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| Season 5, Episode 18 Number (#103) in series (133 episodes) | ||||
| Tape date | December 22, 1977 | |||
| Air date: | February 6, 1978 | |||
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV / United States | |||
| Written by: | Don Segall | |||
| Directed by: | Gerren Keith | |||
| Production code: | 518 | |||
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The Boarder | |||
| Cast Information | ||||
| Starring: | Jimmie Walker Ja'net Dubois Johnny Brown Bern Nadette Stanis Ralph Carter | |||
| Guest starring: | Taurean Blacque Gammy Burdett Dianne Dixon B.J. Douglas Rozelle Gayle Hank Rolike | |||
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The Boarder is the eighteenth episode of Season 5 of Good Times, and also the 103rd series episode overall. Written by Don Segall, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, premiered on CBS-TV, first airing on February 6, 1978.
Synopsis
The Evanses get a boarder to help pay the rent. But he's hiding a small secret: he's a witness to a crime and is currently in police protection.
Storyline
JJ decides to rent out a room in their apartment for the extra money. They then find out the man is a witness to a crime and a hit-man might be looking for him.
Plot summary
Hoping to alleviate the monthly rent problem, J.J. (Jimmie Walker) opens the doors of the Evans apartment to a boarder. Little does J.J. realize that the new tenant is in protective police custody. But this state of affairs becomes painfully evident when the Evans family find themselves in the cross hairs of a likely syndicate hit.
Guest starring
- Taurean Blacque as John Dunbar, Jr.
- Gammy Burdett as Mrs. Dunbar
- Dianne Dixon as Lady (as Dianne O. Dixon)
- B.J. Douglas as Delivery Man
- Rozelle Gayle as Frazee
- Hank Rolike as John Dunbar, Sr.