S5.E10

Thelma's Brief Encounter

Name: Thelma's Brief Encounter
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977-12-07
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis

Episode aired Dec 7, 1977
TV-PG
25m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

BernNadette Stanis and James A. Watson Jr. in Good Times (1974)

Comedy

Michael and J.J. are curious about the new mystery man that Thelma is dating. J.J. goes undercover and discovers that her boyfriend is on parole.Michael and J.J. are curious about the new mystery man that Thelma is dating. J.J. goes undercover and discovers that her boyfriend is on parole.Michael and J.J. are curious about the new mystery man that Thelma is dating. J.J. goes undercover and discovers that her boyfriend is on parole.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

2User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos

Top cast8

Edit

Ja'net DuBois

Willona Woods
(as Ja'net Du Bois)

Ralph Carter

Michael Evans

BernNadette Stanis

Thelma Evans
(as Bern Nadette Stanis)

Johnny Brown

Nathan Bookman
(credit only)

Janet Jackson

Millicent 'Penny' Gordon

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
(as Jimmie Walker)

James A. Watson Jr.

Lloyd Williams

Susan Batson

Waitress

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
When Thelma cries in J.J. arms, the camera zooms in to catch tears in her eyes. The tears were likely unexpected, as crying on queue is not easy, and the inelegant zoom of the lens to catch this suggests the tears were unexpected to the camera crew as well.

Quotes
James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: Well, y'all, what I found out is that... Lloyd was married before.
Michael Evans: J.J., they can't put you in jail for that.
James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: To two women.
Willona Woods: J.J., they can't put you in jail for that, either.
James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: At the same time?
Michael Evans: Now, that they can put you in jail for!
Willona Woods: Good Lord! Thelma's going out with a bigamist!