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Good Times Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
The Evans Get Involved
Wed, Sep 21, 1977 30 mins
Part 1 of 4. in the Season 5 opener, the Evanses befriend a child who's trying to hide a terrible secret about her home life.
Episode 2
The Evans Get Involved
Wed, Sep 21, 1977 30 mins
Part 2 of 4. The Evanses learn that Penny's bruises were inflicted by her mother.
Episode 3
Thelma Moves Out
Wed, Oct 12, 1977 30 mins
Thelma shares a campus apartment with some strange roommates.
Episode 4
Willona, the Fuzz
Wed, Oct 19, 1977 30 mins
At her new job as a store detective, Willona feels guilty about spying on the customers.
Episode 5
Wheels
Wed, Nov 2, 1977 30 mins
A jointly owned jalopy is the source of constant argument among JJ and his friends.
Episode 6
Breaker, Breaker
Wed, Nov 9, 1977 30 mins
Michael becomes a Casanova on Bookman's CB radio.
Episode 7
Bye, Bye, Bookman
Wed, Nov 16, 1977 30 mins
Bookman sets out to get even with the Evanses, whose grievances cost him his job.
Episode 8
Thelma's Brief Encounter
Wed, Dec 7, 1977 30 mins
Willona suspects that Thelma's elusive new boyfriend is married.
Episode 9
Requiem for a Wino
Wed, Dec 14, 1977 30 mins
The Evanses hold a wake for a wino reportedly killed outside a local bar.
Episode 10
Penny's Christmas
Wed, Dec 21, 1977 30 mins
Penny is caught stealing a Christmas gift for Willona.
Episode 11
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Wed, Jan 4, 1978 30 mins
A streak of unruliness lands Michael in jail.
Episode 12
Willona's Mr. Right
Wed, Jan 11, 1978 30 mins
The lifestyle of Willona's footloose beau threatens Penny's new-found stability.
Episode 13
J.J. and the Boss' Daughter
Wed, Jan 18, 1978 30 mins
JJ's motives for courting his boss's daughter become suspect after he gets a choice assignment.
Episode 14
Where There's Smoke
Wed, Jan 25, 1978 30 mins
Michael, Thelma and JJ each have their own version of how their sofa caught fire.
Episode 15
I Had a Dream
Mon, Jan 30, 1978 30 mins
After trying for a promotion in a white-dominated ad agency, JJ dreams he turned white.
Episode 16
The Boarder
Mon, Feb 6, 1978 30 mins
The family takes in a boarder who turns out to be a hit man's target.
Episode 17
J.J.'s Condition
Mon, Feb 13, 1978 30 mins
JJ worries himself sick over his latest love's indecision about their relationship.
Episode 18
Willona, the Other Woman
Mon, Feb 27, 1978 30 mins
Mrs Bookman catches her husband in a compromising position at Willona's apartment.
Episode 19
Something Old, Something New
Mon, Mar 13, 1978 30 mins
Inventor Grandpa Evans upsets his fiancée by deciding to postpone their marriage.
Episode 20
Willona's New Job
Mon, Mar 20, 1978 30 mins
A newly promoted Willona tries to choose between marriage and her job.
Episode 21
Write On, Thelma
Mon, Mar 27, 1978 30 mins
Thelma learns she must make sweeping changes in her first play---if she wants it produced.
Episode 22
That's Entertainment, Evans Style
Mon, Apr 3, 1978 30 mins
In the Season 5 finale, the Evanses put on a show to benefit the project's day-care centre.