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May 5, 2016 · This week, we’re returning to the show that left such a mark on us all — “Good Times.” Specifically, we are looking at the episode 501, which is technically called “The Evans Get Involved” — however, we all know it as “The One When Penny Got Burned with an Iron.”
Jun 9, 2016 · The last time we looked at “Good Times,” it was seeing the hellish life that young Penny endured with a mother that preferred hot irons over belts. This time it’s a different child that puts a lump in our throat when we look at episode 612 — also known as the “elevator shaft” episode.
Feb 20, 2023 · Atlanta Black Star / Entertainment. Entertainment. ‘No Mommy, No Mommy’: ‘Good Times’ Star BernNadette Stanis Says She Gets ‘Goosebumps’ Watching Janet Jackson’s Character Penny Get...
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Abuse Discretion Shot: The infamous scene of Penny getting burned with a hot iron by her mother as she pleads not to do it. It cuts away but her next scene does have her arm bandaged up. Abusive Parents: Penny's mom Lynnetta. One of the show's most infamous scenes is of her burning Penny with a hot iron. And that actually happens off-screen; we ...
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Where There's Smoke is the sixteenth episode of Season 5 of Good Times and the 101st episode overall. Written by Bruce Kalish and Philip John Taylor, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, premiered on CBS-TV, first airing on January 25, 1978.
The mystery of the burned sofa cushion is generating various stories. But Penny seems to be the only one who knows what really happened.
Willona visits the Evans while Florida is out, and she smells smoke. The couch cushion is almost thoroughly burnt. J.J, Michael, and Thelma each have different stories as to how the couch caught fire.
It's "Rashomon" time when the couch in the Evans living room catches fire. Under the baleful glare of Willona (Ja'net DuBois), each of the Evans kids -- J.J. (Jimmie Walker), Thelma (BernNadette Stanis), and Michael (Ralph Carter) -- has a different story as to what caused the conflagration. But only Willona's adopted daughter, Penny (Janet Jackson...
J.J.: One good thing did come out of all of this.
Willona: What's that?
J.J.: We got rid of all Thelma's soup!
Mandy (to Thelma): That casserole smell delicious. What is your secret ingredient?
Oct 10, 2017 · In the episode “The Evans Get Involved” or as most people like to refer to it as, “That Time Penny Got Burned With an Iron,” Penny’s mother’s abusive ways were exposed. Penny was ultimately saved from a life of abuse by Wilona ( Ja’net Dubois ) and then went on to do normal kid things like imitating Mae West:
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Nov 1, 2021 · The unhinged, irate mom burns Penny with the hot iron. That incident exposes Linella’s secret history of battering her child. RELATED: OPINION: The Halloween Costumes White People Should...
