Good Times

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Norman Lear's Catchy Classics
Another hit sitcom from Norman Lear, Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which was itself a spin-off of All in the Family, making Good Times the first spin-off of a spin-off. The series follows the Evans family and their three children as they live, work, and get by in a public housing project in inner-city Chicago.

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Dec 10th 6:30p ET

I Had A Dream

J.J. is convinced that he will get a promotion at work and begins a celebration a bit too early. It seems that the promotion that J.J. wants may only be filled by a white person when a co-worker convinces J.J. that the promotion will only go to a white man. This leads J.J. to have a crazy dream where he gets to experience being white.

Dec 11th 6:00p ET

The Boarder

J.J. is suddenly demoted to part-time at his job so to pick up extra money for the rent, J.J. decides to take in a boarder. However, little does he know the man he takes in, is placed there by the police department for his protection. Soon paranoia takes over the Evans household in fear that a hit man is out to kill the J.J.'s boarder.

Dec 11th 6:30p ET

J.J.'s Condition

J.J.'s latest relationship with a woman, Barbara, who's currently married but plans on divorcing her husband, results with him coming down with an ulcer. The situation is compounded when J.J. learns that she and her husband still share an apartment.

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Related Stories

Esther Rolle said Good Times proves that you can be happy anywhere
The Evans family proved that true happiness was still possible without much money.
Jimmie Walker didn't want people to identify him with his Good Times character
Walker wanted to be a comedian and playing J.J. Evans gave him the needed exposure.
Esther Rolle wanted Good Times writers to eliminate some of J.J. Evans' ''foolishness''
"Rather than get rid of Jimmie, I would like to see them eliminate some of the flippant things he does and make the character responsible."
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