Whoopi Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Season 1 Episode 22: Sins of the Sister

  Mavis finds her hardball skills a blessing when she gets mixed up with an assemblyman who's smearing his opponent - Courtney. Last in the comedy series, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Wren T Brown

• Season 1 Episode 21: Strange Bedfellows

  Nasim is lured behind the doors of a dubious dating agency - only to find his match-up bears an uncanny resemblance to his nemesis, Jadwiga. Meanwhile, Rita's nonchalance catches the eye of a Republican functionary, who has ulterior motives for hiring her. Comedy, starring Omid Djalili and Elizabeth Regen

• Season 1 Episode 20: Identity Crisis

  Mavis becomes a victim of identity theft and lays the blame on Rita, who has secretly set up a poker game to help her friend make some fast cash. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Elizabeth Regen

• Season 1 Episode 19: The Squatter

  Mavis realises an elderly long-term guest can't take care of herself, and puts her in a home. However, when the aged tenant's granddaughter takes over her room and starts throwing wild parties, she regrets her decision and arranges a breakout

• Season 1 Episode 18: Don't Hide Love

  Mavis is delighted to host her gay cousin's wedding at the hotel, but her right-wing brother's meeting of the Republican Inclusion Coalition on the same weekend leads to complications. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg

• Season 1 Episode 17: What Child is This?

  Mavis is pestered by a brat of a boy, whose father only adds to her dismay by offering Courtney a job with President Bush's re-election campaign

• Season 1 Episode 16: No Sex in the City

  Mavis dons a blonde wig for a wild hen party celebrating Soo Lin's wedding, but as the night wears on the bride-to-be begins to get cold feet. Meanwhile, driver Nasim makes the most of his situation when he is mistaken for a macho male escort. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg

• Season 1 Episode 15: The Last Dance

  Mavis tries to bring back the good old days when she meets her former choreographer - but her friend's new-found religious convictions threaten to put a damper on things. Comedy, guest starring Patrick Swayze, with Whoopi Goldberg

• Season 1 Episode 14: Is Rita Pregnant?

  Rita tells Courtney she might be pregnant, so he promptly gets a job to pay for a ring with which to propose to her. However, his intentions are misread and they start to rethink their relationship. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg

• Season 1 Episode 13: Airplane!

  Mavis is forced to confront her phobia of flying when her poker friends plan a trip to Bermuda. Rita arranges for her to go on a flight simulator and to see a psychologist - neither of which works out as intended. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg

• Season 1 Episode 12: American Woman

  Mavis fields complaints about elderly guests (Eli Wallach, Rue McClanahan) smoking marijuana in their room; Nasim studies for his citizenship exam.

• Season 1 Episode 11: The Fat and the Frivolous

  Mavis is sued by an overweight guest who falls through the ceiling, so Courtney tries to teach her to control her temper in court - with predictably little success

• Season 1 Episode 10: Mother's Little Helper

  Mavis is surprised to find a dose of medication has turned her obnoxious mother into a charming human being - until her pills are accidentally thrown away and the ogre threatens to return. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg

• Season 1 Episode 9: Sticky Fingers

  Mavis takes Nasim shopping after ruining his favourite shirt and ends up in jail after accidentally taking a belt without paying - but once word of her detention hits the media, her popularity skyrockets. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Omid Djalili

• Season 1 Episode 8: Rita Plays Poker

  Mavis invites Rita to a poker game, but when Courtney lectures her on her raucous behaviour, she breaks up with him. As the heartbroken lawyer descends into misery, someone has to get the couple back together - and Nasim is just the man for the job

• Season 1 Episode 7: She Ain't Heavy, She's My Partner

  When one of Mavis's old singing partners dies, she recoils at the sight of the other remaining member, who arrives at the funeral looking sleek and stylish. Comedy, guest starring Sheryl Lee Ralph, with Whoopi Goldberg

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

  Mavis has a chance encounter with George Bush, and decides to give him a piece of her mind - but a complimentary remark about her singing silences her dissent. When the President later invites her to a state function, she can't contain her outrage - although the Secret Service can

• Season 1 Episode 5: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

  Mavis takes advantage of a blind man's interest in her to share his tickets to the New York Rangers' hockey games, although she takes exception to his wandering hands. Nasim makes himself useful when a woman asks him to be her personal handyman. Comedy, guest Ruben Santiago-Hudson, with Whoopi Goldberg and Omid Djalili

• Season 1 Episode 4: Shout

  Mavis feels responsible when Nasim is fined for spitting in the street after she stuffed a hot pepper in his mouth. She urges him to contest the penalty, but the naive handyman refuses, fearing deportation back to Iran. Meanwhile, Courtney loses his cool when he is put on phone hold for hours. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Wren T Brown and Omid Djalili

• Season 1 Episode 3: Once Bitten

  Mavis is bitten by Rita's pet ferret and spends hours in hospital waiting for treatment, while Courtney receives a much speedier service at the vet's office. At the hotel, Nasim jockeys with Jadwiga for control of the check-in desk. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Wren T Brown and Elizabeth Regen

• Season 1 Episode 2: Don't Hide Your Bag

  Nasim's paranoia over an abandoned designer briefcase in the hotel lobby leads to Mavis calling in the bomb squad. American comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Omid Djalili

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  Hotel owner Mavis Rae makes room for her brother Courtney after his employer suffers a small financial setback, and soon has the pleasure of meeting his white girlfriend Rita, who talks and dresses like a 'sister'. American sitcom, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Wren T Brown and Elizabeth Regen