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Good Times•Season 5•Episode 11

Requiem for a Wino

6.9/10 · 82 votesDec 14, 197730 min

Ranked #15 of 24 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

Fishbone, a wino, complains that he has no friends and quickly discovers he has many when a vagrant steals his wallet and is later killed in a car accident. Everyone assumes, Fishbone is the one that was killed and they hold a wake.

Directed byGerren Keith

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Seasons6

All 1 2 3 4 5 6

Season 5 Episodes24

The Evans Get Involved (1)

The Evans Get Involved (2)

The Evans Get Involved (3)

The Evans Get Involved (4)

Thelma Moves Out

Willona, the Fuzz

Wheels

Breaker, Breaker

Bye, Bye, Bookman

Thelma's Brief Encounter

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Requiem for a Wino

Penny's Christmas

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Willona's Mr. Right

J.J. and the Boss' Daughter

Where There's Smoke

I Had a Dream

The Boarder

J.J.'s Condition

Willona, the Other Woman

Something Old, Something New

Willona's New Job

Write On, Thelma

That's Entertainment, Evans Style

Cast6

Ja'net DuBois

Ja'net DuBois

Wilona Woods

Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker

James "JJ" Evans

Ralph Carter

Ralph Carter

Michael Evans

Bern Nadette Stanis

Bern Nadette Stanis

Thelma Evans

J

Johnny Brown

Nathan Bookman

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Milicent 'Penny' Woods

Crew1

Gerren Keith

Gerren Keith

Director

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Episode Summary

"Requiem for a Wino" is episode 11 of Good Times season 5. It scored 6.9/10 from 82 votes, ranking #15 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Gerren Keith, it aired on December 14, 1977.

Next: E12 · Penny's Christmas Best of Season 5