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Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 1

  • Episode aired May 23, 1979
  • TV-14
  • 25m
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BernNadette Stanis and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
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JJ tries for a job in Indiana. Florida realizes one of the children on the school bus has difficulty hearing things, so she talks to the mother about having the boy tested. The mother does n... Read allJJ tries for a job in Indiana. Florida realizes one of the children on the school bus has difficulty hearing things, so she talks to the mother about having the boy tested. The mother does not believe there is a problem.JJ tries for a job in Indiana. Florida realizes one of the children on the school bus has difficulty hearing things, so she talks to the mother about having the boy tested. The mother does not believe there is a problem.

  • Director
    • Gerren Keith
  • Writers
    • Eric Monte
    • Mike Evans
    • Norman Lear
  • Stars
    • Esther Rolle
    • Ja'net DuBois
    • Ralph Carter
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    7.5/10
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    • Director
      • Gerren Keith
    • Writers
      • Eric Monte
      • Mike Evans
      • Norman Lear
    • Stars
      • Esther Rolle
      • Ja'net DuBois
      • Ralph Carter
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    Esther Rolle
    Esther Rolle
    • Florida Evans
    Ja'net DuBois
    Ja'net DuBois
    • Willona Woods
    • (as Ja'net Du Bois)
    Ralph Carter
    Ralph Carter
    • Michael Evans
    BernNadette Stanis
    BernNadette Stanis
    • Thelma Evans Anderson
    • (as Bern Nadette Stanis)
    Johnny Brown
    Johnny Brown
    • Nathan Bookman
    Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson
    • Millicent 'Penny' Woods
    Ben Powers
    Ben Powers
    • Keith Anderson
    Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
    Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
    • James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
    • (as Jimmie Walker)
    Bebe Drake
    Bebe Drake
    • Mrs. Baker
    • (as Bebe Drake-Hooks)
    Derek Wells
    • Larry Baker
    • Director
      • Gerren Keith
    • Writers
      • Eric Monte
      • Mike Evans
      • Norman Lear
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    Last two part episode

    "Florida's Favorite Passenger" was the last two parter of the series, and the only one this final season. JJ's new animated creation of Dyno-Man requires him to take a bus to Gary, Indiana, to interview for assistant art director with a new comic book company. Bookman drops by to report the annual service check for the building elevator, which Thelma knows nothing about: "you probably don't remember the last one, you were just a baby!" Florida arrives home from work with one of the students that ride her bus, Larry Baker (Derek Wells), who was involved in a minor scuffle. While Larry appears to be slow, it's not long before Florida realizes that he has a hearing problem. Mrs. Baker (Bebe Drake-Hooks) rejects that notion, insisting that the boy just doesn't care, but when he almost falls down the elevator shaft she learns the awful truth.

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      The word "retarded" was edited out in recent syndicated airings of this episode.
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      Music by Dave Grusin

      Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman

      Performed by James Gilstrap and Blinky (as Blinky Williams)

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
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      • Tandem Productions
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      • 25m
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      • Color
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      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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