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Good Times Season 2 |
| Episode 1 - [Florida Flips] |
| Details : Florida's strange behavior has the family and Willona wondering what's wrong with her. Michael thinks she's beginning menopause while Willona believes she's fed up with the boredom that comes with being a housewife. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Helen Martin | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Sep. 10, 1974 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [J jBecomes A Man Part 1] |
| Details : J.J.'s 18th birthday has James and Florida in a fit when they find out they won't be able to give J.J. the art supplies he wanted because James' credit has been reduced to 0. After the birthday party news hits the Evans family that J.J. has been arrested for robbing a liquor store. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Sep. 17, 1974 |
| Episode 3 - [J jBecomes A Man Part 2] |
| Details : J.J. is taken down to the police station for questioning in the liquor store robbery. The family gathers there and tries to think up ways to raise enough money for J.J.'s bail and ultimately consider taking money from a loan shark. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mel Stewart | Ron Masak | James Greene | Connie Sawyer | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Sep. 24, 1974 |
| Episode 4 - [Crosstown Buses Run All Day Doodah Doodah] |
| Details : Michael has the chance to be bused to a better school in a white neighborhood but he is determined to get out of it. Florida and James first hear about the opportunity when his principal arrives to question them about their responses on a busing questionnaire that Michael responded to and forged his parents names. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ron Glass | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Oct. 01, 1974 |
| Episode 5 - [The Man I Most Admire] |
| Details : Michael must write an essay on the person whom he most admires. He first picks Florida for her strength and effort in keeping the family together. However Florida points out that James may be the best person. However James' recent actions in applying for a new job leave little to be admired. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Oct. 08, 1974 |
| Episode 6 - [Thelma's Young Man] |
| Details : Thelma's been seeing the same man for two months and hasn't introduced him to the family yet. However when she comes home with an engagement ring Florida and James demand that they meet him and they are in for a surprise when they finally do. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Louis Gossett Jr. | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Oct. 15, 1974 |
| Episode 7 - [The I qTest] |
| Details : Michael one of the brightest boys in his class comes home with the news that he scored the lowest out of his whole class on an I.Q. test. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Austin Pendleton | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Oct. 22, 1974 |
| Episode 8 - [The Encyclopedia Hustle] |
| Details : An encyclopedia salesman is the last person James wants to see when he comes home from work. However he softens when he learns the man is blind. This leads James to sign a contract and reads the fine print only after the man leaves. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ron Glass | Writer : Eric Cohen | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Oct. 29, 1974 |
| Episode 9 - [The Gang Part 1] |
| Details : J.J. secretly has become a member of the Satan's Knights a gang who are in the midst of a gang war with the Warlords. Two members and the leader of the Satan's Knights arrive at the Evan's home to escort a scared J.J. to a meeting place where the two gangs are to tangle. However on the way there they run into James and Florida and a scuffle ensues leaving J.J. shot. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael D. Roberts | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : Eric Monte | |
| Air Date : Nov. 12, 1974 |
| Episode 10 - [The Gang Part 2] |
| Details : J.J. is recovering after being shot by Mad Dog which only turned out to be a flesh wound. Meanwhile a vengeful James presses charges against Mad Dog but a worried Florida is afraid James's anger will take over before the law does. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Wheaton | Roger Aaron Brown | Lynn Hamilton | Richard Stahl | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : Eric Monte | |
| Air Date : Nov. 19, 1974 |
| Episode 11 - [The Matchmaker] |
| Details : A wedding has Florida realizing that Willona is the only friend of hers left that isn't married. So this leads Florida to try her hand at matchmaking and matches her with a friend of James'. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Nov. 26, 1974 |
| Episode 12 - [The Windfall] |
| Details : James finds a bag of robbery loot adding up to $27000. After some coaxing from Florida James decides to turn it in. However what Florida doesn't know is that there was $29000 in the bag and James kept the other $2000. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvin Childress | David Lewis | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : Allan Manings | |
| Air Date : Dec. 03, 1974 |
| Episode 13 - [Sometimes There's No Bottom In The Bottle] |
| Details : Cousin Naomi is visiting the Evans' for the Christmas season. However her visit is not a happy one for Thelma who discovers that Naomi is hiding a serious drinking problem. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Larry Markes | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 10, 1974 |
| Episode 14 - [Florida's Big GIg] |
| Details : James is sure he's going to get a sales position at a department store but when he brings Florida along on the interview he is in for a big surprise the supervisor would rather hire Florida rather then him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Charlotte Rae | Dick O'Neill | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 31, 1974 |
| Episode 15 - [Florida Goes To School] |
| Details : Florida is going to night school hoping to achieve a High School Equivalency diploma but her working in the daytime and going to school at night puts a strain on her relationship with James. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Hal Williams | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Jan. 07, 1975 |
| Episode 16 - [The Nude] |
| Details : A woman aks J.J. to paint a nude portrait of her as a birthday gift for her husband. However Florida has a hard time understanding why a woman would pose in the nude and why she has to pose in the Evans' apartment. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Carl Weathers | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Jan. 14, 1975 |
| Episode 17 - [The Family Business] |
| Details : Realizing his mechanical skills Florida suggests that James open a fix-it shop but when they go to the bank they're turned down for a loan. This leads James to set up shop right in the apartment despite a clause in the lease. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Johnny Brown | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : Allan Manings | |
| Air Date : Jan. 21, 1975 |
| Episode 18 - [The Debutante Ball] |
| Details : 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 won't let her go with J.J. citing that they think she's too good for him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rosanne Katon | Santiago Gonzalez | Ann Weldon | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Feb. 04, 1975 |
| Episode 19 - [The Dinner Party] |
| Details : An elderly resident of the projects appears to be living on pet food after Michael takes out her garbage. The Evans family's attempt to do something for her is complicated when she brings a meat loaf to dinner and the kids suspect it is made from dog food. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Frances Foster | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : Allan Manings | |
| Air Date : Feb. 11, 1975 |
| Episode 20 - [The Houseguest] |
| Details : A childhood friend of James' arrives for a visit and quickly his gambling problem becomes an Evans family problem when two hoods show up looking for him to pay off a $5000 debt. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ernie Wheelwright | Raymond Allen | Thalmus Rasulala | Ernie Barnes | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Feb. 18, 1975 |
| Episode 21 - [My Girl Henrietta] |
| Details : The Evans family's joy at finally getting to meet J.J.'s girl Henrietta is shrouded by J.J.'s declaration that his immediate future could include Henrietta and matrimony. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tina Andrews | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Feb. 25, 1975 |
| Episode 22 - [The Enlistment] |
| Details : The Evans' family is hit with a double dose of unemployment blues after both James and J.J. lose their jobs. Wanting to support his family J.J. decides to join the U.S. army. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : William Christopher as The Doctor | Maidie Norman | Bill Walker | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Mar. 04, 1975 |
| Episode 23 - [Thelma's Scholarship] |
| Details : Thelma has a chance at winning a scholarship to an exclusive boarding school in Michigan. However even before she knows she won a snobby girl from a fraternity comes around wanting Thelma to join and quickly discovers they just want her because she's black. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Randi Kallan | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Mar. 11, 1975 |
| Episode 24 - [The Lunch Money Ripoff] |
| Details : A bully has been stealing Michael's lunches which prompts James to give him some tips on how to handle the situation. However Michael surprises everyone with his own tactic he invites the bully home for the weekend. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Mar. 18, 1975 |