4th Sep 1974

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

11th Sep 1974

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

18th Sep 1974

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

25th Sep 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.

2nd Oct 1974

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

9th Oct 1974

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

16th Oct 1974

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

23rd Oct 1974

30th Oct 1974

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

6th Nov 1974

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

13th Nov 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.

20th Nov 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.

4th Dec 1974

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

11th Dec 1974

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

25th Dec 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.

8th Jan 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.

15th Jan 1975

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

22nd Jan 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.

29th Jan 1975

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

5th Feb 1975

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

12th Feb 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.

19th Feb 1975

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26th Feb 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.

5th Mar 1975

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

12th Mar 1975

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

26th Mar 1975

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