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3	A sitcom that aired on Creator/TheWB from 1996 to 2001, starring Creator/JamieFoxx.
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5	Foxx plays [[TheDanza Jamie King]], an aspiring singer from Texas who moves to L.A. and works at a hotel run by his Aunt Helen (Ellia English) and Uncle Junior (Creator/GarrettMorris). Among Jamie's co-workers are LoveInterest Fancy (Creator/GarcelleBeauvais) and StraightMan Braxton (Creator/ChristopherBDuncan). [[HilarityEnsues Hijinks ensue]].
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7	However, the beginning of the fourth season brought about a large {{retool}}, with Jamie quitting his job at the hotel to pursue his music career, and getting hired by an ad agency called Jingles 2000. Afterwards, the rest of the cast (save Fancy) were seen less or less often, with Jamie's [[SurroundedByIdiots new co-workers]] [[SpotlightStealingSquad becoming his new best friends]].
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10	!!This show provides examples of:
11	* AbhorrentAdmirer - '''''DAMN!!!'''''(That's her actual name)
12	* CatchPhrase:
13	** Jamie's break screech motion, "SKRRRR!" or "EHRRRRR!!"
14	** Braxton's "Ah!"
15	* ChristmasEveryDay: The episode "Christmas Day-ja Vu," when Jaimie King's friends and family buy him some gifts, he buys himself an extravagant ski outfit, instead of returning the sentiment. A mall Santa places a spell on him, where he keeps pestering Jamie if he's learned the TrueMeaningOfChristmas, while Jaime's reliving that moment over and over again.
16	* DidntThinkThisThrough: During a period where Jamie and Braxton were forced to room together, and the inevitable squabbling that it brought on, Jamie [[ThisIsMySide divides the apartment in half]]. Braxton, however, quickly points out a flaw in Jamie's stunt when the latter goes to watch TV:
17	---> '''Braxton:''' ''(smugly)'' One thing -- the cable outlet is on ''my'' side! Ha-ha!\
18	'''Jamie:''' ''(annoyed)'' [[LampshadeHanging Should've thought of that!]]
19	* KentBrockmanNews - ..."And I'm [[JiveTurkey Bout it Bout it]]!"
20	* NoTellMotel: One episode has Jamie, fresh from getting kicked off a tour with K-Ci and Jo-Jo, ending up in one. His bedding has been unwashed for so long that its become stiff, he accidentally witnesses a murder just outside his window and a mysterious man keeps trying to steal his luggage.
21	* ParodyEpisode - One episode was a full-episode parody of ''Film/TheMatrix''.
22	* RomanticFalseLead - Silas
23	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl - Jamie
24	* TokenWhite- Cameron (Who was taken off the show pretty dang quickly)
25	* VerySpecialEpisode - There was at least one episode on school gun violence.
26	* WillTheyOrWontThey - Jamie and Fancy. However, instead of a LastMinuteHookup, they [[RelationshipUpgrade hook-up for real]] around halfway in the series. After a break-up or two, they [[spoiler: get married in the series finale]].
27	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: With guns.

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