S2.E23

Thelma's Scholarship

Name: Thelma's Scholarship
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975-03-11
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois

Episode aired Mar 11, 1975
TV-PG
24m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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John Amos, Ralph Carter, Randi Kallan, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)

Comedy

An upscale boarding school in Michigan offers Thelma a scholarship to attend their school. She is excited until she learns they only want her because she is black, regardless of her grades a... Read allAn upscale boarding school in Michigan offers Thelma a scholarship to attend their school. She is excited until she learns they only want her because she is black, regardless of her grades and needs.An upscale boarding school in Michigan offers Thelma a scholarship to attend their school. She is excited until she learns they only want her because she is black, regardless of her grades and needs.

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6.8/10

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Esther Rolle

Florida Evans

John Amos

James Evans, Sr.

Ja'net DuBois

Willona Woods
(as Ja'net Du Bois)

Ralph Carter

Michael Evans

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
(as Jimmie Walker)

BernNadette Stanis

Thelma Evans
(as Bernnadette Stanis)

Randi Kallan

Cindy Bradford

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Sorority sisters

"Thelma's Scholarship" opens with JJ rejoicing in Thelma's hour long conversation in the vice principal's office, only to learn that she has a chance for a scholarship to attend Michigan's prestigious Alliston School for Girls. The joy is short lived when Theta Gamma Sorority's Cindy Bradford (Randi Kallan) drops by to visit the Evans family. Since they already have a 'token' Jap they're now planning on Thelma supplying the CQ (James: "Coon Quota!"). It's enough for Thelma to turn down Alliston, choosing to find the right college where she'll be accepted for something more than the color of her skin. This results in more frustration for JJ, who still won't get his own bedroom!

Quotes
James Evans, Sr.: [angry that the only reason they want Thelma is because they need to fill their minority program] You need my daughter for your C.Q.!
Cindy Bradford: C.Q.?
James Evans, Sr.: Coon Quota!
Cindy Bradford: [feeling offended starts to leave and pauses] Good thing they didn't send Priscilla. She hates B's!
James Evans, Sr.: B's?
Cindy Bradford: Blacks!

Crazy credits
Ralph Carter courtesy of the Broadway musical "Raisin". (Closing credits. This original Broadway production ran from October 1973 to December 1975.)