2024-09-27
Fancy spies Jamie leaving a nightclub with an attractive, young female client whom he was ordered to take out on the town. When Fancy asks about the outing, Jamie describes the client as an old woman. Meanwhile, Braxton steals Fancy's idea for sprucing up the rooms at the hotel. Camille: Salli Richardson. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. Bob: Blake Clark. Sheila: Sherri Shepherd. (Repeat).
Jamie takes the guys to the beach in Fancy's new BMW, which gets towed while they're playing volleyball with some bikini-clad beauties. Meanwhile, Braxton faces a potential strike by the hotel's employees. Donyel: Traci Bingham. Larry: Perry Anzilotti. Gloria: Karen Maruyama. Sheila: Sherrie Shepherd. Phil: Alex Thomas. (Repeat).
Synclaire walks off the job, but Khadijah soon realizes that her replacement (Isabel Sanford) lacks spunk and enthusiasm, which Synclaire had in abundance. Synclaire: Kim Coles. Khadijah: Queen Latifah. Overton: John Henton. Larson: Ron Fassler. Jonathan: Joseph Paul. (Repeat).
Overton (John Henton) makes himself comfortable at the women's apartment after a falling-out with Kyle (T.C. Carson). Max: Erika Alexander. Regine: Kim Fields. Synclaire: Kim Coles. Khadijah: Queen Latifah. (Repeat).
The gals surprise Khadijah with a birthday trip to Atlantic City, where they meet Flip Wilson and Ed McMahon. Khadijah: Queen Latifah. Synclaire: Kim Coles. Max: Erika Alexander. Regine: Kim Fields. Overton: John Henton. (Repeat).
Thanksgiving brings Kyle a new love interest---photographer Stacey (Nia Long)---and a helping of advice from his female friends warning that she's just out for fun. Kyle: T.C. Carson. Khadijah: Queen Latifah. (Repeat).
The twins end up in hot water on the home front after they drive their new car into Lake Erie and lie about its whereabouts. Ray: Tim Reid. Lisa: Jackee Harry. Tia: Tia Mowry. Tamera: Tamera Mowry. Roger: Marques Houston. (Repeat).
Tamera tries to cope with feelings of resentment after Tia and Ray start spending a lot of time together. Talk Show Host: Chuck Woolery. Russell: John Bentley. Tia: Tia Mowry. Ray: Tim Reid. (Repeat).
Ray helps the twins bounce back after they try out for the cheerleading team and make the C squad, a.k.a. ""the odd squad."" Meanwhile, Lisa's gimmick to attract new customers backfires. (Repeat).
After the twins' rival steals their friends by hosting a party where the NBA's Kobe Bryant (who has a cameo) is a guest, they kidnap a star rapper (Christopher ""Kid"" Reid) and have their own party. Meanwhile, Lisa dates a doctor. (Repeat).
Tia's childhood friend (Jason Weaver) moves back to Detroit from Atlanta and woos Tamera with a wily form of Southern hospitality. Patrice: Vernee Watson-Johnson. Darius: Marcus Mitchell. Tamera: Tamera Mowry. Ray: Tim Reid. (Repeat).
Feeling stifled by the twin thing, Tia gets a job at a '50s-themed diner and is rockin' and rollin' until her boss (Darrow Igus) also hires Tamera. Mike: Jamil Walker Smith. Tia: Tia Mowry. Tamera: Tamera Mowry. Ray: Tim Reid. (Repeat).
Fancy needs a new kitchen countertop installed in time for Nikki's bridal shower, which Fancy reluctantly agrees to host. Meanwhile, Braxton dreads attending an awards banquet in his honor because he can't find a date. Albert: Paul Wilson. Jimmy: James A. Watson Jr. Gloria: Karen Maruyama. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. Braxton: Christopher B. Duncan. (Repeat).
Fancy and her friends are kicked out of Jamie's NFL playoff party and leave the hotel with football's Lawrence Taylor and Charles Woodson (who appear as themselves). When Jamie catches up with the girls and their new friends at another bash, his big mouth leads to an athletic challenge. Darrell Russell, Fred Williamson and Jamie Williams also appear. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. Helen: Ellia English.
Jamie writes a jingle for a commercial promoting the King's Tower and he charges his aunt and uncle for his services, which jeopardizes his free lodging at the hotel. Tash: Shelley Malil. Junior: Garrett Morris. Helen: Ellia English. Braxton: Christopher B. Duncan. (Repeat).
Jamie is promoted to supervisor at Jingles 2000. His first task: fire an incompetent writer who is also one of his friends. Meanwhile, a flu epidemic hits the hotel staff. Curtis: Chris Spencer. Braxton: Christopher B. Duncan. Nicole: Rhona L. Bennett. (Repeat).
Jamie joyfully moves into his own bachelor pad, but when Fancy starts decorating it for him, he begins to feel a little crowded by her constant presence. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. Jamie: Jamie Foxx. Junior: Garrett Morris. (Repeat).
The pressures of being a supervisor affect the quality of Jamie's jingles, so he passes off one of Mouse's ideas as his own, which leads to a guilt-filled dream about his future. (Repeat).
To cover the medical costs of an injured friend (Bill Bellamy), Jamie signs insurance forms that claim he and his friend are life partners, which leads to a misinterpreted party invitation. Nicole: Rhona L. Bennett. Dorian: Robert Curtis Brown. Phil: Alex Thomas. Mouse: Suli McCullough. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. (Repeat).
Fancy fulfills a fantasy for Jamie by waiting on him hand and foot, and he begins to prefer his dream lover to the real thing. He expects his girlfriend to pamper him continually, which leads to an embarrassing display of attention during an important business dinner. (Repeat).
Jamie advises Braxton's financial group to invest in a doughnut franchise, but Braxton balks at the idea, causing the other members of the group to kick him out. Milton: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs. Gloria: Karen Maruyama. Curtis: Chris Spencer. Fancy: Garcelle Beauvais. (Repeat).
Jamie works on a jingle with Method Man and Redman and they both seek Jamie's help in courting Nicole, but she doesn't date rappers. (Repeat).
In the Season 9 premiere, artists from nine of America's best shops arrive to compete for the crown of "Master Shop." (Repeat).
Shop relationships are tested following a big twist in the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge. (Repeat).
A fiery veteran returns and a tough Flash Challenge awaits and exposes weaknesses in the Shops. (Repeat).
Technical application is tested as the artists complete individual tattoos. Later: two veteran artists return. (Repeat).
Shops lose compusure during a grueling Elimination Tattoo. (Repeat).
Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies. (Repeat).
An infamous veteran returns. (Repeat).
An emotional Flash Challenge brings the Artists to tears, and the Alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of Veterans return to battle it out for the title. (Repeat).
The Artists can't find any relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge. Things only get hairier during the Elimination Tattoo when the Artists are faced with the infamous Pin-Up challenge. (Repeat).