Once james left the show, they really struggled and tried to bring something to the show. Just about everyone in the apartment is sick with the flu. I just couldnt fathom how a mother could burn her daughter with an iron. Where theres smoke is the sixteenth episode of season 5 of good times and the 101st episode overall. The part of penny is played by actresssingerrecording artist and entertainer janet jackson. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. That was the one that dealt with vanessa and mina as children, and her eventual possession. A new neighbor girl, 10yearold penny gordon, becomes. May 05, 2016 this week, were returning to the show that left such a mark on us all good times.
Watch good times season 5, episode 16 where theres smoke. In the mid 70s the presence of a father in the household is unheard of. This spinoff of the tv series, maude, centered on the evans family. The evans get involved finishes the second half of this one hour broadcast, the evans family realizing that the burns on little penny gordon janet jackson. Lenela gordon, whos the biological mother of penny woods, who willona woods winds up adopting, appears in four episodes of good times. Mar 19, 2018 good times s05 e04 the evans get involved 4. The evans family is not the average two parent black family. A new neighbor girl, 10yearold penny gordon, becomes friends with willona and the evans family. Good times s05e01 the evans get involved part 1 dailymotion. Good times s05 e03 the evans get involved 3 dailymotion video.
Get the details inside and find out when you can catch her episode. That good times episode where mad dog wanted jj to join the war lords. Later, they discover a horrifying secret that penny is viciously abused by her mother. Finally, when she gets the punch bowl to put away, florida smashes it to the floor and shouts, damn, damn, damn. She even abandons penny, believing she deserved better than her. She was an abusive parent and wilona the evans family found out about it.
Watch any other episode and you cant go five seconds with the audience having a fit, but watching florida try to outfidget grief while tidying up the kitchen all without a peep from the crowd makes for hauntingly good tv. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. The evans get involved finishes the second half of this one hour broadcast, the evans family realizing that the burns on little penny gordon janet jackson were. I didnt know that janet jackson acted in good times. The woman then suggests that instead of a nude that she would be glad to pose in her bathing suit. I will never forget where penny gets burned by the iron. When willona learns that one of penny s friends is pregnant, she explains the situation to the 11yearold that her friend has a case of the stomach mumps.
Good times is a story about a middle class poor african american family living in the projects, in the ghetto. Shortly after, penny comes down with a virus and flor. That was the one that dealt with vanessa and mina as children, and her. Janets legacy matters janet jackson as penny good times. She is best known for her recurring role on good times as lenela gordon, the abusive birth mother of penny gordon woods in a four. The seasons premiere episode, the evans get involved. Good times was a norman learproduced sitcom that ran on cbs from 197479. The episode in which the character penny is about to be burned with a hot iron by her mother is featured just before madea spanks nikki for lying about not going to school. Watch good times online full episodes all seasons yidio. Full episodes good luck charlie good luck charlie is an american sitcom that originally aired on disney channel from april 4, 2010 to february 16, 2014. Willona adamantly refuses to discuss the birds and the bees with penny especially after willona learns a year old friend of penny s is pregnant.
Contentsshow synopsis the mystery of the burned sofa cushion is generating various stories. Part 1, premiered on september 21, 1977, as janet jackson joined the cast as penny gordon, an abused child who lives in the project building with her mother that willona winds up adopting in an 4episode story arc that. Laverne chip fields born august 5, 1951, who is sometimes credited as chip hurd or chip fieldshurd, is a talented singer, actress, television director, consultant, and dialogue coach, who has appeared in popular films, television shows, and broadway theatre. The sitcom series good times, which originally aired on cbs from february 8, 1974 to august. She tells the evans that she herself was abused, and refuses therapy. Created by eric monte and mike evans and developed by executive producer norman lear, it was televisions first african american twoparent family sitcom. We dive into janets biggest tv moment in the latest breakdown. The maude spinoff about a black family living in a chicago housing project mined poverty, racism, innercity woes and singleparent homes for humor, with varying degrees of success. Part 1, premiered on september 21, 1977, as janet jackson joined the cast as penny gordon, an abused child who lives in the project building with her mother that willona winds up adopting in an 4 episode story arc that.
Janet jacksons 1st appearance as penny on good times episode title. The golden girls season 3 episode 11 three on a couch duration. Nov 15, 2019 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series good times. The mom returned and tried to set wilona up as a bad parent because she had hooked up with a guy with some money and wanted to get penny back. This page lists all of the episodes aired in the fifth season of good times. The show, a spinoff of lears earlier comedy maude itself spun off from all in the family, followed the lives of the evans family, a poor black family living in. Remember the good times episode when penny got burned. A snowstorm hits chicago and florida gets stuck in it with her school bus. Penny gordon woods is a character who appears on the cbstv series good times in season 5 in episodes 86, 87, 88 and 89 as well as season 6 in episode titled a matter of mothers. Good times is an american sitcom television series that aired for six seasons on cbs, from february 8, 1974 to august 1, 1979. This week, were returning to the show that left such a mark on us all good times.
Apr 25, 2018 good times s05e01 the evans get involved part 1. Watch good times season 6, episode 17 where have all the doctors gone when willona goes out of town, she leaves penny in floridas care. Things become complicated when the gordons suddenly move from their apartment. A hole has been burned into one of the couch cushions and j. In lenelas final appearance in a matter of mothers, where lenela gets married into wealth. However, things really get complicated when the womans husband thinks that she and jj are having an affair. Written by bruce kalish and philip john taylor, the episode, which was directed by gerren keith, premiered on cbstv, first airing on january 25, 1978.
Specifically, we are looking at the episode 501, which is technically called the evans get involved however, we all know it as the one when penny got burned with an iron. This episode of good times severely scarred me as a child. Watch full episodes of good times and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. My father later wrote an episode of the jeffersons. Penny dreadful season 1 episode 5 gave us our first full episode flashback. Good times was good for the first couple seasons before jj took over the show, but even then the writing was never great, and besides the three adult characters, nobody was a good actor. Now jj must keep from getting his face pounded before he gets paid for his first commissioned portrait. Catch a marathon friday night at 87c and saturday starting at 8am7c. The sitcom series good times, which originally aired on cbs from february 8, 1974 to august 1, 1979, has 3 episodes, three of which were not shown during the original network run but turned up in the syndication package. In fact, i remember everything i was doing when i saw it.
The show evolves around their struggles, pains, disappointments, and successes as a family. Oct 05, 2018 good times penny and the facts of life. When willona learns that one of pennys friends is pregnant, she explains the situation to the 11yearold that her friend has a case of the stomach mumps. Florida urges willona to tell penny the truth, putting a strain on the rekindled friendship. Good times s05e03 the evans get involved part 3 dailymotion. Oct 12, 20 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. While willona is out of town, florida is taking care of penny. Willona adamantly refuses to discuss the birds and the bees with penny especially after willona learns a. Florida takes penny to the clinic, but doctors are scarce, and the remaining doctor has plans to close the practice. Watch good times season 6, episode 11 the snow storm. One day penny tried to get on the bus with no money, j. Willona and the evans children are convinced that penny is being abused and discover that she has an.
We dont know whose decision it was to turn down the audience track, but the silence in this episode is devastatingly powerful. Feb 21, 2020 my father later wrote an episode of the jeffersons. Oct 17, 2015 full episodes good luck charlie good luck charlie is an american sitcom that originally aired on disney channel from april 4, 2010 to february 16, 2014. The mom left penny, so penny ended up staying with wilona, and she eventually adopted penny. Good times the evans get involved part 3 of 8 video dailymotion.
Good times first aired in february 1974 as a midseason replacement and went on for six years. Lunch money ripoff james gives michaels bully a good whipping. Soon, she became the adopted daughter of their good neighbor friend willona woods and penny lived a better life. Watch all 24 good times episodes from season 5,view pictures, get episode information and more. Good times s05 e04 the evans get involved 4 dailymotion video. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series good times. Willona becomes frustrated in her attempts to report her suspicions that penny is being abused.
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