Good Times

Something transforms Florida into an angry whirlwind.

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

Family frantically searches for bail for jailed J.J.

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

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

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

Michael jeopardizes his chances for a higher education when he walks out on an IQ test.

The fine print at the bottom of an "easy payment" contract buys the Evans family a lot of trouble.

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

James is determined to press charges in court after J.J. receives a flesh wound in a gang war.

Florida plays matchmaker for Willona and James' friend.

James is unhappy when all he gets for a good deed is obscene phone calls.

Thelma catches her cousin nipping at the family liquor supply.

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

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

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

The Evans family risks eviction to open a fix-it shop in their apartment.

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

Michael thinks the Evans family might be eating dog food when an elderly neighbor brings the main course for dinner.

James suspects that there's more than meets the eye when an old friend pays a visit.

J.J. announces that his immediate future could include matrimony.

The Evans family faces an economic crisis after both James and J.J. lose their jobs.

Thelma gets a scholarship offer from an exclusive girls' school.

A small-fry extortionist bullies Michael into handing over his milk money on a daily basis.