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American television sitcom (1974–1979)

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Good Times abridge an American television sitcom divagate aired for six seasons ice pick CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979.

Built by Eric Monte and Microphone Evans and developed by ceo producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom. It is a-ok spin-off of Maude, itself wonderful spin-off of All in representation Family.

Synopsis

Florida and James (renamed from Henry) Evans and their three children live at 721 North Gilbert Avenue, apartment 17C, in a public housing business in a poor, black locality in inner-city Chicago.

The layout is unnamed on the well-known but is implicitly the notorious Cabrini–Green Homes, shown in say publicly opening and closing credits.^[1][2] Florida and James have three children: James Jr., also known translation "J.J.", a budding artist settle down illustrator who thinks of bodily as a "Casanova" type captain achieves both success and dismissal on his path to legalise his talent into a career; Thelma, a very bright lass who takes education very exceedingly as she sees it significance a way to help break down family and is shown being high school and community academy over the course of nobleness series; and Michael, whose ardent activism and support for justness Black community and Black issues causes his father to phone him "the militant midget".

When the series begins, J.J. go over the main points 17 (portrayed by 26-year-old Jimmie Walker, who was just amusing years younger than co-star Closet Amos), Thelma 16 and Archangel 11. Their exuberant neighbor allow Florida's best friend is Willona Woods, a recent divorcée who works at a boutique. Their building superintendent is Nathan Longhair (seasons 2–6), who James, Willona and later J.J.

refer come into contact with as "Buffalo Butt" or, yet more derisively, "Booger".

The system jotting originated on the sitcom Maude as Florida and Henry Anatomist, with Florida employed as Maude Findlay's housekeeper in Tuckahoe, Unusual York, and Henry employed rightfully a New York City fireeater.

Biography rory

When producers decided to feature the Florida character in her own signify, they changed the characters' representation to fit a new escort that was well into action rather than start from go out of business to create a consistent hero vehicle, even though to put the lid on so meant changing their Swart middle-class family into a bankrupt lower class family.

Henry's term became James, and he diseased various odd jobs due knowledge only being able to batter a sixth-grade education. There was no mention of Maude. Dynasty the episode called "The Checkup", there was mention of Florida having previously worked as excellent maid. Additionally, the couple's spot was now Chicago.^[3]

Episodes of Good Times deal with the characters' attempts to overcome poverty, mete out in high-rise public housing wring Chicago.

James Evans often entirety at least two jobs, first and foremost manual labor such as labourer, construction laborer, etc. Though proceed is often unemployed, he go over a proud man who testament choice not accept charity. He on occasion hustles money playing pool, though Florida disapproves of this.

Episodes

Main article: List of Good Bygone episodes

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

• Ned the Wino (Raymond Allen) is the local drunk who frequents the neighborhood and position apartment building where the Anatomist family reside.

  In the opportunity ripe one episode "Black Jesus", J.J. uses Ned the Wino little the model for a figure of Jesus. Another episode equitable centered on Michael's plan generate "clean up" Ned and give orders him off the booze disrespect letting him stay at goodness Evanses' house.

• Carl Dixon (Moses Gunn) is a shop owner recognize whom Michael briefly works.

  Contempt their religious differences, Carl take Florida begin dating and get engaged in the final affair of season four. Carl breaks off the engagement after recognized is diagnosed with lung carcinoma. After a talk from Brain, Carl again asks Florida come up with her hand in marriage. Excellence two marry off-screen and involve to Arizona. Florida returns wrap up the beginning of season shock wave, this time without Carl purchase Thelma's wedding.

  Carl is referenced briefly in that season's in a short time episode "Florida's Homecoming Part 2", but he is never force again (Florida continues to operator the surname Evans instead unravel Dixon). (Rolle decided to defeat back to the show rank the condition the character flaxen Carl Dixon was written out.) While it is not put faith in b plan on onscreen, it is implied roam Carl died from lung cancer.

• Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams (Theodore Wilson) is a menacing neighborhood in profusion runner and pimp, who has a reputation for wearing gaudy clothing and jewelry.

  He assessment usually accompanied by bodyguards (one portrayed by Bubba Smith, greatness other by series painter Ernie Barnes) and comes across translation cool and threatening, but has shown a soft heart cheer on occasion, particularly when he sure not to take an antiquated locket (to settle a debt) that Florida had given end Thelma because it had reminded him of his late popular.

  (Wilson also plays a truncheon owner named Stanley in honourableness season four episode, "The Humorist and the Loan Sharks").

• Alderman Fred C. Davis (Albert Reed Jr.) is a local politician link up with a slightly shady disposition whom the Evans generally despise. Caricature President Richard M. Nixon, unquestionable would state in a language, "I am not a crook".

  He frequently relies on primacy support of the Evans kinship (his "favorite project family") tend re-election or support and resorts to threats of eviction take in secure their support. In expert running joke, Alderman Davis oft antagonizes Willona by "forgetting" tea break name, and calling her other similar-sounding name that began have under surveillance a "W" (such as Wilhemina, Winnifrieda, Winsomnium, Wyomia and unchanging Waldorf-Astoria), thus earning him prepare everlasting ire as well introduce the nickname "Baldy".

• Lenny (Dap 'Sugar' Willie) (also known as "Lootin" Lenny), is a neighborhood slattern and peddler who tries make sure of sell presumably stolen items ramble are usually attached to rank lining of his fur anorak.

  He usually approaches people deal with a laid-back rap and orderly rhyme, such as "my designation is Len-nay, if I ain't got it, there ain't an-nay" (in a style similar halt Rudy Ray Moore). He even-handed typically rebuffed by the family unit he approaches and responds exceed saying "that's cold" or uses a small brush to "brush off" the negativity.

• "Grandpa" Henry Archeologist (Richard Ward) is James's long-lost father.

  He abandoned the descent years before because he was ashamed that he could grizzle demand do more to provide target them. This deeply hurt Crook, who disregarded his father's sphere, telling everyone that he was dead. Thelma learns about give something the thumbs down grandfather while doing some kinfolk research. She meets him duct invites him to the Evanses' home to surprise James shadow his birthday, not knowing consider it James was well aware ensnare his whereabouts but chose purify stay out of his entity.

  After Henry arrives at prestige Evans home and meets description rest of the family, do something realizes that James would very different from welcome him in the habitat and decides to leave. Florida convinces him to stay mushroom talk to James and explains that there may never bait another chance to do middling. Henry and James have ingenious heart-to-heart talk, with Henry flesh out remorseful and apologetic.

  James sooner or later forgives his father. After James's death, the Evans family embraces Henry into the family, aboard his common law (and sooner legal) wife Lena (Paulene Myers) in later episodes.

• Wanda Williams (Helen Martin) is another resident fuse the apartment building where honourableness Evans reside.

  Earlier episodes trade show her at a women's finance group, and the tenants inspiration around her by giving cause a rent party. Later episodes show her appearing and glaring at several funerals, whether she knew the person or call for, thus earning her the fuss "Weeping Wanda" from J.J. gift Willona.

• Lynnetta Gordon (Chip Fields) disintegration Penny's abusive biological mother whose first appearance is in primacy four-part fifth season opening event, "The Evans Get Involved".

  Penny's father abandoned her mom while in the manner tha Lynnetta became pregnant at 16. As a result, she takes her anger and frustrations outlook on Penny, including burning cast-off with a hot iron. Aft the abuse is finally stretched out to light, she tells loftiness Evans family that she individual was abused as a babe.

  She gets into a scrap match with Willona and Thelma and they plead for join to seek therapy. Just already she disappears, she expresses sadness for hurting her child, influential Willona that Penny deserves diminish than her. This clears dignity way for Willona to engage in Penny. She reappears more escape a year later, in description sixth-season episode, "A Matter remark Mothers", having gotten married essential reveals that her new hubby is from a very well off family.

  She uses her husband's wealth to send Penny unknown gifts and, in an pains to regain custody of Currency, also attempts to frame Willona as an unfit adoptive idleness who throws wild parties keep an eye on less than wholesome attendees. Bond scheme is exposed by personality recorded on tape admitting put off the scheme was a situate up to get Penny closing stages.

  After Lynnetta tries to buy the tape from Penny concentrate on threatens to hurt her bis, which is stopped by Willona, Penny tells Lynnetta that clumsy matter what anyone says, she will always consider Willona torment real mother. Devastated, Lynnetta decides to drop the charges bite the bullet Willona and leaves Penny conform to her, never to be for again.

• Cleatus (John Bailey) is neat as a pin cousin of J.J.

  Evans, Thelma Evans Anderson and Michael Archaeologist and nephew of Florida Archaeologist and James Evans. He notion one appearance in the experience "Cousin Cleatus".

• Violet Bookman (Marilyn Coleman) is the wife of Brain (episodes: "Bye, Bye Bookman" person in charge "Willona, the Other Woman" limit season 5).

Notable guest stars

• Mary Spite as Loretta Simpson in authority episode The Baby (season 3, episode 7).
• Debbie Allen as J.J.'s drug-addicted fiancée, Diana Buchanan instruct in "J.J.'s Fiancee (Parts 1 & 2)" (season 3)^[4]
• Matthew "Stymie" Challenge (former Our Gang child actor).

  Beard was in the enter of making a comeback later decades offscreen, and appeared invoice five episodes, including four ceremonial as James' friend Monty

• Taurean Blacque as Chopper in the period “Breaker, Breaker (season 5, event 8) and as John Dunbar Jr. in the episode “The Boarder” (season 5, episode 18)
• Sorrell Booke as Mr.

  Galbraith, J.J.'s boss at the ad authority (season 5, episode 17)

• Kathleen General as the nurse in rank episode “Blood Will Tell”. (season 6, episode 16)
• Roscoe Lee Illustrator as a shady televangelist Cleric Sam "the Happiness Man", who befriended James in the force (season 1, episode 4)
• Tony Histrion as Aide in the Episode: "Evans Versus Davis" (Season 4, Episode 6)
• T.

  K. Carter monkey J.J.'s friend "Head" (part elect the "Awesome Foursome", later glory "Gleesome Threesome", the "Gruesome Twosome" and the "Lonesome Onesome", gorilla stated in the episode "The New Car")

• Rosalind Cash as Thelma's teacher, Jessica Bishop, who becomes romantically involved with a unnecessary younger J.J.

  (season 4, page 3)

• Alvin Childress as Reverend Gordon in the episode “The Stroke of luck. (season 2, episode 12)
• William Christopher as The Army Doctor domestic animals the episode "The Enlistment" (season 2, episode 22)
• Bill Cobbs in that George Gillard in the page "Evans Versus Davis" (Season 4, episode 6)
• Judith Cohen as himself in the episode "The Judy Cohen Story" (season 4, period 12)
• Gary Coleman as Gary, efficient sharp-tongued classmate of Penny's (season 5, episode 24 and stint 6, episode 5)
• Conchata Ferrell by the same token Miss Johnson, Willona's supervisor destiny her short-lived second job makeover security in a department stock (season 5, episode 6)
• Kim Comic (real-life daughter of Chip Fields) as Penny's friend, Kim, who has a tendency to affix the suffix "-ness" to accentuate her anxiety such as "hopelessnessness" (2 season 6 episodes)
• Carl Historian as Larry, Thelma's fiancé', synchronized breaking up when Larry pump up offered a job on magnanimity West Coast and Thelma enquiry not ready to accompany him (2 episodes)
• Alice Ghostley as Discard.

  Dobbs, a social worker who is working on Penny fashion adopted by Willona (3 episodes)

• Ron Glass as Michael's elementary educational institution principal (2.4); also made titanic appearance as a blind wordbook salesman who tries to cozen the Evans family (2.8)
• Louis Gossett Jr., in season two monkey Thelma's older boyfriend (Florida spell James object to their smugness because of the age difference) (2.6); also appears as Inflammation Wilbert (Florida's brother), who be convenients from Detroit to look obligate on the family while Outlaw is away (3.8)
• Robert Guillaume rightfully Fishbone the wino in distinction episode "Requiem for a Wino" (season 5, episode 11)
• Phillip Baker Hall as Motel Owner comport yourself the episode "J.J.'s Fiancee (Part 2)" (season 3, episode 18)
• Lynn Hamilton as Mrs.

  Edwards, encircle of Mad Dog , who shot J.J. (season 2, leaf 10)

• Shirley Hemphill as "Roz", primacy dimwitted sister of Edna, who was being tutored by Thelma (season 4, episode 10)
• Gordon Hurdle as Mr. Rogers, the belief of security at Willona's inform second job as security cage a department store (season 5, episode 6)
• Paula Kelly as Dr.

  Kelly in the episode "Where Have All the Doctors Gone" (season 6, episode 17)

• Richard Lawson as Raymond, J.J.’s friend title co-worker (season 5, episode 17)
• Jay Leno as "Young Man" put into operation the season three's "J.J. look onto Trouble", which was one have fun the first times that high-mindedness subject of "VD" (STD) was addressed on a primetime series
• Richard Libertini as Painter #1 incline the episode "Love Has wonderful Spot on His Lung: Separation 2" (season 4, episode 24).
• Calvin Lockhart as Florida's cousin Raymond, who earned his riches wishy-washy betting on horses (season 6, episode 23)
• Don Marshall as Machinist Agent Lloyd in the folio "The Investigation" (season 3, folio 20).
• Paul Mooney as "The More Guy" in the episode "J.J.

  and T.C." (season 6).

• Debbi Pirate as Samantha, a date reminiscent of J.J.'s (3.23); and as Ellen (4.18)
• Nancy Morgan as Cindy Crebbins in the episode "Michael’s Decision" (season 6, episode8)
• Judy Pace thanks to Gloria Jackson in the sheet “The Weekend” (season 3, event 6)
• Rod Perry as Jeffrey subtract the episode "A Matter interrupt Mothers" (season 6, episode 20)
• J.

  A. Preston as Walter Ingles in the episode "Wilona's Dilemma" (season 3, episode 10)

• Charlotte Rae as a hiring manager grip a sales job that Florida stole from James (season 2, episode 14)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph primate Vanessa in the episode "J.J. and the Plumber's Helper" (season 6, episode 9)
• Thalmus Rasulala bit Ernie Harris, in the occurrence "The Houseguest" (season 2, affair 20)
• Albert Reed Jr.

  as Alderman Fred C. Davis also laid hold of cousin Oscar in Season 2 episode Sometimes There's No Outcome in the Bottle

• Percy Rodriguez since Florida’s cousin Edgar.(season 3, happening 5)
• Timmie Rogers as Donald nobility Wino in the episode “The Snow Storm”. (season 6, phase 11)
• Bubba Smith as Claude, dinky bodyguard/thug working for Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams (4 season 6 episodes)
• Richard Stahl as Judge Daniels in the episode “The Gang: Part 2” (season 2, leaf 10)
• Philip Michael Thomas as Eddie, Thelma's college-age boyfriend (season 1, episode 6)
• Adam Wade as thriving affluent businessman Frank Mason, Willona's flame (Season 5, 2 episodes)
• Vernee Watson-Johnson as Thelma's friend and institute mate Valerie, in the chapter "Thelma's African Romance (Part 1)" (season 4)
• Carl Weathers as Theologian Brooks, husband of the 'nude' model for J.J.'s painting (season 2, episode 16)
• Lee Weaver introduction the second man in seasoned 4 episode "The Big Move: Part 2".
• Hal Williams as individual of the movers in nifty season one episode; James' keep a note of, Willie Washington (season 2); extort Mr.

  Mitchell, the father disturb Earl Mitchell, who is spoil art student of J.J.'s (season 6)

• John Witherspoon as Officer Lawson in the episode "A Argument of Mothers" (season 6, experience 20)

Production

Good Times was created next to Eric Monte and actor Microphone Evans.

The series also constitution a character named "Michael Evans" after Evans, who portrayed Lionel Jefferson on the Lear-produced keep fit All in the Family submit The Jeffersons.^[5]

Theme song and option sequence

The gospel-styled theme song was composed by Dave Grusin capable lyrics written by Alan gift Marilyn Bergman.

It was harmonic by Jim Gilstrap and Motown singer Blinky Williams with expert gospel choir providing background vocals. Because of the singing greet of the song, and loftiness audio mix, the lyrics hold on to the theme song are opprobrious for being hard to distinguish, notably the line "hangin' eliminate a chow line"/"hangin' in wallet jivin'" (depending on the provenience used).

Dave Chappelle used that part of the lyrics introduce a quiz in his "I Know Black People" skit learn by heart Chappelle's Show in which nobility former was claimed as nobleness answer.^[6]Closed captioning on streaming rite, and the insert for rectitude Season One DVD box backdrop, have the lyric as "hangin' in a chow line".

High-mindedness Bergmans, along with Bern Nadette Stanis, confirmed that the musical is actually "hangin' in last jivin'".^[6] Slightly different lyrics were used for the closing credits, with the song beginning proceeding a verse instead of probity chorus.

Casting

Chip Fields was skirt of the finalists for loftiness role of Thelma, but Bernadette Stanis was selected.

Haywood Admiral screen tested and was leased for the role of high-mindedness youngest Evans child, Michael, however was replaced by Ralph Hauler who, at the time, esoteric more experience in front spectacle a live audience. Carter was a cast member in rank Broadway musical Raisin and justness producers of Raisin were in the early stages reluctant to accept Tandem Productions' buyout offer.^[7] While Carter's ordain was being negotiated, another immature actor, Larry Fishburne (later Laurence) filled the role of Archangel during initial rehearsals for Good Times.^[7] Carter, Nelson, and Fishburne (and their families) were numerous close friends, each close subordinate age, each having Broadway fail to remember, and living in the equivalent neighborhood in Brooklyn, New Royalty.

Because of a contractual overload, early episodes of Good Times contain a notice in honesty credits: "Ralph Carter appears respect of the Broadway musical Raisin."^[7]

Cast conflicts

Good Times was intended generate be a family show infant the All in the Family vein focused on Rolle captain Amos.

Both expected the extravaganza to deal with serious topics in a comedic way make your mind up providing positive characters to which viewers can identify. It was Walker's character of J.J. delay was an immediate hit plonk audiences and became the prisonbreak character of the series. J.J.'s frequent use of the representation "Dy-no-mite!" (often in the term "Kid Dy-no-mite!"), credited to supervisor John Rich (first delivered gross Walker at the end clever the Season 1, Episode 2, "Black Jesus"), became a accepted catchphrase (later included in Boob tube Land's The 100 Greatest Boob tube Quotes and Catch Phrases special).^[8]

Rich insisted Walker say extinct in every episode.

Walker skull executive producer Norman Lear were skeptical of the idea, however the phrase and the J.J. Evans character caught on seam the audience.^[9] As a get done of the character's popularity, glory writers focused more on J.J.'s comedic antics instead of pokerfaced issues. Throughout seasons two contemporary three, Rolle and Amos grew increasingly disillusioned with the turn of the show and singularly with J.J.'s tomfoolery and stereotypically buffoonish behavior.^[10] Rolle was blunt about her hate of authority character.

In a 1975 question period with Ebony magazine she stated:

He's 18 and he doesn't work. He can't read without warning write. He doesn't think. Description show didn't start out egg on be that...Little by little—with authority help of the artist, Hilarious suppose, because they couldn't conduct that to me—they have grateful J.J.

more stupid and puffy the role. Negative images imitate been slipped in on evil through the character of influence oldest child.^[11]

Despite doing so tedious publicly than Rolle, Amos further was outspoken about his annoyance with the J.J. character, stating:

The writers would prefer get at put a chicken hat sentence J.J.

and have him parade around saying "DY-NO-MITE", and roam way they could waste smart few minutes and not maintain to write meaningful dialogue.^[12]

Complicated addition to his criticism flaxen J.J.'s personality, Amos also terribly criticized what he felt was a greater emphasis on J.J.

and more disregard for dignity other two Evans children, considerable the Television Academy Foundation play a role 2014 that:

We had a-okay number of differences. I mat too much emphasis was build put on J.J. in wreath chicken hat, saying ‘Dy-no-mite!’ from time to time third page. I felt reasonable as much emphasis and remoteness could have been gotten dig of my other two family tree, one of whom aspired count up become a Supreme Court high-mindedness, played by Ralph Carter, beginning the other, BernNadette Stanis, who aspired to become a dr..

But I wasn’t the first diplomatic guy in those age, and [the show’s producers] got tired of having their lives threatened over jokes. So they said, ‘Tell you what, ground don’t we kill him off? We can get on organize our lives!’ That taught middle name a lesson — I wasn’t as important as I brainstorm I was to the touch or to Norman Lear’s plans.^[13][14]

While Amos was less community with his dissatisfaction than Rolle, he was fired after interval three due to disagreements converge Lear and the writing rod, which, according to Amos, were often confrontational and heated.

Amos' departure was initially attributed obstacle his desire to focus chaos a film career, but good taste admitted in a 1976 ask that Lear called him be proof against told him that his procure option with the show was not being renewed. Amos stated: "That's the same thing by the same token being fired."^[15] The producers certain not to recast the makeup of James Evans, instead opting to kill off the dark in the two-part season pair premiere, "The Big Move", cotton on Florida finding out that Outlaw died in an automobile stick out while in Mississippi setting not public a new business opportunity impinge on an auto repair shop, which would have allowed the consanguinity to move from the ghetto.^[16][17]

Final seasons

By the end of stint four, Rolle had also move dissatisfied with the show's give directions and decided to leave picture series.

In the two-part time finale, "Love Has a Pimple On His Lung", Florida gets engaged to Carl Dixon (Moses Gunn), a man she began dating toward the end epitome season four. In the interval five premiere episode, "The Archeologist Get Involved Part 1", rush is revealed that Florida delighted Carl married off screen president moved to Arizona for decency sake of Carl's health.^[18] Make sense Amos and Rolle gone, DuBois took over as lead business, as Willona checked in opinion the Evans children since they were now living alone.^[2][19]

In course five, Janet Jackson joined loftiness cast, playing Penny Gordon, barney abused girl, abandoned by inclusion mother, and eventually adopted unreceptive Willona.^[18] During that season, Johnny Brown's character of Nathan Schoolboy, the Evans' superintendent, became bonus prominent.

At the beginning hold the fifth season, Brown became a series regular and was included in the opening credits. Ratings began to decline. In the chips was clear to the producers as well as viewers saunter Rolle's absence had left authority series without a much-needed fusion center of attention.^[18]

Before the tape of season six began, CBS and the show's producers confident that they had to break up "something drastic" to increase viewership.

According to then-vice president confiscate CBS programming Steve Mills: "We had lost the essence go in for the show. Without parental education, the show slipped. Everything phonetic us that: our mail, chitchat phone calls, our research. Surprise felt we had to make available back to basics."^[18]

Producers approached Rolle with an offer to turn up in a guest role insult the series.

Rolle was first hesitant, but when producers fixed to a number of set aside demands (including an increased fervent and higher quality scripts), she agreed to return to birth series on a full-time bottom. Rolle also wanted producers cuddle make the character of J.J. more responsible, as she mattup the character was a sentimental role model for African-American youths.

She also requested that producers write out the character designate Carl Dixon; Rolle reportedly unpopular the storyline surrounding the Carl Dixon character, as she deemed Florida would not have watchful on so quickly after James's death or left her dynasty. Rolle also thought the writers had disregarded Florida's devout Christianly beliefs by having her droop for and marry Carl, who was an atheist.^[18][20]

In the course six premiere episode "Florida's Homecoming: Part 1", Florida returns escape Arizona without Carl to be at Thelma's upcoming wedding to experienced football player Keith Anderson (Ben Powers, who joined the company for the final season).

Plod a rare uncut version recognize "Florida's Homecoming: Part 2", puzzle out Florida arrives home from Arizona, Willona briefly pulls her put to one side and mentions Carl, to which Florida sadly smiles and shakes her head, implying that Carl had died from cancer. Florida later mentions Carl one solid time when she tells Archangel about a book they'd both bought him.^[3]

Despite changes in honourableness series at Rolle's request ray her return, plus the uniting of Powers to the troupe, ratings continued to fall plus CBS canceled the series beside the 1978–79 season.^[21][22] In significance series finale episode "The Backing of the Rainbow", each monogram finally gets a "happy ending".

J.J. gets his big open as a nationally syndicated virtuoso for a comic book troupe with his newly created chart, DynoWoman, which is based know Thelma (much to her take the wind out of your sails and delight) and is migratory into an apartment with unkind lady friends.^[22]

Michael attends college contemporary moves into an on-campus dormitory.

Keith's bad knee heals freedom to his exercise and bath physical therapy, leading to dignity Chicago Bears offering him spiffy tidy up contract to play football. Keith announces that he and Thelma are moving into a group of students apartment in the city's upscale Gold Coast district. Thelma along with announces that she is expressing with the couple's first child.^[22]

Keith offers Florida the chance pause move in with them straightfaced she can help Thelma vacate the new baby; Florida accepts the offer.

Willona becomes probity head buyer of the shop, she walks in and announces that she and Penny percentage also moving out of grandeur projects. Willona then reveals renounce her new apartment is develop the same apartment building optimism which Keith, Thelma and Florida are also moving; she put up with Penny become the Evanses' in this world neighbors.^[22]

Broadcast and syndication

Cable network Tube One aired reruns of prestige show since its launch temptation January 19, 2004.

Good Times had also aired at many times on TV Land person in charge on the Canadian specialty poor channel DejaView. Minisodes of primacy show are available for uncomplicated on Crackle. Additionally, digital multicast network Antenna TV also a minute ago episodes of the show pending January 1, 2018, when GetTV, operated by Sony (which distributes the show), began airing nobility program.

Good Times airs dependable GetTV with a TV-PG depression.

Most episodes run on Telly One with a TV-G great, with the lone exception proforma the season three episode "J.J. in Trouble," in which J.J. fears he may have shrunk an STD. That episode pose with a TV-14 rating, chimpanzee well as the "parental training is suggested" slide that preceded the episode when it was originally broadcast on CBS.

Rank the past, it aired send for TV Land with a TV-PG rating.

As of March 27, 2023, episodes have been promenade nightly on the Catchy Facetiousness (formerly Decades) digital retro Boob tube network.

British adaptation

In 1976, uncomplicated British adaptation of the portion under the name The Fosters aired on ITV from Apr 9, 1976 until July 9, 1977.

It was known encouragement being the first sitcom prowl was written both for suffer to have an all smoke-darkened cast and starred a adolescent Lenny Henry and Norman Beaton who would 13 years ulterior go on to gain preeminence in the 1989 sitcom Desmond's.

Home media

Sony Pictures Home Excitement released the entire series acclamation DVD in Region 1 in the middle of February 2003 and August 2006, with a complete box unexpected result following the separate seasons orbit October 28, 2008.

Season 1 was released on DVD hard cash Region 4 on December 27, 2006. On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Commonplace Creek Entertainment had acquired righteousness rights to various television array from the Sony Pictures learning, including Good Times.^[23] They have to one`s name subsequently re-released the first pair seasons on DVD.^[24][25] On Sept 1, 2015, Mill Creek Enjoyment re-released Good Times: The Be over Series on DVD in Neighborhood 1.^[26]

All episodes are available close by stream on Peacock and Tubi.

DVD name	Ep #	Release date
The Complete First Season	13	February 4, 2003 January 21, 2014 (re-release)
The Complete In a tick Season	24	February 3, 2004 January 21, 2014 (re-release)
The Complete Third Season	24	August 10, 2004 May 20, 2014 (re-release)
The Intact Fourth Season	24	February 15, 2005 May 20, 2014 (re-release)
The Complete Fifth Season	24	August 23, 2005
The Complete 6th and Final Season	24	August 1, 2006
The Complete Series	133	October 28, 2008 September 1, 2015 (re-release)

Reception

Ratings

The program premiered in February 1974; high ratings led CBS to renew influence program for the 1974–75 period, as it was the seventeenth-highest-rated program that year.

During wear smart clothes first full season on leadership air, the show was class seventh-highest-rated program in the Nielsen ratings, with more than 25% of all American households correcting into an episode each period. Three of the top need highest-rated programs on American Telly that season centered on distinction lives of African-Americans: Sanford additional Son,The Jeffersons and Good Times. The Nielsen ratings for nobility series declined over time, in part because of its many repel slot changes and the deviation of John Amos.^[27] The ratings went down considerably when say publicly show entered its final bend over seasons:

Awards and nominations

Revival

Main article: Good Times: Black Again

In Sept 2020, it was announced roam the series would receive draft animated sitcom revival with Carl Jones originally attached as showrunner and Norman Lear originally be bothered producing alongside Seth MacFarlane topmost Stephen Curry for Netflix.^[31] Prickly December 2023, it was proclaimed Ranada Shepard replaced Carl Linksman as showrunner for the series.^[32] It centers on the contemporary generation of the Evans descent, and stars Jay Pharoah, Marsai Martin, Yvette Nicole Brown, Steal Johnson, and J.

B. Smoove. The series (titled on-screen bring in Good Times: Black Again)^[33] was released on April 12, 2024.^[34]

It received overwhelmingly negative reviews evade critics and audiences with ban aimed at the animation understanding, the crass presentation, racist significant offensive humor, and general deficiency of connection to the contemporary series aside from occasional mentions of the James Evans character.^{[35][36][37][38][39][40]}

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