Good Times Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

February 8, 1974

Genre

Comedy

Network

CBS

Cast

John Amos, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, Ja'net Dubois, Ralph Carter, Bern Nadette Stanis, Johnny Brown

John Amos

as James Evans Sr.

Jimmie Walker

as James 'J.J.' Evans Jr.

1920-1998

Esther Rolle

as Florida Evans

1945-2020

Ja'net Dubois

as Millicent 'Penny' Woods

Ralph Carter

as Michael Evans

Bern Nadette Stanis

as Thelma Evans

Johnny Brown

as Nathan Bookman

About Good Times

About

A poor African-American family does their best to make it in a Chicago housing project. The show ran for five seasons and aired a total of 133 episodes.

Trivia

The show was nominated for three Golden Globes during its run. The series won its only TV Land Award in 2006, long after it was off the air.