Good Times: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Good Times Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
A Real Cool Job
Sep 9, 1975 · 30 min
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.
Operation Florida
Sep 23, 1975 · 30 min
Florida has had a pain in her side for the last two weeks but doesn't want to see a doctor out of fear of the cost. However, when James learns of her dilemma he decides to pay any
Love in the Ghetto
Sep 30, 1975 · 30 min
Thelma has great news, she's engaged. However, her opinion of great news differs greatly with her parents who hit the roof after learning this.
Florida's Rich Cousin
Oct 7, 1975 · 30 min
Florida plans on borrowing money from her cousin to help pay some unexpected bills. James's pride stands in the way causing him to storm out to a bar, leaving Florida to learn abo
The Weekend
Oct 14, 1975 · 30 min
A friend of James' gives him permission to use his cabin to celebrate his and Florida's 20th wedding anniversary. However, the trick is trying to get Florida to stop worrying abou
The Baby
Oct 21, 1975 · 30 min
Florida and the kids throw a baby shower for a friend, Loretta. However, the joyous occasion is dampened when Loretta announces her plans of giving the baby up for adoption.
Michael's Big Fall
Oct 28, 1975 · 30 min
When James is out of town, Florida and her brother Wilbert are left to deal with a troubled Michael. His cutting classes, getting into fights at school and low grades are all warn
The Politicians
Nov 4, 1975 · 30 min
A feud erupts in the Evans' household when James and J.J. take the side of Alderman Fred Davis during his attempt at a re-election while Florida, Thelma and Willona take the side o
Willona's Dilemma
Nov 11, 1975 · 30 min
When J.J. brings home Walter, a man from his art class, he hits it off with Willona. Despite the fact that he's deaf, him and Willona begin a relationship one that Willona thinks
Florida's Protest
Nov 25, 1975 · 30 min
Florida and James become outraged when the kids get a touch of food poisoning after eating meat from the local supermarket. She organizes a group of concerned citizens and they boy
The Mural
Dec 2, 1975 · 30 min
J.J. is commissioned by a bank to paint a mural and in return will receive $250 needed for Thelma's college education whom recently won a scholarship and found herself $200 short.
A Loss of Confidence
Dec 9, 1975 · 30 min
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.
Cleatus
Dec 16, 1975 · 30 min
A bank robbery in Atlanta has the FBI showing up at the Evans' apartment to question Florida since her nephew, Cleatus is the prime suspect. Things get tense, when Cleatus arrives
The Family Tree
Dec 23, 1975 · 30 min
Thelma researches her family tree for a school project and discovers James's father is very much alive and living in the Chicago area. However, when James learns that Thelma has i
A Place to Die
Dec 30, 1975 · 30 min
An elderly man that Michael befriended stops by the Evans' apartment just prior to the New Years celebration and knowing that he only has a little time left, decides that this woul
J.J.'s Fiancee (1)
Jan 6, 1976 · 30 min
J.J. and his girlfriend, Diana, are getting serious and the topic of marriage comes up, something which both J.J. and Diana both want. However, both of their parents are totally a
J.J.'s Fiancee (2)
Jan 13, 1976 · 30 min
On the night of her senior prom, Diana decides to run off to Indiana and elope with J.J. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, switched purses leads the Evans family to discover Diana's dru
Sweet Daddy Williams
Jan 20, 1976 · 30 min
J.J. has been commissioned by a number's runner, Sweet Daddy Williams, to paint the portrait of his girlfriend, Savannah. In return, J.J. will get his own art display.
The Investigation
Jan 27, 1976 · 30 min
The family is being investigated by the FBI because they are suspected to be security risks due to Michael doing research about and communicating with a Communist country for a ter
J.J. in Trouble
Feb 3, 1976 · 30 min
When the children are left at home for the weekend, J.J. receives bad news that he has given VD to an ex-girlfriend. This leads an embarrassed J.J. to debate on whether or not to
Florida the Woman
Feb 17, 1976 · 30 min
After a morning of being take granted for by her children and her husband, Florida decides to take her boss up on a lunch invitation. This eventually leads to a confrontation with
The Break Up
Feb 24, 1976 · 30 min
Thelma's fiancee's idea of romance is taking her to a basketball game but that is the least of her worries after he gets a big break in California leaving her with two options, sta
The Rent Party
Mar 2, 1976 · 30 min
The Evans family decides to hold a rent party to help out a neighbor in the building whose electricity has just been turned off. However, the party may come to a quick halt when t