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Good Times on CBS

1974, TV Show

Episode Detail: The Encyclopedia Hustle - Good Times

Feeling sorry for a blind salesman, James and Florida sign a contract to buy encyclopedias. Florida: Esther Rolle. Anderson: Ron Glass. James: John Amos. J.J.: Jimmie Walker. Michael: Ralph Carter.

Episodes: The Encyclopedia Hustle - Good Times - 170 total Episodes

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Stomach Mumps
Love Has a Spot on Its Lung
The Breakup
Florida's Big Gig
J.J.'s Fiancee
The Evans Get Involved
J.J. in Business
Requiem for a Wino
Florida the Woman
Junior Gets a Patron
A Real Cool Job
Thelma's African Romance
Willona, the Other Woman
The Dinner Party
Florida's Protest
Springtime in the Ghetto
J.J. in Trouble
The Comedian and the Loan Shark
The Grandpa's Visit
The Nude
Getting Up the Rent
I Had a Dream
Bye Bye, Bookman
The Evans Get Involved
The Debutante Ball
Thelma's Scholarship
Florida's Homecoming
The Investigation
Thelma's African Romance
Willona's Dilemma
The TV Commercial
Florida and Carl
Florida Gets a Job
Florida's Night Out
Sweet Daddy Williams
Where Have All the Doctors Gone?
Write on, Thelma
The Gang
The Visitor
Blood Will Tell
Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah
Florida the Matchmaker
Florida's Homecoming
Too Old Blues
J.J.'s New Career
The Man I Most Admire
The Snow Storm
That's Entertainment, Evans Style
Florida's Rich Cousin
The Gang
Love in the Ghetto
The Physical
The Big Move
Michael's Big Fall
The Hustle
Florida's Homecoming
J.J. Becomes a Man
Willona's Surprise
A Stormy Relationship
The Judy Cohen Story
My Girl, Henrietta
Thelma Moves Out
The Evans Get Involved
The Evans Get Involved
Michael the Warlord
Michael's Great Romance
The Family Gun
Florida's Favorite Passenger
The Debutante Ball
The End of the Rainbow
Cleatus
J.J. and the Boss's Daughter
The Encyclopedia Hustle
Florida's Homecoming
A Matter of Mothers
Thelma's African Romance
Florida's Favorite Passenger
Michael's Decision
Thelma's Young Man
The Evans Get Involved
Michael Gets Suspended
Sometimes There's Just No Bottom in the Bottle
You Can't Come Home
The Art Contest
A Friend in Need
Penny's Christmas
House Hunting
Evans Vs. Davis
God's Business Is Good Business
The Family Business
The Lunch Money Ripoff
The Big Move
Operation Florida
The Good Times Christmas Special
The I.Q. Test
Breaker, Breaker
The Checkup
Good Times
Rich Is Better than Poor...Maybe
Florida's Homecoming
J.J. Condition
The Travelling Christmas
Willona's New Job
Florida Flips
Florida Goes to School
Wheels
J.J.'s New Career
J.J. the Teacher
The Evans Get Involved
The Evans Get Involved
My Son, the Lover
Sex and the Evans Family
Florida's Homecoming
Florida's Homecoming
Good Times
The Enlistment
The Mural
My Son, the Father
J.J. and the Older Woman
A Loss of Confidence
The House Guest
The Witness
Black Jesus
Something Old, Something New
Junior the Senior
J.J. and T.C.
Love Has a Spot on Its Lung
Where There's Smoke
The Evans Dilemma
The Family Tree
The Politicians
The Rent Party
J.J.'s Fiancee
J.J.'s New Career
The Boarder
Cousin Raymond
No More Mr. Nice Guy
A Place to Die
J.J. and the Plumber's Helper
J.J. Becomes a Man
The Weekend
Willona's Mr. Right
Thelma's Brief Encounter
The Windfall
Willona the Fuzz
The Baby

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Premiered: February 01, 1974, on CBS

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: The 'Maude' spin-off about a black family living in a Chicago housing project mined poverty, racism, inner-city woes and single-parent homes for humor, with varying degrees of success. J.J.'s enthusiastic 'dyn-o-mite!' became the show's catchphrase, and the series, created under Norman Lear's guidance, was a popular destination for viewers in the 1970s.

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