Directed by Herbert Kenwith Written by Eric Monte   Mike Evans   Norman Lear   Bruce Howard   Cast Esther Rolle ... Florida Evans John Amos ... James Evans, Sr. (credit only) Ja'net DuBois ... Willona Woods (as Ja'net du Bois) Ralph Carter ... Michael Evans BernNadette Stanis ... Thelma Evans (as Bern Nadette Stanis) Jimmie 'JJ' Walker ... James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr. Mary Alice ... Loretta Simpson Vivian Bonnell ... Cora Estelle Evans ... Alice Produced by Jack Elinson   Viva Knight   Norman Lear   Allan Manings   Norman Paul

Additional Info Premiere: October 21, 1975 DVD Release: August 10, 2004 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 -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,989 / 20,736 Site Ranking