Season 1

1. S01E01

   Too Old Blues

   1974-02-08

   Tests indicate that James is a candidate for a union apprenticeship program, but his birth certificate says differently

   Pilot note — From the desk: Good Times opens its catalog run with “Too Old Blues” (1974-02-08). Black family sitcom landmark — and a case study in creative control battles. J.J. fever, cast exits, and Norman Lear-era politics on and off set.

2. S01E02

   Black Jesus

   1974-02-15

   A sudden run of good luck and one of J.J.'s paintings create a religious conflict in the Evans household.

3. S01E03

   Getting Up the Rent

   1974-02-22

   The Evans family faces eviction from their Chicago apartment.

4. S01E04

   God's Business is Good Business

   1974-03-01

   A self-proclaimed "shepherd of the Lord" asks James to become one of his herdsmen.

5. S01E05

   Michael Gets Suspended

   1974-03-08

   A remark in class gets Michael suspended from school.

6. S01E06

   Sex and the Evans Family

   1974-03-15

   Florida and James fear that there is more between Thelma and her new beau than a five-year difference.

7. S01E07

   Junior Gets a Patron

   1974-03-22

   J.J., an aspiring artist, is discovered by a man who wants to become his patron.

8. S01E08

   Junior the Senior

   1974-03-29

   Odds are good that J.J. will be held back a grade

9. S01E09

   The Visitor

   1974-04-05

   An angry Housing Authority official visits the Evans family after one of Michael's letters to the editor is published.

10. S01E10

    Springtime in the Ghetto

    1974-04-19

    Florida's charitable instincts could lose her an award.

11. S01E11

    The TV Commercial

    1974-04-26

    Florida is asked to be a health tonic's spokeswoman.

12. S01E12

    The Check Up

    1974-05-03

    The family tries to convince James that he should see a doctor for his headaches and emotional outbursts.

13. S01E13

    My Son, the Lover

    1974-05-10

    A popular girl (Ta-Tanisha) steals J.J.'s heart.

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