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Requiem for a Wino: Directed by Gerren Keith. With Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Johnny Brown. A homeless man returns to the Evan's apartment building after having been away for awhile. Later, they hear he died in an accident and hold a wake.
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- Comedy
- Gerren Keith
- 1977-12-14
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Requiem for a Wino is the eleventh episode of Season 5 of Good Times and the 96th episode overall. Written by Gordon Mitchell and Lloyd Turner, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, premiered on CBS-TV, first airing on December 14, 1977.
Fishbone the wino is convinced that he has no friends. When a mix-up makes everyone think he's dead, he's pleasantly surprised at the number of people who show up at his wake.
A homeless man returns to the Evan's apartment building after having been away for awhile. Later, they hear he died in an accident and hold a wake. Turns out, Fishbone's wallet was stolen and another man died. Fishbone finds he has friends.
In a plot line straight out of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, neighborhood wino Fishbone (Robert Guillaume), convinced that he hasn't got a friend in the world, staggers out of the local bar and into the night. The next thing he knows, Fishbone has been relieved of his wallet by another bum -- who is promptly killed in a traffic accident. The discov...
•Robert Guillaume as Fishbone
•Helen Martin as Wanda
•Bill Martin as Ray the Bartender
•J. Christopher Sullivan as Campbell the Cop
•Dap "Sugar" Willie as Lenny
•Cal Gibson as Vagrant
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Summaries. A homeless man returns to the Evan's apartment building after having been away for awhile. Later, they hear he died in an accident and hold a wake. Turns out, Fishbone's wallet was stolen and another man died. Fishbone finds he has friends.
Good Times - Season 5 Episode 11 - Requiem for a Wino. Sign up for Peacock to watch this episode. Get Started. Requiem for a Wino. Season 5 Episode 1125m. TVPG. J.J. holds an unusual wake for a houseless man at the apartment building. Home. TV Series. Good Times. Season 5 Episode 11. Good Times Season 5. View all. The Evans Get Involved Part 1.
Air Date: Dec 14, 1977. User Score Available after 4 ratings. tbd. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Where to Watch. Amazon ($1.99) Season Episodes. View All Seasons. Episode 1 • Sep 21, 1977 • 25 m. The Evans Get Involved: Part 1. A new neighbor girl, 10-year-old Penny Gordon, becomes friends with Willona and the Evans family.
