| Good Times: Season Two | |
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| Episodes aired: 24 aired
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| Network/Airdates: CBS-TV, September 10, 1974 - March 18, 1975
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Good Times: Season 2 episodes[]
This page lists all of the episodes aired in the second season of the CBS-TV series Good Times. The season opening episode, "Florida Flips" aired on September 10, 1974, and the season finale, "The Lunch Money Ripoff", aired on March 18, 1975, as a total of 24 episodes were aired that season. Johnny Brown appears as Nathan Bookman, the conniving building superintendent, for the first time in the episode "The Family Business"; the character would remain a recurring one until the depaurture of John Amos from the series, when the storyline has James die in an auto accident at the start of Season 3, as Brown is made a main part of the cast that season.
Season 2 (1974-1975)[]
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| Image | # in Series | Prod. Code | # in Season | Episode Title | Written by | Directed by | First aired | Tape Date |
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14 | 201 | 1 | "Florida Flips" | Jack Elinson & Norman Paul (teleplay/story) John Donley & Kurt Taylor (story) |
Herbert Kenwith | September 10, 1974 | July 18, 1974 |
| For J.J.'s 18th birthday, his parents want to get him art supplies, but James' bad credit complicates matters. Meanwhile, J.J. is picked up by police for robbing a liquor store. | ||||||||
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15 | 202 (202a) | 2 (2a) | "J.J. Becomes a Man (Part 1)" a.k.a. "J.J. Is Arrested" |
Jack Elinson & Norman Paul | Herbert Kenwith | September 17, 1974 | August 1, 1974 |
| For J.J.'s 18th birthday, his parents want to get him art supplies, but James' bad credit complicates matters. Meanwhile, J.J. is picked up by police for robbing a liquor store. | ||||||||
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16 | 203 (202b) | 3 (2b) | "J.J. Becomes a Man (Part 2)" a.k.a. "J.J. Is Arrested" |
Jack Elinson & Norman Paul | Herbert Kenwith | September 24, 1974 | August 15, 1974 |
| The police question J.J. about the robbery and the Evanses contemplate going to a loan shark for J.J.'s bail. | ||||||||
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17 | 204 | 4 | "Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah" | John Baskin & Roger Shulman | Herbert Kenwith | October 1, 1974 | July 25, 1974 |
| Michael forges his parents' signature on a busing questionnaire to get out of being shipped to a better school in a white neighborhood. | ||||||||
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18 | 205 | 5 | "The Man I Most Admire" | Michael Morris | Herbert Kenwith | October 8, 1974 | August 8, 1974 |
| Michael must write an essay for school on the person he admires. He picks his mother for her strength, but Florida suggests that James would be the better person to write about. | ||||||||
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19 | 206 | 6 | "Thelma's Young Man" | John Baskin & Roger Shulman (teleplay) Roland Wolpert (story) |
Herbert Kenwith | October 15, 1974 | September 12, 1974 |
| Florida and James are shocked when they meet the man Thelma has been secretly dating for two months. And with an impending wedding, her parents are concerned about their obvious differences. | ||||||||
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20 | 207 | 7 | "The I.Q. Test" | Jay Moriarty & Mike Milligan | Herbert Kenwith | October 22, 1974 | September 5, 1974 |
| Florida and James are surprised when Michael gets very low marks on his I.Q. test despite being one of the smartest kids in his class. After Michael explains the test, his parents visit the school to express their concerns. | ||||||||
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21 | 208 | 8 | "The Encyclopedia Hustle" | Bob Shayne & Eric Cohen | Herbert Kenwith | October 29, 1974 | August 29, 1974 |
| When a blind man comes to the Evans household selling encyclopedias, James takes pity on the man and signs a contract agreeing to buy them. But after he leaves, James reads the fine print and realizes he's made a mistake.
Note: Ron Glass guest stars as the encyclopedia salesman. | ||||||||
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22 | 209 (209a) | 9 (9a) | "The Gang (Part 1)" a.k.a. J.J. and the Gang |
Jack Elinson, Allan Manings, and Norman Paul (teleplay) Eric Monte (story / teleplay) |
Herbert Kenwith | November 12, 1974 | October 17, 1974 |
| To his parents dismay, J.J. joins a gang. Their fears are proved warranted when J.J. is shot. | ||||||||
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23 | 210 (209b) | 10 (9b) | "The Gang (Part 2)" a.k.a. J.J. and the Gang |
Jack Elinson, Allan Manings, and Norman Paul (teleplay) Eric Monte (story / teleplay) |
Herbert Kenwith | November 19, 1974 | October 31, 1974 |
| J.J.'s wound is only superficial but James wants revenge on the man who shot his son and will do anything to get it. | ||||||||
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24 | 211 | 11 | "Florida, the Matchmaker" | Jack Elinson & Norman Paul | Herbert Kenwith | November 26, 1974 | October 3, 1974 |
| Florida wants Willona to settle down and fixes her up with one of James' friends. | ||||||||
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25 | 212 | 12 | "The Windfall" a.k.a. James Goes to Far... |
Allan Mannings | Herbert Kenwith | December 3, 1974 | October 10, 1974 |
| James stumbles on a bag containing $27,000 of stolen money. He wants to keep it but Florida convinces him to take the money to the police. No good deed goes unpunished - James doesn't know that the bag originally contained $29,000 dollars. | ||||||||
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26 | 213 | 13 | "Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle" | Norm Liebmann & Larry Markes | Herbert Kenwith | December 10, 1974 | November 7, 1974 |
| Thelma's favorite cousin is staying with the Evanses for Christmas. Her visit becomes an issue when Thelma discovers she has a serious drinking problem. | ||||||||
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27 | 214 | 14 | "Florida's Big Gig" | Bob Peete | Herbert Kenwith | December 31, 1974 | November 21, 1974 |
| Florida accompanies James on his job interview at a department store, but the supervisor prefers to hire Florida and not James. | ||||||||
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28 | 215 | 15 | "Florida Goes to School" | John Baskin & Roger Shulman (teleplay) Michael E. Coleman (story) |
Herbert Kenwith | January 7, 1975 | December 5, 1974 |
| Florida wants to get her GED but between night school and working, her relationship with James suffers. | ||||||||
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29 | 216 | 16 | "The Nude" a.k.a. "Painting Naked Woman" |
Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant (teleplay} Barry E. Blitzer {story) |
Herbert Kenwith | January 14, 1975 | December 12, 1974 |
| Florida has a problem with a woman who wants J.J. to paint her in the nude. Though the portrait is a gift for her husband, Florida doesn't want her posing in the family's apartment. | ||||||||
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30 | 217 | 17 | "The Family Business" | Jack Elinson, Allan Mannings & Norman Paul (teleplay) Alex Barris (story) |
Herbert Kenwith | January 21, 1975 | December 19, 1974 |
| James is rejected for a bank loan to open his own fix-it shop. So, he sets up business in the apartment. | ||||||||
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31 | 218 | 18 | "The Debutante Ball" | Jack Elinson & Norman Paul (teleplay) Patricia Edwards (story) |
Herbert Kenwith | February 4, 1975 | January 16, 1975 |
| J.J. falls for a girl from a ritzy family. Despite being crazy about one another, her parents won't let him take her to a fancy dance because he's not good enough for them. | ||||||||
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32 | 219 | 19 | "The Dinner Party" a.k.a. "Dog Food Lover" |
Bob Fisher & Phil Naples (teleplay / story} Allan Mannings (story) |
Herbert Kenwith | February 11, 1975 | January 23, 1975 |
| The Evanses suspect their elderly neighbor is surviving on dog food. They invite her over for dinner but are faced with a dilemma when she insists on bringing the meatloaf. | ||||||||
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33 | 220 | 20 | "The Houseguest" | Jack Elinson, Norman Paul, John Fenton Murray & Elon Packard | Herbert Kenwith | February 18, 1975 | January 30, 1975 |
| James' childhood friend (Thalmus Rasulala) brings more than old stories when he comes to visit - his $5,000 gambling debt brings two thugs looking for payment to the Evans household. | ||||||||
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34 | 221 | 21 | "My Girl Henrietta" | Bob Peete | Herbert Kenwith | February 25, 1975 | February 13, 1975 |
| J.J. is determined to quit school and work full-time in order to marry his girlfriend, Henrietta. James and Florida don't understand until a very pregnant Henrietta visits the Evanses. | ||||||||
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35 | 222 | 22 | "The Enlistment" | Art Baer & Ben Joelson | Herbert Kenwith | March 4, 1975 | February 20, 1975 |
| When both James and J.J. lose their jobs, J.J. decides to help his family by joining the army. | ||||||||
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36 | 223 | 23 | "Thelma's Scholarship" | Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant | Herbert Kenwith | March 11, 1975 | February 27, 1975 |
| Thelma has an opportunity to attend a prestigious boarding school. But when a snooty sorority girl (Randi Kallan) is too insistent that Thelma join, she realizes they only want her because she's black. | ||||||||
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37 | 224 | 24 | "The Lunch Money Ripoff" | John Baskin & Roger Shulman | Herbert Kenwith | March 18, 1975 | March 6, 1975 |
| James tries to teach Michael some tactics on how to handle a bully at school. Michael has his own ideas and invites the boy over to his house. | ||||||||
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