Season 1 (1974)

Episodes: 26

Star Cast: Ted Lange , Clifton Davis , Jester Hairston , Lynne Moody ,

Episodes List

Ep.1 Whose Child is This?

Air Date: 1974-09-04

Clifton is left dumbfounded by a sexy barmaid who claims that her child is his.

Ep.2 Honesty Day

Air Date: 1974-09-11

Business falls off and private lives suffer, all because the family decides to embark on a day of total honesty.

Ep.3 Clifton's Dubious Romance

Air Date: 1974-09-18

Clifton falls for an attractive young woman and then has second thoughts when he finds out about her past.

Ep.4 Cousin Albert

Air Date: 1974-09-25

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.

Ep.5 Clifton's Sugar Mama

Air Date: 1974-10-02

A calculating three-time widow has come to see Mama, but she only has eyes for Clifton.

Ep.6 Clifton's Big Move

Air Date: 1974-10-09

Clifton samples freedom when he moves in with his pleasure-seeking Army Buddy.

Ep.7 Mama Steps Out

Air Date: 1974-10-16

Mama is being swept off her feet by a widower with a brood of unruly brats.

Ep.8 The Loan

Air Date: 1974-10-23

Ep.9 Clifton's Con

Air Date: 1974-10-30

Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.

Ep.10 Clifton's Persuasion

Air Date: 1974-11-06

Clifton becomes the latest target in the efforts of a young minister to bring young members into the church.

Ep.11 Oscar's Affair

Air Date: 1974-11-13

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.

Ep.12 Tracy's Trouble

Air Date: 1974-11-20

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.

Ep.13 The Gun

Air Date: 1974-12-04

Despite Mama's vehement objections, Clifton buys a gun to protect his household from burglars.

Ep.14 Song and Dance Man

Air Date: 1974-12-11

Comic Slappy White plays a vaudevillian nightclub performer touring with his voluptuous foil McBee.

Ep.15 Mama Gets Fractured

Air Date: 1974-12-25

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.

Ep.16 The Last Haircut

Air Date: 1975-01-08

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.

Ep.17 The Shakedown

Air Date: 1975-01-15

After cosigning a loan for Earl, Clifton learns that the contract was prepared by a loan shark.

Ep.18 The Ambulance Chaser

Air Date: 1975-01-22

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.

Ep.19 Earl's Girl

Air Date: 1975-01-29

Earl is in love and dreaming of marriage, but his girl friend is more interested in playing the field.

Ep.20 The Witness

Air Date: 1975-02-05

After Earl testifies against an armed robbery suspect, he becomes terrified that the burly criminal will seek revenge.

Ep.21 Clifton and the Kid

Air Date: 1975-02-12

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.

Ep.22 The Hero

Air Date: 1975-02-19

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Ep.23 The Image Maker

Air Date: 1975-02-26

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.