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| Season 6, Episode 19 Number (#128) in series (133 episodes) | ||||
| Tape date | January 25, 1979 | |||
| Air date: | July 11, 1979 | |||
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV / United States | |||
| Written by: | Len Riley & Bud Slocumb | |||
| Directed by: | Gerren Keith | |||
| Production code: | 619 | |||
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The Physical (a.k.a. Florida's Physical) | |||
| Cast Information | ||||
| Starring: | Esther Rolle Jimmie Walker Ja'net Dubois Johnny Brown Bern Nadette Stanis Ralph Carter Janet Jackson Ben Powers | |||
| Guest starring: | Kim Fields Sarina C. Grant Charles Hallahan Helen Martin Stack Pierce | |||
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The Physical is the 19th episode of Season 6 of Good Times, and also the 128th series episode overall. Written by Len Riley and Bud Slocumb, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, premiered on CBS-TV; it originally aired on July 11, 1979.
Synopsis[]
Florida must pass a physical in order to keep her bus driving job. Instead of resting the night before, she must deal with mayhem when Michael gets arrested.
Storyline[]
Florida has to pass an annual exam in order to keep her job as a school bus driver.
Plot summary[]
Florida (Esther Rolle) is naturally nervous on the night before her bus-company physical. Unfortunately, this is one of those "typical" evenings in the Evans household when everything goes wrong -- culminating in Florida's son Michael (Ralph Carter) being tossed into jail. Originally slated to air on June 27, 1979, this episode was bumped up two weeks to July 11.
Guest starring[]
- Kim Fields as Kim
- Sarina C. Grant as Bessie
- Charles Hallahan as Sergeant
- Helen Martin as Wanda
- Stack Pierce as Police Officer