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Season 3, Episode 13 Number (#50) in series (133 episodes) | ||||
Tape date | November 6, 1975 | |||
Air date: | December 9, 1975 | |||
Network/Country: | CBS-TV / United States | |||
Written by: | Jack Elinson & Norman Paul | |||
Directed by: | Herbert Kenwith | |||
Production code: | 313 | |||
A Loss of Confidence | ||||
Cast Information | ||||
Starring: | Esther Rolle Jimmie Walker Ja'net Dubois Bern Nadette Stanis Ralph Carter John Amos | |||
Guest starring: | Catherine Lee Smith | |||
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A Loss of Confidence is the thirteenth episode of Season 3 of Good Times, as well as the fiftieth episode overall. Written by Jack Elinson and Norman Paul, the episode, which was directed by Herbert Kenwith, premiered on CBS-TV, originally airing for the first time on December 9, 1975.
Synopsis[]
J.J. falls head over heels for Thelma's friend. But after she declines his romantic advances, he feels completely dejected.
Storyline[]
When a pretty girl does not fall for J.J.'s charm, he thinks he is losing his touch and goes into a depression.
Plot summary[]
Convinced that he's "dy-no-mite" with the ladies, J.J. (Jimmie Walker) turns on the charm with his sister Thelma's (BernNadette Stanis) girl friend JoAnn (Catherine Lee Smith). Astonishingly, however, J.J.'s technique fails to win JoAnn over. Turned down for a date, J.J.'s ego goes into a tailspin, leading to a deep blue funk from which he may never recover.
Guest starring[]
- Catherine Lee Smith as JoAnn Taylor