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Good Times: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Feb 8, 1974 Updated Jul 21, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Too Old Blues

Feb 8, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E2

Black Jesus

Feb 15, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E3

Getting Up the Rent

Feb 22, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E4

God's Business is Good Business

Mar 1, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E5

Michael Gets Suspended

Mar 8, 1974 · 30 min

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 Flor

S1·E6

Sex and the Evans Family

Mar 15, 1974 · 30 min

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 Th

S1·E7

Junior Gets a Patron

Mar 22, 1974 · 30 min

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 patro

S1·E8

Junior the Senior

Mar 29, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E9

The Visitor

Apr 5, 1974 · 30 min

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 himse

S1·E10

Springtime in the Ghetto

Apr 19, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E11

The TV Commercial

Apr 26, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E12

The Check Up

May 3, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E13

My Son the Lover

May 10, 1974 · 30 min

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 Th