Season 1 (2003)

Pilot
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September 9, 2003 • 30m

In the series premiere, former singing diva turned hotel owner Mavis Rae makes room for her brother Courtney after his recent empl...Read more

Don't Hide Your Bag
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September 16, 2003 • 30m

When the nation's security threat level is elevated to an orange alert, Nasim's paranoia over an abandoned designer briefcase in t...Read more

Once Bitten...
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September 23, 2003 • 30m

Mavis howls when Rita's pet ferret clamps onto her finger, but Mavis' ordeal just begins whens she heads for the emergency room an...Read more

Shout
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September 30, 2003 • 30m

Frustrated after receiving a ticket for smoking in her hotel, Mavis feels responsible when poor Nasim is also cited for spitting i...Read more

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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October 7, 2003 • 30m

Love is blind, but Mavis feels guilty about using a sight-challenged man's interest in her to share in his prized tickets to the N...Read more

The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
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October 14, 2003 • 30m

After a chance encounter with President Bush when his motorcade stops at the Lamont Hotel, Mavis cannot mouth off to the Commander...Read more

She Ain't Heavy, She's My Partner
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October 21, 2003 • 30m

When one of Mavis' former singing trio dies, she recoils at the sight of Florence, the other remaining member of ""The Ebony Black...Read more

Rita Plays Poker
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October 28, 2003 • 30m

When hip-hop Rita joins Mavis' rowdy all-girl smoker-poker night, she shows a new side of herself that offends conservative Courtn...Read more

Sticky Fingers
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November 11, 2003 • 30m

After unwittingly ruining Nasim' s favorite shirt, a slightly guilty Mavis takes the handyman shopping for a replacement only to f...Read more

Mother's Little Helper
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November 18, 2003 • 30m

Mavis is stricken with dread when her domineering, obnoxious mother arrives with her dad from North Carolina, but her mom's surpri...Read more

The Fat and the Frivolous
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December 9, 2003 • 30m

A ticked-off Mavis is dragged into court when a corpulent man sues her after he checks into her hotel and crashes through the room...Read more

American Woman
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January 6, 2004 • 30m

Mavis deals with guests smoking weed in her hotel while Nasim studies for his Citizenship Exam and gets some help from Mavis.

Airplane!
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January 13, 2004 • 30m

Fear of flying besets Mavis, who's forced to confront her phobia because her poker friends and her are taking a trip to Bermuda. W...Read more

Is Rita Pregnant?
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February 3, 2004 • 30m

After Rita starts to think she's pregnant, Courtney gets a job so he can buy a ring and propose to Rita. But when she says no beca...Read more

The Last Dance
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February 24, 2004 • 30m

Mavis' former choreographer from her days as a one-hit singing wonder drops by her hotel and inspires her to resume their good tim...Read more

No Sex in the City
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March 2, 2004 • 30m

Mavis dons a blonde wig and presides over her female posse during a wild bachelorette party at a trendy night club as they celebra...Read more

What Child is This?
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March 16, 2004 • 30m

A bratty boy pesters Mavis, who's further piqued by the lad's pesky dad, a GOP functionary who offers Courtney a job with Presiden...Read more

Don't Hide Love
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March 23, 2004 • 30m

Mavis agrees to host her gay cousin's wedding at the hotel, particularly after finding out that her one hit, Don't Hide Love, has ...Read more

The Squatter
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March 30, 2004 • 30m

When gunshots are heard from the TV, which wakes up all of the guests, Mavis goes to deal with the long time guest (Celeste Holm)c...Read more

Identity Crisis (a.k.a. Identity Theft)
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April 6, 2004 • 30m

After becoming a victim of idenitity theft, Mavis starts to secretly suspect Rita, who has a secret of her own about a poker game ...Read more

Strange Bedfellows
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April 13, 2004 • 30m

A dating service lures Nasim, whose matchup bears a startling similarity to his tormenting nemesis: the smart-alecky Jadwiga. Also...Read more

Sins of the Sister
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April 20, 2004 • 30m

Dirty politics entangle Mavis with an old crony, an assemblyman who's smearing an opponent, Courtney, who hasn't a clue about how ...Read more