Good Times

J.J. could have the answer to Florida's need to find work for herself.

The day arrives for Thelma to marry handsome football star Keith Anderson.

Thelma's new husband stands to lose his contract and J.J. faces the jaws of a greedy loan shark.

Florida pickets the neighborhood supermarket after a roast from the store makes everyone sick.

Thelma receives unexpected support for her engagement to ``Mr. Right.''.

Florida fears the worst when a change in school causes a change in Michael.

Willona makes an effort to protect Penny from learning the facts of life.

Florida gets the biggest surprise when she gives a surprise baby shower.

The family is divided when James and Florida support rival candidates in a local election.

Florida and James go off to a mountain cabin for a romantic celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary.

The fact that Willona's new boyfriend has a physical disability creates a very awkward problem.

J.J. is destroyed by a blow to his ego when he can't get a date with Thelma's classmate.

Michael's elderly friend asks to move in with the Evanses for a most unusual reason.

The FBI shows up at the Evanses' asking a lot of questions about Florida's cousin Cleatus.

Fed up with being treated like a servant by her family, Florida accepts a luncheon invitation from a man.

Florida's concern for one of her passengers puts her at odds with the child's mother.

The Evans family decides to buy its first house and discovers major obstacles.

An unemployed J.J. is torn between his emotions and the facts when a girlfriend returns to town.

When an old girlfriend visits J.J., she brings along some upsetting news.

J.J. tries his hand at giving art lessons, with unexpected results.

J.J. astounds the family with the news that he plans to marry the ``weirdo'' of the neighborhood.

Michael stuns the family with his decision to move out of the house.

The numbers king of the neighborhood commissions J.J. to paint a portrait.

As the Evanses prepare to join James in Mississippi, a damper is thrown on everything.

Thelma's indecision turns to agony when Harry accepts a new job and moves to California.

Thelma locates her grandfather and invites him home for her dad's birthday.

Michael's research for a bicentennial report leads to strange happenings for the Evans family.

Everything seems to be coming up roses for the Evanses until all the good plans run into snags.

The Evanses put together a rent party to raise money for the project's favorite senior citizen.

J.J. could pay terribly for being the sole witness to a serious car accident.

Willona is forced into the stand of a lifetime when Penny's natural mother arrives.

J.J. has something that Sweet Daddy wants and whether or not he gets it will be a matter of life or death.

J.J. becomes an instant celebrity after winning a local art show.

The children and Willona try to convince Florida to have some fun.

Thelma's favorite teacher falls first for J.J.'s paintings and then for J.J.

J.J. resorts to crime in an effort to get his family out of the ghetto.

Michael is pressured into becoming a member of a street gang that is terrorizing the neighborhood.

J.J. tries to lend a helping hand when Michael experiences his first great romance.

After J.J. wins the lottery, he is faced with two gun-toting members of a girls' gang.

J.J. has some fast decisions to make when he mistakenly enters an important art contest with someone else's painting.

The Evans family tries to discover the source of Keith's anger and depression.

J.J. comes up with a vocal discovery that he calls the ``great white hope.``

Florida's efforts to pass an important medical exam at work may be thwarted by a well-meaning gift from the children she cares most about.

Florida takes charge of a group of children trapped in a deserted building during a snowstorm.

When Keith's boss refuses to let him off on Christmas Eve, the Evans family celebrates ``on the road.''

A visit from Florida's wealthy cousin brings expensive gifts for everyone until Florida discovers just where all the money is coming from.

Florida's anxious search for a doctor turns to anger when the only one she finds is too busy to be interested in her problem.

A sudden run of good luck and one of J.J.'s paintings create a religious conflict in the Evans household.

The Evans family faces eviction from their Chicago apartment.

A self-proclaimed ``shepherd of the Lord'' asks James to become one of his herdsmen.

J.J.'s far-reaching search for a date overlooks an eager candidate who takes some dangerous steps to ensure that she'll never be forgotten again.

Good fortune shines on the Evans family and creates the happiest day of Florida's life.

Tests indicate that James is a candidate for a union apprenticeship program, but his birth certificate says differently.

J.J., an aspiring artist, is discovered by a man who wants to become his patron.

The probability of J.J. not being promoted to a high-school senior worries the whole family.

A remark about George Washington causes Michael to be suspended from school.

Florida and James fear that there is more between Thelma and her new beau than a five-year difference.

Florida jeopardizes her standing in a contest by helping to dry out the neighborhood wino.

The family tries to convince James that he should see a doctor for his headaches and emotional outbursts.

Florida is asked to be the television spokeswoman for a new health tonic.

An angry Housing Authority official visits the Evans family after one of Michael's letters to the editor is published.

Michael protests when he is chosen to attend a better school as part of a busing program.

Florida promises to burst into a full-fledged hurricane unless someone can figure out what triggered the storm.

J.J's hopes to receive expensive birthday gifts are shattered when James gets a bad credit rating.

The most popular girl in high school turns J.J. into a one-woman man.

The fine print at the bottom of an ``easy payment'' contract for an encyclopedia set buys the Evanses a lot of trouble.

J.J. reluctantly becomes a member of the Satan's Knights street gang.

Michael jeopardizes his chances for a higher education when he walks out on an IQ test that he feels is unfair to minorities.

Michael's school assignment sets off a chain reaction of events in the Evans household.

Florida plays matchmaker for Willona and a male friend of James.

James is not convinced that honesty is the best policy when all he gets for a good deed is obscene phone calls.

The Evans family is shocked when they meet Thelma's new fiance.

Florida's dream of finally getting her high-school diploma is clouded by James' opposition to the idea.

James is sure that the new job he has been promised is the answer to the family's troubles.

Thelma catches her cousin nipping at the family liquor supply.

J.J. finds out that his date has snobbish parents that disapprove of him.

The Evanses are afraid they may be eating dog food when an elderly neighbor brings the main course for dinner.

Florida and James are torn between letting J.J. do a portrait and their misgivings about the prospective model.

J.J. doesn't know if his talent or the boss's daughter was responsible for his new assignment.

J.J. succumbs to the stress of dating a married woman when he develops an ulcer.

Willona's Christmas joy is threatened when she learns that her most precious gift may be taken from her.

Social Security could stand in the way when Grandpa Evans decides that it's time to get married.

J.J., Thelma and Michael discover that their new boarder is the only surviving witness in a trial against a dangerous criminal.

Penny painfully discovers that smoking is dangerous to more than one's health.

Willona is suspected of being the ``other woman'' when Bookman is thought to be stepping out on his wife.

Thelma is ecstatic when her first play is chosen for production until she discovers the ``catch.''.