![]() charged as the cause - finally reached a fever pitch after a year without John Amos as a dramatic ally. Season Five is Good Times’ worst, defined by the sudden departure of Esther Rolle, whose growing concerns over the series’ inability to satisfy its didactic intentions - with J.J. With JOHNNY BROWN as Nathan Bookman and JANET JACKSON as Penny. Good Times stars JA’NET DUBOIS as Willona Woods, RALPH CARTER as Michael Evans, BERN NADETTE STANIS as Thelma Evans, and JIMMIE WALKER as J.J. The Ms.Welcome to a new Sitcom Tuesday! This week, we’re continuing our coverage on the best of Good Times (1974-1979, CBS), which is currently available in full on DVD.I'm a Virgo: Prime Video Releases Key Art and Trailer for Giant Coming-of-Age Comedy Series (Watch).Miracle Workers: Season Four of TBS Comedy Series Gets New Premiere Date (Watch).Domina: Season Two MGM+ Releases Poster, Photos, Premiere Date, and Trailer for Historical Drama Series.Black Mirror: Season Six Premiere Date, Episode Descriptions, and Teaser Video Released by Netflix (Watch).And Just Like That: Season Two Kim Cattrall to Return for Cameo on Max's Sex and the City Sequel Series.Somebody Somewhere: Season Three Renewal Set for HBO Dramedy Series.The Bachelorette: Season 20 ABC Announces Charity Lawson's Suitors.Outlander: Season Seven Starz Releases First-Look Clips (Watch).Property Virgins, Everything But the House: HGTV Series Coming to Lifetime.Fellow Travelers: Showtime Teases Limited Series Starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey.Cruel Intentions: Amazon Sets Cast for Reboot Series, One Actor from 1999 Movie Returning.Manifest: Josh Dallas Talks About the Series Finale Scene Netflix Viewers Didn't See.The Family Stallone: Season Two Renewal Announced for Paramount+ Reality Series May 25, 2023.Citadel: Season Two Return Confirmed by Prime Video, Joe Russo to Direct All Episodes May 26, 2023.The Bay: Season Five Renewal for ITV and BritBox Crime Drama Series May 28, 2023. ![]() The Witcher: Season Five Renewal of Netflix Series Confirmed Ahead of Third Season Premiere May 29, 2023.Pat Show: Season Four Renewal Set at BET+, Two New Shows in Development from Pat Williams May 31, 2023 Somebody Somewhere: Season Three Renewal Set for HBO Dramedy Series June 1, 2023.Would I Lie to You?: Cancelled, No Season Two Renewal for CW Comedy Series.Physical: Season Three Apple TV+ Announces Final Season Premiere Date.Tooning Out the News, Hell of a Week: Late Night Series Cancelled by Comedy Central.How to with John Wilson: Season Three to End HBO Series, Premiere Date Announced (Watch).Four Weddings: Channel 4 Abruptly Cancels UK Reality Series Reboot.Kennedy: Cancelled Fox Business Series Replaced by Kudlow Reruns.When times are tough for the Evans, they always pull through. The show doesn’t shy away from issues of race, poverty, unemployment, or crime and each issue is handled seriously but with humor. Building superintendent Nathan Bookman (Johnny Brown) also plays a role in the Evans’ lives as does Thelma’s football-playing husband Keith Anderson (Ben Powers). Willona steps in to help to take care of her best friend’s kids while looking after her own adopted daughter, Penny Gordon Woods (Janet Jackson). James is killed in a car accident and Florida marries Carl Dixon (Moses Gunn) and relocates to Arizona for his health (she eventually returns). ![]() Later in the series, the Evans children have to survive without their parents. Florida’s best friend, neighbor Willona Woods (Ja’net Du Bois), is also a fixture in their lives. or “J.J.” (Jimmie Walker), intelligent Thelma (Bern Nadette Stanis), and young activist Michael (Ralph Carter). ![]() (John Amos) struggle to make ends meet and raise their three children gifted artist James Jr. Spun-off from Maude, sassy housekeeper Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) and husband James Evans, Sr. Performers include: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Jimmie Walker, BernNadette Stanis, Ralph Carter, Ja’net DuBois, Johnny Brown, Janet Jackson, and Ben Powers.Ĭreated by Michael Evans and Eric Monte, and based upon Monte’s childhood, this sitcom follows the life of the Evans family in the projects of Chicago.
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