The Jamie Foxx Show: Season 01 (1996)

Synopsis
Pursuing his dream to hit it big in show biz, aspiring actor Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) makes the big move from Texas to L.A. as The Jamie Foxx Show launches its first season. He establishes residence -- and takes a job -- at the once-famous but now rundown King's Tower hotel, managed by his Uncle Junior (Garrett Morris) and his Aunt Helen (Ellia English). Before long, he has made the acquaintance of the hotel's snotty accountant Braxton P. Hartnabrig (Christopher P. Duncan); dopey bellman Dennis (Andy Berman, who would leave the series after nine episodes); and (much to his delight) curvaceous front-desk clerk Fancy Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais). Foxx's first-season adventures include his ongoing efforts to woo and win the ice-cold Fancy; his foredoomed attempt to start a business with unreliable Uncle Junior; his staging a Hollywood masquerade party which ends with some fantasy indulging; his feverish struggle to talk an old friend out of jumping from a high hotel window; and his bittersweet reunion with his mom (played by Gladys Knight), a former nightclub singer. ~ All Movie Guide