Goodtimes season 5 tv#

Ralph Carter does not appear in this episode mistakenly assumes that they will become more serious when he makes plans to ask her to go steady. Teleplay by : Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Norman Paul & Jack ElinsonĪ popular girl wants J.J.

When he learns about their concerns, he goes through the roof and refuses to go for a check up. However, once she reads the script and tests the product, Florida has second thoughts.įlorida and the children become concerned about James' health after reading an article in a magazine about hypertension. What is even better is the pay she will get – $5,000.

Goodtimes season 5 tv#

Teleplay by : Lou Derman and Bill Davenportįlorida comes home from the supermarket with great news – she has been offered a role in a TV commercial. Story by : Simon Muntner, Lou Derman and Bill Davenport However, her chances are dashed when Michael tries to help someone in need and brings home Ned the Wino. Michael submits an 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.įlorida is running in a cleanest apartment competition and is sure she will win. Story by : Bob Wolterstorf, Allessandro R. This leads James and Florida to do a little investigating. When he gets his report card, he did indeed pass, but the grades seem to be a far cry from what they should be. Teleplay by : Ken Hecht & Lloyd Garver and Lou Derman & Bill Davenportįlorida and James are worried that J.J. Ja'net DuBois does not appear in the episode This leads to a confrontation at J.J.'s new apartment between James and Leroy. However, when James discovers who the patron is, he forbids J.J. is sure he is bound to make it big when he finds a patron in Leroy Jackson ( Ed Cambridge), who begins providing him with all the supplies he needs. Assuming it to be J.J.'s, Florida confronts him, but she is in for a surprise when Thelma claims it and has an even bigger surprise when she learns it belongs to Thelma's latest boyfriend ( Philip Michael Thomas). Teleplay by : Norman Paul and Jack Elinsonįlorida finds what she believes to be a dirty story called, 'Sexual Behavior in the Ghetto'.

James and Florida become determined to prove to Michael that he is wrong. Michael comes home from school early one day with the announcement that he has been suspended as a result of telling his teacher that George Washington was a racist because he owned slaves. James is set to take it, but Florida is against James accepting the job, believing it goes against his morals and values. Guest star: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (former Our Gang child actor) as Monty and Hal Williams as one of the moversĪn old friend of James, who is now a shady televangelist ( Roscoe Lee Browne), stops by the Evans apartment and offers James a job that would pay $100 a day. comes up with a scheme of his own and Florida and Willona go down to the welfare office. Despite Florida's opinion, James goes down to the pool hall to try to hustle some money J.J. With an eviction notice over their heads, the Evans family scrambles to come up with $74 needed for their rent. In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #83 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes. However, Florida refuses to entertain the notion that the painting had anything to do with the recent string of 'good times'.Ĭreator Eric Monte appears as Numbers Runner. J.J.'s painting of a Black Jesus, becomes the family's good luck charm after a string of success for each family member. Note: This episode was taped after the pilot to add additional characters and to provide background for those in the pilot episode. Meanwhile, Florida ( Esther Rolle) and the children ( BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, and Ralph Carter) get ahead of themselves and throw a celebration party for James unaware that he was rejected. However, at the interview, he learns that he is too old to join the company's union. James ( John Amos) is excited because he is sure that he is going to get a high paying job.