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| Season 2, Episode 18 Number (#31) in series (133 episodes) | ||||
| Tape date | January 16, 1975 | |||
| Air date: | February 4, 1975 | |||
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV | |||
| Written by: | Jack Elinson & Norman Paul (teleplay/story) Patricia Edwards (story) | |||
| Directed by: | Herbert Kenwith | |||
| Production code: | 218 | |||
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The Debutante Ball | |||
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| Starring: | Esther Rolle John Amos Jimmie Walker Ja'net Dubois Bern Nadette Stanis Ralph Carter | |||
| Guest starring: | Santiago Gonzalez *Rosanne Katon Ann Weldon | |||
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The Debutante Ball is the eighteenth episode of Season 2 of Good Times and the thirty-first episode overall. Written by Jack Elinson and Norman Paul from a story by Patricia Edwards, the episode, which was directed by Herbert Kenwith, originally aired on CBS-TV, premiering on February 4, 1975.
Synopsis[]
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.
Storyline[]
J.J. is enchanted with his new girlfriend, Clarissa, and is all set to take her to a ritzy debutante ball. However, Clarissa has come to the Evans' apartment with some bad news - her parents will not let her go with J.J., saying that they think she is too good for him.
Plot summary[]
J.J. (Jimmie Walker) is on Cloud Nine when wealthy young Clarissa Robinson (Rosanne Katon) asks him to escort her to a debutante ball. Alas, Clarissa's upscale black parents (Santiago Gonzalez, Ann Weldon) are dead set against her dating a "slum dweller." The episode's climax, a showdown between the stuffy Mr. Robinson and the outraged James Evans (John Amos), is one of the series' most hilariously satisfying denouements.
Guest starring[]
- Santiago Gonzalez as Mr. Robinson (as Santiago A. Gonzales III)
- Rosanne Katon as Clarissa Robinson
- Ann Weldon as Mrs. Robinson