<Li> Violet Bookman (Marilyn Coleman) is the wife of Bookman (episodes: "Bye, Bye Bookman" and "Willona, the Other Woman" in season 5). </Li> <Ul> <Li> Debbie Allen as J.J.'s heroin - addicted fiancée, Diana in "J.J.'s Fiancee (Parts 1 & 2)" (season 3) </Li> <Li> Matthew "Stymie" Beard (former Our Gang child actor) in five episodes, including four appearances as James' friend Monty </Li> <Li> Sorrell Booke as Mr. Galbraith, J.J.'s boss at the ad agency (season 5, episode 17) </Li> <Li> Roscoe Lee Browne as a shady televangelist Reverend Sam "the Happiness Man", who befriended James in the military (season 1, episode 4) </Li> <Li> T.K. Carter as J.J.'s friend "Head" (part of the "Awesome Foursome", later the "Gleesome Threesome", the "Gruesome Twosome" and the "Lonesome Onesome", as stated in the episode "The New Car" </Li> <Li> Rosalind Cash as Thelma's teacher, Jessica Bishop, who becomes romantically involved with a much younger J.J. (season 4, episode 3) </Li> <Li> Judith Cohen as herself in the episode "The Judy Cohen Story" (season 4, episode 12) </Li> <Li> Gary Coleman as Gary, a sharp - tongued classmate of Penny's in two season five episodes </Li> <Li> Conchata Ferrell as Miss Johnson, Willona's supervisor at her short - lived second job as security in a department store (season 5, episode 6) </Li> <Li> Kim Fields (real - life daughter of Chip Fields) as Penny's friend, Kim, who has a tendency to add the suffix "- ness" to emphasize her anxiety such as "hopelessnessness" (2 season 6 episodes) </Li> <Li> Carl Franklin as Larry, Thelma's fiancé', ultimately breaking up when Larry is offered a job on the West Coast and Thelma is not ready to accompany him (2 episodes) </Li> <Li> Alice Ghostley as Ms Dobbs, a social worker who is working on Penny being adopted by Willona (3 episodes) </Li> <Li> Ron Glass as Michael's elementary school principal (2.4); also made an appearance as a blind encyclopedia salesman who tries to swindle the Evans family (2.8) </Li> <Li> Louis Gossett, Jr., in season two as Thelma's older boyfriend (Florida and James object to their relationship because of the age difference) (2.6); also appears as Uncle Wilbert (Florida's brother), who comes from Detroit to look in on the family while James is away (3.8) </Li> <Li> Robert Guillaume as Fishbone the wino in the episode "Requiem for a Wino" (season 5, episode 11) </Li> <Li> Phillip Baker Hall as Motel Owner in the episode "J.J.'s Fiancee (Part 2)" (season 3, episode 18) </Li> <Li> Shirley Hemphill as "Roz", the dimwitted sister of Edna, who was being tutored by Thelma (season 4, episode 10) </Li> <Li> Gordon Jump as Mr. Rogers, the head of security at Willona's short - lived second job as security in a department store (season 5, episode 6) </Li> <Li> Paula Kelly as Dr. Kelly in the episode "Where Have All The Doctors Gone" (season 6, episode 17) </Li> <Li> Jay Leno as "Young Man" in the season three's "J.J. in Trouble", which was one of the first times that the subject of "VD" (STD) was addressed on a primetime series </Li> <Li> Calvin Lockhart as Florida's cousin Raymond, who earned his riches by betting on horses (season 6, episode 23) </Li> <Li> Don Marshall as FBI Agent Lloyd in the episode "The Investigation" (season 3, episode 20). </Li> <Li> Paul Mooney as "The Second Guy" in the episode "J.J. and T.C." (season 6) </Li> <Li> Debbi Morgan as Samantha, a date of J.J.'s (3.23); and as Ellen (4.18) </Li> <Li> J.A. Preston as Walter Ingles in the episode "Wilona's Dilemma" (season 3, episode 10) </Li> <Li> Charlotte Rae as a hiring manager for a sales job that Florida stole from James (season 2, episode 14) </Li> <Li> Sheryl Lee Ralph as Vanessa in the episode "J.J. and The Plumber's Helper" (season 6, episode 9) </Li> <Li> Bubba Smith as Claude, a bodyguard / thug working for Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams (4 season 6 episodes) </Li> <Li> Thalmus Rasulala as Ernie Harris, a childhood friend of James with a gambling problem (season 3, episode 20) </Li> <Li> Philip Michael Thomas as Eddie, Thelma's college - age boyfriend (season 1, episode 6) </Li> <Li> Adam Wade as successful businessman Frank Mason, Willona's boyfriend (2 season 5 episodes) </Li> <Li> Vernee Watson - Johnson as Thelma's friend and college mate Valerie, in the episode "Thelma's African Romance (Part 1)" (season 4) </Li> <Li> Carl Weathers as Calvin Brooks, husband of the' nude' model for J.J.'s painting (season 2, episode 16) </Li> <Li> Hal Williams as one of the movers in a season one episode; James' friend, Willie Washington (season 2); and Mr. Mitchell, the father of Earl Mitchell, who is an art student of J.J.'s (season 6) </Li> <Li> John Witherspoon as Officer Lawson in the episode "A Matter of Mothers" (season 6, episode 20) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Debbie Allen as J.J.'s heroin - addicted fiancée, Diana in "J.J.'s Fiancee (Parts 1 & 2)" (season 3) </Li> <Li> Matthew "Stymie" Beard (former Our Gang child actor) in five episodes, including four appearances as James' friend Monty </Li>

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