Episodes
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1. Whose Child is This?
Clifton is left dumbfounded by a sexy barmaid who claims that her child is his.
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2. Honesty Day
Business falls off and private lives suffer, all because the family decides to embark on a day of total honesty.
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3. Clifton's Dubious Romance
Clifton falls for an attractive young woman and then has second thoughts when he finds out about her past.
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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.
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5. Clifton's Sugar Mama
A calculating three-time widow has come to see Mama, but she only has eyes for Clifton.
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6. Clifton's Big Move
Clifton samples freedom when he moves in with his pleasure-seeking Army Buddy.
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7. Mama Steps Out
Mama is being swept off her feet by a widower with a brood of unruly brats.
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8. The Loan
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9. Clifton's Con
Clifton infuriates Mama by hiring an old Army buddy who recently served time in prison.
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10. Clifton's Persuasion
Clifton becomes the latest target in the efforts of a young minister to bring young members into the church.
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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.
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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.
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13. The Gun
Despite Mama's vehement objections, Clifton buys a gun to protect his household from burglars.
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14. Song and Dance Man
Comic Slappy White plays a vaudevillian nightclub performer touring with his voluptuous foil McBee.
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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.
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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.
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17. The Shakedown
After cosigning a loan for Earl, Clifton learns that the contract was prepared by a loan shark.
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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.
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19. Earl's Girl
Earl is in love and dreaming of marriage, but his girl friend is more interested in playing the field.
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20. The Witness
After Earl testifies against an armed robbery suspect, he becomes terrified that the burly criminal will seek revenge.
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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.
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22. The Hero
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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.
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24. Trial and Error
Mild-mannered Leonard shocks everyone by winding up in jail, accused of visiting a brothel.
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25. Clifton and Politics
Clifton incurs the wrath of Mama when he backs a radical political candidate who has served numerous jail terms.
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26. Stephanie's Boyfriend
Clifton rekindles a romance with his former fiancee to the consertation of her jealous boyfriend.
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