1x2 - Honesty Day

September 11, 1974

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

1x3 - Clifton's Dubious Romance

September 18, 1974

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

1x4 - Cousin Albert

September 25, 1974

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.

1x5 - Clifton's Sugar Mama

October 2, 1974

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

1x6 - Clifton's Big Move

October 9, 1974

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

1x7 - Mama Steps Out

October 16, 1974

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

1x8 - The Loan

October 23, 1974

1x9 - Clifton's Con

October 30, 1974

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

1x10 - Clifton's Persuasion

November 6, 1974

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

1x11 - Oscar's Affair

November 13, 1974

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.

1x12 - Tracy's Trouble

November 20, 1974

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.

1x13 - The Gun

December 4, 1974

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

1x14 - Song and Dance Man

December 11, 1974

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

1x15 - Mama Gets Fractured

December 25, 1974

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.

1x16 - The Last Haircut

January 8, 1975

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.

1x17 - The Shakedown

January 15, 1975

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

1x18 - The Ambulance Chaser

January 22, 1975

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.

1x19 - Earl's Girl

January 29, 1975

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

1x20 - The Witness

February 5, 1975

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

1x21 - Clifton and the Kid

February 12, 1975

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.

1x22 - The Hero

February 19, 1975

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1x23 - The Image Maker

February 26, 1975

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.

1x24 - Trial and Error

March 5, 1975

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

1x25 - Clifton and Politics

March 12, 1975

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

1x26 - Stephanie's Boyfriend

March 26, 1975

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