<P> The sitcom series Good Times, which originally aired on CBS from February 8, 1974 to August 1, 1979, has 133 episodes, three of which were not shown during the original network run but turned up in the syndication package . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No. in series </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Tape date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Too Old Blues" </Td> <Td> Bob LaHendro and Donald McKayle </Td> <Td> Bob Peete </Td> <Td> February 8, 1974 (1974 - 02 - 08) </Td> <Td> January 21, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <P> James (John Amos) is excited because he is sure that he is going to get a high paying job . However, at the interview, he learns that he is too old to join the company's union . 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 . </P> Note: This episode was taped after the pilot to add additional characters and to provide background for those in the pilot episode . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Black Jesus" </Td> <Td> Bob LaHendro and John Rich </Td> <Td> Kurt Taylor and John Donley </Td> <Td> February 15, 1974 (1974 - 02 - 15) </Td> <Td> January 14, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <P> J.J.'s painting of a Black Jesus, becomes the family's good luck charm after a string of success for each family member . However, Florida refuses to entertain the notion that the painting had anything to do with the recent string of "good times". Creator Eric Monte appears as Numbers Runner . </P> <P> Note: This episode was taped after the pilot to add additional characters and to provide background for those in the pilot episode . </P> In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #83 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Getting Up the Rent (The Pilot)" </Td> <Td> Donald McKayle and Perry Rosemond </Td> <Td> Eric Monte </Td> <Td> February 22, 1974 (1974 - 02 - 22) </Td> <Td> January 7, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <P> With an eviction notice over their heads, the Evans family scrambles to come up with $74 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 . </P> Guest star: Matthew "Stymie" Beard (former Our Gang child actor) as Monty and Hal Williams as one of the movers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "God's Business Is Good Business" </Td> <Td> Bob LaHendro and Donald McKayle </Td> <Td> Roland Wolpert </Td> <Td> March 1, 1974 (1974 - 03 - 01) </Td> <Td> January 28, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> An 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 . James is set to take it, but Florida is against James accepting the job, believing it goes against his morals and values . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Michael Gets Suspended" "The Midget Strikes Back" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Eric Monte </Td> <Td> March 8, 1974 (1974 - 03 - 08) </Td> <Td> February 12, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 and Florida become determined to prove to Michael that he is wrong . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Sex and the Evans Family" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Story by: Donald L. Stewart Teleplay by: Norman Paul and Jack Elinson </Td> <Td> March 15, 1974 (1974 - 03 - 15) </Td> <Td> February 26, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 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). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Junior Gets a Patron" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Larry Siegel </Td> <Td> March 22, 1974 (1974 - 03 - 22) </Td> <Td> February 19, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 . 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Junior the Senior" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Story by: Ken Hecht & Lloyd Garver Teleplay by: Ken Hecht & Lloyd Garver and Lou Derman & Bill Davenport </Td> <Td> March 29, 1974 (1974 - 03 - 29) </Td> <Td> March 6, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Florida and James are worried that J.J. will not 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "The Visitor" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Story by: Bob Wolterstorf, Allessandro R. Veith and Thad Mumford Teleplay by: Norman Paul and Jack Elinson </Td> <Td> April 5, 1974 (1974 - 04 - 05) </Td> <Td> March 20, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Springtime in the Ghetto" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Norman Paul and Jack Elinson </Td> <Td> April 19, 1974 (1974 - 04 - 19) </Td> <Td> March 27, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "The TV Commercial" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Story by: Simon Muntner, Lou Derman and Bill Davenport Teleplay by: Lou Derman and Bill Davenport </Td> <Td> April 26, 1974 (1974 - 04 - 26) </Td> <Td> April 3, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Florida comes home from the supermarket with great news--she has been offered a role in a TV commercial . What is even better is the pay she will get--$5,000 . However, once she reads the script and tests the product, Florida has second thoughts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "The Checkup" "James Goes Down" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Kurt Taylor and John Donley </Td> <Td> May 3, 1974 (1974 - 05 - 03) </Td> <Td> April 10, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Florida and the children become concerned about James' 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 for a check up . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "My Son, The Lover" "I Love Marcy" </Td> <Td> Herbert Kenwith </Td> <Td> Story by: Lou Derman & Bill Davenport Teleplay by: Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Norman Paul & Jack Elinson </Td> <Td> May 10, 1974 (1974 - 05 - 10) </Td> <Td> April 17, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No. in series </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Tape date </Th> </Tr>

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