September 22, 1976 • 30m
The family is getting ready to move to Mississippi which is where James has gotten a promising new job. However, the family is wa...Read more
September 29, 1976 • 30m
The death of James has J.J., Thelma and Michael overcome with grief and also leaves them wondering what is wrong with Florida, who...Read more
October 6, 1976 • 30m
Thelma invites her favorite teacher to the apartment and while she is there she is fascinated with JJ's artwork. She and JJ soon d...Read more
October 13, 1976 • 30m
Widespread violence has been running rampant in the neighborhood and a large part of it is due to the street gang, the Warlords. ...Read more
October 20, 1976 • 30m
Michael is in love with Yvonne but every time he's around her he freezes. When Yvonne meets J.J. she instantly falls for him thus...Read more
October 27, 1976 • 30m
Alderman Davis makes a visit to the Evans' household wanting J.J. to speak at his re-election campaign. However, when J.J. refuse...Read more
November 10, 1976 • 30m
After loosing his job, J.J. tries his best to find a job. However, when Bookman serves the Evans' family with an eviction notice ...Read more
November 17, 1976 • 30m
J.J. is in the money, now that he has a new job working with two friends in a gambling operation. However, little does he know, t...Read more
November 24, 1976 • 30m
Florida and the children are excitedly anticipating the arrival of Grandpa Evans. However, he arrives with a loud companion in tow.
December 8, 1976 • 30m
Some good luck strikes the family when J.J. wins a lottery. However, the luck doesn't last long, that is until, Thelma's friend E...Read more
December 15, 1976 • 30m
The kids feel Florida has been spending too much time alone and they decide to cancel their plans and spend an evening with her. B...Read more
December 22, 1976 • 30m
J.J. is managing Michael's singing group and gets them a gig at a local tavern. While there, J.J. comes across Judith Cohen, an a...Read more
January 5, 1977 • 30m
J.J. borrows money from a loan shark to back his talented new comedian. However, within days, two thugs come to collect their mon...Read more
January 12, 1977 • 30m
Florida's bad mood prompts the kids to go into the underwear selling business in order to raise enough money to send Florida on a ...Read more
January 19, 1977 • 30m
The cafeteria at Thelma's college is in disrepair. Thelma and her friends picket the college. She meets Ibe, an African exchange s...Read more
January 19, 1977 • 30m
Florida hits the roof when Thelma announces her plans of moving in with Ibe. However, things begin moving a little bit too fast w...Read more
January 26, 1977 • 30m
Willona gets a surprise for her birthday, a visit from her womanizing ex-husband, Ray. Ray does his best at convincing Willona th...Read more
February 2, 1977 • 30m
When Florida's away for the weekend, J.J., Thelma and Michael throw a wild party. However, it gets even wilder than they had dream...Read more
February 9, 1977 • 30m
Florida is horrified to learn that Michael is harboring atheist attitudes planted by his boss. This leads Florida to confront Mic...Read more
February 23, 1977 • 30m
A reluctant Florida agrees to go on a date with Carl. However, once at the restaurant, she gets into an argument with him ending ...Read more
March 2, 1977 • 30m
J.J. is all excited about taking Michael to a father-son dinner but when Michael breaks the news that he invited Carl to take him, J.J. storms out.
March 9, 1977 • 30m
JJ has another money-making idea. He starts a greeting card business and has the whole family involved in making up messages. He h...Read more
March 23, 1977 • 30m
Florida and Carl's relationship has gotten quite serious and Carl breaks the news to J.J., Thelma and Michael that he's planning o...Read more
March 30, 1977 • 30m
A furious J.J. confronts Carl, who makes up an excuse that a war injury in the groin is the reason why he's breaking up with Flori...Read more