Good Times
“Dy-No-Mite!”
Creator
Eric Monte, Mike Evans
Screenplay
Mike Evans
The Evans family - James, Florida and their three children - get by in a Chicago housing project, juggling layoffs, rent and the neighbours. Developed by Eric Monte and Mike Evans under Norman Lear's production, it spun off from 'Maude' and ran six seasons on CBS between 1974 and 1979, with Esther Rolle and John Amos as the parents. Jimmie Walker's J.J. and his catchphrase Dy-no-mite became a national craze, and both Rolle and Amos objected publicly to the character taking over the show.
Seasons
6
Episodes
133
Country
—
Status
Ended
Cast
Ja'net DuBois
Wilona Woods · 133 eps
Esther Rolle
Florida Evans · 109 eps
Jimmie Walker
James "JJ" Evans · 133 eps
Bern Nadette Stanis
Thelma Evans · 133 eps
Ralph Carter
Michael Evans · 133 eps
John Amos
James Evans Sr. · 61 eps
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Johnny Brown
Nathan Bookman · 58 eps
Janet Jackson
Milicent 'Penny' Woods · 48 eps
Ben Powers
Keith Anderson · 24 eps
Helen Martin
· 8 eps
Teddy Wilson
· 7 eps
Moses Gunn
· 6 eps
Hal Williams
· 3 eps
Alice Ghostley
· 3 eps
Bebe Drake
· 3 eps
Bubba Smith
· 3 eps
Ta-Tanisha
· 3 eps
James Wheaton
· 3 eps
Louis Gossett Jr.
· 2 eps
Kim Fields
· 2 eps
Carl Franklin
· 2 eps
Debbie Allen
· 2 eps
Debbi Morgan
· 2 eps
Grand L. Bush
· 2 eps
Earl Billings
· 2 eps
Johnny Sekka
· 2 eps
T.K. Carter
· 2 eps
Ron Glass
· 2 eps
Thalmus Rasulala
· 2 eps
Bill Henderson
· 2 eps
Paulene Myers
· 2 eps
Kathleen Doyle
· 2 eps
Taurean Blacque
· 2 eps
Adam Wade
· 2 eps
Gary Coleman
· 2 eps
Carl Weathers
· 1 eps
Vernee Watson
· 1 eps
Jay Leno
· 1 eps
Conchata Ferrell
· 1 eps
Rosanne Katon
· 1 eps
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1
Too Old Blues
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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