Good Times | J.J. Turns 18! | The Norman Lear Effect

The Evans (John Amos, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis and Ralph Carter) get ready to celebrate the 18th birthday of J.J. (Jimmie Walker)
From Season 2, Episode 2 'J.J. Becomes a Man: Part 1': J.J. is turning 18 and Florida and James decide to give him some new art supplies and a fancy new case. Unfortunately, James is denied credit because he was late on a few payments over the years and as a result, they have to give J.J. a much cheaper present. Later that night after a small gathering in the Evans' apartment, J.J. gets arrested for allegedly holding up a liquor store. Now the family begins to worry that J.J.'s 18th birthday will wind up with him doing time in prison.
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[@ShamrockParticle]

John and Esther made this show!

[@angholloway5091]

Nope jimmie walker and bernadette made the sitcom funny!!!

[@edwinbrown8509]

Unemployment, inflation, taxation, aggravation... somethings never change 😦

[@nataliemscrzysxycoolharris]

Nor ends.

[@JanetStarChild]

That's capitalism, and we're stuck with it, unfortunately.

[@dbrown9495]

Unemployment, now that's a familiar word

[@samuelgriffin4167]

James Evans would have been proud of his eldest son Junior to success in his advertising agency job

[@123456CBOY]

Yup

[@edwinbrown8509]

I don't know about the soul food pizza, but for some reason turkey stuffed with pork chops, basted in Kool-aid, does sound good! 😋

[@harperstacey9604]

Kool-aid was the top kid's drink in the 70's. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@ShamrockParticle]

Maybe stuffing with kool-aid instead of water. Lemonade flavor. 😋

[@edwinbrown8509]

When James Sr. turned 18 he got drafted. When James Jr. turned 18 he got arrested. Ain't we lucky we got 'em...Good Times! 😉

[@samuelgriffin4167]

J.J. had the funniest outfits

[@MrJuvefrank]

2:20 It was a good thing you were eighteen; now, you can be a fool legally!

[@nataliemscrzysxycoolharris]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JR. 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁

[@blockmasterscott]

I cannot remember the order, but from what I read, JJ came up with “Dynamite” to counter Fonzie’s “Ayyyye” in the ratings, or Fonzie was given his slang term to counter JJ’s “Dynamite”. Not sure who was first with their slogan.

[@Deephouse_Gent66]

That's a good question because, ironically enough, GOOD TIMES was the reason HAPPY DAYS first started to slip in ratings. Read that in some entertainment magazine, but I also heard it in a youtube Holywood-docu-vid.

[@micusdinkinsshesstillalive5205]

Happydays was on before goodtimes so I believe fonzie was first

[@donnielindon1015]

Great show stay safe yall

[@samuelgriffin4167]

In the seventies the minimum wage was $3 and$4

[@DCFelix67]

Are you sure about that? It was under $3 in the 1970s and went to $3.35 in the early 80s, when I got my first job,

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

@@DCFelix67 $4 sounds more like 90s minimum wage...

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

@@justmeiniowa This was why James was struggling trying to pay the $100 rent...

[@jenniferwilliams5478]

In the 90s minimum wage was 5.25. Now its 2023 its 7.25.

[@jenniferwilliams5478]

​@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854why couldn't both parents work? The youngest wasn't that young.

[@crazy4u20]

Thelma is the finest girl

[@angholloway5091]

She sure is!!! Bernadette is beautiful!!!

[@samuelgriffin4167]

Part 2 was when J.J. was arrested for a mistake

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[@nassauguy48]

In actuality, Jimmie Walker was around 30 at this time. He was only eight years younger than John Amos!

[@sheilabrown3758]

Jj iscool

[@larkefedifero]

Would James & Florida have qualified for any credit cards? 'Cause that would have helped a lot. And likewise if Florida had gotten her bus-driver job earlier...even though James wasn't happy about her working. 🙂👍

[@vkaygee]

Credit cards don't help anyone!

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

They killed off the WRONG parent...

[@JuthaLitKidd]

Omg😂

[@trelljohnson9702]

​@@JuthaLitKiddu still watch d show?