Little Janet tear jerkin’ on Good Times.

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on CBS. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series’ primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family.

Notable guest stars

• Debbie Allen as J.J.’s drug-addicted fiancee, Diana in “J.J.’s Fiancee (Parts 1 & 2)” (season 3)
• Matthew “Stymie” Beard (former Our Gang child actor) in five episodes, including four appearances as James’ friend Monty
• Sorrell Booke as Mr. Galbraith, J.J.’s boss at the ad agency (season 5, episode 17)
• Roscoe Lee Browne as a shady televangelist Reverend Sam “the Happiness Man”, who befriended James in the military (season 1, episode 4)
• T. K. Carter as J.J.’s friend “Head” (part of the “Awesome Foursome”, later the “Gleesome Threesome”, the “Gruesome Twosome” and the “Lonesome Onesome”, as stated in the episode “The New Car”
• Rosalind Cash as Thelma’s teacher, Jessica Bishop, who becomes romantically involved with a much younger J.J. (season 4, episode 3)
• Gary Coleman as Gary, a sharp-tongued classmate of Penny’s in two season five episodes
• Conchata Ferrell as Miss Johnson, Willona’s supervisor at her short-lived second job as security in a department store (season 5, episode 6)
• Kim Fields (real-life daughter of Chip Fields) as Penny’s friend, Kim, who has a tendency to add the suffix “-ness” to emphasize her anxiety such as “hopelessnessness” (2 season 6 episodes)
• Carl Franklin as Larry, Thelma’s fiance’, ultimately breaking up when Larry is offered a job on the West Coast and Thelma is not ready to accompany him (2 episodes)
• Alice Ghostley as a social worker who is working on Penny being adopted by Willona (3 episodes)
• Ron Glass as Michael’s elementary school principal (2.4); also made an appearance as a blind encyclopedia salesman who tries to swindle the Evans family (2.8)
• Louis Gossett, Jr., in season two as Thelma’s much-older paramour, which Florida and James object to their relationship because of the age difference (2.6); also appears as Uncle Wilbert (Florida’s brother), who comes from Detroit to look in on the family while James is away (3.8)
• Robert Guillaume as Fishbone the wino in the episode “Requiem for a Wino” (season 5, episode 11)
• Phillip Baker Hall as Motel Owner in the episode “J.J.’s Fiancee (Part 2)” (season 3, episode 18)
• Shirley Hemphill as “Roz”, the dimwitted sister of Edna, who was being tutored by Thelma (season 4, episode 10)
• Gordon Jump as Mr. Rogers, the head of security at Willona’s short-lived second job as security in a department store (season 5, episode 6)
• Paula Kelly as Dr. Kelly in the episode “Where Have All The Doctors Gone” (season 6, episode 17)
• Jay Leno as “Young Man” in the season three’s “J.J. in Trouble”, which was one of the first times that the subject of “VD” (STD) was addressed on a primetime series
• Calvin Lockhart as Florida’s cousin Raymond, who earned his riches by betting on horses (season 6, episode 23)
• Paul Mooney as “The Second Guy” in the episode “J.J. and T.C.” (season 6)
• Debbi Morgan as Samantha, a date of J.J.’s (3.23); and as Ellen (4.18)
• J. A. Preston as Walter Ingles in the episode “Wilona’s Dilemma” (season 3, episode 10)
• Charlotte Rae as a hiring manager for a sales job that Florida stole from James (season 2, episode 14)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph as Vanessa in the episode “J.J. and The Plumber’s Helper” (season 6, episode 9)
• Philip Michael Thomas as Eddie, Thelma’s college-age boyfriend (season 1, episode 6)
• Adam Wade as successful businessman Frank Mason, Willona’s boyfriend (2 season 5 episodes)
• Vernee Watson-Johnson as Thelma’s friend and college mate Valerie, in the episode “Thelma’s African Romance (Part 1)” (season 4)
• Carl Weathers as Calvin Brooks, husband of the ‘nude’ model for J.J.’s painting (season 2, episode 16)
• Hal Williams as one of the movers in a season one episode; James’ friend, Willie Washington (season 2); and Mr. Mitchell, the father of Earl Mitchell, who is an art student of J.J.’s (season 6)
• John Witherspoon as Officer Lawson in the episode “A Matter of Mothers” (season 6, episode 20)

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