Season 1

1. Whose Child is This?

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

1974-09-04 • 30 min

2. Honesty Day

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

1974-09-11 • 30 min

3. Clifton's Dubious Romance

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

1974-09-18 • 30 min

4. 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.

1974-09-25 • 30 min

5. Clifton's Sugar Mama

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

1974-10-02 • 30 min

6. Clifton's Big Move

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

1974-10-09 • 30 min

7. Mama Steps Out

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

1974-10-16 • 30 min

8. The Loan

1974-10-23 • 30 min

9. Clifton's Con

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

1974-10-30 • 30 min

10. Clifton's Persuasion

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

1974-11-06 • 30 min

11. 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.

1974-11-13 • 30 min

12. 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.

1974-11-20 • 30 min

13. The Gun

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

1974-12-04 • 30 min

14. Song and Dance Man

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

1974-12-11 • 30 min

15. 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.

1974-12-25 • 30 min

16. 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.

1975-01-08 • 30 min

17. The Shakedown

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

1975-01-15 • 30 min

18. 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.

1975-01-22 • 30 min

19. Earl's Girl

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

1975-01-29 • 30 min

20. The Witness

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

1975-02-05 • 30 min

21. 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.

1975-02-12 • 30 min

22. The Hero

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1975-02-19 • 30 min

23. 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.

1975-02-26 • 30 min

24. Trial and Error

Mild-mannered Leonard shocks everyone by winding up in jail, accused of visiting a brothel.

1975-03-05 • 30 min

25. Clifton and Politics

Clifton incurs the wrath of Mama when he backs a radical political candidate who has served numerous jail terms.

1975-03-12 • 30 min

26. Stephanie's Boyfriend

Clifton rekindles a romance with his former fiancee to the consertation of her jealous boyfriend.

1975-03-26 • 30 min