Season 1 (1974)

1. Whose Child is This?

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

2. Honesty Day

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

3. Clifton's Dubious Romance

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

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.

5. Clifton's Sugar Mama

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

6. Clifton's Big Move

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

7. Mama Steps Out

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

8. The Loan

9. Clifton's Con

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

10. Clifton's Persuasion

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

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.

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.

13. The Gun

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

14. Song and Dance Man

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

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.

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.

17. The Shakedown

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

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.

19. Earl's Girl

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

20. The Witness

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

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.

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.

24. Trial and Error

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

25. Clifton and Politics

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

26. Stephanie's Boyfriend

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