Good Times (Season 2) 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…
The Good Times (Season 2) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere “Florida Flips” in which Florida s erratic behavior causes the family and her best friend Willona to question what s wrong with her. Michael thinks that menopause in the root cause, while Willona thinks that it s Florida s boredom with the daily routine of being a housewife… Other notable episodes from Season 2 include “The Person I Most Admire” in which Michael is tasked with writing a school essay on the person he most admires, prompting him to choose between James and Florida, and “Florida s Big Gig” in which James takes Florida along on a job interview where she s offered the job instead of him…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Good Times (Season 2) DVD:
Episode 14 (Florida Flips) Air Date: 09-10-1974
Episode 15 (J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 1) Air Date: 09-17-1974
Episode 16 (J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 2) Air Date: 09-24-1974
Episode 17 (Crosstown Buses Run All Day, Doodah, Doodah) Air Date: 10-01-1974
Episode 18 (The Man I Most Admire) Air Date: 10-08-1974
Episode 19 (Thelma s Young Man) Air Date: 10-15-1974
Episode 20 (The I.Q. Test) Air Date: 10-22-1974
Episode 21 (The Encyclopedia Hustle) Air Date: 10-29-1974
Episode 22 (The Gang: Part 1) Air Date: 11-12-1974
Episode 23 (The Gang: Part 2) Air Date: 11-19-1974
Episode 24 (The Matchmaker) Air Date: 11-26-1974
Episode 25 (The Windfall) Air Date: 12-03-1974
Episode 26 (Sometimes There s No Bottom in the Bottle) Air Date: 12-10-1974
Episode 27 (Florida s Big Gig) Air Date: 12-31-1974
Episode 28 (Florida Goes to School) Air Date: 01-07-1975
Episode 29 (The Nude) Air Date: 01-14-1975
Episode 30 (The Family Business) Air Date: 01-21-1975
Episode 31 (The Debutante Ball) Air Date: 02-04-1975
Episode 32 (The Dinner Party) Air Date: 02-11-1975
Episode 33 (The Houseguest) Air Date: 02-18-1975
Episode 34 (My Girl Henrietta) Air Date: 02-25-1975
Episode 35 (The Enlistment) Air Date: 03-04-1975
Episode 36 (Thelma s Scholarship) Air Date: 03-11-1975
Episode 37 (The Lunch Money Ripoff) Air Date: 03-18-1975
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