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Aug 23, 2018 · GOOD TIMES - J.J. BLACK JESUS PAINTING. Most of the people in goodtimes episodes were playing theyself, I've never watched such a more realistic showWell this episode is about when J.J.'s...
Feb 14, 2024 · Good Times 1974 episode, JJ ( Jimmy Walker ) paints BLACK JESUS, and after reading the Muhammad Speaks newspaper, Michael ( Ralph Carter ) reveals to his mot...
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Black Jesus is the second episode of Season 1 of Good Times. The episode was written by John Donley and Kurt Taylor and directed by John Rich II and Bob LaHendro. It aired on February 15, 1974 on CBS.
J.J.'s painting of a Black Jesus, becomes the family's good luck charm after a string of success hits each family member. However, Florida refuses to entertain the notion that the painting had anything to do with the recent string of "good times".
Using Ned the Wino as a model, J.J. paints a picture of Jesus as a black man, which doesn't sit well with the very devout Florida. Flo's dissatisfaction really escalates when the family as well as Wilona begin experiencing unexplained good fortune after the painting is hung on the living room wall. Is it good luck or something more divine?
•When Thelma announces that she has a date, the name of the boy she is going out with is named Larry. This possibly could be the same Larry that would eventually become her first fiancee.
•This also was the first episode in which the character Sweet Daddy Williams was mentioned. Of course, he would later become a semi-regular character portrayed by Theodore Wilson.
•This is the first time that Ned the Wino was referred to. He would later become a recurring character played by Raymond Allen, who also played Esther's husband Woody on Sanford and Son.
•Willona points out that Black Jesus looks like Ned the Wino!
•Willona: Hi, I'm Willona. Fly Me.
The "Fly Me" line was a reference to the 1960's and 1970s' National Airlines began a "Fly Me"; campaign using attractive stewardesses with taglines such as "I'm Lorraine. Fly me to Orlando."
Jul 8, 2018 · English. J.J.'s painting of a Black Jesus, becomes the family's good luck charm after a string of success for each family member. However, Florida refuses to entertain the notion that the painting had anything to do with the recent string of "good times". Creator Eric Monte appears as Numbers Runner.
Recently viewed. Black Jesus: Directed by Bob LaHendro, John Rich. With Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter. When the Evans family hangs JJ's painting of a black Jesus in the home against Florida's protests, everybody suddenly gets a run of good luck.
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Throughout the Good Times television series (1974–79) most of the paintings by the character J.J. are works by Ernie Barnes. However a few images, including "Black Jesus" in the first season (1974), were not painted by Barnes. The Sugar Shack made its debut on the show's fourth season (1976–77) during the opening and closing credits.
May 21, 2019 · “Thank You Black Jesus” is a standout Good Times episode, (and the series more broadly), as a result of its portrayal of a Black Arts tradition and the Evanses engagement with it. The series foregrounds the work of former football player-turned-painter, Ernie Barnes, who painted in a style of art composition that is known as the Black Romantic.
