The Best Episodes of Good Times Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(176 votes)

   #1 - Too Old Blues

   S1:E12/8/1974

   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

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   7.8/10(180 votes)

   #2 - Black Jesus

   S1:E22/15/1974

   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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   Director:John Rich

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3. 

   7.5/10(148 votes)

   #3 - Getting Up the Rent

   S1:E32/22/1974

   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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   Writer:Eric Monte
4. 

   7.3/10(141 votes)

   #4 - God's Business is Good Business

   S1:E43/1/1974

   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.

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5. 

   7.7/10(123 votes)

   #5 - Michael Gets Suspended

   S1:E53/8/1974

   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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   Director:Herbert Kenwith

   Writer:Eric Monte
6. 

   7.8/10(124 votes)

   #6 - Sex and the Evans Family

   S1:E63/15/1974

   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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   Director:Herbert Kenwith

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   6.9/10(106 votes)

   #7 - Junior Gets a Patron

   S1:E73/22/1974

   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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   Director:Herbert Kenwith

   Writer:Larry Siegel
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   7.5/10(110 votes)

   #8 - Junior the Senior

   S1:E83/29/1974

   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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   Director:Herbert Kenwith

   Writer:Lloyd Garver
9. 

   7.6/10(115 votes)

   #9 - The Visitor

   S1:E94/5/1974

   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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   Director:Herbert Kenwith

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10. 

    8.0/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Springtime in the Ghetto

    S1:E104/19/1974

    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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    Director:Herbert Kenwith

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11. 

    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #11 - The TV Commercial

    S1:E114/26/1974

    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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    Director:Herbert Kenwith

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12. 

    7.7/10(107 votes)

    #12 - The Check Up

    S1:E125/3/1974

    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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    Director:Herbert Kenwith

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13. 

    7.1/10(104 votes)

    #13 - My Son the Lover

    S1:E135/10/1974

    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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    Director:Herbert Kenwith

    Writer:Unknown