Ep 5. Is There a Doctor in the House?
- TVPG
- October 15, 1998
- 21 min
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7.7 (21)
Jamie Foxx stars in the hit comedy series 'The Jamie Foxx Show', and in season 3 episode 5 titled 'Is There a Doctor in the House?', we find Jamie frustrated with his current job. In an effort to change things up, he decides that he wants to become a doctor, much to the surprise of his friends and family.
Jamie starts to take his medical aspirations seriously and begins to spend all of his free time studying medical books and watching videos of surgeries. When he realizes that he can't become a doctor in a few weeks, he decides to switch gears and become a nurse instead.
To aid his newfound career goals, Jamie enrolls himself in a nursing course at a local community college where he meets his instructor, Professor Grace, played by the legendary actress Debbie Allen. Jamie becomes determined to impress her and stumbles through the class, trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible.
Meanwhile, Jamie's sister Fancy gets a cold and he jumps at the opportunity to play nurse and take care of her. Despite his best attempts, Jamie is unable to cure her and things start to get out of control as Fancy's symptoms get worse.
As luck would have it, Professor Grace pays a visit to Jamie's apartment and spots Fancy's illness right away. Jamie is impressed by her knowledge and begs her to take a look at his medical books to determine if his nursing education is on the right track.
The episode continues with Jamie struggling to balance his work and his studies while trying to help his sister recover from her illness. Tensions reach an all-time high when Professor Grace assigns an essay to the class, and Jamie feels ill-equipped to complete it.
Will Jamie be able to balance his newfound love of nursing with his day job and personal life? Will Fancy recover from her illness? Tune in to find out in season 3 episode 5 of 'The Jamie Foxx Show', titled 'Is There a Doctor in the House?'