Good Times J.J.'s New Career: Part 1 (Season 4, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy

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Good Times

J.J.'s New Career: Part 1 (Season 4, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy

When J.J. loses his job, the family is short on rent and threatened with eviction. J.J. cannot find work at the unemployment office, unemployment compensation is at least three weeks out, so he needs to make some tough decisions.

Director

Gerren Keith

Writers

Eric Monte (created by) | Mike Evans (created by) (as Michael Evans) | Norman Lear (developed by) | Roger Shulman (written by) | John Baskin (written by)

Producers

Austin Kalish | Irma Kalish

Editor

Chuck Adams (video tape)

Casting Directors

Pat Kirkland | Jane Murray

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 10, 1976

Release date

Nov 10, 1976 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Esther Rolle Florida Evans Florida Evans See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Ja'net DuBois Willona Woods (as Ja'net Du Bois) Willona Woods (as Ja'net Du Bois) See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Ralph Carter Michael Evans Michael Evans See fewer	Good Times (1974)
BernNadette Stanis Thelma Evans (as Bern Nadette Stanis) Thelma Evans (as Bern Nadette Stanis) See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr. (as Jimmie Walker) James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr. (as Jimmie Walker) See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Johnny Brown Nathan Bookman Nathan Bookman See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Susan Batson Clerk Clerk See fewer	Summer of Sam (1999)
Andre Edwards Ernie Ernie See fewer	The Blue Knight (1975)
Grand L. Bush Leon (as Grand Bush) Leon (as Grand Bush) See fewer	Licence to Kill (1989)