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Good Times Season 3 |
| Episode 1 - [A Real Cool Job] |
| Details : After taking some courses at a trade school James has a chance of getting a good paying job. However when he is finally offered one there is one catch it's in Alaska. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Sep. 09, 1975 |
| Episode 2 - [The Family Gun] |
| Details : James brings a gun home to protect his family. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Sep. 16, 1975 |
| Episode 3 - [Operation Florida] |
| Details : Florida has had a pain in her side for the last two weeks but doesn't want to see a doctor out of fear of the cost. However when James learns of her dilemma he decides to pay any cost for Florida's treatment even after he learns she has to have a gallbladder operation. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Sep. 23, 1975 | Rating ➦ Not Rated |
| Episode 4 - [Love In The Ghetto] |
| Details : Thelma has great news she's engaged. However her opinion of great news differs greatly with her parents who hit the roof after learning this. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Carl Franklin | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Sep. 30, 1975 |
| Episode 5 - [Florida's Rich Cousin] |
| Details : Florida plans on borrowing money from her cousin to help pay some unexpected bills. James's pride stands in the way causing him to storm out to a bar leaving Florida to learn about the shocking news about her seemingly wealthy cousin by herself. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Percy Rodriguez | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Oct. 07, 1975 |
| Episode 6 - [The Weekend] |
| Details : A friend of James' gives him permission to use his cabin to celebrate his and Florida's 20th wedding anniversary. However the trick is trying to get Florida to stop worrying about the kids. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Judy Pace | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Oct. 14, 1975 |
| Episode 7 - [The Baby] |
| Details : Florida and the kids throw a baby shower for a friend Loretta. However the joyous occasion is dampened when Loretta announces her plans of giving the baby up for adoption. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Estelle Evans | Mary Alice | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Oct. 21, 1975 |
| Episode 8 - [Michael's Big Fall] |
| Details : When James is out of town Florida and her brother Wilbert are left to deal with a troubled Michael. His cutting classes getting into fights at school and low grades are all warning signs that lead Florida to make an appointment to see Michael's teacher. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Louis Gossett Jr. | Norma Donaldson | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Oct. 28, 1975 |
| Episode 9 - [The Politicians] |
| Details : A feud erupts in the Evans' household when James and J.J. take the side of Alderman Fred Davis during his attempt at a re-election while Florida Thelma and Willona take the side of his young opponent. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Nov. 04, 1975 |
| Episode 10 - [Willona's Dilemma] |
| Details : When J.J. brings home Walter a man from his art class he hits it off with Willona. Despite the fact that he's deaf him and Willona begin a relationship one that Willona thinks is headed for the alter. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : J.A. Preston | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Nov. 11, 1975 |
| Episode 11 - [Florida's Protest] |
| Details : Florida and James become outraged when the kids get a touch of food poisoning after eating meat from the local supermarket. She organizes a group of concerned citizens and they boycott the market. The protest gets effective results but not before Florida experiences her first trip to jail. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lester Wilson | Nedra Volz | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : Allan Manings | |
| Air Date : Nov. 25, 1975 |
| Episode 12 - [The Mural] |
| Details : J.J. is commissioned by a bank to paint a mural and in return will receive $250 needed for Thelma's college education whom recently won a scholarship and found herself $200 short. However the bank is reluctant to pay after seeing the finished product. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Wheaton | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 02, 1975 |
| Episode 13 - [A Loss Of Confidence] |
| Details : Thelma brings home a friend of hers and instantly J.J. is smitten. However when she rejects him he quickly loses all of his confidence and slips into a depression. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 09, 1975 |
| Episode 14 - [Cleatus] |
| Details : A bank robbery in Atlanta has the FBI showing up at the Evans' apartment to question Florida since her nephew Cleatus is the prime suspect. Things get tense when Cleatus arrives at the apartment with a briefcase full of money and wanting a place to stay. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Baker | Beeson Carroll | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 16, 1975 |
| Episode 15 - [The Family Tree] |
| Details : Thelma researches her family tree for a school project and discovers James's father is very much alive and living in the Chicago area. However when James learns that Thelma has invited him as a surprise for his birthday he refuses to see him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Richard Ward | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 23, 1975 |
| Episode 16 - [A Place To Die] |
| Details : An elderly man that Michael befriended stops by the Evans' apartment just prior to the New Years celebration and knowing that he only has a little time left decides that this would be the best place to pass on surrounded by a loving family and friends. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Arnold Johnson | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Dec. 30, 1975 |
| Episode 17 - [J j 's Fiancee Part 1] |
| Details : J.J. and his girlfriend Diana are getting serious and the topic of marriage comes up something which both J.J. and Diana both want. However both of their parents are totally against the notion. Meanwhile Diana is secretly hiding a drug problem. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Debbie Allen | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Jan. 06, 1976 |
| Episode 18 - [J j 's Fiancee Part 2] |
| Details : On the night of her senior prom Diana decides to run off to Indiana and elope with J.J. Meanwhile back in Chicago switched purses leads the Evans family to discover Diana's drug problem and her supplier. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Debbie Allen | Philip Baker Hall | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Jan. 13, 1976 |
| Episode 19 - [Sweet Daddy Williams] |
| Details : J.J. has been commissioned by a number's runner Sweet Daddy Williams to paint the portrait of his girlfriend Savannah. In return J.J. will get his own art display. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Teddy Wilson | Bebe Drake | Helen Martin | Ernie Barnes | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Jan. 20, 1976 |
| Episode 20 - [The Investigation] |
| Details : The family is being investigated by the FBI because they are suspected to be security risks due to Michael doing research about and communicating with a Communist country for a term paper. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Marshall | Helen Martin | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Jan. 27, 1976 |
| Episode 21 - [J jIn Trouble] |
| Details : When the children are left at home for the weekend J.J. receives bad news that he has given VD to an ex-girlfriend. This leads an embarrassed J.J. to debate on whether or not to visit a free clinic for treatment. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ta-Tanisha | Jay Leno | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 03, 1976 |
| Episode 22 - [Florida The Woman] |
| Details : After a morning of being take granted for by her children and her husband Florida decides to take her boss up on a lunch invitation. This eventually leads to a confrontation with a jealous James. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Thalmus Rasulala | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Feb. 17, 1976 |
| Episode 23 - [The Break Up] |
| Details : Thelma's fiancee's idea of romance is taking her to a basketball game but that is the least of her worries after he gets a big break in California leaving her with two options stay with her family in Chicago or move to California with her fiancee. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Carl Franklin | Debbi Morgan | Director : Herbert Kenwith | |
| Air Date : Feb. 24, 1976 |
| Episode 24 - [The Rent Party] |
| Details : The Evans family decides to hold a rent party to help out a neighbor in the building whose electricity has just been turned off. However the party may come to a quick halt when the heartless building superintendent catches wind of it. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Helen Martin | Johnny Brown | Director : Herbert Kenwith | Writer : John Baskin | |
| Air Date : Mar. 02, 1976 |