on-again, off-again relationship between Jamie and Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) formed the lighthearted show's romantic center. In the series finale, Jamie sets out to retrieve his tuxedo for the big day and finds himself scrambling to get to the event on time as the bride, her parents (Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr.) and his mother (Gladys Knight) anxiously await his arrival.
#24 - Lonesome Cow-Bro
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1998
Junior and Helen tell Jamie the story of their ancestors' first hotel.
#25 - Just Don't Do It
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1998
Jamie's mother (JoMarie Payton) is engaged to a younger man (Gerald Levert).