Good Times
Good Times title screen
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Eric Monte Michael Evans
Starring	Esther Rolle (Season 1-4, 6) John Amos (Season 1-3) Jimmie Walker Ja'net DuBois Bern Nadette Stanis Ralph Carter Janet Jackson (Season 5-6) Johnny Brown (Season 5-6) Ben Powers (Season 6)
Opening theme	Dave Grusin Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman
Country of origin	United States
No. Eric Monte (born Kenneth Williams circa 1944 is an American Television writer who has written for and created notable shows depicting 1970s African Michael Jonas Evans ( November 3 1949 – December 14 2006) (usually credited as Mike Evans) was an American Actor Esther Rolle ( November 8, 1920 &ndash November 17, 1998) was an American actress of stage and television John Amos (born December 27, 1939) is an American Actor and former football player who has received both a Primetime Emmy James Carter Walker (born June 25, 1947) is an American Actor and Stand-up comedian known for portraying J Ja'net Du Bois (pronounced Ja-NAY Doo-BWAH) ( August 5, 1945) is an African American film and television Actress. Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress best known for her role as the strong-willed Thelma Evans on the CBS sitcom, Good Times Ralph Carter (born May 30, 1961 in New York New York) is an American actor Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Johnny Brown (born June 11, 1937 in Saint Petersburg Florida) is an American Actor and Singer. Alton "Ben" Powers (born February 13, 1949 in Yonkers New York) is an American actor David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an Academy Award -winning American Composer, arranger and Pianist. Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) is a prolific American Lyricist and Songwriter. Marilyn Bergman (born November 10, 1929) is a Composer, Songwriter and Author. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons	6
No.  of episodes	133
Production
Executive producer(s)	Allan Manings Norman Lear
Running time	approx. See also Good Times Here are the list of Good Times episodes that originally aired on February 8, 1974 until August 1 1979 on CBS Allan Manings was a famous TV producer and comedy writer in the 1950s 1960s and 1970s Norman Milton Lear (born July 27 1922 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Television writer and producer who produced such popular 0:23 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	February 8, 1974 – August 1, 1979
Chronology
Preceded by	Maude
Related shows	Hanging In
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Good Times was a top-rated, Golden Globe-nominated sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The year 1974 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1974. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. Maude is an Emmy and Golden Globe -winning half-hour American Television Sitcom that was originally broadcast on the Mr Dugan is a projected American sitcom about a black congressman that was cancelled before its scheduled airdate in March 1979 The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, produced by Norman Lear, and was a spinoff of Maude. Eric Monte (born Kenneth Williams circa 1944 is an American Television writer who has written for and created notable shows depicting 1970s African Michael Jonas Evans ( November 3 1949 – December 14 2006) (usually credited as Mike Evans) was an American Actor Norman Milton Lear (born July 27 1922 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Television writer and producer who produced such popular A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Maude is an Emmy and Golden Globe -winning half-hour American Television Sitcom that was originally broadcast on the

Set in Chicago, all episodes of Good Times were produced in the Los Angeles area. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood, California. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Los Angeles' Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed. Metromedia Square (also known as Fox Television Center from 1986 to 1996 was a Radio and Television studio facility located at 5746 Sunset Boulevard

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Principal cast 3 Topical situations 4 Initial success 5 Ratings 6 Backstage tension 7 The Big Move 8 Good Times without the parents 9 Reruns 10 DVD releases 11 Notes 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

Synopsis

Good Times starred Esther Rolle as Florida Evans and John Amos as her husband, James Evans, Sr.. Esther Rolle ( November 8, 1920 &ndash November 17, 1998) was an American actress of stage and television Florida Evans Dixon (born 1929 was the Supporting character on the Sitcom Maude and the lead character in its Spin-off, John Amos (born December 27, 1939) is an American Actor and former football player who has received both a Primetime Emmy James Evans Sr (born March 16, 1932; died September 22, 1976) was a Supporting character portrayed by Emmy Award The characters originated on the sitcom Maude as Florida and Henry Evans, with Florida employed as Maude's housekeeper in upstate New York. Maude is an Emmy and Golden Globe -winning half-hour American Television Sitcom that was originally broadcast on the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous When producers decided to feature the Florida character in her own show, they applied retroactive changes to the characters' history. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Henry's name became James, there was no mention of Maude, and the couple now lived in Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Good Times was based on Eric Monte's childhood (although one of the main characters name is "Michael Evans", which is the same name of co-creator, Mike Evans). Michael (or Mike Evans may refer to;In religion Michael Charles Evans, Roman Catholic bishop of East Anglia England;In the arts Florida and James Evans had three children and the family rented an apartment in a housing project (implicitly the infamous Cabrini-Green projects, shown in the opening and closing credits but never mentioned by name on the show) in a poor, black neighborhood in inner-city Chicago. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local Cabrini-Green is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA Public housing development on Chicago 's North Side, bordered by Evergreen Avenue The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse Florida and James' children were J. J. (Jimmie Walker), Thelma (Bern Nadette Stanis), and Michael (Ralph Carter). James Evans Jr ( August 24 1956) is an American Breakout character on the 1970s sitcom, Good Times, he James Carter Walker (born June 25, 1947) is an American Actor and Stand-up comedian known for portraying J Thelma Evans Anderson ( June 18, 1957) is a Supporting character of the 1970s family Sitcom Good Times. Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress best known for her role as the strong-willed Thelma Evans on the CBS sitcom, Good Times Michael Evans ( January 23, 1961 or 1963) is a American Supporting character from the 1970s American Sitcom Ralph Carter (born May 30, 1961 in New York New York) is an American actor When the series began, J. J. and Thelma were seventeen and sixteen years old, respectively, and Michael, called "the militant midget" by his father due to his passionate activism, was eleven years old. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Their exuberant neighbor, and Florida's best friend, was Willona Woods (played by Ja'net Du Bois), a recent divorcée. Willona Woods (born 1945) is the Supporting character on the television series Good Times. Ja'net Du Bois (pronounced Ja-NAY Doo-BWAH) ( August 5, 1945) is an African American film and television Actress.

Jimmy Walker (J. J. ) was 26, Bern Nadette Stanis (Thelma) was 20, Ralph Carter (Michael) was 12, John Amos (James) was 34, Esther Rolle (Florida) was 53 (19 years older than Amos), and Ja'net DuBois (Willona) was 29.

Principal cast

• Esther Rolle - Florida Evans (Seasons 1-4, 6)
• John Amos - James Evans, Sr. (Seasons 1-3)
• Ja'net Du Bois - Willona Woods
• Ralph Carter - Michael Evans
• Bern Nadette Stanis - Thelma Evans Anderson
• Jimmie Walker - James Evans, Jr. ("J.J.")
• Johnny Brown - Nathan Bookman (Seasons 5 and 6; recurring 2-4)
• Janet Jackson - Millicent "Penny" Gordon Woods (Seasons 5 and 6)
• Ben Powers - Keith Albert Anderson (Season 6)

Topical situations

As was the case on other Norman Lear sitcoms, the characters and subject matter in Good Times were a breakthrough for American television. Esther Rolle ( November 8, 1920 &ndash November 17, 1998) was an American actress of stage and television Florida Evans Dixon (born 1929 was the Supporting character on the Sitcom Maude and the lead character in its Spin-off, John Amos (born December 27, 1939) is an American Actor and former football player who has received both a Primetime Emmy James Evans Sr (born March 16, 1932; died September 22, 1976) was a Supporting character portrayed by Emmy Award Ja'net Du Bois (pronounced Ja-NAY Doo-BWAH) ( August 5, 1945) is an African American film and television Actress. Willona Woods (born 1945) is the Supporting character on the television series Good Times. Ralph Carter (born May 30, 1961 in New York New York) is an American actor Michael Evans ( January 23, 1961 or 1963) is a American Supporting character from the 1970s American Sitcom Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress best known for her role as the strong-willed Thelma Evans on the CBS sitcom, Good Times Thelma Evans Anderson ( June 18, 1957) is a Supporting character of the 1970s family Sitcom Good Times. James Carter Walker (born June 25, 1947) is an American Actor and Stand-up comedian known for portraying J James Evans Jr ( August 24 1956) is an American Breakout character on the 1970s sitcom, Good Times, he Johnny Brown (born June 11, 1937 in Saint Petersburg Florida) is an American Actor and Singer. Nathan Bookman (born September 15, 1934) was a Fictional character in the television show Good Times. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Millicent "Penny" Gordon Woods was a Supporting character in the television series Good Times. Alton "Ben" Powers (born February 13, 1949 in Yonkers New York) is an American actor Keith Albert Anderson is a Supporting character in the sitcom, Good Times. Working class characters had certainly been featured in sitcoms before (dating back at least to The Honeymooners), but never before had a weekly series featured African American characters living in such impoverished conditions. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types The Honeymooners debuted as a half-hour series on October 1 1955. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa (Fred and Lamont Sanford of Sanford and Son, though they lived in the poor area of Watts, at least had their own home and business. Sanford and Son is an American Sitcom that premiered on the NBC Television network on January 14 1972, and was broadcast for Watts is a residential district in southern Los Angeles California (more specifically part of South Los Angeles) ) Episodes of Good Times dealt with the characters' attempts to "get by" in a high rise project building in Chicago, Illinois despite all the odds stacked against them. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. When he was not unemployed, James Evans was a man of pride and would often say to his wife or family "I ain't accepting no hand-outs. " He usually worked at least two jobs, many of them temporary such as a dishwasher or car washer, and when he had to he would gather his trusty pool stick, much to Florida's disappointment, and sneak out and hustle up a few bucks as he struggled to provide for his family. Being a sitcom, however, the episodes were usually more uplifting and positive than they were depressing, as the Evans family stuck together and persevered.

Initial success

The program premiered in February of 1974; high ratings led CBS to renew the program for the 1974–1975 season, as it was the seventeenth-highest-rated program that year. During its first full season on the air, 1974–1975, the show was the seventh-highest-rated program in the Nielsen ratings and a quarter of the American television-viewing public tuned in to an episode during any given week. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television In the third season, the series was the twenty-fourth-highest-rated program that season. During 1974–1975, three of the top ten highest-rated programs on American TV centered around the lives of African-Americans: Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, and Good Times. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Sanford and Son is an American Sitcom that premiered on the NBC Television network on January 14 1972, and was broadcast for Good Times's ratings however, declined over time partly because of the many times the show was moved around the CBS schedule.

Ratings

Good Times was a hit during the first four seasons. The ratings went down when the show had entered its final season:

• 1973-1974: #17
• 1974-1975: #7
• 1975-1976: #24
• 1976-1977: #26
• 1977-1978: #39
• 1978-1979: #45

Backstage tension

Almost from the premiere episode, J. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) J. , an aspiring artist, was the public's favorite character on the show and his frequently-invoked catch phrase "Dy-no-mite" became very popular. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance James Evans Jr ( August 24 1956) is an American Breakout character on the 1970s sitcom, Good Times, he As the series progressed through its second and third year, however, Rolle and Amos, who played the Evans parents, grew more disillusioned with the direction the show was taking as J. J. 's antics and stereotypically buffoonish behavior took precedence in the storylines. Rolle was rather vocal about disliking the character of J. J. in a 1975 interview with Ebony magazine. Ebony, a monthly Magazine for the African American market was founded by John H

"He's eighteen and he doesn't work. He can't read or write. He doesn't think. The show didn't start out to be that. . . Little by little—with the help of the artist, I suppose, because they couldn't do that to me—they have made J. J. more stupid and enlarged the role. Negative images have been slipped in on us through the character of the oldest child. "^[1]

Although doing so less publicly, Amos also was outspoken about his dissatisfaction with J. J. 's character. The ill feelings came to a head when it came time to negotiate Amos' contract in the summer of 1976, and he was dismissed from the series. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

"The writers would prefer to put a chicken hat on J. J. and have him prance around saying "DY-NO-MITE", and that way they could waste a few minutes and not have to write meaningful dialogue. "^[2][3]

The Big Move

Husband-and-wife team Austin and Irma Kalish were hired to oversee the day-to-day running of the show, replacing Allan Manings, who had become executive producer at a time when he was also working on another Lear sitcom, One Day at a Time. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production For the song of the same name see One Day at a Time (song One Day at a Time was a long-running American Situation The Kalishes and Manings, as script supervisors, threw ideas to writers Roger Shulman, John Baskin, and Bob Peete, and eventually penned an exit for Amos's character. John Baskin is a television writer and producer known for series such as Three's Company, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and

At the beginning of the 1976–1977 season, the family was packing to move from the ghetto to a better life in Mississippi where James had found a job as a partner in a garage. A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure At the end of the first episode that season, Florida learned via a telegram (which, at first, she thought was to congratulate her on her move) that James was killed in a car accident. It was the second episode in the 1976-1977 season in which she uttered her famous line: "Damn, Damn, DAMN!" The show continued without a father, which was something Rolle did not want to pursue. One of the primary appeals of the project for her had been the presentation it initially offered of the strong black father heading his family. Many critics contend that the show "jumped the shark" after the death of James' character. Jumping the shark is a Colloquialism used by TV Critics and fans to denote that point in a TV show or movie series' history where the plot veers

However, she stayed on hoping that the loss of the father's character would necessitate a shift in J. J. 's character, as J. J. would now become the man of the family. The writers did not take this approach, however; if anything, J. J. 's foolishness only increased. Wanting no further part in such depictions, by the summer of 1977, Rolle left the series. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays She was written out as marrying and moving to Arizona with her new love interest, Carl Dixon (Moses Gunn). The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Moses Gunn ( 2 October 1929 - 16 December 1993) was an American actor

Around the 1976-1977 season, Good Times still excelled in the Nielsen Ratings, peaking at the 1976-1977 season at #26, making its fourth year breaking the top 30 rated programs. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

Rolle had disliked the Carl Dixon character, as she believed Florida would not have moved on so quickly after James' death. Rolle also thought the writers had disregarded Florida's devout Christian beliefs by making her fall for Carl, who was an atheist. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Atheism When Rolle eventually agreed to return to the show, there were several conditions, one of which was that the Carl Dixon character be written out as if he never existed; another condition of her return was she would have a greater say in the storyline and J. J. would become a more respectable character--and she would also receive a raise in pay.

Good Times without the parents

With Amos and Rolle gone, Ja'net Du Bois took over as the star, checking on the Evans children as they were now living alone. New characters were added or had their roles expanded: Johnny Brown as the overweight building superintendent Nathan Bookman; Ben Powers as Thelma's husband Keith Anderson; and Janet Jackson as Penny Gordon Woods, an abused girl adopted by Willona. Johnny Brown (born June 11, 1937 in Saint Petersburg Florida) is an American Actor and Singer. Nathan Bookman (born September 15, 1934) was a Fictional character in the television show Good Times. Alton "Ben" Powers (born February 13, 1949 in Yonkers New York) is an American actor Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Millicent "Penny" Gordon Woods was a Supporting character in the television series Good Times. Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born This move made Ja'net Du Bois (Willona Woods) the only character to be in every episode from start to finish. Ja'net Du Bois (pronounced Ja-NAY Doo-BWAH) ( August 5, 1945) is an African American film and television Actress. Willona Woods (born 1945) is the Supporting character on the television series Good Times.

It was at this time that many viewers defected from the series as the fifth season ranked only at #39, and although Florida returned (the writers had finally let J. J. 's character mature to a point that Rolle found tolerable) for the sixth season in 1978, the viewers did not, and production was halted abruptly in early 1979, after the last season only ranked at #45.

The last original episode of Good Times aired in the summer of 1979. In a series finale typical of the series, each character had a "happy ending. A series finale is the very last installment of a Television series, usually a Sitcom or Drama. " J. J. finally got his big break as an artist for a comic book company, after years of the audience waiting for such a development. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative J. J. 's newly-created character, DynoWoman, was based on Thelma. Michael attended college and moved into an on-campus dorm. Keith's bad knee miraculously healed, leading to the Chicago Bears offering him a contract to play football. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Keith and (a newly pregnant) Thelma moved to a luxury apartment across town in Chicago's upscale Gold Coast area and offered Florida the chance to move in with them (and her future grandchild). Willona became the head buyer of the boutique she worked in; she and Penny moved in to the same building and became their downstairs neighbors (yet again).

Reruns

In addition, the network TV One (which can be seen on Comcast cable systems as well as DirecTV) airs the show in a programming block with another African-American sitcom, 227. For other uses see TV1 disambiguation TV One is a television network based in Silver Spring, Maryland and primarily Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded 227 is an American Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985 until May 6,

The sitcom has also aired regularly on TV Land. TV Land (originally Nick at Nite's TV Land) is an American Cable television network launched April 29, 1996. It first aired as a 48-hour marathon the weekends of July 23, 2005, November 26, 2005, and May 6, 2006. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The year 2006 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2006. However, TV Land airs the version of episodes that were edited for syndication, while TV One airs the original edits, as they were shown on during its CBS primetime run, albeit digitally-remastered.

In late 2006 or early 2007, Good Times was pulled from the TV Land lineup along with several other shows (most notably Happy Days) to make room for some new programming. Happy Days is an American Television sitcom that originally aired from 1974 to 1984 on ABC. The show returned in mid-February with a 48-hour weekend marathon. However, the show has now returned to the TV Land lineup, airing every weekday morning, and sporadically as a two-hour block on Thursday evenings. Currently, it can be seen in a two-episode block, (preceded by The Jeffersons) from 3:00AM to 3:30AM (half-hour block, airs every morning) and 11:00AM to 12:00PM, Eastern Time on weekday mornings.

Good Times will be available in Canada via Canwest's digital specialty channel, DejaView beginning September 10, 2007. It will air at 3:00pm, 9:00pm and 3:00am. It will also air weekends at 3:00 and 3:30pm.

DVD releases

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 between February 2003 and August 2006. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to Walmart has also sold seasons of Good Times, with seasons of The Jeffersons in a two pack. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores

Season Releases

DVD Name	Release Date	Additional Information
The Complete First Season	February 4, 2003	Includes all 13 episodes from Season 1. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
The Complete Second Season	February 3, 2004	Includes all 24 episodes from Season 2
The Complete Third Season	August 10, 2004	Includes all 24 episodes from Season 3. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
The Complete Fourth Season	February 15, 2005	Includes all 23 episodes from Season 4. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The Complete Fifth Season	August 23, 2005	Includes all 24 episodes from Season 5. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The Complete Sixth Season	August 1, 2006	Includes all 24 episodes from Season 6. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Notes

• One part of the lyrics to the theme song is notorious for being hard to discern - notably the lyric "Hanging in a chow line"/"Hanging in and jiving" (depending on the source used). Dave Chappelle used this part of the lyrics as a quiz in his "I Know Black People" skit on Chappelle's Show in which the former was claimed as the answer. David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American Comedian, Screenwriter, television / Film producer, and Chappelle's Show is an American Comedy Television The insert for the Season One DVD box set have the lyric as "hangin' in a chow line". But the song's writers, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, have confirmed that the lyric is "hanging in and jiving"^[4]

• In 1992, while in its third season, In Living Color aired an unaired episode with music video parodies, J.J. Evans, played by Shawn Wayans did a spoof Hip-Hop song based on LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out. Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) is a prolific American Lyricist and Songwriter. Marilyn Bergman (born November 10, 1929) is a Composer, Songwriter and Author. The year 1992 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1992. This article is about the television series For the band see Living Colour. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics James Evans Jr ( August 24 1956) is an American Breakout character on the 1970s sitcom, Good Times, he Shawn M Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American Actor and Comedian who starred in In Living Color James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor This article is about the LL Cool J album For the round in Never Mind The Buzzcocks, see Mama Said 'Knock You Out'.

• Ralph Carter's character shares the same name as Good Times co-creator Michael Evans. Michael Jonas Evans ( November 3 1949 – December 14 2006) (usually credited as Mike Evans) was an American Actor Evans portrayed Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons. All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing

• One of the consistent themes of Good Times during the first three seasons was James' inability to find a well-paying, long-term job. John Amos would later have recurring roles on several TV series as characters with excellent jobs, such as an NFL coach (In the House), the mayor of Washington, D.C. (The District), and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (The West Wing). The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. In the House is a television Sitcom that premiered April 10, 1995 originally on NBC (Seasons 1 and 2 aired on NBC, and Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The District was a Television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004 The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( CJCS) is by law the highest ranking military officer overall in the United States Armed

• John Amos's portrayal of James Evans Sr. is frequently cited as perhaps the most realistic depiction of an African-American father in television history. James' death is almost universally recognized as the moment when the series "jumped the shark". Jumping the shark is a Colloquialism used by TV Critics and fans to denote that point in a TV show or movie series' history where the plot veers

• On April 10, 2004, Janet Jackson made her second appearance on Saturday Night Live (the first being in 1994) as a guest host and musical guest, and before the show closes with the goodnights, the Good Times sketch aired and it featured the original characters: Florida, played by Kenan Thompson, Willona, played by Maya Rudolph, Michael played by Finesse Mitchell, Thelma, also played by Maya Rudolph, alongside with Tracy Morgan making a special appearance as Bookman, and Janet Jackson reprising her role as Penny. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama The year 2004 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2004. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. Not to be confused with Guest presenter. A guest host is a host usually of a Talk show, that substitutes for the regular host A musical guest is a Singer, band, or other Musician who makes a brief musical appearance on a Television program of a non-musical nature Florida Evans Dixon (born 1929 was the Supporting character on the Sitcom Maude and the lead character in its Spin-off, Kenan Thompson (born May 10 1978 is an American Actor and Comedian who is currently known for the titular role in Fat Albert, as a regular Willona Woods (born 1945) is the Supporting character on the television series Good Times. Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and Comedian, known as a long-running cast member on NBC Michael Evans ( January 23, 1961 or 1963) is a American Supporting character from the 1970s American Sitcom Finesse Mitchell (born June 12 1972 is an American Comedian. From 2003 to 2006 he was a regular performer on Saturday Night Live. Thelma Evans Anderson ( June 18, 1957) is a Supporting character of the 1970s family Sitcom Good Times. Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and Comedian, known as a long-running cast member on NBC Tracy Morgan (born November 10 1968) is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known for his role on the Sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live Nathan Bookman (born September 15, 1934) was a Fictional character in the television show Good Times. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Millicent "Penny" Gordon Woods was a Supporting character in the television series Good Times. Neither James Evans Sr. nor Keith Anderson is depicted. James Evans Sr (born March 16, 1932; died September 22, 1976) was a Supporting character portrayed by Emmy Award

• In March 2006, at the 4th Annual TV Land Awards, Good Times received the "Impact Award", for being "a show that offered both entertainment and enlightenment, always striving for both humor and humanity, with comedy that reflected reality. The TV Land Awards are American television awards that generally commemorate shows now off the air rather than in current production as with awards such as the Emmys " Norman Lear attended the ceremony, as did all the members of the principal cast except Esther Rolle (who died in 1998), Ben Powers, and Janet Jackson.

• On October 21, 1995, Jimmie Walker made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live when David Schwimmer hosted the show, Walker, alongside with cameo appearances by: Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, and Gary Coleman and a background choir were performing the theme song to "Good Times". Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The year 1995 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1995. James Carter Walker (born June 25, 1947) is an American Actor and Stand-up comedian known for portraying J A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2 1966 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an Emmy -nominated American Actor Lisa Diane Marie Kudrow (born July 30 1963 is an Emmy Award - and SAG -winning American actress, best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. Gary Wayne Coleman (born February 8, 1968) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom

• In 1997, The Wayans Bros. parodied Good Times with Shawn Wayans as J. The Wayans Bros is a Situation comedy that aired from 1995 to 1999 on The WB. Shawn M Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American Actor and Comedian who starred in In Living Color J. , Marlon Wayans as Michael, Anna Maria Horsford as Florida, John Witherspoon as James, and Ja'net DuBois, Johnny Brown and Bern Nadette Stanis all reprising their roles as Willona, Bookman and Thelma. Marlon L Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American Actor, producer, Comedian, writer, and director Anna Maria Horsford (born March 6, 1947) is an American television and film actress. John Witherspoon (born January 27, 1942) is an American comedy actor known for his roles in Hollywood Shuffle (1987 Boomerang Ja'net Du Bois (pronounced Ja-NAY Doo-BWAH) ( August 5, 1945) is an African American film and television Actress. Johnny Brown (born June 11, 1937 in Saint Petersburg Florida) is an American Actor and Singer. Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress best known for her role as the strong-willed Thelma Evans on the CBS sitcom, Good Times

• James Evans Sr. serves as the template for other strong African-American TV fathers, including Lester Jenkins (227), Phillip Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Carl Winslow (Family Matters), and J. James Evans Sr (born March 16, 1932; died September 22, 1976) was a Supporting character portrayed by Emmy Award African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Lester Jenkins was the primary male character on the series 227, and was portrayed by veteran actor Hal Williams. 227 is an American Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985 until May 6, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996 Family Matters is an American sitcom about a Middle-class family living in Chicago. C. Williams (New York Undercover). New York Undercover is a one-hour police drama that ran on the FOX network from 1994 to 1998.

• Former Our Gang child actor Matthew "Stymie" Beard appeared in five episodes, including four appearances as James' friend Monty. "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. For the English film actor (born 1989 see Matthew Beard (British actor.

• J. J. 's paintings were actually created by African-American artist Ernie Barnes. Ernest Eugene "Ernie" Barnes Jr (born July 15, 1938) is an American Neo- Mannerist artist and former professional football The series helped to make the artist and his distinctive style famous.

• The first-season episode "Black Jesus" (where J. J. uses Ned the Wino as the model for a portrait of Jesus) was one of the first times that a primetime television series challenged the notion that Jesus had a Caucasian or European appearance (the first time being an All in the Family--also a Norman Lear production--episode from 1972 in which Henry Jefferson and Archie Bunker square off about the color of Jesus' skin). Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The Caucasian race, sometimes the Caucasoid race, is a term of Racial classification, coined around 1800 by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach for the " All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April Norman Milton Lear (born July 27 1922 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Television writer and producer who produced such popular Henry Jefferson is a fictional character the brother of George Jefferson from the TV series All in the Family. } Archibald "Archie" Bunker was a Fictional character in the long-running and top-rated American television Sitcom All in the Family

• The third-season episode "J. J. in Trouble" was one of the first times that the subject of STDs (then referred to as "VD") was addressed on a primetime television series. A sexually transmitted disease ( STD) or venereal disease ( VD) is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between Humans A sexually transmitted disease ( STD) or venereal disease ( VD) is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between Humans A 25-year old Jay Leno appears briefly in this episode. James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host

• In 1975, John Amos and Jimmie Walker both appeared in the Sidney Poitier-Bill Cosby film Let's Do It Again. Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. Let's Do It Again is a 1975 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby.

• Theodore Wilson who played the recurring role of Sweet Daddy Williams, returned in an episode in 1977 called "The Comedian And The Loan Sharks" taking on the role as Stanley the owner of a night club instead of his more infamous character in the show originally. Theodore "Teddy" Wilson ( December 10, 1943 - July 21, 1991) was an American Character actor best known for

• In the Drawn Together episode "Breakfast Food Killer", after Toot Braunstein says, "I'll always remember the good times," the Good Times theme song plays over a montage of clips featuring all the show's characters wearing afros. Drawn Together is an American Animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November " Breakfast Food Killer " is the thirty-second episode of the Animated television series Drawn Together. Toot Braunstein is a Fictional character in the Animated series Drawn Together.

• In the episode of 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby", Alec Baldwin (as Jack) gives life advice to Tracy Jordan as James Evans. 30 Rock is an American Television comedy Series created by Tina Fey. At the end of the dialogue, he pretends to die, i. e. the death of James in the show

• Robert Guillaume, the actor that portrayed Benson Dubois on the sitcom Benson, played in an episode about Fish Bone on Good Times. Robert Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) is an American stage and television Actor, perhaps best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979 to April 19, 1986 on ABC

See also

• List of Good Times Episodes

References

External links

• Good Times at the Internet Movie Database
• Good Times on TVLand.com

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