Good Times (1974)
TVPG
Sitcom
Florida Evans raises her family in a Chicago apartment building.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, May 4
The Rent Party
Season 3 • Episode 24
The Evanses put together a rent party to raise money for the project's favorite senior citizen.
Saturday, May 4
Getting Up the Rent
Season 1 • Episode 3
The Evans family faces eviction from their Chicago apartment.
Saturday, May 4
God's Business Is Good Business
Season 1 • Episode 4
A self-proclaimed "shepherd of the Lord" asks James to become one of his herdsmen.
Saturday, May 4
The Check Up
Season 1 • Episode 12
The family convinces James that he should see a doctor for his headaches and emotional outbursts.
Saturday, May 4
The Man I Most Admire
Season 2 • Episode 5
Michael's school assignment sets off a chain reaction of events in the Evans household.
Saturday, May 4
The Encyclopedia Hustle
Season 2 • Episode 8
The fine print at the bottom of an "easy payment" contract buys the Evanses a lot of trouble.
Saturday, May 4
The Windfall
Season 2 • Episode 12
James is unhappy when he all he gets for a good deed is obscene phone calls.
Saturday, May 4
The Family Business
Season 2 • Episode 17
The Evans family risks eviction to open a fix-it shop in their apartment.
Monday, May 6
A Place to Die
Season 3 • Episode 16
Michael's elderly friend asks to move in with the Evanses for a most unusual reason.
Monday, May 6
Sweet Daddy Williams
Season 3 • Episode 19
The numbers king of the neighborhood commissions J.J. to paint a portrait.
Tuesday, May 7
The Investigation
Season 3 • Episode 20
Michael's research for a bicentennial report leads to strange happenings for the Evans family.
Tuesday, May 7
J.J. in Trouble
Season 3 • Episode 21
When an old girlfriend visits J.J., she brings along some upsetting news.
Wednesday, May 8
Florida the Woman
Season 3 • Episode 22
Sick of being treated like a servant by her family, Florida accepts a lunch invitation from a man.
Wednesday, May 8
The Break Up
Season 3 • Episode 23
Thelma's indecision turns to agony when Harry accepts a new job and moves to California.
Thursday, May 9
The Big Move
Season 4 • Episode 1
As the Evanses prepare to join James in Mississippi, a damper is thrown on everything.
Thursday, May 9
The Big Move
Season 4 • Episode 2
Florida's attitude toward James' death causes dissension in an already saddened household.
Friday, May 10
J.J. and the Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 3
Thelma's favorite teacher falls first for J.J.'s paintings and then for J.J.
Friday, May 10
Michael the Warlord
Season 4 • Episode 4
Michael is pressured into becoming a member of a street gang that is terrorizing the neighborhood.
Saturday, May 11
Sex and the Evans Family
Season 1 • Episode 6
Florida and James fear that there is more between Thelma and her new beau than an age difference.
Saturday, May 11
Springtime in the Ghetto
Season 1 • Episode 10
Florida jeopardizes her standing in a contest by helping to dry out the neighborhood wino.
Saturday, May 11
The TV Commercial
Season 1 • Episode 11
Florida is asked to be the television spokeswoman for a new health tonic.
Saturday, May 11
Florida Flips
Season 2 • Episode 1
Florida promises to burst into a hurricane unless someone can figure out what triggered the storm.
Saturday, May 11
The Matchmaker
Season 2 • Episode 11
Florida plays matchmaker for Willona and a male friend of James.
Saturday, May 11
Florida's Big Gig
Season 2 • Episode 14
James is sure that the new job he has been promised is the answer to the family's troubles.
Saturday, May 11
Florida Goes to School
Season 2 • Episode 15
Florida's dream of finally getting her high-school diploma is clouded by James' opposition.
Saturday, May 11
The Nude
Season 2 • Episode 16
Florida and James are torn between letting J.J. do a portrait and their misgivings about the model.
Saturday, May 11
Operation Florida
Season 3 • Episode 3
James insists that Florida stay in a private hospital instead of the clinic for a minor operation.
Saturday, May 11
Florida's Rich Cousin
Season 3 • Episode 5
James is miserable to be around, and money -- or the lack of it -- is responsible.
Saturday, May 11
Florida's Protest
Season 3 • Episode 11
Florida pickets the neighborhood supermarket after a roast from the store makes everyone sick.
Saturday, May 11
Cleatus
Season 3 • Episode 14
The FBI shows up at the Evanses' asking a lot of questions about Florida's cousin Cleatus.
Saturday, May 11
Florida the Woman
Season 3 • Episode 22
Sick of being treated like a servant by her family, Florida accepts a lunch invitation from a man.
Saturday, May 11
The Big Move
Season 4 • Episode 1
As the Evanses prepare to join James in Mississippi, a damper is thrown on everything.
Saturday, May 11
The Big Move
Season 4 • Episode 2
Florida's attitude toward James' death causes dissension in an already saddened household.
Saturday, May 11
Florida's Night Out
Season 4 • Episode 11
The children and Willona try to convince Florida to have some fun.
Saturday, May 11
Grandpa's Visit
Season 4 • Episode 9
Grandpa Evans brings a special guest of his own for Thanksgiving.
Saturday, May 11
The Hustle
Season 4 • Episode 14
J.J., Thelma and Michael get involved in selling what people think is "hot" underwear.
Saturday, May 11
A Stormy Relationship
Season 4 • Episode 19
Florida hits the ceiling when Michael announces that his new boss has converted him to atheism.
Saturday, May 11
Florida and Carl
Season 4 • Episode 20
Florida's reluctance to go on a date proves to be justified when her evening heads for disaster.
Saturday, May 11
Love Has a Spot on His Lung
Season 4 • Episode 23
Carl tells J.J., Thelma and Michael that he is going to propose to Florida.
Saturday, May 11
Love Has a Spot on His Lung
Season 4 • Episode 24
The Evans family finally discovers Carl's serious medical secret.
Saturday, May 11
Florida Gets a Job
Season 6 • Episode 5
J.J. could have the answer to Florida's need to find work for herself.
Saturday, May 11
The Physical
Season 6 • Episode 20
Florida's efforts to pass an important medical exam at work may be thwarted.
Monday, May 13
Michael's Great Romance
Season 4 • Episode 5
J.J. tries to lend a helping hand when Michael experiences his first great romance.
Monday, May 13
Evans Versus Davis
Season 4 • Episode 6
J.J. becomes an instant celebrity after winning a local art show.
Tuesday, May 14
J.J.'s New Career
Season 4 • Episode 7
J.J. resorts to crime in an effort to get his family out of the ghetto.
Tuesday, May 14
J.J.'s New Career
Season 4 • Episode 8
Florida has only one choice of action when she discovers what J.J. is doing for money.
Wednesday, May 15
Grandpa's Visit
Season 4 • Episode 9
Grandpa Evans brings a special guest of his own for Thanksgiving.
Wednesday, May 15
Rich Is Better Than Poor ... Maybe
Season 4 • Episode 10
After J.J. wins the lottery, he is faced with two gun-toting members of a girls' gang.
Thursday, May 16
Florida's Night Out
Season 4 • Episode 11
The children and Willona try to convince Florida to have some fun.
Thursday, May 16
The Judy Cohen Story
Season 4 • Episode 12
J.J. comes up with a vocal discovery that he calls the "great white hope."
Friday, May 17
The Comedian and the Loan Sharks
Season 4 • Episode 13
The backers for J.J.'s new client turn out to be loan sharks.
Friday, May 17
The Hustle
Season 4 • Episode 14
J.J., Thelma and Michael get involved in selling what people think is "hot" underwear.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: Meet Penny, Part 1
Season 5 • Episode 1
Willona and the Evans family try to help a mysterious little girl.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: Meet Penny, Part 2
Season 5 • Episode 2
Willona and the Evans family try to help a mysterious little girl.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: The Solution
Season 5 • Episode 3
Willona must make an agonizing decision that could change the rest of her life.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: The Final Final
Season 5 • Episode 4
Willona anxiously awaits the adoption board's decision about her impending motherhood.
Saturday, May 18
Willona, the Fuzz
Season 5 • Episode 6
Willona turns to spying to raise money for ice-skating lessons for Penny.
Saturday, May 18
Willona's Mr. Right
Season 5 • Episode 14
Willona chooses between a chance with the man of her dreams or something more important.
Saturday, May 18
Penny's Christmas
Season 5 • Episode 12
Willona's Christmas joy is threatened when she learns that her most precious gift may be taken.
Saturday, May 18
Where There's Smoke
Season 5 • Episode 16
Penny painfully discovers that smoking is dangerous to more than one's health.
Saturday, May 18
Write On, Thelma
Season 5 • Episode 23
Thelma is ecstatic when her first play is chosen for production until she discovers the "catch.".
Saturday, May 18
Entertainment, Evans Style
Season 5 • Episode 24
Willona, the Evans family and friends put on a show to raise money for a day-care center.
Saturday, May 18
Stomach Mumps
Season 6 • Episode 6
Willona makes an effort to protect Penny from learning the facts of life.
Saturday, May 18
The Snow Storm
Season 6 • Episode 11
Florida takes charge of a group of children trapped in a deserted building during a snowstorm.
Saturday, May 18
The Physical
Season 6 • Episode 20
Florida's efforts to pass an important medical exam at work may be thwarted.
Saturday, May 18
A Matter of Mothers
Season 6 • Episode 21
Willona is forced into the stand of a lifetime when Penny's natural mother arrives.
Saturday, May 18
Where Have All the Doctors Gone?
Season 6 • Episode 17
Florida's anxious search for a doctor quickly turns to anger.
Saturday, May 18
The End of the Rainbow
Season 6 • Episode 22
Good fortune shines on the Evans family and creates the happiest day of Florida's life.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: Meet Penny, Part 1
Season 5 • Episode 1
Willona and the Evans family try to help a mysterious little girl.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: Meet Penny, Part 2
Season 5 • Episode 2
Willona and the Evans family try to help a mysterious little girl.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: The Solution
Season 5 • Episode 3
Willona must make an agonizing decision that could change the rest of her life.
Saturday, May 18
The Evans Get Involved: The Final Final
Season 5 • Episode 4
Willona anxiously awaits the adoption board's decision about her impending motherhood.
Saturday, May 18
Willona, the Fuzz
Season 5 • Episode 6
Willona turns to spying to raise money for ice-skating lessons for Penny.
Saturday, May 18
Willona's Mr. Right
Season 5 • Episode 14
Willona chooses between a chance with the man of her dreams or something more important.
Saturday, May 18
Penny's Christmas
Season 5 • Episode 12
Willona's Christmas joy is threatened when she learns that her most precious gift may be taken.
Saturday, May 18
Where There's Smoke
Season 5 • Episode 16
Penny painfully discovers that smoking is dangerous to more than one's health.
Monday, May 20
Thelma's African Romance
Season 4 • Episode 15
Thelma enjoys a romantic relationship with an African student.
Monday, May 20
Thelma's African Romance
Season 4 • Episode 16
Thelma plans to move in with her African boyfriend despite Florida's objections.
Tuesday, May 21
Willona's Surprise
Season 4 • Episode 17
Willona discovers the surprise guest at her birthday party is her ex-husband.
Tuesday, May 21
A Friend in Need
Season 4 • Episode 18
J.J., Thelma and Michael throw a wild party while Florida is gone for the weekend.
Wednesday, May 22
A Stormy Relationship
Season 4 • Episode 19
Florida hits the ceiling when Michael announces that his new boss has converted him to atheism.
Wednesday, May 22
Florida and Carl
Season 4 • Episode 20
Florida's reluctance to go on a date proves to be justified when her evening heads for disaster.
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