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Good Times - The Complete Second Season | 
| Director: Herbert Kenwith
Actors: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net Dubois, Ralph Carter, Jimmie Walker
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 31863
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 600 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: COLD01610D
ISBN: 1404939105
UPC: 043396016101
EAN: 9781404939103
ASIN: B00008EY6L
Theatrical Release Date: February 8, 1974
Release Date: June 22, 1994
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Product Description
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/28/2005 Run time: 600 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
Centered on the strong-willed but loving parents Florida and James Evans (Esther Rolle and John Amos), Good Times spun out stories of poverty and resilience that skillfully balanced comedy and politics. An episode in which James returns a found bag of money stolen from a bank doesn't trot out bland homilies about honesty, but becomes a surprisingly multilayered debate about civic virtue. In one of the second season's comic centerpieces, the Evans family avoids eating a neighbor's meatloaf because they think it's made with dog food. The scene is played as hilarious farce, but the acknowledgment of a poor old woman living on dog food gives the sequence an underlying bite. The commentary rarely feels forced; at its best, the show drew significance out of the characters' daily lives. An episode about a pregnant teen ends on an unexpectedly moving note, without any strings on the soundtrack to cue the audience's heartstrings--that's solid writing and acting. With buffoonish Jimmy "Dy-no-mite!" Walker, foxy Ja'Net Du Bois, sweet BernNadette Stanis, and militant Ralph Carter rounding out the cast, Good Times is a time capsule both for fashion (even though they lived in the projects, the Evans' fashion-plate neighbor Willona, played by Du Bois, was rarely without a glamorous get-up) and for a time in which mainstream sitcoms had the freedom to reflect the tougher side of reality. --Bret Fetzer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Kid Dynomite!!! January 28, 2008
N. Kobrowski (Westfield, IN USA)
It is a groundbreaking show, and I am very pleased with the sound and video quality. The colors are very vibrant. But I am very disappointed that the manufacturer didn't put any extras on the DVD. No interviews, nothing. Still, until some better collection comes along, you have to have this if you are interested in seeing a great series and a ground breaking television show for black actors.
Haunted Backroads: Central Indiana (and other stories)
Real Issues July 7, 2007
K. Brown (BRISBANE,AUSTRALIA)
i FOUND THIS SERIES TOO BE ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS, LOVED WATCHING IT. THE BEST OF THE SERIES IS THAT THEY TOUCHED ON ALL ISSUES THAT EVERYONE CAN RELATE TOO AND THAT WERE REAL ISSUES THAT ANYONE WATCHING CAN SAY YES I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS OR I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT. BEST OF ALL THERE A REAL FAMILY WITH THERE UP'S AND DOWN'S.
Great TV Show January 11, 2007
K. Adkins
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great TV Show. Loved this show and bought season 1,2,3 Loved John Amos role in this show but it was not the same after He left. Shows today could take a lesson on good family entertainment like this show. Jimmy Walker (JJ) was a great actor and comedian. The show dealt with hard times growing up in the projects but as hard as it was the Evans household hung in and took care of each other and dealt with all the problems that came as a family.
A second season of great times! March 31, 2006
andy8047 (Nokomis,Florida)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
All the gang is still here. Florida,James Sr.,James Jr. or J.J. and J.J.'s siblings. GOOD TIMES' co-creator Mike Evans went to continue his role of Lionel Jefferson on THE JEFFERSONS(he first played the role on a recurring basis on ALL IN THE FAMILY which is GT's "grandparent"). Yes,I believe Florida(the late Esther Rolle) still has had enough of bitchy Maude Finlay(GT is a spinoff of Maude). The Evans family is still struggling to make ends meet in their hometown of Chicago. Undoubtedly,GT,TJ and AITF were in the Top 10 Nielsen ratings during 1974-75.
Good Times Is Good Laughs! January 9, 2006
ELC (Grand Rapids, Mi.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hey, what can I say? Dynomite! I recently purchased this set and enjoyed it so much I got season three as a Christmas gift. I already owned season one. This is still before John Amos left the series and it was at its peak. JJ rules! I dare you NOT to laugh while watching these shows. John Amos and Esther Rolle will have you laughing too. All the cast is great.
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