7.5/10101 votes#1 - Florida Flips
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1974
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: N/A
- 7.4/1089 votes
#2 - J.J. Becomes a Man (1)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1974
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: N/A
- 7.5/10102 votes
#3 - J.J. Becomes a Man (2)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1974
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: N/A
- 7.0/1093 votes
#4 - Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1974
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
- 6.9/1089 votes
#5 - The Man I Most Admire
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1974
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: N/A
- 7.0/1093 votes
#6 - Thelma's Young Man
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1974
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
- 6.9/10107 votes
#7 - The I.Q. Test
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1974
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: N/A
- 7.5/10110 votes
#8 - The Encyclopedia Hustle
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1974
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
- 8.0/10129 votes
#9 - The Gang (1)
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1974
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
- 8.1/10109 votes
#10 - The Gang (2)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1974
J.J. is recovering after being shot by Mad Dog, which only turned out to be a flesh wound. Meanwhile, a vengeful James presses charges against Mad Dog but a worried Florida is afraid James's anger will take over before the law does.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: Eric Monte
- 7.0/1083 votes
#11 - The Matchmaker
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1974
A wedding has Florida realizing that Willona is the only friend of hers left that isn't married. So this leads Florida to try her hand at matchmaking, and matches her with a friend of James'.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1095 votes
#12 - The Windfall
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1974
James finds a bag of robbery loot adding up to $27,000. After some coaxing from Florida, James decides to turn it in. However, what Florida doesn't know is that there was $29,000 in the bag and James kept the other $2000.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: Allan Manings
- 7.0/10102 votes
#13 - Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1974
Cousin Naomi is visiting the Evans' for the Christmas season. However, her visit is not a happy one for Thelma, who discovers that Naomi is hiding a serious drinking problem.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: Larry Markes
- 7.2/1085 votes
#14 - Florida's Big Gig
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/31/1974
James is sure he's going to get a sales position at a department store but when he brings Florida along on the interview he is in for a big surprise, the supervisor would rather hire Florida rather then him.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1087 votes
#15 - Florida Goes to School
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1975
Florida is going to night school hoping to achieve a High School Equivalency diploma, but her working in the daytime and going to school at night puts a strain on her relationship with James.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: John Baskin
- 7.6/10104 votes
#16 - The Nude
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1975
A woman aks J.J. to paint a nude portrait of her as a birthday gift for her husband. However, Florida has a hard time understanding why a woman would pose in the nude and why she has to pose in the Evans' apartment.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1085 votes
#17 - The Family Business
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/21/1975
Realizing his mechanical skills, Florida suggests that James open a fix-it shop but when they go to the bank, they're turned down for a loan. This leads James to set up shop right in the apartment, despite a clause in the lease.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: Allan Manings
- 7.5/10106 votes
#18 - The Debutante Ball
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1975
J.J. is enchanted with his new girlfriend, Clarissa, and is all set to take her to a ritzy debutante ball. However, Clarissa has come to the Evans' apartment with some bad news, her parents won't let her go with J.J., citing that they think she's too good for him.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10129 votes
#19 - The Dinner Party
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1975
An elderly resident of the projects appears to be living on pet food after Michael takes out her garbage. The Evans family's attempt to do something for her is complicated when she brings a meat loaf to dinner and the kids suspect it is made from dog food.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: Allan Manings
- 7.4/1093 votes
#20 - The Houseguest
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1975
A childhood friend of James' arrives for a visit and quickly his gambling problem becomes an Evans family problem when two hoods show up looking for him to pay off a $5000 debt.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1085 votes
#21 - My Girl Henrietta
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/25/1975
The Evans family's joy at finally getting to meet J.J.'s girl Henrietta is shrouded by J.J.'s declaration that his immediate future could include Henrietta and matrimony.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1092 votes
#22 - The Enlistment
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/4/1975
The Evans' family is hit with a double dose of unemployment blues after both James and J.J. lose their jobs. Wanting to support his family, J.J. decides to join the U.S. army.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1083 votes
#23 - Thelma's Scholarship
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/11/1975
Thelma has a chance at winning a scholarship to an exclusive boarding school in Michigan. However, even before she knows she won, a snobby girl from a fraternity comes around wanting Thelma to join and quickly discovers they just want her because she's black.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10117 votes
#24 - The Lunch Money Ripoff
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/18/1975
A bully has been stealing Michael's lunches which prompts James to give him some tips on how to handle the situation. However, Michael surprises everyone with his own tactic, he invites the bully home for the weekend.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: John Baskin
The Best Episodes of Good Times Season 2
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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...
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Network:CBS
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Florida Flips" is the best rated episode of "Good Times" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Herbert Kenwith and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/1974. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "J.J. Becomes a Man (1)".