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Blood Will Tell

  • Episode aired Jun 6, 1979
  • TV-14
  • 25m
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David Damas, Ben Powers, and BernNadette Stanis in Good Times (1974)
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Thugs who work for Sweet Daddy come to get JJ by force. Sweet Daddy is very sick and needs a blood transfusion. Turns out JJ is the closest person who has the blood Sweet Daddy needs. In exc... Read allThugs who work for Sweet Daddy come to get JJ by force. Sweet Daddy is very sick and needs a blood transfusion. Turns out JJ is the closest person who has the blood Sweet Daddy needs. In exchange, he promises to do something for JJ.Thugs who work for Sweet Daddy come to get JJ by force. Sweet Daddy is very sick and needs a blood transfusion. Turns out JJ is the closest person who has the blood Sweet Daddy needs. In exchange, he promises to do something for JJ.

  • Director
    • Gerren Keith
  • Writers
    • Eric Monte
    • Mike Evans
    • Norman Lear
  • Stars
    • Esther Rolle
    • Ja'net DuBois
    • Ralph Carter
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    78
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gerren Keith
    • Writers
      • Eric Monte
      • Mike Evans
      • Norman Lear
    • Stars
      • Esther Rolle
      • Ja'net DuBois
      • Ralph Carter
    • 1User review
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    Esther Rolle
    Esther Rolle
    • Florida Evans
    • (credit only)
    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
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    Ben Powers
    Ben Powers
    • Keith Anderson
    Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
    Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
    • James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
    • (as Jimmie Walker)
    Teddy Wilson
    Teddy Wilson
    • Sweet Daddy Williams
    • (as Theodore Wilson)
    David Damas
    David Damas
    • Leroy 'Bad News' Jones
    George Reynolds
    George Reynolds
    • Hood #1
    Larry Greene
    • Hood #2
    Kathleen Bradley
    Kathleen Bradley
    • The Nurse
    • Director
      • Gerren Keith
    • Writers
      • Eric Monte
      • Mike Evans
      • Norman Lear
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    Final appearance for Theodore Wilson as Sweet Daddy Williams

    "Blood Will Tell" marked the sixth and final appearance of Theodore Wilson as Sweet Daddy Williams, hospitalized with a rare blood disease, and in need of a donor. JJ becomes the unwitting subject, his blood type of U Negative the same as Sweet Daddy's ("you positive?"). Apart from continued physical health, JJ is to receive an added incentive of $1000 for his trouble. Right hand man Bad News (David Damas) lives down to his name, betraying his boss with a notion of taking over the mob, suggesting that JJ take a trip to the Virgin Islands: "obviously, you don't know anything of my girlfriends!" Sweet Daddy actually talks to 'Big Daddy in the Sky' before JJ shows up to save the day: "a lot of dudes I know would have let Sweet Daddy die for 5 grand" "a lot of dudes I know would let you die for nothing!"

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    • Trivia
      Teddy Wilson's sixth and final appearance as Sweet Daddy Williams.
    • Goofs
      The door to Sweet Daddy's hospital room opens outward, such that it would block the hallway. Hospital room doors open inward.
    • Connections
      References As the World Turns (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Good Times
      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
      • June 6, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Tandem Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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