Good Times
Dy-No-Mite!
Dy-No-Mite!
series not in production
Ended
Comedy
Seasons | 6
Episodes | 133
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1974-02-08
Last EP | 1979-08-01
Overview
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Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons. The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.
Created by
Produced by
Norman Lear/Tandem Productions
Bud Yorkin Productions
CBS
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1974-02-08
1
Too Old Blues
1974-02-08
James is all excited because he's sure he's going to get a high paying job. However, at the interview, he learns that he's too old to join the company's union. Meanwhile, Florida and the kids get ahead of themselves and throw a celebration party for James unaware that he was rejected.
2
Black Jesus
1974-02-15
J.J.'s painting of a Black Jesus, becomes the family's good luck charm after a string of success hits each family member. However, Florida refuses to entertain the notion that the painting had anything to do with the recent string of ""good times"".
3
Getting Up the Rent
1974-02-22
With an eviction notice over their heads, the Evans family scrambles to come up with $74 dollars needed for their rent. Despite Florida's opinion, James goes down to the pool hall to try to hustle some money, J.J. comes up with a scheme of his own and Florida and Willona go down to the welfare office.
4
God's Business is Good Business
1974-03-01
An old friend of James, who is now a shady televangilist, stops by the Evans apartment and offers James a job that would pay $100 a day. James is set to take it, however, Florida is dead set against James accepting the job, believeing the job goes against his morals and values.
5
Michael Gets Suspended
1974-03-08
Michael comes home from school early one day with the announcement that he has been suspended. This, after telling his teacher that George Washington was a racist. James and Florida become determined to prove to Michael that he's wrong.
6
Sex and the Evans Family
1974-03-15
Florida finds what she believes to be a dirty story called, ""Sexual Behavior in the Ghetto"". Assuming it to be J.J.'s, Florida confronts him, but she's in for a surprise when Thelma claims it and has an even bigger surprise when she learns it belongs to Thelma's latest boyfriend.
7
Junior Gets a Patron
1974-03-22
J.J. is sure he's bound to make it big when he gets a patron in Leroy Jackson, who begins providing him with all the supplies he needs. However, when James discovers who the patron is, he forbids J.J. to be associated with him and J.J. responds by moving out. This leads to a confrontation at J.J.'s new apartment between James and Leroy.
8
Junior the Senior
1974-03-29
Florida and James are worried that J.J. won't pass into the 12th grade but when he gets his report card he did indeed pass but the grades seem to be a far cry from what they should be. This leads James and Florida to do a little investigating on their part.
9
The Visitor
1974-04-05
Michael submits a angry letter about the conditions in the Evans' apartment to a newspaper and gets an immediate response from a housing commission official who quickly finds himself stranded in the ghetto and experiences the conditions first hand.
10
Springtime in the Ghetto
1974-04-19
Florida is running in a cleanest apartment competition and is sure she will win. However, her chances are dashed when Michael tries to help someone in need and brings home Ned the Wino.
11
The TV Commercial
1974-04-26
Florida comes home from the supermarket with great news, she's been offered a role in a TV commercial. What's even better is the pay she will get, $5,000. However, once she reads the script and tests the product, Florida has second thoughts.
12
The Check Up
1974-05-03
Florida and the kids become concerned about James's health after reading an article in a magazine about hypertension. When he learns about their concerns, he goes through the roof and refuses to go in for a check up.
13
My Son the Lover
1974-05-10
A popular girl wants J.J. to paint her portrait and J.J. mistakenly assumes that they will become more serious when he makes plans to ask her to go steady. However, Florida and Thelma smell a rat.
CAST
charactor: Wilona Woods
Original: Ja'net DuBois
Total EP: 133
charactor: James "JJ" Evans
Original: Jimmie Walker
Total EP: 133
charactor: Michael Evans
Original: Ralph Carter
Total EP: 133
charactor: Thelma Evans
Original: Bern Nadette Stanis
Total EP: 133
charactor: Florida Evans
Original: Esther Rolle
Total EP: 109
charactor: James Evans Sr.
Original: John Amos
Total EP: 61
charactor: Nathan Bookman
Original: Johnny Brown
Total EP: 58
charactor: Milicent 'Penny' Woods
Original: Janet Jackson
Total EP: 48
charactor: Keith Anderson
Original: Ben Powers
Total EP: 24
charactor:
Original: Helen Martin
Total EP: 8
charactor:
Original: Teddy Wilson
Total EP: 7
charactor:
Original: Moses Gunn
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: Raymond Allen
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Alice Ghostley
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Ta-Tanisha
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Susan Batson
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Bubba Smith
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Bebe Drake
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: James Wheaton
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Hal Williams
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Earl Billings
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Adam Wade
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Gary Coleman
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Ron Glass
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Johnny Sekka
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Paulene Myers
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Louis Gossett Jr.
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Ta-Ronce Allen
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Taurean Blacque
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Kim Fields
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Debbie Allen
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Carl Franklin
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Kathleen Doyle
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Bill Henderson
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Thalmus Rasulala
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: T.K. Carter
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Debbi Morgan
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Grand L. Bush
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Ernie Barnes
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Carl M. Craig
Total EP: 2
CREW
Gerren Keith
Director
Directing
Herbert Kenwith
Director
Directing
John Rich
Director
Directing
Allan Manings
Producer
Production
Norman Lear
Producer
Production
Mike Evans
Writer
Writing
John Baskin
Writer
Writing
Sid Dorfman
Writer
Writing
Allan Manings
Writer
Writing
Kim Weiskopf
Writer
Writing
Mark Fink
Writer
Writing
Eric Monte
Writer
Writing
Wayne Kline
Writer
Writing
Bruce Kalish
Writer
Writing
Judi Ann Mason
Writer
Writing
Jay Sommers
Writer
Writing
Michael G. Moye
Writer
Writing
Al Schwartz
Writer
Writing
Dusty Kay
Writer
Writing
Lloyd Garver
Writer
Writing
Coslough Johnson
Writer
Writing
Larry Markes
Writer
Writing
Eric Cohen
Writer
Writing
Dan Wilcox
Writer
Writing
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