Whoopi
TV ShowCanceled

Whoopi

8.7 / 10
2003
1 season
22 episodes
Comedy

Whoopi was an American situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg. The series revolved around the events and people at her hotel, the Lamont Hotel, in New York City. The show aired on Tuesdays from September 9, 2003, on NBC to April 20, 2004.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    09-09-200330m

    In the series premiere, former singing diva turned hotel owner Mavis Rae makes room for her brother Courtney after his recent employer, Enron, suffers a small financial setback. Ho...

  • Don't Hide Your Bag

    2.Don't Hide Your Bag

    16-09-200330m

    When the nation's security threat level is elevated to an orange alert, Nasim's paranoia over an abandoned designer briefcase in the hotel lobby and fear of getting SARS from a gro...

  • Once Bitten...

    3.Once Bitten...

    23-09-200330m

    Mavis howls when Rita's pet ferret clamps onto her finger, but Mavis' ordeal just begins whens she heads for the emergency room and is ignored for hours while her finger swells --...

  • Shout

    4.Shout

    30-09-200330m

    Frustrated after receiving a ticket for smoking in her hotel, Mavis feels responsible when poor Nasim is also cited for spitting in public after she stuffs a hot pepper in his mout...

  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

    5.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

    07-10-200330m

    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 New York Rangers' hockey games -- however, Mavis ge...

  • The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

    6.The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

    14-10-200330m

    After a chance encounter with President Bush when his motorcade stops at the Lamont Hotel, Mavis cannot mouth off to the Commander in Chief after he recognizes her and pays homage...

  • She Ain't Heavy, She's My Partner

    7.She Ain't Heavy, She's My Partner

    21-10-200330m

    When one of Mavis' former singing trio dies, she recoils at the sight of Florence, the other remaining member of "The Ebony Blackbirds" who arrives for the funeral looking sleek,st...

  • Rita Plays Poker

    8.Rita Plays Poker

    28-10-200330m

    When hip-hop Rita joins Mavis' rowdy all-girl smoker-poker night, she shows a new side of herself that offends conservative Courtney -- but the hip girlfriend won't hop to his ord...

  • Sticky Fingers

    9.Sticky Fingers

    11-11-200330m

    After unwittingly ruining Nasim' s favorite shirt, a slightly guilty Mavis takes the handyman shopping for a replacement only to find herself in department store jail after mistake...

  • Mother's Little Helper

    10.Mother's Little Helper

    18-11-200330m

    Mavis is stricken with dread when her domineering, obnoxious mother arrives with her dad from North Carolina, but her mom's surprising polite and charming demeanor is due to her ne...

  • The Fat and the Frivolous

    11.The Fat and the Frivolous

    09-12-200330m

    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's bed -- and an intimidated Courtney must represe...

  • American Woman

    12.American Woman

    06-01-200430m

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

  • Airplane!

    13.Airplane!

    13-01-200430m

    Fear of flying besets Mavis, who's forced to confront her phobia because her poker friends and her are taking a trip to Bermuda. When Rita finds out Mavis is afraid of flying, she...

  • Is Rita Pregnant?

    14.Is Rita Pregnant?

    03-02-200430m

    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 because it is not a true loving proposal, they start t...

  • The Last Dance

    15.The Last Dance

    24-02-200430m

    Mavis' former choreographer from her days as a one-hit singing wonder drops by her hotel and inspires her to resume their good times-loving relationship. However, her old friend ha...

  • No Sex in the City

    16.No Sex in the City

    02-03-200430m

    Mavis dons a blonde wig and presides over her female posse during a wild bachelorette party at a trendy night club as they celebrate Soo Lin's wedding and meet a wide variety of ex...

  • What Child is This?

    17.What Child is This?

    16-03-200430m

    A bratty boy pesters Mavis, who's further piqued by the lad's pesky dad, a GOP functionary who offers Courtney a job with President Bush's reelection campaign.

  • Don't Hide Love

    18.Don't Hide Love

    23-03-200430m

    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 become a gay anthem in the years since she recorde...

  • The Squatter

    19.The Squatter

    30-03-200430m

    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)causing the ruckus. But when Mavis starts yelling a...

  • Identity Crisis (a.k.a. Identity Theft)

    20.Identity Crisis (a.k.a. Identity Theft)

    06-04-200430m

    After becoming a victim of idenitity theft, Mavis starts to secretly suspect Rita, who has a secret of her own about a poker game she has set up to help Mavis make some fast cash

  • Strange Bedfellows

    21.Strange Bedfellows

    13-04-200430m

    A dating service lures Nasim, whose matchup bears a startling similarity to his tormenting nemesis: the smart-alecky Jadwiga. Also, Rita's insouciance bewitches a GOP functionary,...

  • Sins of the Sister

    22.Sins of the Sister

    20-04-200430m

    Dirty politics entangle Mavis with an old crony, an assemblyman who's smearing an opponent, Courtney, who hasn't a clue about how to retaliate. Mavis, however, does know how to pla...

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