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The Worst Episodes of Good Times

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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  1. 5.2/10(99 votes)

    #1 - The Judy Cohen Story

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    S4:E12

    J.J. is managing Michael's singing group and gets them a gig at a local tavern. While there, J.J. comes across Judith Cohen, an act whom he knows will hit it big, given the right exposure.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  2. 6.2/10(74 votes)

    #2 - I Had a Dream

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    S5:E17

    J.J. wants a promotion at work but a co-worker convinces him that the promotion will only go to a white man. This leads J.J. to have a crazy dream where he gets to experience being white.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  3. 6.3/10(70 votes)

    #3 - The Comedian and the Loan Sharks

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    S4:E13

    J.J. borrows money from a loan shark to back his talented new comedian. However, within days, two thugs come to collect their money, money that J.J. doesn't have.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  4. 6.3/10(73 votes)

    #4 - The Boarder

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    S5:E18

    To pick up extra money for the rent, J.J. decides to take in a boarder. However, little does he know the man he takes in, is placed their by the police department for his protection.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  5. 6.4/10(74 votes)

    #5 - Write On, Thelma

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    S5:E23

    Thelma has written a full length play and is ecstatic when it is chosen to be produced as the local theater's latest production. Thelma quickly realizes a few changes to her manuscript may be needed, but it soon feels like almost everything will need to be changed to please the theater owner.

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  6. 6.4/10(83 votes)

    #6 - J.J. and T.C.

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    S6:E18

    A tomboy who's been helping out Bookman, wants J.J. to ask her to a dance. However, J.J. thinks of her as just one of the guys, that is until he has an encounter with her at a seedy pick-up bar.

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  8. 6.5/10(79 votes)

    #7 - Florida and Carl

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    S4:E20

    A reluctant Florida agrees to go on a date with Carl. However, once at the restaurant, she gets into an argument with him ending with him walking out.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
  9. 6.5/10(72 votes)

    #8 - My Son, the Father

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    S4:E21

    J.J. is all excited about taking Michael to a father-son dinner but when Michael breaks the news that he invited Carl to take him, J.J. storms out.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
  10. 6.5/10(65 votes)

    #9 - Something Old, Something New

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    S5:E21

    Grandpa Evans visits and has plans of becoming rich thanks to his new invention. Meanwhile, Lena, Grandpa's fiancee gets tired of being ignored and decides to leave him.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
  11. 6.5/10(71 votes)

    #10 - A Matter of Mothers

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    S6:E20

    Willona's latest boyfriend, Jeffrey, has been showering her and Penny with extravagant gifts even though they've only been seeing one another for a couple months. Little does Willona know, that he is part of a plan to make Willona look like an unfit mother, a plan engineered by Penny's birth mother.

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  12. 6.6/10(75 votes)

    #11 - Grandpa's Visit

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    S4:E9

    Florida and the children are excitedly anticipating the arrival of Grandpa Evans. However, he arrives with a loud companion in tow.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
  13. 6.7/10(83 votes)

    #12 - A Loss of Confidence

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    S3:E13

    Thelma brings home a friend of hers and instantly J.J. is smitten. However, when she rejects him he quickly loses all of his confidence and slips into a depression.

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    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.7/10(72 votes)

    #13 - Michael's Great Romance

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    S4:E5

    Michael is in love with Yvonne but every time he's around her he freezes. When Yvonne meets J.J. she instantly falls for him thus creating a sibling rivalry between Michael and J.J.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  15. 6.7/10(75 votes)

    #14 - The Hustle

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    S4:E14

    Florida's bad mood prompts the kids to go into the underwear selling business in order to raise enough money to send Florida on a vacation to Lake Geneva.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  16. 6.7/10(82 votes)

    #15 - Thelma's African Romance (2)

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    S4:E16

    Florida hits the roof when Thelma announces her plans of moving in with Ibe. However, things begin moving a little bit too fast when Ibe asks her to marry him and move to Nigeria.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  17. 6.7/10(75 votes)

    #16 - Bye, Bye, Bookman

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    S5:E9

    The conditions in the building become to much for Willona, Penny and the Evans kids to bare so they decide to circulate a petition that would terminate Bookman as the superintendet. However, Bookman and his wife, hatch a plan to save his job.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  18. 6.8/10(99 votes)

    #17 - Junior Gets a Patron

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  19. 6.8/10(69 votes)

    #18 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

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    S5:E13

    Michael's apathetic behavior towards household chores and homework leads J.J. to put his foot down and to step in as a father figure. He really comes down hard when Michael and Penny are arrested for being in a stolen vehicle.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Dan Wilcox
  20. 6.8/10(68 votes)

    #19 - Willona's New Job

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    S5:E22

    Willona's boyfriend, Frank, continues his efforts to try to get her to marry him. Meanwhile, down at the boutique, Willona gets a promotion but Frank is determined to get her to turn down the offer.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  21. 6.8/10(72 votes)

    #20 - The Physical

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    S6:E19

    Florida discovers she must take and pass a physical examination to keep her bus driving job. However, the night before her physical is utter chaos ending with Michael landing in jail.

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    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.9/10(97 votes)

    #21 - My Son the Lover

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.9/10(109 votes)

    #22 - The I.Q. Test

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  24. 6.9/10(91 votes)

    #23 - Florida Goes to School

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    S2:E15

    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.

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  25. 6.9/10(87 votes)

    #24 - Thelma's Scholarship

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    S2:E23

    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.

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  26. 6.9/10(85 votes)

    #25 - A Real Cool Job

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    S3:E1

    After taking some courses at a trade school, James has a chance of getting a good paying job. However, when he is finally offered one, there is one catch, it's in Alaska.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Judy Cohen Story" is the worst rated episode of "Good Times". It scored 5.2/10 based on 99 votes. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by N/A, it aired on 12/22/1976. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I Had a Dream".