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Dec 13, 2019 · JANET JACKSON'S 1st appearance as Penny on "Good Times" Episode Title: "The Evans Get Involved: Meet Penny" Original Air Date: September 21, 1977...
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Bern Nadette Stanis recalls what it was like working with @janetjackson on the set of #GoodTimes! Catch Penny Gordon's most memorable moments in our #GoodTim...
May 16, 2021 ·. Follow. Happy Birthday Janet Jackson. I had to repost this throwback of my “Penny gets burned” scene from Good Times. I hope you all enjoy this trip down memory lane of me playing the role of Penny and Ms Gordon.
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Millicent "Penny" Gordon Woods is one of the main characters that appears on the CBS-TV series Good Times in Seasons 5 and 6. The part of Penny is played by actress, singer, dancer and recording artist and entertainer Janet Jackson.
Penny was born on August 16, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. Penny's mother, Linella Gordon was 16 when she was pregnant, and Penny's father abandoned her before she was born. Linella was abusive to her, and she would often have many bandages to cover her wounds, as well as many bruises and welts. As a result, Penny often "ran away from home" to find someone who wouldn't hurt her.
One day, Penny tried to get on the bus with no money, J.J. saw this and convinced everyone to donate, including the bus driver. She follows J.J. home and doesn't want to leave. She even falls in love with J.J. and even tells him she wants to marry him someday.
After the Evans' learn that her mother abuses her, they tried to help by talking to her mother, who said that she herself was abused, and she refused therapy. After nearly abusing Penny again in front of everyone, she decides to abandon Penny, saying that she deserves better than her.
Willona decided to adopt Penny, which was difficult, but eventually successful, and Penny lived a better life. Her mother later married into wealth. and she decided she wanted Penny back. She even tried to set Willona up as an unfit adoptive mother. When Penny upsets her, she tries to hit her again, but Willona stops her by grabbing her and slamming her against the wall. Penny said it didn't matter what anyone said, and she chooses Willona as her mother. Devastated, Linella respects Penny's decision and leaves Willona's apartment and is never seen again.
Dec 24, 2020 · You wouldn't expect Janet Jackson to ever have to shoplift. Even when she was 11 years old back in 1977, her brothers were already massive Motown stars. But as Penny on the groundbreaking show Good Times, she didn't have things as good. When she gets robbed of the money she was going to use to buy her adoptive mother a Christmas gift, she goes ...
807 comments. 160.3K Likes, 807 Comments. TikTok video from Janet Jackson (@janetjackson): "Good Times opened another door for me on this day in 1977…". janet jackson. Janet Jackson as Penny on Good Times - Janet Jackson.
Jun 1, 2016 · With "Good Times" the world became familiar with Janet Jackson outside of the Jackson family. "Good Times" made her arguably just as known and beloved as her older brothers in the Jackson Five. #BlackGirlsRock #BlackGirlMagic
