Good Times (1974)


Good Times
Release Date08 February 1974
GenreComedy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeSeries
Film ClassDomestic Comedy, Urban Comedy
ThemesInner City Blues
TonesSilly, Heartwarming, Sentimental
TagsAfrican American, Housing Project, Poor Family, Working Class

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which was itself a spin-off of All in the Family.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Willona Woods

Michael Evans

Thelma Evans

James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.

Florida Evans

James Evans, Sr.

Nathan Bookman

Millicent 'Penny' Woods

Keith Anderson

Wanda

Sweet Daddy Williams

Alderman Fred Davis 

Dap Sugar Willie
Lenny 

Carl Dixon

Larry Greene
Hood #2 

Mrs. Gordon 

Raymond Allen
Ned the Wino

Claude

Ta-Tanisha
Marcy 

Frank Mitchell 

Cal Wilson
Desk Sergeant 

James Wheaton
Baliff 

Dave Turner
Man #1 

Rozelle Gayle
Drunk 

Richard Ward
Henry Evans

Bebe Drake
Mrs. Baker 

Susan Batson
Barmaid 

Mel Bryant
Bartender 

Sarina C. Grant
Bessie 

Mrs. Dobbs 

Betty Cole
Mrs. Hines 

Carl M. Craig
Hustler 

Donald Knight 

Douglas Grant
Eddie 

Oscar DeGruy
Mad Dog

Henry Anderson 

Ernie Barnes
Hood #1 

Vivian Bonnell
Clara 

Edward Crawford
Kid

Larry Walters

Ernie Harris 

Adrian Ricard
Adrian 

Bhetty Waldron
Girl 

Paulene Myers
Lena

Ta-Ronce Allen
Yvonne

Mr. Parker 

Nightclub Owner 

Ellen 

Frances E. Nealy
Woman 

F. William Parker
Detective #2 

Diana Buchanan

Andre Edwards
Ernie

Sonny Jim Gaines
Fred Buchanan

Marie Moore
Lucille Buchanan

Charlene 

Chopper 

Marilyn Coleman
Violet Bookman

Randy Martin
Poppo

Kathleen Doyle
Mrs. Carpenter

Johnny Sekka
Ibe Wubila

Gary James

DeForest Covan
Rev. Beasley 

Adam Wade
Frank Mason

Derek Wells
Larry Baker

Ebony Wright
Living Cable #2 

Director

Gerren Keith

Herbert Kenwith

Bob LaHendro

Donald McKayle

Writer

Eric Monte

Norman Paul

Jack Elinson

John Baskin

Roger Shulman

Bob Peete

Sid Dorfman

Michael G. Moye

Allan Manings

Michael S. Baser

Kim Weiskopf

Bruce Howard

Dick Bensfield

Perry Grant

Austin Kalish

Irma Kalish

Bill Davenport

Lou Derman

John Donley

Kurt Taylor

Joseph Bonaduce

Mark Fink

Wayne Kline

Bruce Kalish

Robert Wolterstorff

Thad Mumford

Roland Wolpert

Patricia Edwards

Phillip Wickham Taylor

John Ashley Hamilton

Gordon Mitchell

Lloyd Turner

Gene Farmer

Judi Ann Mason

Len Riley

Bud Slocomb

Producer

Allan Manings
executive producer / producer

Norman Paul
producer / executive producer

Jack Elinson
producer

Whitney J. LeBlanc
associate producer

Austin Kalish
executive producer / producer

Irma Kalish
executive producer / producer

George Sunga
associate producer / producer

Viva Knight
associate producer

executive producer

Sid Dorfman
producer

Ken Stump
associate producer

Camilla Dunn
associate producer

Gordon Mitchell
producer

Lloyd Turner
producer

Don Nicholl
producer

Bernard West
producer

Editor

Tucker Wiard

Marco Zappia

Casting Director

Jane Murray

Art Director

Edward Stephenson

Don Roberts

Set Decorator

Charles Kreiner

Makeup Department

Al Schultz
makeup artist

Production Manager

Dick Brooks
unit manager

production supervisor

Alan Horn
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gary Shimokawa
assistant director

Hal Alexander
associate director

Donald Roberts
unit director

Art Department

Ernie Barnes
paintings by

Larry Vigus
carpenter

Sound Department

Terry Hensey
audio

Ray Kemper
sound

Hal Kolker
audio consultant

James L. Mylenek
audio

Art Warshaw
audio consultant

Camera and Electrical Department

Walter Glover
lighting director

Ed S. Hill
lighting director

Steven Castaneda
dimmer operator

Art Roberts
lighting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Rita Riggs
wardrobe / costumer

Music Department

composer: theme music

Other Crew

developer / developed for television by 

John Baskin
story editor

Allan Manings
script supervisor

Bob Peete
production consultant / program consultant 

Roger Shulman
story editor

Jack Elinson
script supervisor / story editor

Norman Paul
script supervisor / story editor

Hal Alexander
associate director

Jay Sommers
script editor

Drew Handley
associate director

Sid Dorfman
executive script consultant / script editor

Gary Shimokawa
associate director

Buddy Borgen
stage manager

Richard Draney
stage manager

Austin Kalish
script supervisor

Irma Kalish
script supervisor

Joseph Bonaduce
story editor

Len Uslaner
technical director

Production Company

Bud Yorkin Productions
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CBS Television

Norman Lear/Tandem Productions

Distributor

CBS Television

Columbia Pictures Television
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Columbia TriStar Domestic Television

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
,

Columbia TriStar Television
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Embassy Telecommunications
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P*I*T*S Films
-

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
, ,

Sony Pictures Television

Miscellaneous

CBS Television City
taping location

Metromedia Square
taping location






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