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"Michael the Warlord"
Season 4, Episode 4
Number (#65) in series (133 episodes)
Tape date August 5, 1976
Air date: October 13, 1976
Network/Country: CBS-TV / United States
Written by: Bob Peete
Directed by: Gerren Keith
Production code: 404
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Cast Information
Starring: Esther Rolle
Jimmie Walker
Ja'net Dubois
Bern Nadette Stanis
Ralph Carter
Johnny Brown
Guest starring: Earl Billings
Vivian Bonnell
Reginald T. Dorsey
Dion Gossett
Dion Gossett
Paul Jackson
Lincoln Kilpatrick Jr.
Lincoln Kilpatrick Jr.
Royce Wallace

Elijah Ray Sanders

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Michael the Warlord is the fourth episode of Season 4 of Good Times, and the sixty-fifth series episode overall. Written by Bob Peete, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, premiered on CBS-TV, airing for the first time on October 13, 1976.

Synopsis[]

Warlord gang activity is wreaking havoc in the neighborhood. Florida and other concerned citizens try to figure out what to do while Michael is hiding a secret from his family: he joined the Warlords.

Storyline[]

History repeats itself as one of the Evans boys is coerced into joining a gang, only this time it is Michael as he is forced into joining the Junior Warlords. After witnessing an assault where his best friend Tommy is beaten and suffers a fractured skull in the process, he runs home and hides his gang jacket in the oven. Unfortunately, Florida and the rest of the family find out that he is a member during an anti-gang meeting when his jacket nearly catches fire. Michael then vows to quit the gang even though he might suffer an even worse beating than Tommy.

Summary[]

The Evans' neighborhood is being terrorized by the Warlords, a rampaging street gang. Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) joins a citizens' group to form a united front against the gang -- little suspecting that her own son Michael (Ralph Carter) has become a Warlord himself. Desperately hiding his association with the gang, Michael tries to quit the Warlords cold -- which is just the way he may end up, if the street punks have anything to say about it.

Guest starring[]

  • Earl Billings as Mr. Parker
  • Vivian Bonnell as Clara
  • Reginald T. Dorsey as Earl (as Reggie Dorsey)
  • Dion Gossett as Melvin
  • Paul Jackson as Tank
  • Lincoln Kilpatrick Jr. as Ratbone
  • Royce Wallace as Nettie
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