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13 Episodes 1974 - 1974
Episode 1
Fri, Feb 8, 197426 mins
Tests indicate that James is a candidate for a union apprenticeship program, but his birth certificate says differently.
Episode 2
Fri, Feb 15, 197426 mins
Using Ned the Wino as a model, JJ paints a picture of Jesus as a black man, which doesn't sit well with the very devout Florida. Flo's dissatisfaction really escalates when the family as well as Wilona begin experiencing unexplained good fortune after the painting is hung on the living room wall. Is it good luck or something more divine?
Episode 3
Fri, Feb 22, 197426 mins
A shortage of funds for the rent and an eviction notice causes James to take drastic action to get cash.
Episode 4
Fri, Mar 1, 197426 mins
Reverend Sam, a flashy televangelist who instead of living the word who uses religion as a hustle, pays a call on his old army buddy James and offers him a job with his entourage that will pay him $700 a week(Sam told James "$100 a day, 7 days a week"). However, Florida, who sees right through Sam's act, is less than thrilled that her husband would want to work with him. James then has a clash of conscience when he sees how Sam's hustle really works and when JJ thinks about following in that path.
Episode 5
Fri, Mar 8, 197426 mins
Michael is suspended from school for calling George Washington a racist due to the fact he owned slaves. This doesn't sit well with James, who is about to give Michael a spanking for his insolence. However, when it is revealed that the teacher is very inadequate and the fact that they teach nothing about black history despite the fact they live in a primarily black neighborhood prompts a discussion about poor teaching standards and the fact that the schools are behind the times.
Episode 6
Fri, Mar 15, 197426 mins
While cleaning the apartment, Florida finds a notebook titled "Sexual Behavior in the Ghetto" and thinks that its a sex manual. She then accuses JJ of bringing it in the apartment and yells at him for doing so. JJ denies it and when she shows it to James he has a totally different reaction and laughs it off thinking that it is JJ's way of learning about the birds and the bees. However, when James finds out that the book belongs to Thelma, he blows a gasket. Complicating things even more is the fact that she is dating a 21 year old college student.
Episode 7
Fri, Mar 22, 197426 mins
J.J. begins coming home with new art supplies to the point that Florida accuses him of "finding" things. However, he soon reveals that he has a patron who was impressed by his work. However, when J.J. mentions that the man's name is LeRoy Jackson, James Sr. throws a fit because a man with the same name, who was James' best friend, lost all the money they were saving to buy a gas station on a horse. When Jackson arrives at the Evans' apartment, it proves to be the same man and James promptly throws him out. Unfortunately, this doesn't sit well with J.J., who runs away and moves in with Jackson. Now Florida must find a way to bring her son back and reconcile Junior and Senior.
Episode 8
Fri, Mar 29, 197426 mins
Its report card day and as expected Thelma and Michael both get good grades. However JJ, who was expected to get straight F's except in art, winds up getting not only an A in art, but all C's ensuring promotion to the 12th grade. When Florda and James see that his test papers were all failing they visit the principal to find out what is going on. It is later explained that the principal promoted JJ in order to ensure that the school would get funding for the next term. This doesn't sit well with Flo and James who demand that JJ stay back a year until he get's his academic act together. Will JJ do what his parents expect or will he continue to skate through school?
Episode 9
Fri, Apr 5, 197426 mins
Michael writes a letter to the paper complaining about the conditions in their building. However, Florida and James aren't too happy due to the fact that it might get them kicked out of their apartment. To make matters worse, a representative from the housing authority is sent over to discuss the matter and things get really interesting when the man's cab driver runs off to avoid being caught in the middle of a rumble. Now he gets a first hand view of life in the ghetto by having dinner with the Evans family.
Episode 10
Fri, Apr 19, 197426 mins
Florida tries to clean the apartment in order to win first prize for the nicest apartment in the ghetto. Unfortunately, Michael picks the wrong time to show how good a Christian he is by bringing home Ned the Wino. Now, they not only have to clean the apartment, but clean, and disinfect, Ned before the judging committee arrives.
Episode 11
Fri, Apr 26, 197426 mins
After Florida is chosen to advertise Vita Brite, a new health tonic, the family soon starts thinking about the money they'll earn. However, when they decide to try the product after Michael drinks a whole bottle, they read the ingredients and it contains 18% Alcohol. Florida immediately says no to making a commercial after Michael gets drunk and James puts him to bed to sleep it off.
Episode 12
Fri, May 3, 197426 mins
James does not want to go to the doctor for a physical checkup. Florida and the children tell him he needs to go because they depend on him.
Episode 13
Fri, May 10, 197426 mins
One of the most popular girls at school is interested in JJ. He starts making plans for going steady, buying her things, and proposing to her. No one in the family likes her because she is overly sweet. Of course, she has ulterior motives.