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The Best Episodes of Good Times

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Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman

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    Good Times Season 2 Episode 1 - Florida Flips
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Florida Flips

    S2:E1

    Florida's strange behavior has the family and Willona wondering what's wrong with her. Michael thinks she's beginning menopause while Willona believes she's fed up with the boredom that comes with being a housewife.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Good Times Season 6 Episode 15 - Florida's Favorite Passenger (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Florida's Favorite Passenger (2)

    S6:E15

    After a near fatal accident, Larry's mother finally realizes that Larry has a hearing problem. Unable to take him to the doctor because she has to work, Mrs. Baker allows Florida to take him to the doctor, which is where Larry makes the announcement that he plans on running away from home.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Good Times Season 3 Episode 18 - J.J.'s Fiancee (2)
    2.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - J.J.'s Fiancee (2)

    S3:E18

    On the night of her senior prom, Diana decides to run off to Indiana and elope with J.J. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, switched purses leads the Evans family to discover Diana's drug problem and her supplier.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:John Baskin

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  4. Good Times Season 3 Episode 3 - Operation Florida
    0.5/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Operation Florida

    S3:E3

    Florida has had a pain in her side for the last two weeks but doesn't want to see a doctor out of fear of the cost. However, when James learns of her dilemma he decides to pay any cost for Florida's treatment, even after he learns she has to have a gallbladder operation.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Good Times Season 1 Episode 1 - Too Old Blues
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Too Old Blues

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Good Times Season 1 Episode 2 - Black Jesus
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Black Jesus

    S1:E2

    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"".

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Good Times Season 1 Episode 3 - Getting Up the Rent
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    #7 - Getting Up the Rent

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Monte

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  8. Good Times Season 1 Episode 4 - God's Business is Good Business
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - God's Business is Good Business

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Good Times Season 1 Episode 5 - Michael Gets Suspended
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Michael Gets Suspended

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Eric Monte

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  10. Good Times Season 1 Episode 6 - Sex and the Evans Family
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Sex and the Evans Family

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Good Times Season 1 Episode 7 - Junior Gets a Patron
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Junior Gets a Patron

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Larry Siegel

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  12. Good Times Season 1 Episode 8 - Junior the Senior
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Junior the Senior

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  13. Good Times Season 1 Episode 9 - The Visitor
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The Visitor

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Good Times Season 1 Episode 10 - Springtime in the Ghetto
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Springtime in the Ghetto

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Good Times Season 1 Episode 11 - The TV Commercial
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    #15 - The TV Commercial

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Good Times Season 1 Episode 12 - The Check Up
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - The Check Up

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Good Times Season 1 Episode 13 - My Son the Lover
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - My Son the Lover

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Good Times Season 2 Episode 2 - J.J. Becomes a Man (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - J.J. Becomes a Man (1)

    S2:E2

    J.J.'s 18th birthday has James and Florida in a fit when they find out they won't be able to give J.J. the art supplies he wanted because James' credit has been reduced to 0. After the birthday party, news hits the Evans family that J.J. has been arrested for robbing a liquor store.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Good Times Season 2 Episode 3 - J.J. Becomes a Man (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - J.J. Becomes a Man (2)

    S2:E3

    J.J. is taken down to the police station for questioning in the liquor store robbery. The family gathers there and tries to think up ways to raise enough money for J.J.'s bail and ultimately consider taking money from a loan shark.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Good Times Season 2 Episode 4 - Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah

    S2:E4

    Michael has the chance to be bused to a better school in a white neighborhood but he is determined to get out of it. Florida and James first hear about the opportunity when his principal arrives to question them about their responses on a busing questionnaire that Michael responded to and forged his parents names.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:John Baskin

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  21. Good Times Season 2 Episode 5 - The Man I Most Admire
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    #21 - The Man I Most Admire

    S2:E5

    Michael must write an essay on the person whom he most admires. He first picks Florida for her strength and effort in keeping the family together. However, Florida points out that James may be the best person. However, James' recent actions in applying for a new job leave little to be admired.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Good Times Season 2 Episode 6 - Thelma's Young Man
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Thelma's Young Man

    S2:E6

    Thelma's been seeing the same man for two months and hasn't introduced him to the family yet. However, when she comes home with an engagement ring, Florida and James demand that they meet him and they are in for a surprise when they finally do.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:John Baskin

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  23. Good Times Season 2 Episode 7 - The I.Q. Test
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The I.Q. Test

    S2:E7

    Michael, one of the brightest boys in his class, comes home with the news that he scored the lowest out of his whole class on an I.Q. test.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Good Times Season 2 Episode 8 - The Encyclopedia Hustle
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Encyclopedia Hustle

    S2:E8

    An encyclopedia salesman is the last person James wants to see when he comes home from work. However, he softens when he learns the man is blind. This leads James to sign a contract and reads the fine print only after the man leaves.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  25. Good Times Season 2 Episode 9 - The Gang (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Gang (1)

    S2:E9

    J.J. secretly has become a member of the Satan's Knights, a gang who are in the midst of a gang war with the Warlords. Two members and the leader of the Satan's Knights arrive at the Evan's home to escort a scared J.J. to a meeting place where the two gangs are to tangle. However, on the way there they run into James and Florida and a scuffle ensues leaving J.J. shot.

    Director:Herbert Kenwith
    Writer:Eric Monte

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Best Episodes Summary

"Florida Flips" is the best rated episode of "Good Times". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Herbert Kenwith and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/10/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Florida's Favorite Passenger (2)".