Episodes The Evans Get Involved: Part 1 September 21, 1977 The Evans Get Involved: Part 2 September 21, 1977 The Evans Get Involved: Part 3 September 28, 1977 The Evans Get Involved: Part 4 October 5, 1977 Thelma Moves Out October 12, 1977 Willona, the Fuzz October 19, 1977 Wheels November 2, 1977 Breaker, Breaker November 9, 1977 Bye, Bye, Bookman November 16, 1977 Thelma's Brief Encounter December 7, 1977 Requiem for a Wino December 14, 1977 Penny's Christmas December 21, 1977 No More Mr. Nice Guy January 4, 1978 Willona's Mr. Right January 11, 1978 J.J. and the Boss' Daughter January 18, 1978 Where There's Smoke January 25, 1978 I Had a Dream January 30, 1978 The Boarder February 6, 1978 J.J.'s Condition February 13, 1978 Willona, the Other Woman February 27, 1978 Something Old, Something New March 13, 1978 Willona's New Job March 20, 1978 Write On, Thelma March 27, 1978 That's Entertainment, Evans Style April 3, 1978 Directed by Gerren Keith   Written by Eric Monte   Mike Evans   Norman Lear   Austin Kalish   Irma Kalish   Michael S. Baser   Kim Weiskopf   Sid Dorfman   Lloyd Turner   Gordon Mitchell   Richard Freiman   Bill Freedman   Al Schwartz   Elroy Schwartz   Robert Wolterstorff   Paul M. Belous   Bruce Kalish   Philip John Taylor   Robert Stevenson   Rosalind Stevenson   Tom Dunsmuir   Dan Wilcox   Laura Levine   Kevin Hopps   Bob Baublitz   Jim Rogers   Don Segall   Dusty Kay   Bill Nuss   Michael G. Moye   Judi Ann Mason   Cast Ja'net DuBois ... Willona Woods (24 episodes) (as Ja'net Du Bois) Ralph Carter ... Michael Evans (24 episodes) BernNadette Stanis ... Thelma Evans (24 episodes) (as Bern Nadette Stanis) Johnny Brown ... Nathan Bookman (24 episodes) Janet Jackson ... Millicent 'Penny' Gordon (24 episodes) Jimmie 'JJ' Walker ... James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr. (24 episodes) Dap Sugar Willie ... Looting Lenny (4 episodes) Chip Fields ... Linella Gordon (3 episodes) Kathleen Doyle ... Mrs. Carpenter (2 episodes) Sarina C. Grant ... Nurse (2 episodes) (as Sarina Grant) Alice Ghostley ... Hortense Dobbs (2 episodes) T.K. Carter ... Head (2 episodes) Randy Martin ... Poppo (2 episodes) (as Randolph Martin) Taurean Blacque ... Chopper (2 episodes) Albert Reed ... Alderman Fred Davis (2 episodes) Marilyn Coleman ... Violet Bookman (2 episodes) Adam Wade ... Frank Mason (2 episodes) DeForest Covan ... Rev. Beasley (2 episodes) Ronalda Douglas ... Charlene Bob Delegall ... Dr. Blake Renny Roker ... Patrolman Alma Beltran ... Mrs. Lopez Matthew 'Stymie' Beard ... Mr. Edwards (as Stymie Beard) Hilly Hicks ... Paul Yahee ... Karen Clay Bobby Ellerbee ... Alvin William J. Quinn ... Bear Conchata Ferrell ... Miss Johnson Gordon Jump ... Mr. Rogers Earl Billings ... Mr. Taylor Larry Beecham ... Cool Breeze (as Larry Anthony Beecham) Sharon Brown ... Fun Girl - Nancy Colton F. William Parker ... Mad Trucker (voice) Al White ... Sampson (voice) Roberta Jean Williams ... Lady Lou (voice) Mel Bryant ... Stanley Sippen James A. Watson Jr. ... Lloyd Williams Susan Batson ... Waitress Robert Guillaume ... Fishbone - Theodopius P. Johnson Helen Martin ... Weeping Wanda Williams Bill Henderson ... Ray the Bartender J. Christopher Sullivan ... Campbell the Cop Cal Gibson ... Vagrant Helen Verbit ... Saleswoman George Ranito Jordan ... Security Man Wendell Wright ... Sergeant Calvin Oliver ... Howard Bill Woodard ... Officer Tanya Boyd ... Valerie Johnson J. Jay Saunders ... Mr. Harris Patrick Collins ... Warren Brenda Sykes ... Mandy Sorrell Booke ... Mr. Galbraith Dennis Howard ... J.J. #2 Richard Lawson ... Raymond Candida Mobley ... Carmen (as Candy Mobley) Hank Rolike ... John Dunbar Sr. Rozelle Gayle ... Frazee Gammy Burdett ... Mrs. Dunbar Dianne Oyama Dixon ... Lady (as Dianne O. Dixon) B.J. Douglas ... Delivery Man Fay Hauser ... Barbara Justin Lord ... Ernie Hope Clarke ... Brenda Gordon Richard Ward ... Henry Evans Paulene Myers ... Lena Anderson Veronica Redd ... Mavis Cal Wilson ... Skip Casey Jane Connell ... Mrs. Flicker S. Pearl Sharp ... Joyce Daniels (as Saundra Sharp) Gary Coleman ... Gary Daniels Ronnie Bright ... Ronnie Bright (as The Rondell Bright Quintet) Uncredited Cast Matthew 'Stymie' Beard ... Party Guest Rani DuBois ... Michael's Date Produced by Austin Kalish   Irma Kalish   Norman Lear   Gordon Mitchell   George Sunga   Lloyd Turner

Additional Info Premiere: September 21, 1977 DVD Release: August 23, 2005 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Tandem Productions Distributors CBS   (1974-1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) (season 1) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 2 and 3) Amazon Freevee   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) (season one) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) (season two) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) (seasons three & four) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2015) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 4 and 5) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 6) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,015 / 21,041 Site Ranking #5,011 Good Times: Season 1 (1974) #5,012 Good Times: Season 2 (1974) #5,013 Good Times: Season 4 (1976) #5,014 Good Times: Season 6 (1978) #5,015 Good Times: Season 5 (1977) #5,016 Blacula (1972) #5,017 Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) #5,018 The Client List (2010) #5,019 Beetlejuice: Season 3 (1991)