Good Times (Season 3) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 600 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1976)

Britt Gillette's Good Times (Season 3) DVD Review

Nominated for three Golden Globes, Good Times premiered in mid-season 1974 to widespread critical acclaim and audience popularity. A spin-off of the Bea Arthur (of Golden Girls fame) sitcom Maude (1972), Good Times became the fourth of five highly successful sitcoms brought into being during the 1970's decade by Norman Lear. In addition to Maude, those sitcoms were All In The Family (1971), Sanford & Son (1972), and The Jeffersons (1975). The second of three to focus exclusively on African-American family life, Good Times became a source for groundbreaking social commentary in compliment to its penchant for hilarious family comedy…

Good Times centers around the lives of James (John Amos) and Florida Evans (Esther Rolle), an African-American couple raising their three children in a Chicago housing development. Eldest son J.J. (Jimmie Walker) is a skinny, wisecracking ladies man with an affinity for painting. Middle child Thelma (BernNadette Stanis) plays the role of moderating influence on the passions of her two brothers, while youngest son Michael (Ralph Carter) is always involved in a cause to help others or end an injustice. The family is often visited by Florida's best friend from high school, Willona (Ja'net DuBois), who also lives in the project. In later seasons, she's accompanied by adopted daughter Penny (Janet Jackson). With additional comic relief provided by overweight super Nathan Bookman (Johnny Brown), Good Times is a family-oriented TV series laden with great one-liners and plenty of laugh-tracks…

The Good Times (Season 3) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "A Real Cool Job" in which James, having taken a number of courses at a trade school, is finally offered the high-paying job of his dreams. But there's a catch, the job requires a transfer to the frozen tundra of Alaska… Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "Love in the Ghetto" in which Thelma announces she's engaged, much to the chagrin of James and Florida, and "The Mural" in which J.J. paints a mural for a bank in order to earn the money necessary for Thelma to attend college…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Good Times (Season 3) DVD:

Episode 38 (A Real Cool Job) Air Date: 09-09-1975
Episode 39 (The Family Gun) Air Date: 09-16-1975
Episode 40 (Operation Florida) Air Date: 09-23-1975
Episode 41 (Love in the Ghetto) Air Date: 09-30-1975
Episode 42 (Florida's Rich Cousin) Air Date: 10-07-1975
Episode 43 (The Weekend) Air Date: 10-14-1975
Episode 44 (The Baby) Air Date: 10-21-1975
Episode 45 (Michael's Big Fall) Air Date: 10-28-1975
Episode 46 (The Politicians) Air Date: 11-04-1975
Episode 47 (Willona's Dilemma) Air Date: 11-11-1975
Episode 48 (Florida's Protest) Air Date: 11-25-1975
Episode 49 (The Mural) Air Date: 12-02-1975
Episode 50 (A Loss of Confidence) Air Date: 12-09-1975
Episode 51 (Cleatus) Air Date: 12-16-1975
Episode 52 (The Family Tree) Air Date: 12-23-1975
Episode 53 (A Place to Die) Air Date: 12-30-1975
Episode 54 (J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 1) Air Date: 01-06-1976
Episode 55 (J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2) Air Date: 01-13-1976
Episode 56 (Sweet Daddy Williams) Air Date: 01-20-1976
Episode 57 (The Investigation) Air Date: 01-27-1976
Episode 58 (J.J. in Trouble) Air Date: 02-03-1976
Episode 59 (Florida the Woman) Air Date: 02-17-1976
Episode 60 (The Break Up) Air Date: 02-24-1976
Episode 61 (The Rent Party) Air Date: 03-02-1976

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 12 May 2005