Too Old Blues
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1974
Tests indicate that James is a candidate for a union apprenticeship program, but his birth certificate says differently
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1974
Tests indicate that James is a candidate for a union apprenticeship program, but his birth certificate says differently
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1974
A sudden run of good luck and one of J.J.'s paintings create a religious conflict in the Evans household.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1974
The Evans family faces eviction from their Chicago apartment.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1974
A self-proclaimed "shepherd of the Lord" asks James to become one of his herdsmen.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 8, 1974
A remark in class gets Michael suspended from school.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1974
Florida and James fear that there is more between Thelma and her new beau than a five-year difference.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1974
J.J., an aspiring artist, is discovered by a man who wants to become his patron.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1974
Odds are good that J.J. will be held back a grade
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Apr 5, 1974
An angry Housing Authority official visits the Evans family after one of Michael's letters to the editor is published.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Apr 19, 1974
Florida's charitable instincts could lose her an award.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Apr 26, 1974
Florida is asked to be a health tonic's spokeswoman.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: May 3, 1974
The family tries to convince James that he should see a doctor for his headaches and emotional outbursts.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 10, 1974
A popular girl (Ta-Tanisha) steals J.J.'s heart.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 10, 1974
Florida promises to burst into a full-fledged hurricane unless someone can figure out what triggered the storm
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1974
A credit error may ruin J.J.'s 18th birthday.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1974
Florida and James have to come up with $500 in bail when J.J. is arrested on an alleged armed robbery charge.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1974
Michael is offered a chance to bus to a better school.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1974
Michael's school assignment sets off a chain reaction of events in the Evans household.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1974
The Evans family is shocked when they meet Thelma's new fiance.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1974
Michael jeopardizes his chances for a higher education when he walks out on an IQ test that he feels is unfair to minorities
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1974
The fine print at the bottom of an ``easy payment'' contract for an encyclopedia set buys the Evanses a lot of trouble
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1974
J.J. reluctantly becomes a member of the Satan's Knights street gang.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1974
James wants to press charges after J.J. is wounded.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1974
Florida decides to find a husband for Willona.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1974
James is not convinced that honesty is the best policy when all he gets for a good deed is obscene phone calls.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1974
Thelma catches her cousin nipping at the family liquor supply.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Dec 31, 1974
James is sure that the new job he has been promised is the answer to the family's troubles.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1975
Florida's dream of finally getting her high-school diploma is clouded by James' opposition to the idea.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1975
Florida and James are torn between letting J.J. do a portrait and their misgivings about the prospective model.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1975
The family runs a secret fix-it service at home.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1975
J.J. finds out that his date has snobbish parents that disapprove of him.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1975
The Evanses are afraid they may be eating dog food when an elderly neighbor brings the main course for dinner
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1975
James fears an old pal has secret motives for visiting.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1975
J.J. announces plans to marry and settle down.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1975
Both James and J.J. suddenly lose their jobs.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1975
Thelma receives a scholarship from an exclusive school.
Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1975
A schoolyard extortionist bullies Michael.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 9, 1975
James' high-paying job offer has one drawback.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1975
Florida objects when James buys a gun for protection.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1975
Florida's hospitalization strains the family finances.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1975
James and Florida disapprove of Thelma's engagement.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1975
Frustrated James considers borrowing from cousin Edgar.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1975
Florida and James go off to a mountain cabin for a romantic celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1975
A baby-shower guest of honor makes an announcement.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1975
Changing schools has an effect on Michael.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1975
The family is divided when James and Florida support rival candidates in a local election.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1975
Willona dates a man with a physical disability.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1975
Florida pickets the neighborhood supermarket after a roast from the store makes everyone sick.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1975
The Evans family's good news is not what it seems.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1975
A gorgeous girl's rejection shatters J.J.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1975
The FBI comes asking questions about Florida's nephew.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1975
Thelma locates her grandfather and invites him home for her dad's birthday.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Dec 30, 1975
Michael's elderly friend wants to stay with the family.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1976
J.J. astounds the family with the news that he plans to marry the ``weirdo'' of the neighborhood.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1976
J.J. decides to elope without learning some important facts about his bride.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1976
The numbers king of the neighborhood commissions J.J. to paint a portrait.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1976
Michael's research for a report has repercussions.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1976
When an old girlfriend visits J.J., she brings along some upsetting news.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1976
Fed up with being treated like a servant by her family, Florida accepts a luncheon invitation from a man.
Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1976
Thelma's beau accepts a job in California.
Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1976
The Evans family gives a rent party to help a neighbor.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1976
As the Evanses prepare to join James in Mississippi, a damper is thrown on everything.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1976
Florida's attitude toward James' death causes dissension in an already saddened household.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1976
Thelma's teacher falls for J.J.'s art, and J.J.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 13, 1976
Michael is pressured into becoming a member of a street gang that is terrorizing the neighborhood.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1976
J.J. tries to lend a helping hand when Michael experiences his first great romance.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1976
A shady politician asks J.J. for campaign help.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1976
J.J. resorts to crime in an effort to get his family out of the ghetto.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1976
Florida has only one choice of action when she discovers what J.J. is doing for money.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1976
Grandpa Evans brings a special guest of his own for Thanksgiving.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1976
J.J.'s joy over winning the lottery is cut short.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1976
The children and Willona try to convince Florida to have some fun.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Dec 22, 1976
J.J. comes up with a vocal discovery that he calls the "great white hope."
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1977
The backers for J.J.'s new client turn out to be loan sharks.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1977
The Evans children go into the long-underwear business.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1977
Thelma enjoys a romantic relationship with an African student.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1977
Thelma plans to move in with her African boyfriend despite Florida's objections.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1977
Willona's ex-husband arrives for her birthday party.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1977
J.J., Thelma and Michael throw a wild party while Florida is gone for the weekend.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1977
Michael announces he has become an atheist.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1977
Florida's reluctance to go out on a date proves to be justified when her special evening seems headed for disaster.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1977
Michael and Carl's secret changes J.J.'s attitude.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1977
J.J. and his friends decide to start a greeting-card business together.
Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1977
Carl announces he will propose to Florida.
Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1977
The Evans family finally discovers Carl's serious medical secret.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1977
The family investigates when Penny is injured.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1977
Willona accuses her neighbor of child abuse.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1977
Willona must make an agonizing decision that could change the rest of her life.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1977
Bookman's secret scheme could derail the adoption.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1977
In rebellion against J.J., Thelma moves into her own apartment.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1977
Willona spies on others to earn extra money.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1977
One car plus four owners equals trouble when J.J.'s "Awesome Foursome" become business partners.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1977
Michael discovers the world of CB radios.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1977
A petition for repairs costs Bookman his job.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1977
A mysterious, handsome stranger romances Thelma.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1977
J.J. holds an unusual wake for a homeless man at the apartment building.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1977
Willona's Christmas joy is threatened when she learns that her most precious gift may be taken from her.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1978
J.J. wants to teach Michael responsibility.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1978
Willona must choose between the chance of a lifetime with the man of her dreams or something far more important.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1978
J.J. doesn't know if his talent or the boss's daughter was responsible for his new assignment.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1978
Penny painfully discovers that smoking is dangerous to more than one's health.
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1978
J.J.'s potential promotion at work may be threatened by prejudice.
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1978
J.J., Thelma and Michael discover that their new boarder is the only surviving witness in a trial against a dangerous criminal.
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1978
J.J. succumbs to the stress of dating a married woman when he develops an ulcer.
Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1978
Willona is suspected of being the ``other woman'' when Bookman is thought to be stepping out on his wife.
Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1978
Grandpa discovers obstacles to his intended nuptials.
Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1978
Willona receives a long-awaited marriage proposal only to discover that her suitor has a ``catch.''.
Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1978
Production of Thelma's first play comes with a hitch.
Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1978
The Evans clan and friends put on a show to raise cash.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1978
Thelma gives a dinner party for her new boyfriend with such sensational results that Florida rushes home from Arizona to see what's happening.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1978
Wedding bells are ringing for Thelma and Keith, but they may not be heard over their arguing.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1978
The day arrives for Thelma to marry handsome football star Keith Anderson.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1978
Thelma's new husband stands to lose his contract and J.J. faces the jaws of a greedy loan shark.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1978
J.J. could have the answer to Florida's need to find work for herself.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1978
Willona makes an effort to protect Penny from learning the facts of life.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1978
J.J. tries his hand at giving art lessons, with unexpected results.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1978
Michael announces his intention to move out, and more.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1978
An unemployed J.J. is torn between his emotions and the facts when a girlfriend returns to town.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1978
J.J. could pay terribly for being the sole witness to a serious car accident.
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1978
A blizzard traps Florida and a busload of children.
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1978
When Keith's boss refuses to let him off on Christmas Eve, the Evans family celebrates "on the road."
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1979
The Evans family decides to buy its first house and discovers major obstacles
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: May 23, 1979
Florida's concern for one of her passengers puts her at odds with the child's mother.
Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: May 30, 1979
Florida's interest in one of her passengers solves one problem, but creates another.
Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Jun 6, 1979
J.J. has something that Sweet Daddy wants and whether or not he gets it will be a matter of life or death.
Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Jun 13, 1979
Florida's anxious search for a doctor turns to anger when the only one she finds is too busy to be interested in her problem.
Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Jun 20, 1979
J.J.'s far-reaching search for a date overlooks an eager candidate who takes some dangerous steps to ensure that she'll never be forgotten again.
Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Jul 11, 1979
Florida's efforts to pass an important medical exam at work may be thwarted by a well-meaning gift from the children she cares most about.
Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Jul 18, 1979
Willona is forced into the stand of a lifetime when Penny's natural mother arrives.
Episode: 6x21 | Airdate:
The Evans family tries to discover the source of Keith's anger and depression.
Episode: 6x22 | Airdate:
J.J. has some fast decisions to make when he mistakenly enters an important art contest with someone else's painting.
Episode: 6x23 | Airdate:
A visit from Florida's wealthy cousin brings expensive gifts for everyone until Florida discovers just where all the money is coming from.
Episode: 6x24 | Airdate: Aug 1, 1979
Good fortune shines on the Evans family and creates the happiest day of Florida's life.