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Good Times

1974–1979 · 6 seasons

A warm, joke-filled look at a family squeezing joy out of hard times, with sudden moments of real hardship.

Created by
Mike Evans, Eric Monte
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, Jimmie Walker
Tagline
Dy-No-Mite!
Overview
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 Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons. The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.

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Created by
Mike Evans, Eric Monte
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, Jimmie Walker
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • survival
  • race
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
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Created by
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Starring
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Length
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Network
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Languages
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