The Jamie Foxx Show

This show is a classic that you can watch over & over. I get so upset that every time I come on this site, the Black shows have low ratings. Pure racism. This show is one of the best.

In 1996, Martin was winding down on its run, and in that same year, we get introduced to a new fresh face, after appearing in the 3rd season of Fox's In Living Color and having a recurring role on Roc. That man is Jamie Foxx!

Foxx plays Jamie King, an aspiring musician who supports himself by working at his family's hotel, owned by Jamie's Aunt Helen (played by Ellia English) and Uncle Junior (played to hilarious perfection by Garrett Morris), and their co-workers, the uptight hotel accountant Braxton P. Hartnabrig (played to absolute perfection by Christopher B. Duncan) and Jamie's love interest, desk clerk Francesca "Fancy" Monroe (played to perfect fanciness by the beautiful Garcelle Beauvais).

So, if you want to see Jamie Foxx before he really became famous, check out his underrated sitcom and you'll have some chuckles here and there.

I think I would give this show 7.5, but since IMDB only allows whole numbers, I rounded up. I knew Jamie was a talent from his first, In Loving Color sketch, he also had multiple under appreciated roles like Great White Hype, Players Club and Bait.

When Martin went off the air, a gap was left for quality black comedies and Jamie filled that gap nicely. It honestly felt like the same show in many ways and with Garrett Morris in both, I don't think it was a coincidence. Like Martin, the show featured rappers in episodes and had a host of well know black talent who just didn't get any shine on other networks or shows. Jamie also showed great respect by having guess roles from Ron Isely, Gladys Knight and a host of legendary black performers.

Clearly the show started running out of idea's when they focused on Braxton's girlfriend, and Jamie's jingle career, but even in those episodes, there was comedy. Jamie Foxx was a hound and watching him chase women was hilarious and finally starting a relationship with a certain female was clearly the end game.

I loved the Stephen King Parody, Set It Off Parody and all the pop culture references. If you like Jamie or Black Comedy, you can't go wrong here.

Man, this show takes me back! The Jamie Foxx show was too funny for words. The things this man said and did on his show was hilarious. I use to love this character he use to play named Tryone Coppel. Tyrone Coppel was basically the black version of Ted Coppel and he would say things like "Westside" and "back up off me" in Ted Coppels voice. There were also a lot of in-jokes on this show about the city of Los Angeles, and if you don't live in LA like I do or are familiar with the city, you probably won't get them. This show followed a really simple formula but it was still hilarious. I also liked the guy who played Braxton P. Hartnabrig. This guy is responsible for coining the word "bro-ham" and was a funny straight man for Foxx. Uncle Junior King played by the great Garret Morris was also hilarious as Jamie's cheap-skate uncle. If you want to laugh out loud, then I suggest you check out the Jamie Foxx show. Season 1 is out on DVD now.

During the time this show originally aired Jamie Foxx was already a self-made star thanks to "In Living Color". This guy is very talented he can sing,tell jokes,and play various instruments such as a piano. Jamie displayed this talent while portraying himself on the show. At the time I think his show was a little underrated and people didn't give Jamie the respect he deserves. The show was light-hearted and at times silly but that was his character. He had a few serious episodes where his uncle junior was afraid to have surgery and teaching a kid the value of money. The most hilarious part was during the first few season of the show where Braxton and Jamie are competing rivals for Fanci's love. Then towards the end Jamie's crush turn into full bloom love and him and Braxton becoming trustworthy friends. Round the time this show was air he starred in movies with Samuel Jackson,Will Smith,Nia Long and In Living Color co-star Tommy Davidson. Jamie was already in the entertainment industry long before his star status rocketed after the biopic movie Ray. Since then he recorded Unpredictable in 2005 and Intuition in 2008. Also guest-starred on various hip-hop and r&b artist recordings. It seems like Jamie Foxx is a hot commodity in the entertainment industry. By catching the reruns of the Jamie Foxx show its about time he got his break.